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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: I learned from Roger Rabbit that if you make people laugh, they'll do anything for you -- which is almost true. -- American actor Tiffany Haddish
Other Notable Events for December 3
On this date in history:
In 1818, Illinois was admitted as the 21st state in the United States.
In 1833, Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational college in the United States, opened with an enrollment of 29 men and 15 women.
In 1929, the Ford Motor Co. raised the pay of its employees from $6 to $7 ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for December 3
Those born on this date include:
- Civil War-era Gen. George B. McClellan in 1826
- U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist Cleveland Abbe in 1838
- English novelist Joseph Conrad in 1857
- singer Andy Williams in 1927
- French film director Jean-Luc Godard in 1930
- former race car driver Bobby Allison in 1937 ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Sunday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2023 with 27 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, December 3
On December 3rd, 1904, the Jovian moon Himalia was discovered.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love. -- Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles
Other Notable Events for December 2
On this date in history:
In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France.
In 1823, during his annual address to the U.S. Congress, President James Monroe proclaimed a new U.S. foreign policy initiative that became known as the Monroe Doctrine.
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on the ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for December 2
Those born on this date include:
- French painter Georges-Pierre Seurat in 1859
- circus co-founder Charles Ringling in 1863
- opera singer Maria Callas in 1923
- former U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. in 1924
- former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III in 1931 (age 92)
- former Senate ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Saturday, Dec. 2, the 336th day of 2023 with 29 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, December 2
On December 2nd, 1848, Franz Joseph I became King of Austria.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Canadian economist John Kenneth Galbraith wrote: The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself.
Other Notable Events for December 1
On this date in history:
In 1891, the game of basketball was invented when James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass., put peach baskets at the opposite ends of a gym and gave students soccer balls to toss into them.
In 1903, the world's first drive-in ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for December 1
Those born on this date include:
- French wax-figure sculptor Marie Tussaud in 1761
- baseball Hall of Fame member Walter Alston in 1911
- singer/actor Mary Martin in 1913
- singer Lou Rawls in 1933
- golf Hall of Fame member Lee Trevino in 1939 (age 84)
- comedian Richard Pryor in 1940
- Rock and ...Read more
Astronomy
This is Friday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2023 with 30 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, December 1
On December 1st, 1990, the Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France met forty meters beneath the seabed.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: There's another horizon out there, one more horizon that you have to make for yourself and let other people discover it, and someone else will take it further on, you know. -- American photographer Gordon Parks
Other Notable Events for November 30
On this date in history:
In 1731, a series of earthquakes struck China. More than 100,000 people died.
In 1782, preliminary peace articles formally ending the American Revolutionary War were signed in Paris.
In 1913, Charles Chaplin made his screen debut in Mack Sennett's short film Making a Living.
In...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 30
Those born on this date include:
- Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in 1508
- Irish satirist Jonathan Swift in 1667
- novelist Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, in 1835
- British statesman Winston Churchill in 1874
- author Lucy Maud Montgomery in 1874
- photographer/writer Gordon ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Thursday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2023 with 31 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, November 30
On November 30th, 1936, London's Crystal Palace was destroyed in a fire.
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