International Firefighter's Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim." Margaret Thatcher


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Margaret Thatcher

The Unabomber

• 1904 The US begins construction of the Panama Canal.
• 1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• 1998 A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years sparing him from the death penalty.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

The Bestie Boys

Do you think cyber-bullying will ever go away? Wach the ABC News report. Have you heard any news from Mexico? Watch the BBC report. What happens when a catholic priest admits his sin? Watch the CNN interview. Did you hear Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch passed away today? Listen to the NPR report. What's the house of the future like? Watch the Reuters report. Which is the most common animal on earth? Watch the Yahoo report.