1676: Mary Rowlandson released from her captivity by Indians in King Philip's War. Her tale of this captivity, published in 1682, is the first in the genre of captivity narratives.
1858: Edith Anna Oenone Somerville born (writer)
1864: Alice Bertha Kroeger born (librarian)
1878?: Nannie Helen Burroughs (educator)
Quote for Today
In Hollywood, gratitude is Public Enemy Number One.
-- Hedda Hopper
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