On this date in history:

In 1789, the U.S. War Department organized the country's first standing army -- 700 soldiers who would serve for three years.

In 1923, Britain began to govern Palestine under ...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- Writer Miguel de Cervantes in 1547
- artist Caravaggio in 1571
- writer Elizabeth Gaskell in 1810
- nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi in 1901
- actor Greer ...Read More

Today is Sunday, Sept. 29th, the 273rd day of 2024 with 93 to follow.

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

On September 29th, 1962, Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, was launched.

A thought for the day: Fashion is born by small facts, trends or even politics, never by trying to make little pleats and furbelows, by trinkets, by clothes easy to copy, or by the shortening or lengthening of a skirt. -- ...Read More

On this date in history:

In 490 B.C., the Greeks defeated the Persians at Marathon. A Greek soldier named Phidippides ran more than 26 miles to tell Athenians of the victory and died after his announcement. His ...Read More