A thought for the day: It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm. -- English health reformer Florence Nightingale

On this date in history:

In 1909, two giraffes, one leopard and one buffalo killed, and two leopard cubs captured were the latest additions to the former President Teddy Roosevelt's hunting trophies, according ...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- Painter/poet Edward Lear in 1812
- nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale in 1820
- poet/painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1828
- lawmaker/author Henry Cabot ...Read More

Today is Sunday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2024 with 233 to follow.

Today is Mother's Day.

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

On May 12th, 1873, Oscar II of Sweden-Norway was crowned King of Sweden.

A thought for the day: Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong. -- American boxer Muhammad Ali