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

585 BC Solar eclipse, as predicted by Greek philosopher Thales, occurs while Lydians are at war with the Medes and leads to a truce. It is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates are calculated.

Today's Birthdays

1922 Barney Rosset

1999 Cameron Boyce

1917 Dorothy Toy [Shigeko Takahashi]