The kittens are finally, fully weaned!!!
Yes, that takes 3 exclamation points.
#1 Son is planning to adopt the two boy kittens and keep them with him when he moves out.
The 3 females are getting fat and sassy and are finally over all their earlier "bowel issues", so can get spayed in a few weeks.
Next week they go up for pre-adoption (no kitten goes home with anyone until fixed, we've had too many people say they would do it, then not, then expect help finding homes for the kittens), so they can be Christmas kittens in a few weeks.
Thus the fall kitten season is about done, and we can have a bit of a rest before picking back up in the spring, when the round of life will begin again.
By then, i'll be willing to say, bring it on. For now, i'm just sighing in relief, they are going to make it, and so are we.
Today is:
Children's Day -- India
Day of the Colombian Woman -- Colombia
Equorum Probatio -- Ancient Roman Empire (official cavalry parade of the equites)
Feast of Moccas -- Ancient Celtic Calendar (Celtic Fig-Tree Goddess/Pig Goddess)
Leftover Trading Day -- internet generated; trade your leftovers for the much more interesting ones in your neighbor's fridge
Loosen up, Lighten Up Day -- to remind us of the benefits of joy and laughter
National Girls Day -- this year's theme is "She Can Do Anything"
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle Day
Operating Room Nurse Day
Readjustment Movement's Day -- Guinea-Bissau
St. Dubricus' Day (the saint who crowned King Arthur)
Works Getting Into Championships -- Fairy Calendar (Gremlins)
World Diabetes Day
World Orphans Day -- an initiative of The Stars Foundation
Anniversaries Today:
Princess Anne of the UK marries Captain Mark Phillips, 1973
Birthdays Today:
Condoleezza Rice, 1954
Yanni, 1954
Prince Charles, 1948
King Hussein of Jordan, 1935
McLean Stevenson, 1929
Brian Keith, 1921
Veronica Lake, 1919
Barbara Hutton, 1912
Rosemary DeCamp, 1910
Joseph McCarthy, 1909
Dick Powell, 1904
Aaron Copland, 1900
Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889
Claude Monet, 1840
Robert Fulton, 1765
Today in History:
Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca empire, 1533
Samuel Pepys reports on the first blood transfusion (between dogs), 1666
Loius Timothee is hired in Philadelphia to be the first professional librarian in the US, 1732
Captain George Vancouver is the first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay, 1792
John Mason debuts the first horse-drawn streetcar in NYC, with a route between Prince and 14th on 4th Ave., 1832
Herman Melville publishes "Moby Dick", 1851
The St. Andrews Golf Club, in Yonkers, NY, opens with 6 holes, 1888
New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days; She succeeded, finishing the trip in January in 72 days and 6 hours, 1889
Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light, 1908
The first airplane flight from the deck of a ship takes place in Norfolk, Virginia, 1910
The BBC begins radio service in the United Kingdom, 1922
The first regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express, 1952
NASA launches Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the Moon, 1969
After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder-Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland, 1990
The last direct-current electrical distribution system in the United States is shut down in New York City by Con Edison, 2007
Because at the last minute, you will find out that the place you are staying has lost its internet connection and you can't write your blog in time to publish by midnight the way you like to.
That's why this is late.
On homecoming weekend here at the uni, we stay at the hotel on campus and enjoy the fun of the whole weekend, which this year had the parade as usual, plus a salute to veterans, and the game, of course.
Came back after the game to update and write the blog for today and get some stuff done, and internet was down for the whole complex. Ouch.
Since there's no use fussing when you can't help it, i just hoped i could get it done in the morning, and sure enough, we are back up and running.
And i'm running. We will have breakfast here, then head to church so i can teach Sunday school.
Have a great day, everyone, and from now on i need to write a bit more in advance than at "stop the presses!" time.
Ah. another post idea, newspaper deadlines.
