1793: Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, sentenced to death by a revolutionary tribunal
1856: Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore born (travel writer, photographer: proposed that Washington, D.C., plant cherry trees along Potomac River)
1863: Winifred Sweet Black born (journalist)
1879: (Stella) Miles Franklin born (writer)
1893: Lillian Gish born (actor)
1906: Hannah Arendt born (political scientist, editor, educator)
Quote for Today
Fear is an emotion indispensable for survival.
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