Today is Monday, July 14, the 195th day of 2014 with 170 to follow. The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mercury, Neptune, Uranus and Venus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars and Saturn. This Day in History, July 14 On July 14th, 1902, the Campanile in Venice collapsed. Other Notable Events for July 14 On this date in history: In 1789, French peasants stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, beginning the French Revolution. The event is commemorated as Bastille Day, a national holiday in France. In 1793, Jean Paul Marat, one of the most outspoken leaders of the French Revolution, was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, a Royalist sympathizer. Notable Birthdays for July 14 Those born on this date include: - Austrian painter Gustav Klimt in 1862 - baseball Commissioner A. B. Happy Chandler in 1898 - writers Irving Stone in 1903 and Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1904 - cartoonist William Hanna in 1910 - British comedian Terry-Thomas in 1911 - folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1912 A thought for the day: Maybe this world is another planets hell. -- Aldous Huxley Classic Quotes by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991) Polish writer A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind. --------------- A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is-full of surprises. --------------- Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:18:40 +0000
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