9 January 1947 Posted on January 8, 2013 by Staff Elizabeth Short, nicknamed the Black Dahlia, is last seen alive. Famous Words of Inspiration..."But could not our situation be compared to one of a menacing epidemic? People are unable to view this situation in its true light, for their eyes are blinded by passion. General fear and anxiety create hatred and aggressiveness. The adaptation to warlike aims and activities has corrupted the mentality of man; as a result, intelligent, objective and humane thinking has hardly any effect and is even suspected and persecuted as unpatriotic." Albert Einstein — Click here for more from Albert Einstein Related posts: 9 January 1947 2 November 1947 25 November 1947 29 November 1947 12 March 1947 5 June 1947 18 November 1947 25 November 1947