A thought for the day: It doesn't matter how much money you make; it's where you feel happy. -- American baseball player Ken Griffey Jr.

On this date in history:

In 1783, in Paris, Jean de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes made the first free-flight ascent in a balloon.

In 1877, Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph.

In 1916, the HMHS Britannic, originally built as a passenger liner and later pressed into service as a hospital ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- French author Francois-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, in 1694
- Pope Benedict XV in 1854
- Belgian painter Rene Magritte in 1898
- baseball Hall of Fame member Stan Musial in 1920
- actor Joseph Campanella in 1924
- actor Laurence Luckinbill in 1934 (age 90)
- ...Read more

Today is Thursday, Nov. 21, the 326th day of 2024 with 40 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is. -- South African writer Nadine Gordimer

On this date in history:

In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

In 1910, the Plan de San Luis Potosi was issued by Francisco I. Madero calling for the overthrow of the Mexican government led by Porfirio Diaz. This marked the beginning of the 10-year Mexican Revolution.

In 1945, ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Pope Pius VIII in 1761
- baseball commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis in 1866
- astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1889
- writer Nadine Gordimer in 1923
- U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1925
- actor Kaye Ballard in 1925
- actor Estelle Parsons in 1927 (age 97)
...Read more

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 20, the 325th day of 2024 with 41 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. -- Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

On this date in history:

In 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on a Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

In 1932, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow carried out the first of their series of bank robberies. The notorious gangsters would meet their end four years later.

In 1939, U.S...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- English King Charles I in 1600
- James Abram Garfield, 20th president of the United States, in 1831
- Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1917
- actor Gene Tierney in 1920
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Roy Campanella in 1921
- talk show host Larry King in 1933
-...Read more

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 19, the 324th day of 2024 with 42 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: Do we really know anybody? Who does not wear one face to hide another? -- American writer Frances Marion

On this date in history:

In 1883, the United States adopted Standard Time and set up four zones -- Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.

In 1928, Mickey Mouse appeared for the first time, with Walt Disney doing the voice of his soon-to-be-famous creation, in Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Physicist Louis Daguerre in 1787
- journalist Dorothy Dix in 1861
- pollster George Gallup in 1901
- astronaut Alan Shepard in 1923
- writer Margaret Atwood in 1939 (age 85)
- actor Brenda Vaccaro in 1939 (age 85)
- actor Linda Evans in 1942 (age 82)
- actor ...Read more