Today is:
Father's Day -- Estonia
Festival of Feronia, Juno, Minerva, and Jupiter (Epulum Iovis) -- Ancient Roman Calendar
Fortuna Primigenia -- Ancient Roman Calendar (Fortune of the Firstborn)
Ides of November
International Tongue Twister Contest -- Burlington, WI, US (lots of laughs and a gift or prize for all who try, including one winner of a portion of a peck of pickled peppers)
Kindness Day UK
Lamentation of Isis -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (mourning for Osiris)
National Indian Pudding Day
National Reread Old Letters and Magazines Day -- internet generated sentimentality
Runic Half Month Nyd begins (necessity)
Remembrance Sunday -- UK
Snakes and Ladders Tournament -- Mirano, Italy (a real life size snakes and ladders game)
St. Abbo's Day
St. Brice of Tours' Day
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's Day (patron of hospital administrators, emigrants, immigrants)
St. Homobonus' Day (Patron of garment workers, tailors)
St. John Chrysostom's Day
St. Stanislaus Kostka's Day (Patron of Poland, young people; against broken limbs, doubt, palpitations)
Tooth Collection Days begin -- Fairy Calendar
Volkstrauertag -- Germany (National Day of Mourning, commemorates victims of war and violence)
World Kindness Day
Birthdays Today:
Monique Coleman, 1980
Jimmy Kimmel, 1967
Whoopi Goldberg, 1955
Chris Noth, 1954
Jean Seberg, 1938
Oskar Werner, 1922
Nathaniel Benchley, 1915
Louis Brandeis, 1856
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850
Today in History:
English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre, 1002
Lady Jane Grey and Bishop Cranmer are accused of high treason, 1553
Patriot revolutionary forces under Col. Ethan Allen attack Montreal, Quebec, defended by British General Guy Carleton, 1775
Benjamin Franklin says, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” 1789
The first US anti-slavery party, the Liberty Party, convenes in New York, 1839
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads him to study the subject and come up with what he later calls hypnosis, 1841
The Denny Party arrives at Alki Point, becoming the first settlers of what would become Seattle, Washington, 1851
The first shipment of canned pineapple leaves Hawai'i, 1895
French cyclist Paul Corny flies the first helicopter, 1907
Russia completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles, 1947
A 150-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night. This is regarded as the 20th century's worst natural disaster, 1970
Xavier Suarez is sworn in as Miami, Florida's first Cuban-born mayor, 1985
The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented, 1992
In a referendum voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union, 1994
In connection to the Thanksgiving Comes First rant, i want to also say that it is way, way too early for the holiday traffic to start jamming up, especially around the malls.
Really, people, you can't wait a couple of weeks to begin this madness?
Every trip around here now takes about twice as long as the rest of the year. The rule in this city, usually, is that morning rush hours are 6am to 9am, evening rush hours are 3pm to 7pm, and Friday night's rush hour starts Thursday morning.
Now, it's rush hour around the clock.
Let's slow down and celebrate Thanksgiving first, please?
If you are in a country that already celebrated Thanksgiving, or that does not observe, please excuse the ranting. This spreading Christmas to cover over all the other things that come before is getting awful around here.
Today is:
A&W Rootbeer Mug Day -- see if you can frost your mug like they did
Birth of Baha'u'llah -- Baha'i
Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, Doctors Day, and Cultural Renaissance Day -- Taiwan
Chicken Soup for the Soul Day -- "Changing the world, one story at a time."
Constitution Day -- Azerbaijan
Journee Nationale Maore -- Comoros (Admission to the UN Day)
Lord Mayor's Day -- London, England (observed; traditional date, Nov. 9)
National Donor Sabbath -- encouraging people to make the choice to be organ and tissue donors
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
National Youth Day -- East Timor
Postman's Day -- Mexico
St. Emillian's Day (Patron of Spain, finding lost objects)
St. Josaphat's Day (Patron of Ukraine)
Tewa Buffalo Dance -- Native American Tewa rites to honor Mother Earth, Father Sky, the four directions, and the elements; through the 15th
Anniversaries Today:
The Arches National Park established, 1971
Birthdays Today:
Sammy Sosa, 1968
Michael Moorer, 1967
David Schwimmer, 1966
Nadia Comaneci, 1961
Neil Young, 1945
Al Michaels, 1944
Wallace Shawn, 1943
Grace Kelly, 1929
Jo Stafford, 1918
Sun Yat-sen, 1866
Auguste Rodin, 1840
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815
Today in History:
Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days starting today, 764
Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament, 1439
Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic, 1847
Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris); he also designed garment that bears his name, 1859
World's Fair in Paris opens, 1900
The first movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon, 1910
Norway holds a referendum in favor of monarchy over republic, 1905
Robert Scott's diary & body are found in Antarctica, 1912
Austria becomes a republic, 1918
The first underwater tunnel, the Holland Tunnel connecting NY to NJ opens, 1927
The first photo of whatever is in Loch Ness is taken, 1933
Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations, 1956
Equatorial Guinea joins the United Nations, 1968
The Comoros joins the United Nations, 1975
The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings, 1980
The Space Shuttle Columbia becomes the first time a manned spacecraft launched into space twice, 1981
Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch, 1990
Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web, 1990
Shanghai Transrapid sets up a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, 2003
The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database is launched on the web and revolutionizes chemical-gene-disease information for research scientists, 2004
May we never forget the sacrifices of those who served, and their families.
