August 26 - Pilot

Pilot

Overheard

[E is in a time-out]
D: ...and you know better.
E [in tears]: Actually I don't!

This Day In History

1346

The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.

1498

Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.

1791

John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.

1883

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.

1920

The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

1978

Pope John Paul I is elected to the Papacy.

Famous Birthdays

1728

Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss scientist (d. 1777)

1740

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1810)

1743

Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. 1794)

1873

Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)

1898

Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. 1979)

1910

Mother Teresa, Macedonian-born Indian missionary; Nobel Peace Prize recipient (d. 1997)

1952

Will Shortz, American crossword editor

1960

Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist and bandleader

1970

Melissa McCarthy American actor

1980

Chris Pine, American actor

1981

Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman