A thought for the day: If you are broke, you do not have to stay broken. -- American musician/actor Selena Gomez

On this date in history:

In 1946, the first Cannes Film Festival opened on the French Riviera. An earlier attempt to begin the international movie showcase in 1939 was halted by the outbreak of World War II.

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy proposed a joint venture between the United States and Russia to reach the moon.<...Read more

Those born on this date include:

- Novelist Upton Sinclair in 1878
- Sister Elizabeth Kenny, Australian nurse who pioneered the care of polio victims, in 1880
- NASA mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in 1910
- basketball Hall of Fame Coach Arnold Jacob Red Auerbach in 1917
- actor Sophia Loren in 1934 (age 90)
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Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2024 with 102 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: 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.