Today is Friday, May 30, the 150th day of 2014 with 215 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Neptune, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Saturn. This Day in History, May 30 On May 30th, 1574, Henry III became King of France. Other Notable Events for May 30 On this date in history: In 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, at age 19. She had been convicted of sorcery. In 1783, the Pennsylvania Evening Post became the first daily newspaper published in the United States. Notable Birthdays for May 30 Those born on this date include: - Film director Howard Hawks in 1896 - movie executive Irving Thalberg in 1899 - Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and many other cartoon characters, in 1908 - bandleader/clarinet virtuoso Benny Goodman in 1909 - restaurant executive Bob Evans in 1918 A thought for the day: Ninety percent of the politicians give the other 10 percent a bad reputation. -- Henry Kissinger Classic Quotes by Mikhail Bakunin (1814-1876) Russian subversive From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots. --------------- Everything will past, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain. --------------- From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs.
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 15:18:08 +0000
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