On this date in history:

In 1831, Nat Turner, who led fellow slaves on a bloody uprising in Virginia, was hanged. Turner, an educated minister, believed he was chosen by God to lead people out of slavery.

In 1889, Washington was admitted to the union as the 42nd state.

In 1918, World War I ended with the signing ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Abigail Adams, wife of U.S. President John Adams, in 1744
- Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1821
- U.S. Army Gen. George Patton in 1885
- baseball Hall of Fame member Walter Rabbit Maranville in 1891
- novelist Kurt Vonnegut in 1922
- jazz musician Mose Allison in ...Read more

Today is Monday, Nov. 11, the 316th day of 2024 with 50 to follow.

This is Veterans Day in the United States.

The moon is waxing. 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: Black ice is the smoothest naturally occurring ice there is, as if nature were condescending to art. -- American author Lorene Cary

On this date in history:

In 1775, the United States Marine Corps, then known as the Continental Marines, was formed by order of the Second Continental Congress. President Gerald Ford marked the 200th birthday of the military branch by laying a wreath at the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va.

In 1871, ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism, in 1483
- artist William Hogarth in 1697
- actor Richard Burton in 1925
- actor Albert Hall in 1937 (age 87)
- American Indian rights activist/actor Russell Means in 1939
- writer Tim Rice in 1944 (age 80)
- musician Donna ...Read more

Today is Sunday, Nov. 10, the 315th day of 2024 with 51 to follow.

The moon is waxing. 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: To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. -- Chinese philosopher Laozi

On this date in history:

In 1872, a fire which began in the basement of a warehouse in downtown Boston raged for 12 hours, consuming 65 acres and leaving 776 buildings in ruins. The Great Boston Fire killed at least 30 people.

In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt traveled to Panama to observe the progress being made on the ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Writer Ivan Turgenev in 1818
- actor Marie Dressler in 1868
- actor Hedy Lamarr in 1914
- Sargent Shriver, first director of the Peace Corps, in 1915
- former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew in 1918
- actor Dorothy Dandridge in 1922
- TV personality/astronomer Carl ...Read more

Today is Saturday, Nov. 9, the 314th day of 2024 with 52 to follow.

The moon is waxing. 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: Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them. -- American author Margaret Mitchell

On this date in history:

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five months later.

In 1889, Montana was admitted to the union as the 41st state.

In 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered X-rays.

In 1923, Adolf ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Astronomer Edmond Halley in 1656
- games producer Milton Bradley in 1836
- writer Bram Stoker in 1847
- psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in 1884
- writer Margaret Mitchell in 1900
- actor Esther Rolle in 1920
- heart transplant pioneer Dr. Christiaan Barnard in 1922<...Read more

Today is Friday, Nov. 8, the 313th day of 2024 with 53 to follow.

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