On this date in history:

In 1701, Yale University was founded.

In 1793, following her conviction for treason, French Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, was beheaded on the Place de la ...Read More

Those born on this day include:

- Lexicographer Noah Webster in 1758
- writer Oscar Wilde in 1854
- British statesman/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Austen Chamberlain in 1863
- writer Eugene O'...Read More

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 16, the 290th day of 2024 with 76 to follow.

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

On October 16th, 1869, the Cardiff Giant hoax -- an elaborate prank to prove the existence of a petrified giant in Wales -- was discovered.

A thought for the day: Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to ...Read More

On this date in history:

In 1912, John Schrank, a former New York saloonkeeper, said he was sorry his bullet did not kill former President Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1914, Karl H. Von Wiegand, United ...Read More