A thought for the day: Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. -- Emilie Buchwald

On this date in history:

In 526, up to 300,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Syria and Antioch.

In 1506, Christopher Columbus died in Spain.

In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis ...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- William Thornton, architect of the Capitol in Washington, in 1759
- Dolley Madison, wife of the fourth U.S. president, James Madison, in 1768
- French novelist ...Read More

Today is Sunday, May 20, the 140th day of 2018 with 225 to follow.

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

On May 20th, 1916, the Saturday Evening Post published its first cover drawn by Norman Rockwell.

A thought for the day: Chris Hedges wrote, The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality television shows, most of which encourage a dark voyeurism into other people's humiliation, pain, weakness, and ...Read More