Feast Day: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (died about 305)
1638: Catherine of Braganza born (wife of King Charles II of England; in 1704, regent of Portugal for her brother, King Pedro II)
1846: Carrie Nation born (reformer, prohibition activist)
1865: Kate Gleason born (businesswoman)
1900: Helen Gahagan Douglas born (actor, public official)
1936: Trisha Brown born (dancer, choreographer)
Quote for Today
Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains.
— Helen Gahagan Douglas
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