On April 16th, 1912, Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly a plane across the English Channel.

A thought for the day: Bossism is not leadership, and leadership is not bossism. -- former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington

On this date in history:

In 1817, the oldest, permanent U.S. school for the deaf, Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons (now the American School for the Deaf), was founded...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- Italian painter/inventor Leonardo da Vinci in 1452
- British polar explorer James Clark Ross in 1800
- distiller Joseph E. Seagram in 1841
- author Henry James...Read More

Today is Monday, April 15, the 106th day of 2024 with 260 to follow.

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

On April 15th, 1865, Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States.