Today is:
Armistice Day -- Belgium; France; New Zealand
Beggar's Day -- Netherlands
Bodacious Bonza Bottler Day
Day of Remembrance of the Volhvs -- Slavic Pagan Calendar
Einherjar Feast -- Asatru (Norse "Feast of the Fallen"; date approximate)
Fasching/Karneval -- Germany; Netherlands (begins 11/11 at 11:11)
Fire God Festival -- Kagoshima, Japan
Hollantide Day a/k/a Hallow-tide -- Isle of Mann (season of All Saints, first day of Winter, celebrated in conjunction with Martintide, the Feast of St. Martin of Tours)
Independence Day -- Angola; Poland
Independence of Cartagena City -- Colombia
King's Birthday -- Bhutan
Lacplesis -- Latvia (Remembrance Day)
Lunantishees Day -- Ireland (Fairies who guard the blackthorn trees, cutting a branch today means bad luck.)
National Sundae Day
Old November Eve -- In the old calendar, this was actually All Hallow's Eve
Origami Day -- Japan
Pepero Day -- South Korea
Pocky and Pretz Day -- Japan
Remembrance Day -- UK and the Commonwealth of Nations (a/k/a Poppy Day)
Republic Day -- Maldives
Singles Day -- China
Soren Kierkegaard's Day -- Lutheran Church
St. Martin's Day a/k/a St. Martin of Tours's Day (Western), Martinmas (Old England) (Patron of beggars, drunkards, equestrians, harvests, horses, innkeepers, new wine, tailors; highly celebrated through Sweden, Switzerland, and the island of St. Martin/St. Maarten)
Martinigians -- Sursee, Switzerland (a celebration of the day in front of Town Hall)
St. Menas of Egypt's Day
Veterans Day a/k/a Armistice Day -- US
Women's Day -- Belgium
Anniversaries Today:
Washington becomes the 42nd US State, 1889
Birthdays Today:
Leonardo DiCaprio, 1974
Peta Wilson, 1970
Calista Flockhart, 1964
Demi Moore, 1962
Marc Summers, 1951
Bibi Andersson, 1935
Jonathan Winters, 1925
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 1922
Alger Hiss, 1904
Pat O'Brien, 1899
George Patton, 1885
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky, 1821
Abigail Smith Adams,1744
Today in History:
The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius and Licinius to be Augusti, while rival contender Constantine I is declared Caesar of Britain and Gaul, 308
41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact, 1620
Massachusetts passes 1st US compulsory school attendance law, 1647
Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x), 1675
The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia, as the first college society in the US, 1750
Chrysanthemums are introduced into England from China, 1790
British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign, 1813
Mary Edward Walker, the 1st Army female surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor, 1865
The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations, 1869
The 11/11/11 cold wave: Many cities in the U.S. Midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolled through, 1911
The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery, 1921
Prime Minister Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the first recognized Greek Republic, 1924
U.S. Route 66 is established, 1926
Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator, 1930
The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened, 1934
Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait, 1962
NASA launches Gemini 12, 1966
Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations, 1981
The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests, 1992
New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington, 2004
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army, 2006
The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) sets sail on her final voyage to Dubai, 2008
Bil Keane, the creator of The Family Circus comic strip, died the other day.
Along with Andy Rooney, another one to miss.
Bil's son Jeff took over the strip a few years ago, but it's sad to think the creator is no longer there.
The best thing about The Family Circus is that it really was and is about his own family. Jeff said it reflected the reality of his life growing up, and is now reflecting his own family, too. It's touching, funny, and enduring.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Keane.
