Showing posts with label Joel Roberts Poinsett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joel Roberts Poinsett. Show all posts

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Joel Roberts Poinsett

Tonight is the Poinsettia Bowl pitting Utah against Navy. If you have a minute - read about the guy who the Poinsettia was named after - Joel Roberts Poinsett. Quite an interesting guy. Amateur botanist, Secretary of War and one of the first to recognize that oil could someday be used for fuel.