Today is Friday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2014 with 292 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter and Uranus. This Day in History, March 14 On March 14th, 1794, Eli Whitney was granted a patent for his cotton gin. Other Notable Events, March 14 In 1794, Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin. In 1812, the U.S. government authorized the issue of Americas first war bonds -- to pay for military equipment for use against the British. In 1885, The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan made its stage debut in London. In 1950, the FBIs 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list appeared for the first time. Notable Birthdays for March 14 Those born on this date include: - Austrian composer Johann Strauss Sr. in 1804 - Thomas Marshall, U.S. vice president under Woodrow Wilson, in 1854 - Jonathon Luther Jones, railroad engineer who was the hero of the ballad Casey Jones, in 1864 - Physicist Albert Einstein in 1879 - Bandleader Les Brown in 1912 A thought for the day: Dont take life for granted, because tomorrow isnt promised to any one of us. -- Kirby Puckett Classic Quotes by Albert Einstein (1879-1955) American theoretical physicist A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving. --------------- A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:28:34 +0000
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