International Autistic Pride Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." Stephen Hawking


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Sally Ride

Amelia Earhart

1928 Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an Aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
1983 Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle.
1996 Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Stephen Hawking

Was Rodney King's death 'accidental'? Watch the ABC News report. How are Mexicans expressing their opinions on politicians? Watch the BBC report. Is Cameron Carpenter a renegade organist? Watch the CNN interview. Is Microsoft attempting to rival the iPad? Listen to the NPR report. How is the American expatriate community reacting to Mexican drug violence? Watch the Reuters report. How come everybody cheats and steals? Read the Time article. Is Stephen Hawking's quality of life any good? Watch the Yahoo press conference.