On this date in history:

In 1845, the Congress of the Republic of Texas agreed to annexation by the United States.

In 1865, the last Confederate holdouts formally surrendered in the Oklahoma Territory...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- French Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon, in 1763
- pioneer sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in 1894
- British King Edward VIII in 1894
- Alan Turing, British ...Read More

Today is Sunday, June 23, the 175th day of 2024 with 191 to follow.

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

One June 23rd, 1888, Fredrick Douglass became the first African-American nominated for President of the United States.

A thought for the day: Every failure is a step to success. -- English scientist William Whewell

On this date in history:

In 1918, an empty troop train rear-ended the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train in Ivanhoe, Ind., killing 53 circus performers and many animals. The circus train had stopped to fix its ...Read More