Question of the Day

Which city is known as the “Entertainment Capital of the World”?

Fact of the Day

1 billion hours of video are watched on YouTube every day.

Today in History

1896 First modern Summer Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece; American athlete James Connolly becomes the first modern Olympic champion when he wins the triple jump (then 2 hops and a jump); later places 3rd in long jump and 2nd in high jump

Today's Birthdays

1941 Gheorghe Zamfir

1672 Andre Cardinal Destouches

1752 Johann Friedrich Kranz