Today's fact
The Aphid's reproductive cycle is so fast that females are born pregnant.


On this day in history ..
1882 - Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss
1889 - Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF
1905 - Dominican Rep. signs treaty turning over customs collection to U.S
1914 - Steel work completed on Exposition (Civic) Auditorium
1940 - Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" released
1965 - US begins regular bombing & strafing of N Vietnam
1973 - 1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
1974 - Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1976 - World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation in USSR
1977 - Soyuz 24 launched
1984 - Bruce McCandless makes 1st untethered space walk
1986 - Haitians overthrow dictator - "Baby Doc" Duvalier