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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth. -- British Zimbabwean author Doris Lessing
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:
- Musician Franz Liszt in 1811
- actor Sarah Bernhardt in 1844
- actor Curly Howard in 1903
- actor Joan Fontaine in 1917
- writer Doris Lessing in 1919
- psychologist/LSD advocate Timothy Leary in 1920
- artist Robert Rauschenberg in 1925
- actor Derek Jacobi ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 296th day of 2024 with 70 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
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: I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds. -- American musician Dizzy Gillespie
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/industrialist Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize, in 1833
- jazz trumpeter John Dizzy Gillespie in 1917
- singer Celia Cruz in 1925
- baseball Hall of Fame member Whitey Ford in 1928
- author Ursula K. Le Guin in 1929
- rock musician Manfred Mann in 1940 (age 84)
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Astronomy
Today is Monday, Oct. 21, the 295th day of 2024 with 71 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
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: It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato. -- American writer Lewis Grizzard
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:
- Astronomer/architect Christopher Wren in 1632
- 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
- musician Jelly ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Sunday, Oct. 20, the 294th day of 2024 with 72 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
This Day in History, October 20
On October 20th, 1910, the RMS Olympic -- sister ship to the Titanic -- was launched.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. - American boxer Evander Holyfield
Other Notable Events for October 19
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On this date in history:
In 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va., effectively ending the American War of Independence and guaranteeing the colonialists freedom from the crown.
In 1789, John Jay, one of the founding fathers and...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 19
Those born on this day include:
- Abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay in 1810
- filmmaker Louis Lumiere in 1862
- writer Jack Anderson in 1922
- writer John Le Carre, born David Cornwell, in 1931
- actor Robert Reed in 1932
- artist Peter Max in 1937 (age 87)
- actor Michael Gambon in 1940
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Astronomy
Today is Saturday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2024 with 73 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
This Day in History, October 19
On October 19th, 202 BC, the Battle of Zama ended in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
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