Fact of the Day

George Washington moved his slaves in and out of Pennsylvania every 6 months to avoid them taking advantage of a law whereby slaves residing in the state longer than that could claim freedom.

Today in History

1956 American "Newsweek" journalist Ben Bradlee (34) weds American socialite Antoinette Pinchot (32), the second marriage for both; divorce in 1975

Today's Birthdays

1755 John Flaxman

1864 Alberto Nepomuceno

1950 John Byrne