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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. -- American poet Maya Angelou
Other Notable Events for October 29
On this date in history:
In 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in London. He had been accused of plotting against King James I.
In 1787, Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, had its first performance.
In 1901, Leon Czolgosz was electrocuted for the assassination of President William McKinley inside the ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 29
Those born on this date include:
- Comedian/musician Fanny Brice in 1891
- Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels in 1897
- political cartoonist Bill Mauldin in 1921
- former Liberian President/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 1938 (age 86)
- artist Bob Ross in 1942
- musician Denny Laine...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 29, the 303rd day of 2024 with 63 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.
This Day in History, October 29
On October 29th, 1886, the ticker-tape parade first took place in New York City.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Actor Julia Roberts said, You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself.
Other Notable Events for October 28
On this date in history:
In 1636, Harvard College, now Harvard University, was founded in Massachusetts.
In 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States, was dedicated in New York Harbor by U.S. President Grover Cleveland.
In 1919, the U.S. Congress passed the ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 28
Those born on this date include:
- Scholar Desiderius Erasmus in 1466
- rifle maker Eliphalet Remington in 1793
- writer Ivan Turgenev in 1818
- film costumer Edith Head in 1897
- actor Elsa Lanchester in 1902
- writer Evelyn Waugh in 1903
- artist Francis Bacon in 1909
- Dr. Jonas Salk, a ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Monday, Oct. 28, the 302nd day of 2024 with 64 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.
This Day in History, October 28
On October 28th, 1919, prohibition began in the United States.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: I am the sole author of the dictionary that defines me. -- British author Zadie Smith wrote in NW
Other Notable Events for October 27
On this date in history:
In 1682, the city of Philadelphia was founded by William Penn to serve as the capital of the Pennsylvania Colony.
In 1787, a New York newspaper published the first of 77 essays explaining the new Constitution and urging its ratification. The essays were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 27
Those born on this date include:
- Humanist Erasmus in 1469
- explorer Capt. James Cook in 1728
- musician Niccolo Paganini in 1782
- sewing machine developer Isaac Singer in 1811
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States/Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1858
- etiquette arbiter Emily Post in...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Sunday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2024 with 65 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.
This Day in History, October 27
On October 27th, 1904, the first New York City Subway line opened.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights. -- former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Other Notable Events for October 26
On this date in history:
In 1825, the Erie Canal, America's first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River.
In 1881, the storied gunfight at the O.K. Corral occurred in Tombstone, Ariz.
In 1920, the lord mayor of Cork, Ireland, Terence McSwiney, demanding ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 26
Those born on this date include:
- Cereal foods entrepreneur C.W. Post in 1854
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Judy Johnson in 1900
- boxing champion Primo Carnera in 1906
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, in 1919
- actor Bob Hoskins in 1942
- writer Pat Conroy in 1945
- actor Jaclyn ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Saturday, Oct. 26, the 300th day of 2024 with 66 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.
This Day in History, October 26
On October 26th, 1825, the Erie Canal opened.