A thought for the day: The greatest bulwark of capitalism is militarism. -- American anarchist Emma Goldman

On this date in history:

In 1643, King Louis XIV, who would be known as The Sun King, became ruler of France at the age of 4.

In 1796, Dr. Edward Jenner, a rural England physician, tested his smallpox vaccine. It was a success.

In 1804, one year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Artist Thomas Gainsborough in 1727
- Scottish reformer Robert Owen in 1771
- actor Richard Deacon in 1921
- opera star Patrice Munsel in 1925
- musician Bobby Darin in 1936
- Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Perez in 1942 (age 82)
- filmmaker George Lucas in 1944 (...Read more

Today is Tuesday, May 14, the 135th day of 2024 with 231 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.

A thought for the day: Clearly, love is love, between a man and a woman, a woman and a man, a woman and a woman, and a man and a man. -- American musician Stevie Wonder

On this date in history:

In 1607, Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, was founded near the James River in Virginia.

In 1846, the United States declared war on Mexico.

In 1912, Britain established its air force -- the Royal Flying Corps.

In 1958, a crowd of protesters -- ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Pope Innocent XIII in 1655
- Pope Pius IX in 1792
- musician Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert and Sullivan, in 1842
- French cubist painter Georges Braque in 1882
- English novelist Daphne du Maurier in 1907
- former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis in 1914
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Today is Monday, May 13, the 134th day of 2024 with 232 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.

A thought for the day: It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm. -- English health reformer Florence Nightingale

On this date in history:

In 1909, two giraffes, one leopard and one buffalo killed, and two leopard cubs captured were the latest additions to the former President Teddy Roosevelt's hunting trophies, according to reports out of Nairobi.

In 1926, the British general strike, which had held the nation in its grip for more than...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Painter/poet Edward Lear in 1812
- nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale in 1820
- poet/painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1828
- lawmaker/author Henry Cabot Lodge in 1850
- actor Katharine Hepburn in 1907
- newscaster Howard K. Smith in 1914
- businesswoman Mary Kay ...Read more

Today is Sunday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2024 with 233 to follow.

Today is Mother's Day.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.

A thought for the day: Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong. -- American boxer Muhammad Ali

On this date in history:

In 1858, Minnesota joined the United States as the 32nd state.

In 1862, the Confederate navy destroyed its iron-clad vessel Merrimac to prevent it from falling into the hands of advancing Union forces.

In 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was created by an act of Congress.

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Those born on this date include:

- Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor of the Linotype typesetting machine, in 1854
- songwriter Irving Berlin in 1888
- dancer/choreographer Martha Graham in 1894
- Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali in 1904
- aviation pioneer Jacqueline Cochran in 1906
- actor Margaret ...Read more

Today is Saturday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2024 with 234 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.