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.

A thought for the day: What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire -- the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery. -- American astronaut Ellen Ochoa

On this date in history:

In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union troops. He spent the next two years in prison.

In 1869, the golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, joining the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific lines to form America's first transcontinental railway.

In 1908, ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- British statesman/scholar James Bryce in 1838
- Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth in 1838
- film composer Max Steiner in 1888
- Nazi Gen. Alfred Jodl, who signed WWII surrender, in 1890
- actor/dancer Fred Astaire in 1899
- movie producer David O. Selznick in ...Read more

Today is Friday, May 10, the 131st day of 2024 with 235 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead. -- American humorist Erma Bombeck

On this date in history:

In 1502, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain on his fourth and final voyage to the New World.

In 1926, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett were the first to fly over the North Pole.

In 1961, in a speech to TV executives at the National Association of Broadcasters ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Abolitionist John Brown in 1800
- Harriet Lane, niece/first lady of President James Buchanan, in 1830
- Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie in 1860
- Howard Carter, the British Egyptologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, in 1874
- industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in 1882
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Today is Thursday, May 9, the 130th day of 2024 with 236 to follow.

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