On this date in history:

In 1883, the United States adopted Standard Time and set up four zones -- Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.

In 1928, Mickey Mouse appeared for the first time, with Walt Disney doing the voice of his soon-to-be-famous creation, in Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Physicist Louis Daguerre in 1787
- journalist Dorothy Dix in 1861
- pollster George Gallup in 1901
- astronaut Alan Shepard in 1923
- writer Margaret Atwood in 1939 (age 85)
- actor Brenda Vaccaro in 1939 (age 85)
- actor Linda Evans in 1942 (age 82)
- actor ...Read more

Today is Monday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2024 with 43 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself? -- German Dutch cleric Thomas à Kempis

On this date in history:

In 1558, the Elizabethan Age begins when Britain's Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne upon her half-sister, Queen Mary's death.

In 1800, the U.S. Congress convened at the Capitol in Washington for the first time.

In 1869, the Suez Canal in Egypt was opened, linking the Red Sea and ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- King Louis XVIII of France in 1755
- astronomer/mathematician August Mobius in 1790
- social reformer Grace Abbott in 1878
- actor Rock Hudson in 1925
- musician Gordon Lightfoot in 1938
- filmmaker Martin Scorsese in 1942 (age 82)
- musician Bob Gaudio (Four ...Read more

Today is Sunday, Nov. 17, the 322nd day of 2024 with 44 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised. - Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe

On this date in history:

In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state admitted to the union.

In 1914, intended to serve as a lender of last resort, the New York Fed opened for business.

In 1933, the United States established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

In 1957, Ed Gein murdered his last ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Tiberius, emperor of Rome, in 42 B.C.
- playwright George S. Kaufman in 1889
- musician Eddie Condon (McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans) in 1905
- actor Burgess Meredith in 1907
- actor Clu Gulager in 1928
- writer Chinua Achebe in 1930
- actor/musician/dancer Donna ...Read more

Today is Saturday, Nov. 16, the 321st day of 2024 with 45 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: I find that I have painted my life -- things happening in my life -- without knowing. -- American painter Georgia O'Keeffe

On this date in history:

In 1791, Georgetown University, in what is now Washington, D.C., opened as the first Roman Catholic college in the United States.

In 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea begins with the burning of Atlanta.

In 1920, the first assembly of the League of Nations was...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Pope Nicholas V in 1397
- astronomer William Herschel in 1738
- artist Georgia O'Keeffe in 1887
- German Gen. Erwin Rommel in 1891
- TV personality/retired Judge Joseph Wapner in 1919
- actor Edward Asner in 1929
- writer J.G. Ballard in 1930
- musician Petula...Read more

Today is Friday, Nov. 15, the 320th day of 2024 with 46 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: The longer the title, the less important the job. -- American politician George McGovern