1603: Queen Elizabeth I of England died
1820: Fanny Crosby born
1827: Candace Thurber Wheeler born
1899: Dorothy Constance Stratton born
1912: Dorothy Height born (activist)
1953: Queen Mary, consort of George V of Great Britain, and formerly known as Mary of Teck, died. (story) She was mother of Edward VIII and George VI, and grandmother of Elizabeth II.
Quote for Today
Teaching was the hardest work I had ever done, and it remains the hardest work I have done to date.
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