Question of the Day

What is the official national bird of the United States?

Fact of the Day

No one knows what Machu Picchu was used for, but some believe it was a royal estate or a secret ceremonial center.

Today in History

1859 4th Century Bible Discovered One of the oldest known copies of the Bible, "The Codex Sinaiticus" (Sinai Bible), is seen in Egypt by Constantin von Tischendorf, who takes the manuscript home

Today's Birthdays

1846 Nikolay Umov

1950 James Dunn

1549 Eustache du Caurroy