Fact of the Day

Until the early 19th century, Australia was best known as "New Holland".

Today in History

1830 Trail of Tears US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears

Today's Birthdays

1944 Gary Stewart

1945 John N. Bambacus

1944 Faith Brown