Antonio Vivaldi's birth

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." Abraham Maslow


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Hernan Cortes

Halley's comet from Vega 1

• 1519 Hernan Cortes arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and their wealth.
• 1918 The USS Cyclops departs from Barbados and is never seen again, presumably lost with all hands in the Bermuda Triangle.
• 1986: The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's comet and the first images of its nucleus.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

We'll start today with the Vatican. Check out this report discussing a very interesting show at the country inside Italy.
Do you practice Feng Shui? Follow this link to learn how this Chinese tradition has reshaped Hong Kong.
Have you experienced pharmacy mixup? I hope you haven't, but you can watch this Yahoo report about a pharmaceutical error.
Hawaii is a sexy American state, but how about lava? Watch this Reuters report about a resident fleeing the lava flow.
Would you like to collect meteorites? Listen to this NPR report about Ruben Garcia, a meteorite hunter.
Finally, the documentary Saving Face won an Oscar this year. Be sure to read the Time article about this Pakistani film.