Kasuga Matsuri (Japan)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin.


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Apollo 9 Lunar Module

Fulgencio Batista

• 1781 William Herschel discovers Uranus.
• 1957 Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
• 1969 Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after successfully testing the Lunar Module.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

The Taj Mahal

Is the Taj Mahal sinking? Watch the BBC report about this world wonder. Are you looking forward to watching "Bully"? Watch the CNN interview with director Lee Hirsch. Have you heard Laura Gibson singing? Watch the NPR tiny concert with Gibson and her band. Do you think a computer program could translate whatever you say into other languages? Read the Time article. Or, for that matter, do you think a computer game can help paralysis patients? Watch the Reuters report. Finally, are you any good at spelling in Enlish? Watch this Yahoo interview with a 6-year-old spelling bee champion.