World Environment Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone." Harriet Beecher Stowe


TODAY IN HISTORY:

The Apple II

Harriet Beecher Stowe

• 1851 Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist paper.
• 1977 The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale.
• 1981 Five people in Los Angeles, California are reported to have what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Prince William

Who'll be England's next king? Watch the ABC News report. How did Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her 60th anniversary as a queen? Watch the BBC report. What did this 90 year-old do to save her life? Watch the CNN interview. How come rain drops don't kill mosquitoes? Listen to the NPR report. How about a tribute to the late singer Whitney Houston? Watch the Reuters interview with Chaka Khan. Are Americans suffering a zombie attack? Read the Time article. Does coffee cure Alzheimer's disease? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo.