International Museum Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was." Abraham Lincoln


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Abraham Lincoln

Apollo 9 launch

• 1652 Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.
• 1860 Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward.
• 1969 Apollo 9 is launched.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Sacha Baron Cohen

Who exactly is Sacha Baron Cohen? Watch the BBC interview with the actor. What was Donna Summer like? Watch the CNN interview with a DJ. Would you like to hear Carlos Fuentes talking in English? Listen to the NPR interview with the late writer. Is there a cure for dementia? Watch the Reuters report. Are you aware of what your dog is thinking? Read the Time article. Is Bossa Nova about to make a come-back? Watch the AFP report via Yahoo.