World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character." Richard Nixon


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Statue of Liberty

Richard Nixon

• 1885 The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
• 1971 President Richard Nixon declares the US war on drugs.
• 1194 Following a televised a low-speed highway chase, O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Rodney King

Is there a sequel to "The Hunger Games"? Watch the ABC News report. What's Rodney King's legacy? Read the BBC article. Are you planning on visiting Peru? Watch the CNN report for some tips. Do you think men and women can be just friends? Listen to the NPR report. How is "Madagascar 3" doing at the box office? Watch the Reuters report. How should we react to the Chinese space program? Read the Time article. Do you sweat while sleeping? Watch the Fox News interview with a doctor. 

International Day of the African Child

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Confine yourself to the present." Marcus Aurelius


TODAY IN HISTORY:

The IBM logo

The Ford logo

• 1903 The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
• 1911 IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
• 1977 Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Nick Wallenda

What has Nick Wallenda achieved just recently? Watch the ABC News report. Are bullet-proof cars a good business in Mexico? Watch the BBC report. What's China trying to achieve in the outer space? Watch the CNN report. What's the impact of Obama's immigration policy? Listen to the NPR interview. Are tall people really happier than short people? Read the Time article. Is it Time to revisit pot policy? Read the Time article. Could a vice be good for a man? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo.

Global Wind Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Goodyear

• 1752 Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity.
• 1808 Jose Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
• 1884 Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

US President B. Obama

What kind of parent is Barack Obama? Watch the ABC News interview. Who's China's first female astronaut? Watch the BBC report. What's going on with Madonna and Lady Gaga? Watch the CNN report. What kind of immigration law is Obama promoting? Listen to the NPR report. How many child workers have been rescued? Watch the Reuters report. Is the Black Death back? Read the Time article.What are kids learning from the net? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo.

World Blood Donor Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Auschwitz

Hawaii

• 1900 Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
• 1940 A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnow become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
• 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, originally instituted in 1557.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

John Travolta

What is it with Niagara Falls? Watch the ABC News report. Has John Travolta inspired anyone? Watch the BBC interview. Which businesses are being infiltrated by cartels? Watch the CNN interview. What's your American dream like? Listen to the NPR report. What's this Japanese cyclist pedaling for? Watch the Reuters report. What are illegal immigrants dealing with? Read the Time article. What's trending now? Watch the Yahoo report.

Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." John Paul II


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Agca and the Pope

Arvizo and Jackson

• 1997 A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
• 2000 Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.
• 2005 A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Lance Armstrong

Is Lance Armstrong about to be stripped of all his medals? Watch the ABC News report. How about riding an electric bus in England? Watch the BBC interview. Is cannabis going to be decriminalized in Rhode Island? Watch the CNN report. What's the new frontier for the internet? Listen to the NPR report. Do you know what a black hole hunter is? Watch the Reuters report. Are you ready for the bacon sundae? Read the Time article. What's trending now? Watch the Yahoo report. 

World Day Against Child Labor

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another." Nelson Mandela


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Nelson Mandela

Anne Frank

• 1942 Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
• 1964 Anti-aparheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
• 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Are Madonna and Lady Gaga waging a war against each other? Watch the ABC News report. Is Apple set to dump Google? Watch the BBC report. How is the face eating victim doing so far? Watch the CNN report. How is Calderon doing these days, according to Mexican citizens? Listen to the NPR report. Does the Vatican support American nuns? Watch the Reuters report. Is Earth on the verge of a crisis? Read the Time article. 

Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Don't let schooling interfere with education." Mark Twain


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Tim McVeigh

Edwin Armstrong

• 1935 Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States.
• 1962 Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 2001 Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombings.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Paris Jackson

Is Paris Jackson being cyber-bullied? Watch Oprah interviewing Paris. At what age can you start writing computer programs? Watch the BBC report. Is the Mexican election getting uglier and uglier? Watch the CNN report. Are Spanish interpreters wanted in Nevada? Watch the NPR report. Could an avocado a day keep the doctor away? Watch the Reuters report. What are students using to get ahead? Read the Time article. How about an update on the bath salts? Watch the Yahoo report.