Saturday History
Andrews McMeel Syndicate
Today is the 275th day of 2021 and the 11th day of autumn.
TODAY’S HISTORY:
— In 1835, the Texas Revolution began as American settlers battled Mexican troops near the Guadalupe River.
— In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.
— In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
— In 2002, the first two “Beltway sniper” attacks left one person dead in Montgomery County, Md.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Nat Turner (1800-1831), slave rebellion leader; Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), political/spiritual leader; Cordell Hull (1871-1955), statesman; Groucho Marx (1890-1977), comedian/actor; Bud Abbott (1895-1974), comedian/actor; Graham Greene (1904-1991), novelist; Rex Reed (1938-), movie critic; Steve Sabol (1942-2012), director/producer; Don McLean (1945-), singer-songwriter; Sting (1951-), singer-songwriter; Kelly Ripa (1970-), actress/TV personality.
TODAY’S FACT: After translating Leo Tolstoy’s “Letter to a Hindu,” Mohandas Gandhi began a regular correspondence with the novelist that lasted from October 1909 until Tolstoy’s death in November 1910.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2005, the Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City. It was the first regular-season NFL game to take place outside the United States.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.” — Graham Greene, “Ways of Escape”
TODAY’S NUMBER: 17,897 — number of original “Peanuts” comic strips (featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy) published between the strip’s debut on this day in 1950 and creator Charles Schulz’s death in 2000.
TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Sept. 28) and new moon (Oct. 6).
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