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A thought for the day
A thought for the day: If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead. -- American humorist Erma Bombeck
Other Notable Events for May 9
On this date in history:
In 1502, Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain on his fourth and final voyage to the New World.
In 1926, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett were the first to fly over the North Pole.
In 1961, in a speech to TV executives at the National Association of Broadcasters ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for May 9
Those born on this date include:
- Abolitionist John Brown in 1800
- Harriet Lane, niece/first lady of President James Buchanan, in 1830
- Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie in 1860
- Howard Carter, the British Egyptologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, in 1874
- industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in 1882
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Astronomy
Today is Thursday, May 9, the 130th day of 2024 with 236 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
This Day in History, May 9
On May 9th, 1887, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opened in London.
A thought for the day
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
Other Notable Events for May 8
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
Notable Birthdays for May 8
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
Astronomy
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.
This Day in History, May 8
On May 8th, 1914, Paramount Pictures was formed.
A thought for the day
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
Other Notable Events for May 7
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
Notable Birthdays for May 7
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
Astronomy
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.
This Day in History, May 7
On May 7th, 1948, the Council of Europe was founded.
A thought for the day
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
Other Notable Events for May 6
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
Notable Birthdays for May 6
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
Astronomy
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.
This Day in History, May 6
On May 6th, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was officialy opened to the public.
