1817: Emily Chubbuck Judson< born (writer, missionary)
1861: Mary Wood born (librarian, missionary)
1868: Maud Powell born (violinist; performed at the 1893 Columbian Exposition)
1893: Dorothy Parker born (writer)
Quote for Today
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words. -- Dorothy Parker
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