Canary Islands Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Abraham Lincoln


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Surveyor 1

Lincoln Memorial

• 1806 Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.
• 1922 In Washington, D.C. the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.
• 1966 Launch of Surveyor 1 the first US spacecraft to achieve landing on an extraterrestrial body.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Kristen Stewart

Could a first grader survive a stroke? Watch the ABC News report. Was Kristen Stewart destroyed by Snow White? Watch the BBC report. Is Facebook making us digital narcissists? Watch the CNN interview. How about bilingual TV programs? Listen to the NPR report. Is it over for the BlackBerry? Watch the Reuters report. Is cannibalism part of the past? Read the Time article. What's the latest trend on drugs? Watch the AP report via Yahoo