A thought for the day: It's OK to make mistakes. Just try not to make the same mistakes over. -- American rapper Da Brat

On this date in history:

In 1775, the first slavery abolition society in North America was founded by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.

In 1828, Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of ...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens, founder of the wave theory of light, in 1629
- Anne Sullivan, the miracle worker who taught a blind and deaf Helen Keller, in 1866
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Today is Sunday, April 14, the 105th day of 2024 with 261 to follow.

The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Uranus.

On April 14th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth.

A thought for the day: Teach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves. Teach them to think, 'I'm not stupid.' No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed. - American singer Al Green...Read More