1830: Helen Hunt Jackson born (writer: pen names include Saxe Holm and H.H.)
1881: Lena Phillips born (lawyer, clubwoman)
1917: Mata Hari executed by a firing squad, convicted of spying
1942: Penny Marshall born (actor, director)
Feast Day: Teresa of Ávila (1515 - 1582)
Quote for Today
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Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the last; and fast as it is driven from one field unfurls it in another.
— Helen Hunt Jackson
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