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A thought for the day: I see my body as an instrument rather than an ornament. -- Canadian musician Alanis Morissette

On this date in history:

In 1777, British soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, but the Americans would go on to win the second battle less than a month later.

In 1881, U.S. President James Garfield, 49, who had been shot in July by a disgruntled office-seeker, died of his wounds. Vice ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Businessman George Cadbury in 1839
- Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski in 1905
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell in 1907
- automobile designer Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche in 1909
- writer William Golding in 1911
- actor/writer/TV personality James Lipton in ...Read more

Today is Thursday, Sept. 19, the 263rd day of 2024 with 103 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: English philosopher Samuel Johnson said, A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.

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 born. Originally known as the Tiffany Network, its first program was an opera, The King's Henchman.

In 1928, a ...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 1779
- French physicist Leon Foucault, inventor of the gyroscope, in 1819
- actor Greta Garbo in 1905
- actor...Read more

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 18, the 262nd day of 2024 with 104 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: When people are wrong, you've got to let them know it. -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda

On this date in history:

In 1787, the U.S. Constitution, completed in Philadelphia, was signed by a majority of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Nine states ratified the document in June 1788, and it became the supreme law of the United States on March 4, 1789.

In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. George ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Pope Paul V in 1552
- the second chief justice of the United States, John Rutledge in 1739
- Marriott Corp. founder J. Willard Marriott in 1900
- former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1907
- musician Hank Williams Sr. in 1923
- Football Hall of Fame ...Read more

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 261st day of 2024 with 105 to follow.

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

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish, English poet Anne Bradstreet

On this date in history:

In 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, bound for America.

In 1810, Mexico began its war of independence against Spain.

In 1940, Congress passed the first peacetime draft in U.S. history, requiring the registration of all men 21 to 36 years old.

In ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- England's King Henry V in 1386
- department store founder James Cash Penney in 1875
- artist Jean Arp in 1886
- car designer Walter Bentley in 1888
- writer/creator of Curious George H.A. Rey in 1898
- actor Lauren Bacall in 1924
- musician B.B. King in 1925
-...Read more

Today is Monday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 2023 with 106 to follow.

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