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A thought for the day: U.S. Gen. George S. Patton said, Do more than is required of you.

On this date in history:

In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, better known as William the Conqueror, led his invading army to victory over England's King Harold at Hastings.

In 1322, Scotland's Robert ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- King James II of England in 1633
- William Penn, the English Quaker who founded Pennsylvania, in 1644
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II military leader/34th ...Read more

Today is Monday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2019 with 78 to follow.

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

TRANCE, STAIN, CHIME, TUBA and PERK. These words all belong to the same logical family. Which of the following words also belongs to that family?

GERMANE, EMBARGO, BANANA and NIGHTMARE

On this date in history:

In 1775, the Continental Congress ordered construction of America's first naval fleet.

In 1792, the cornerstone to the White House in Washington was laid. It would be November...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- American Revolutionary War heroine Molly Pitcher in 1754
- editorial cartoonist Herbert Block in 1909
- former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1925
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A blind man drives up to a house, gets out of the car and goes up to the door with a package. The homeowner takes the package and gives the blind man a check. The blind man then drives away. What was in the package?

TOKYO -- Powerful Typhoon Hagibis pounded wide areas of Japan, including Tokyo, on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead, three others missing and about 70 people injured, local media reported.

One person was found ...Read more

On this date in history:

In 1492, Christopher Columbus reached America, making his first landing in the New World on one of the Bahamas Islands. Columbus thought he had reached India.

In 1810, the ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Cronin in 1906
- Doris Miller, awarded the Navy Cross for actions in Pearl Harbor attack, in 1919
- comedian/activist Dick Gregory ...Read more

What, when you need it you throw away,
but when you don't need it you take it back?

On this date in history:

In 1811, the first steam-powered ferry in the world, the Juliana, started its run between New York City and Hoboken, N.J.

In 1868, Thomas Alva Edison filed papers for his ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Clergyman Mason Locke Weems, who invented the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, in 1759
- Englishman George Williams, founder of the YMCA, in 1821
- ...Read more

lamia \LAY-mee-uh\ (noun) - 1 : In Greek mythology, a monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman and reputed to prey on human beings and suck the blood of children. 2 : A female vampire.

"To ...Read more

A man leaves home on foot one evening, makes three left turns and arrives back home to find two masked men waiting there. Who are they?