On September 19th, 1900, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid committed their first crime together.

A thought for the day: It's all right for a woman to be, above all, human. I am a woman first of all. -- French-Cuban-American writer Anaïs Nin

On this date in history:

In 1850, the U.S. Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, allowing slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped into another state.

In 1927, the Columbia Broadcasting System was...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- English poet/lexicographer Samuel Johnson, writer of the first English dictionary, in 1709
- Pope Gregory XVI in 1765
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in ...Read More

Today is Monday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2023 with 104 to follow.

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

On September 18th, 1809, the Royal Opera House in London opened.