A thought for the day: I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. -- U.S. President Harry S. Truman

On this date in history:

In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto becomes the first European colonizer to discover the Mississippi River.

In 1909, President William Howard Taft announced he would continue the conservation policies put in place by his predecessor, President Theodore Roosevelt.

In 1915, reports ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Jean-Henri Dunant, Swiss founder of the Red Cross Society/co-founder of the Young Men's Christian Association, in 1828
- Harry Truman, 33rd president of the United States, in 1884
- Nobel Prize-winning Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek in 1899
- filmmaker Roberto Rossellini in 1906<...Read more

Today is Wednesday, May 8, the 129th day of 2024 with 237 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. -- writer/musician Rabindranath Tagore

On this date in history:

In 1718, the French established the city of New Orleans on land inhabited by the Chitimacha tribe. The actual date of the city's founding is unknown, but the anniversary is traditionally observed May 7.

In 1789, the first U.S. presidential inaugural ball, celebrating the inauguration of George ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Pope Innocent X in 1574
- Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1711
- English poet Robert Browning in 1812
- German composer Johannes Brahms in 1833
- Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1840
- Western actor George Gabby Hayes in 1885
- Yugoslav leader Josip ...Read more

Today is Tuesday, May 7, the 128th day of 2024 with 238 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. -- American author Henry David Thoreau

On this date in history:

In 1863, Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee routed Union troops under Gen. Joseph Hooker at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia.

In 1915, Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hit his first major league home run in a game against the New York Yankees.

In 1935, in the ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre in 1758
- Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in 1856
- arctic explorer Robert Peary in 1856
- silent screen star Rudolph Valentino in 1895
- restaurateur Toots Shor in 1903
- actor/director/writer Orson Welles in 1915
- ...Read more

Today is Monday, May 6, the 127th day of 2024 with 239 to follow.

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

A thought for the day: You can talk without saying a thing. I don't ever want to be that type of person. -- NBA legend Charles Barkley

On this date in history:

In 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the island of St. Helena.

In 1847, the American Medical Association was founded in Philadelphia.

In 1862, Mexican troops, outnumbered 3-1, defeated invading French forces of Napoleon III.

In 1925, biology teacher John Scopes was ...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard in 1813
- German political theorist Karl Marx in 1818
- hatmaker John Stetson in 1830
- crusading journalist Nellie Bly in 1864
- radio actor Freeman Gosden, Amos of Amos and Andy, in 1899
- chef/cookbook author James Beard in 1903
...Read more

Today is Sunday, May 5, the 126th day of 2024 with 240 to follow.

Today is Cinco de Mayo.

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