A thought for the day: A child educated only at school is an uneducated child. -- George Santayana

On this date in history:

In 1704, the Boston News-Letter became the first U.S. newspaper to be published on a regular basis.

In 1800, the U.S. Congress established the Library of Congress.

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Those born on this date include:

- French Roman Catholic St. Vincent de Paul in 1581
- British novelist Anthony Trollope in 1815
- U.S. artist Willem de Kooning in 1904
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Today is Tuesday, April 24, the 114th day of 2018 with 251 to follow.

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

On April 24th, 1898, Spain declared war on the United States, beginning the Spanish-American War.

A thought for the day: It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office. -- Shirley MacLaine