Today is:
Area Code Day -- US (began 60 years ago today)
Cry of Independence Day -- Panama
Day of Remembrance of Ataturk -- Turkey
Day of Russian Militsiya -- Russia
Dia de la Tradicion -- Argentina (birth of Jose Hernandez)
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting -- Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, MN, US (memorial for the Edmund Fitzgerald and all who have lost their lives in Great Lakes shipwrecks)
Forget-Me-Not Day -- internet generated, it's creator has been forgotten
Full Beaver Moon / Full Frosty Moon
Guinness World Records' Day -- celebrating ordinary people who do extraordinary things
Guru Nanak Dev Sahib's Birthday -- Sikh
Goddess of Reason's Day -- Revolutionary France
Hari Pahlawan -- Indonesia (Heroes' Day)
Loy Krathong -- Thailand (Floating of the Lamps festival; to appease the water spirits, dedicated to Mae Kongkha, Goddess of Rivers)
Martini -- Ancient Latvian Calendar (beginning of winter festival; date approximate, but usually around Martinmas)
National Toothpaste Appreciation Day -- not official, but i'm sure the dentifrice industry loves this one
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
Pha That Luang Festival -- Laos
Pirates Week Festival -- Cayman Islands (through the 20th)
Sleep Dangerously Night -- internet generated, a night to switch sides of the bed with your spouse and see who falls out of bed first
St. Andrew Avellino's Day (Patron of Badlato, Naples, and Sicily, Italy; stroke victims; for a holy death; against apoplexy, strokes, and sudden death)
St. Martin's Eve -- Germany; Portugal (Martimas Eve)
Tazaungmone -- Myanmar (Festival of Lights)
USMC Day -- US (includes the Marine Corps Birthday Ball)
Wish-Spoiling Sports Day -- Fairy Calendar (Imps, Gremlins, and grumpy Goblins)
Anniversaries Today:
Debut of Sesame Street, 1969
Debut of Microsoft Windows, 1983
Birthdays Today:
Ellen Pompeo, 1969
MacKenzie Phillips, 1959
Donna Fargo, 1949
Tim Rice, 1944
Russel Means, 1939
Roy Scheider, 1932
Richard Burton, 1925
Jane Froman, 1907
Claude Rains, 1889
Martin Luther, 1483
Today in History:
Rene Descartes has the dreams that inspire his Meditations on First Philosophy, 1619
The Dutch formally cede New Netherlands to the English; it is renamed New York, 1674
France ends forced worship of God, substitute the Goddess of Reason, 1793
The US state of Kentucky outlaws dueling, 1801
Stanley presumes that he has met Livingston in Ujiji, Central Africa, 1871
The first Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting is held in Boston, 1891
The first Gideon Bible is put in a hotel room, 1908
Hirohito ascends the throne as Emperor of Japan, 1928
The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston, 1958
The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board, 1975
A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada just west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, causing a massive explosion and the largest peacetime evacuation in Canadian history and one of the largest in North American history, 1979
The communist regime of Bulgaria falls, 1989
Because i am so sore from the flu shot -- every muscle hurts -- i'm going with something easy today.
A link for your enjoyment.
Today is:
Bonn Om Touk -- Cambodia (Water Festival; through the 11th)
Chaos Never Dies Day -- internet generated, and just look in my closets if you want proof that we need this one
Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
Couch Beachcombing Day -- internet generated; also called sofa diving, you will be amazed what you will find!
Crystal Night -- marks the 1938 beginning of the Holocaust
Dia de los Natitas -- Bolivia (Day of the Skulls)
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Hawaiki Nui Va'a Race -- French Polynesia (through the 11th; canoe races)
Independence Day -- Cambodia
Inventor's Day -- Austria; Germany; Switzerland
Lord Mayor's Day -- London, England (traditional date)
National Scrapple Day
Neon Sign Day -- Georges Claude received a patent for the neon sign on this day in 1911
Night of Nicnevin (Gyre-Carling), Daughter of Frenzy, Banshee -- Scots Pagan (date approximate)
Paul is Dead Day -- Beatle's Conspiracy Theorists, who claim Paul died this day in 1966 and was replaced by Billy Campbell
Sadie Hawkins Day -- US, traditional date (based on Li'l Abner comic, a day for women to ask out the man of their choice; traditionally on Nov. 9, but often moved to the Saturday nearest; also widely observed on Feb. 29 because of a law passed by Parliament of Scotland in 1288)
Schicksalstag -- Germany (Fateful Day)
St.Theodore the General's Day (Patron of Brindisi, Italy, and of soldiers)
Tree Festival Day -- Tunisia (equivalent to Arbor Day)
Wish-Granting Championships -- Fairy Calendar (Sprites)
Wizard of Id Day -- the comic strip made its debut this day in 1964
World Freedom Day -- US
Birthdays Today:
Chris Hericho, 1970
Lou Ferrigno, 1951
Tom Fogerty, 1941
Mary Travers, 1936
Carl Sagan, 1934
Spiro Agnew, 1918
Hedy Lamarr, 1913
James William Fullbright, 1905
Ed Wynn, 1886
Today in History:
Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery, 694
The Family de' Medici were expelled from Florence, 1494
Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1620
Hungarian parliament promises Protestants freedom of religion, 1681
The Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue in Jerusalem is set afire by Arabs, 1720
Napoleon becomes dictator of France, 1799
The first US pharmacy college begins classes in Philadelphia, 1821
The NY Symphony Orchestra holds its first public performance, 1858
The first documented Canadian football game is held, at the University of Toronto, 1861
Ulyses Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him, 1862
The Great Boston Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings, 1872
Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first US president to visit other countries during his tenure, visiting Puerto Rico and Panama, 1906
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people, 1913
Albert Einstein is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with the photoelectric effect, 1921
Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast Blackout of 1965
First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published, 1967
Garry Kasparov 22, of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion, 1985
The chemical element Darmstadtium is discovered, 1994
The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, 2005
The German Bundestag passes the controversial data retention bill mandating storage of citizens' telecommunications traffic data for six months without probable cause, 2007
That is a line my husband quotes, and i'm not sure where it came from, whenever he is told there is none of something.
