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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office. -- American actor Shirley MacLaine
Other Notable Events for April 27
On this date in history:
In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives of the Philippine Islands during his attempt to be the first to circumnavigate the world. His co-leader, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, completed the voyage in 1522.
In 1749, George Frideric Handel's Fireworks Music was first performed...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 27
Those born on this date include:
- English historian Edward Gibbon in 1737
- philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft in 1759
- Samuel F.B. Morse, American artist/inventor of magnetic telegraphy, in 1791
- Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States/Civil War general, in 1822
- Wallace Carothers, inventor of ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Saturday, April 27, the 118th day of 2024 with 248 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
This Day in History, April 27
On April 27th, 1897, Grant's Tomb was dedicated.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste. -- American comedian/actor Lucille Ball
Other Notable Events for April 26
On this day in history:
In 1607, the first British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in America landed at Cape Henry, Va.
In 1933, Nazi Germany's secret police, better known as the Gestapo, is formed by Hermann Goering. The Allies declared the Gestapo a criminal organization during the Nuremberg trials and ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 26
Those born on this date include:
- Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in 121
- Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1711
- naturalist John James Audubon in 1785
- French artist Eugene Delacroix in 1798
- landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1822
- singer Ma Rainey, born Gertrude Pridgett, in 1886
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024 with 249 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
This Day in History, April 26
On April 26th, 1856, John Wilkes Booth was shot in a barn in Virginia by Boston Corbett.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Hollywood is like an empty wastebasket. -- American dancer/actor Ginger Rogers
Other Notable Events for April 25
On this date in history:
In 1507, German geographer and mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller published a book in which he named the newly discovered continent of the New World America after the man he mistakenly thought had discovered it, Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.
In 1792, La Marseillaise, composed by Claude Joseph ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 25
Those born on this date include:
- Oliver Cromwell, lord protector of England, in 1599
- inventor/physicist Guglielmo Marconi in 1874
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1906
- pioneer broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow in 1908
- singer Ella Fitzgerald in 1917
- artist Edwin Parker Cy ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Thursday, April 25, the 116th day of 2024 with 250 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
This Day in History, April 25
On April 25th, 1719, Daniel Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe" was published.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: It is a big world that we live in, and people have a choice to love who they love. -- American actor Cedric the Entertainer
Other Notable Events for April 24
On this date in history:
In 1704, the Boston News-Letter became the first U.S. newspaper to be published on a regular basis.
In 1800, the U.S. Congress established the Library of Congress.
In 1913, the Woolworth Building, designed by architect Cass Gilbert, an early proponent of skyscrapers, opened to the public ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for April 24
Those born on this date include:
- French Roman Catholic St. Vincent de Paul in 1581
- British novelist Anthony Trollope in 1815
- French Gen. Philippe Petain in 1856
- U.S. artist Willem de Kooning in 1904
- actor Shirley MacLaine in 1934 (age 90)
- actor Jill Ireland in 1936
- writer Sue Grafton in...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Wednesday, April 24, the 115th day of 2024 with 251 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter and Uranus.
This Day in History, April 24
On April 24th, 1898, Spain declared war on the United States, beginning the Spanish-American War.
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