Today is Wednesday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2003
with 21 to follow.
Those born on this date include Francis Gallaudet, founder of the first free school for the deaf, in 1787; poet Emily Dickinson in 1830; librarian Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey decimal book classification system, in 1851; bandleader Vincent Lopez in 1894; TV newscaster Chet Huntley in 1911; actress Dorothy Lamour in 1914; actor Harold Gould in 1923 (age 80); actress Susan Dey in 1952 (age 51); and actor Kenneth Branaugh in 1960 (age 43).
On this date in history:
In 1869, the Territory of Wyoming granted women the right to vote.
In 1898, Spain signed a treaty officially ending the Spanish-American War. It gave Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States.
In 1901, the Nobel prizes were first awarded in Oslo, Norway, and Stockholm, Sweden.
In 1927, the Grand Ole Opry made its first radio broadcast from Nashville.
In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. His brother succeeded to the throne as King George VI.
In 1941, Japanese troops landed on northern Luzon in the Philippines in the early days of World War II.
1950 Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize
In 1950, American diplomat Ralph Joseph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace mediation during the first Arab-Israeli war. He was the first African American to win the prestigious award.
In 1984, the National Science Foundation reported the discovery of the first planet outside our solar system, orbiting a star 21 million light years from Earth.
In 1990, the communists won a major victory in the first postwar multi-party elections in the Yugoslavian republics of Serbia and Montenegro.
In 1991, TV commentator Patrick Buchanan announced a bid to challenge President Bush for the Republican presidential nomination.
Also in 1991, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law that allowed a criminal's profits for selling his story to be seized and given to his victims.
In 1992, Sen. Packwood, R-Ore., apologized to the women who had accused him of sexual harassment and promised he would not do it again.
In 1997, the Swiss high court ruled that $100 million of the money that had been salted away in banks by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos would be returned to the Philippine government.
In 2002, the Roman Catholic diocese of Manchester, N.H., admitted responsibility for failing to protect children from abusive priests.
A thought for the day: Marcel Proust said, "Only through art can we get outside of ourselves and know another's view of the universe ..."
(c) Copyright 2003 by United Press International. All rights reserved.
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Classic Quotes
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"The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men."
Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Odyssey
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"God has two dwellings: one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart."
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
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"I want to believe in intelligent design, and hence I am suspicious of anything that seems to confirm my desire to believe."
James Lileks, The Bleat web log, September 15, 2003
Those born on this date include Francis Gallaudet, founder of the first free school for the deaf, in 1787; poet Emily Dickinson in 1830; librarian Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey decimal book classification system, in 1851; bandleader Vincent Lopez in 1894; TV newscaster Chet Huntley in 1911; actress Dorothy Lamour in 1914; actor Harold Gould in 1923 (age 80); actress Susan Dey in 1952 (age 51); and actor Kenneth Branaugh in 1960 (age 43).
On this date in history:
In 1869, the Territory of Wyoming granted women the right to vote.
In 1898, Spain signed a treaty officially ending the Spanish-American War. It gave Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States.
In 1901, the Nobel prizes were first awarded in Oslo, Norway, and Stockholm, Sweden.
In 1927, the Grand Ole Opry made its first radio broadcast from Nashville.
In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. His brother succeeded to the throne as King George VI.
In 1941, Japanese troops landed on northern Luzon in the Philippines in the early days of World War II.
1950 Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize
In 1950, American diplomat Ralph Joseph Bunche receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his peace mediation during the first Arab-Israeli war. He was the first African American to win the prestigious award.
In 1984, the National Science Foundation reported the discovery of the first planet outside our solar system, orbiting a star 21 million light years from Earth.
In 1990, the communists won a major victory in the first postwar multi-party elections in the Yugoslavian republics of Serbia and Montenegro.
In 1991, TV commentator Patrick Buchanan announced a bid to challenge President Bush for the Republican presidential nomination.
Also in 1991, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law that allowed a criminal's profits for selling his story to be seized and given to his victims.
In 1992, Sen. Packwood, R-Ore., apologized to the women who had accused him of sexual harassment and promised he would not do it again.
In 1997, the Swiss high court ruled that $100 million of the money that had been salted away in banks by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos would be returned to the Philippine government.
In 2002, the Roman Catholic diocese of Manchester, N.H., admitted responsibility for failing to protect children from abusive priests.
A thought for the day: Marcel Proust said, "Only through art can we get outside of ourselves and know another's view of the universe ..."
(c) Copyright 2003 by United Press International. All rights reserved.
--------------------
Classic Quotes
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"The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men."
Homer (800 BC - 700 BC), The Odyssey
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"God has two dwellings: one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart."
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
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"I want to believe in intelligent design, and hence I am suspicious of anything that seems to confirm my desire to believe."
James Lileks, The Bleat web log, September 15, 2003
Charles Mims
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