The kids have no school for the next couple of days.
This is a good thing for me, as it cuts out the two trips a day and gives me more time to get other stuff done that sit in the car for an hour and a half a day.
This is a bad thing for me, as it means i get to trip over them all day, and get interrupted even more than when it's just me and the kittens here.
During this time, #2 Son has to get a haircut, or the teacher is going to send him to her barber husband for a crew cut.
That could be interesting, but i'm thinking not to let it go that far.
Meanwhile, 3 days without the commute. Love it.
Today is:
Abet and Aid Punsters Day -- promoted by Punsters Unlimited
Cooking Something Bold & Pungent Day
Dunce Day -- internet generated and politically incorrect, but there it is
Election Day -- US
Feast of Blessed John Duns Scotus
Feast of the Four Crowned Martyrs (Patrons of stonemasons, Freemasons)
Festival of the Mania -- Ancient Roman Calendar (to placate the Manes)
I Hate to Cook Day -- internet generated, and probably started by someone who wanted an excuse to go out to dinner!
National Cappuccino Day
National Harvey Wallbanger Day
National Parents as Teachers Day -- US
National Young Readers' Day -- sponsored by Pizza Hut's BookIt! Program
St. Claude's Day (Patron of sculptors)
Saints, Doctors, Missionaries, and Martyr's Day -- Church of England
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven -- Eastern Orthodox Church
Wish-Granting Championships -- Fairy Calendar (Leprechauns)
World Urbanism Day
X-Ray Discovery Day
Anniversaries Today:
Opening of the Louvre, 1793
Mount Holyoke Seminary for Women is founded, 1837 (considered by many to be the first true college for women in the US)
Montana becomes 41st US State, 1889
Birthdays Today:
Masashi Kishimoto, 1974
Parker Posey, 1968
Leif Garrett, 1961
Mary Hart, 1951
Bonnie Raitt, 1949
Morley Safer, 1931
Patti Page, 1927
Christiaan Barnard, 1922
Esther Rolle, 1920
Margaret Mitchell, 1900
Hermann Rorschach, 1884
Milton Bradley, 1836
Today in History:
Emperor Theodosius declares Christianity to be the state religion, 392
Uprising against Piero de' Medici in Florence, Italy, 1494
First meeting of Montezuma and Hernando Cortez in Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1519
The Bodleian Library at Oxford University is opened to the public, 1602
Benjamin Franklin opens the first US library, in Philadelphia, PA, 1731
Elijah Craig, of Bourbon, Kentucky, US, first distills Bourbon whiskey from corn, 1789
Sarah Bernhardt makes her US debut at NY's Booth Theater, 1880
The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time, 1892
Wilhelm Roentgen of Germany discovers X-rays, 1895
The New Testament Gospels are translated into Demotic Greek (as opposed to the Koine Greek of ancient texts), resulting in bloody clashes in Athens, 1901
The first Washington state elections in which women could vote take place, 1910
Operation Grapple X, Round C1: Britain conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific, 1957
Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate, 1966
Manolis Andronikos discovers the tomb of Philip II of Macedon (Alexander the Great's father), 1977
The UN Security Council demands that Saddam Hussein disarm or face serious consequences, 2002
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