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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: The advancement of knowledge must be translated into increasing health and education for the children. -- Herbert Hoover
Other Notable Events for October 23
On this date in history:
In 1707, the British Parliament met for the first time.
In 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote throughout the United States.
In 1942, the British Eighth Army launched an offensive at El Alamein in Egypt, a World War II battle that ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 23
Those born on this date include:
- Adlai E. Stevenson I, U.S. vice president under Grover Cleveland, in 1835
- pioneering college football coach John Heisman, for whom the Heisman Trophy is named
- in 1869
- William Coolidge, inventor of the X-ray tube, in 1873
- vaudevillian Milton Gummo Marx in 1893
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2018 with 69 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, October 23
On October 23rd, 2001, the iPod was released on the market in the United States.
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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means. -- Clarence Darrow
Other Notable Events for October 22
On this date in history:
In 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a basket released from a balloon at 3,300 feet over a Paris park.
In 1836, Gen. Sam Houston was sworn in as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
In 1929, Professor ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 22
Those born on this date include:
- Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in 1811
- actor Sarah Bernhardt in 1844
- comic actor Curly Howard of The Three Stooges in 1903
- baseball Hall of Fame member Jimmie Foxx in 1907
- actor Joan Fontaine in 1917
- English author Doris Lessing, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Monday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2017 with 70 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, October 22
On October 22nd, 1964, Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature; he turned it down.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: If you focus on success, you'll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed. -- Deepak Chopra
Other Notable Events for October 21
On this date in history:
In 1805, in one of history's greatest naval battles, the British fleet under Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar off the coast of Spain.
In 1879, after 14 months of experiments, Thomas Edison invented the first practical electric incandescent lamp.
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Notable Birthdays for October 21
- Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize, in 1833
- jazz trumpeter John Dizzy Gillespie in 1917
- baseball Hall of Fame member Whitey Ford in 1928 (age 90)
- author Ursula K. Le Guin in 1929
- rock musician Manfred Mann in 1940 (age 78)
- Rock and Roll ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Sunday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2018 with 71 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, October 21
On October 21st, 1959, the Guggenheim Museum opened in New York.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.-- Dr. Joyce Brothers
Other Notable Events for October 20
On this date in history:
In 1818, the United States and Britain agreed to establish the 49th parallel as the official boundary between the U.S. and Canada.
In 1918, Germany accepted U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's terms to end World War I.
In 1944 American troops landed on the eastern coast of Leyte Island in the...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 20
Those born on this date include:
- English astronomer/architect Christopher Wren in 1632
- French poet Arthur Rimbaud in 1854
- James Robert Mann, Illinois congressman and author of the White Slave Traffic Act, also known as the Mann Act, in 1856
- educator John Dewey in 1859
- actor Bela Lugosi in 1882
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Saturday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2018 with 72 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
This Day in History, October 20
On October 20th, 1910, the RMS Olympic -- sister ship to the Titanic -- was launched.
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