On this day in history:

In 1607, the first British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in America landed at Cape Henry, Va.

In 1933, Nazi Germany's secret police, better known as the Gestapo...Read More

Those born on this date include:

- Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in 121
- Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1711
- naturalist John James Audubon in 1785
- French artist Eugene Delacroix in 1798...Read More

Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024 with 249 to follow.

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

On April 26th, 1856, John Wilkes Booth was shot in a barn in Virginia by Boston Corbett.

A thought for the day: Hollywood is like an empty wastebasket. -- American dancer/actor Ginger Rogers

On this date in history:

In 1507, German geographer and mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller published a book in which he named the newly discovered continent of the New World America after the man he mistakenly ...Read More