On this date in history:

In 1850, the U.S. Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, allowing slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped into another state.

In 1927, the Columbia Broadcasting System was born. Originally known as the Tiffany Network, its first program was an opera, The King's Henchman.

In 1928, a ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- English poet/lexicographer Samuel Johnson, writer of the first English dictionary, in 1709
- Pope Gregory XVI in 1765
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in 1779
- French physicist Leon Foucault, inventor of the gyroscope, in 1819
- actor Greta Garbo in 1905
- actor...Read more

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 18, the 262nd day of 2024 with 104 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 Venus.

A thought for the day: When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it. -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda

On this date in history:

In 1787, the U.S. Constitution, completed in Philadelphia, was signed by a majority of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Nine states ratified the document in June 1788, and it became the supreme law of the United States on March 4, 1789.

In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. George ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Pope Paul V in 1552
- the second chief justice of the United States, John Rutledge in 1739
- Marriott Corp. founder J. Willard Marriott in 1900
- former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1907
- musician Hank Williams Sr. in 1923
- Football Hall of Fame ...Read more

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 261st day of 2024 with 105 to follow.

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

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish, English poet Anne Bradstreet

On this date in history:

In 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, bound for America.

In 1810, Mexico began its war of independence against Spain.

In 1940, Congress passed the first peacetime draft in U.S. history, requiring the registration of all men 21 to 36 years old.

In ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- England's King Henry V in 1386
- department store founder James Cash Penney in 1875
- artist Jean Arp in 1886
- car designer Walter Bentley in 1888
- writer/creator of Curious George H.A. Rey in 1898
- actor Lauren Bacall in 1924
- musician B.B. King in 1925
-...Read more

Today is Monday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 2023 with 106 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: I don't understand art for art's sake. Art is the guts of the people. -- American artist/educator Elma Lewis

On this date in history:

In 1812, Russians set fire to Moscow in an effort to keep out Napoleon and his invading French troops.

In 1954, the famous scene in which Marilyn Monroe is shown laughing as her skirt is blown up by a blast of air from a subway vent was shot during the filming of The Seven Year Itch. The scene ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Explorer Marco Polo in 1254
- writer James Fenimore Cooper in 1789
- William Howard Taft, 27th president of the United States, in 1857
- writer Agatha Christie in 1890
- filmmaker Jean Renoir in 1894
- comedian Nipsey Russell in 1918
- comedian Norm Crosby in 1927<...Read more

Today is Sunday, Sept. 15, the 259th day of 2024 with 107 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. -- German theoretical physicist Albert Einstein