National Youth Day (India)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." Albert Einstein


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Gandhi

Boeing 747

• 1948 Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast.
• 1970 Boeing 747 makes its maiden voyage.
• 1998 Nineteen European nations sign an accord agreeing to forbid human cloning.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

El Chapo

Interestingly enough, Mr. Joaquin Guzman Loera, a.k.a. "El Chapo", is mentioned twice. First, CNN quotes Mexican actress Kate del Castillo; then, this report by the Associated Press also quotes Del Castillo and the US Treasury Department.
In other news, the BBC has this report about the One Laptop per Child project. Should Mexican children join such a project?
Now, if you remember, Haiti was stricken by an earthquake two years ago. Follow this link to hear what NPR has to say about it.