Today is the 281st day of 2023 and the 16th day of autumn.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), physiologist/physician; Frank Herbert (1920-1986), author; Harvey Pekar (1939-2010), writer; Jesse Jackson (1941-), civil rights leader; Chevy Chase (1943- ), comedian/actor; RL Stine (1943- ), children’s author; Sigourney Weaver (1949- ), actress; Darrell Hammond (1955- ), actor/comedian; Matt Damon (1970- ), actor; Nick Cannon (1980- ), actor/TV personality; Bruno Mars (1985- ), singer; Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. (1993- ), race car driver; Bella Thorne (1997- ), actress.
TODAY’S FACT: On the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, a fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, (about 250 miles outside of Chicago) destroyed the town and claimed more than 1,200 lives.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1956, the New York Yankees’ Don Larsen pitched the first and only perfect World Series game, against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” — Frank Herbert, “Dune”
TODAY’S NUMBER: $34.3 billion — estimated cost (in 2023 dollars) of the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bombs, through August 1945.
TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Oct. 6) and new moon (Oct. 14).
2023-10-08 05:40:57
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