1744: Abigail Adams born (First Lady, women's rights advocate, manager) [date usually given as November 22, or Old Style November 11]
1867: Mary Louise Van Vorst born (writer, reformer)
1999: Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her intention to seek a seat in the United States Senate from New York, an unprecedented move for the wife of a United States President
Quote for Today
The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible
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