1163: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa wrote an order of protection for abbess Hildegard of Bingen (composer, writer, scientist, author, poet, theologian, religious leader)
1838: Martha McClellan Brown born
1845: Mary Eliza Mahoney born
1865: Grace Livingston Hill born
1879: Bernadette Soubirous (Sister Marie-Bernard, Saint Bernadette) died
1889: Frieda Segelke Miller born
1900: Polly Adler born
1912: Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel
1958: Rosalind Franklin died - helped discover structure of DNA in 1953
Quote for Today
Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.
Your heart often knows things before your mind does.
-- Polly Adler
I was annoyed from the start by the attitude of doubt by the spectators that I would never really make the flight. This attitude made me more determined than ever to succeed.
-- Harriet Quimby
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