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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: U.S. Gen. George S. Patton said, Do more than is required of you.
Other Notable Events for October 14
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 the Bruce defeats King Edward II of England at Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
In ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 14
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 president of the United States, in 1890
- poet E.E. Cummings in 1894
- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Le Duc Tho in 1911<...Read more
Astronomy
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.
This Day in History, October 14
On October 14th, 1812, work on Regent's Canal began.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. -- English author Mary Wollstonecraft
Other Notable Events for October 13
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 1800 before the first presidential family -- that of John Adams -- moved in.
In 1903, the Boston Americans (later...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 13
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
- Jesse L. Brown, the first African-American naval aviator, in 1926
- actor Melinda Dillon in 1939 (age 80)
- ...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Sunday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2019 with 79 to follow.
The moon is full. Morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
This Day in History, October 13
On October 13th, 1812, the Battle of Queenston Heights took place.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. -- American automaker Henry Ford
Other Notable Events for October 12
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 citizens of Munich were invited to join in celebrating the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig or Bavaria to Princess Therese von ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 12
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 in 1932
- opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti in 1935
- R&B singer Sam Moore in 1935 (age 84)
- Rock and Roll Hall...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Saturday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2019 with 80 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
This Day in History, October 12
On October 12th, 1775, the United States Navy was formed.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt said, Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.
Other Notable Events for October 11
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 first invention: an electrical vote recorder to rapidly tabulate floor votes in the U.S. Congress. Edison's device was issued U.S...Read more
Notable Birthdays for October 11
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
- food industry pioneer Henry John Heinz in 1844
- former first lady/author Eleanor Roosevelt in 1884
- writer Elmore...Read more
Astronomy
Today is Friday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2018 with 81 follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
This Day in History, October 11
On October 11th, 1958, NASA launched the lunar probe Pioneer 1.
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