October 11, 2023
QUOTE
Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.
--Eleanor Roosevelt
BIRTHDAYS
1821 – George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA
1844 – Henry J. Heinz, Businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company
1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, Humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States
1943 – John Nettles, English actor and writer
1962 – Joan Cusack, Actress
IN MEMORY
1960 – Richard Cromwell, Actor
1961 – Chico Marx, Comedian
1991 – Redd Foxx, Actor and comedian
2019 – Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk
IN ON THIS DAY
1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.
1890 – In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
1910 – Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
1958 – NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
1968 – NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission.
2001 – The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.