Nov. 2, 1996
Today's Reading:"Splitting Wood" by Billy Collins, published in POETRY magazine, February 1996.
Today is Sadie Hawkins Day, a tradition started in the Li'l Abner comic strip in the 1930s, as an occasion for women and girls to invite the fellas on a date.
It's the birthday of physicist Melvin Schwartz, the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for his research on neutrinos. He was born in New York City in 1932.
Burt Lancaster (FROM HERE TO ETERNITY; ATLANTIC CITY) was born on this day in New York City, 1913.
Director Luchino Visconti (OBSESSION; DEATH IN VENICE), was born today in Milan, Italy, 1906.
It's the birthday of English mathematician George Boole, born in Lincoln, England, 1815, who helped write modern symbolic logic; his algebra of logic became the basis for digital computer circuitry design.
It's the birthday of the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk, born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1795.
Explorer Daniel Boone was born on this day in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1734.
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.®