A thought for the day: Instead of boiling up individuals into the species, I would draw a chalk circle around every individual and preach to it to keep within that, and preserve and cultivate its identity. -- Scottish ...Read More

On this date in history:

In 1794, Dr. Jesse Bennett of Edom, Va., performed the first successful Caesarean section.

In 1907, an earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, killed more than 1,000 people.

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Those born on this date include:

- Roman general Mark Antony in 83 B.C.
- American turncoat Gen. Benedict Arnold in 1741
- painter Berthe Morisot in 1841
- Thornton Waldo Burgess, author of ...Read More

Today is Friday, Jan. 14, the 14th day of 2022 with 351 to follow.

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

On January 14th, 1690, the clarinet was invented in Nuremberg, Germany.

A thought for the day: former Vice President Hubert Humphrey said in 1964, Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.