"Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America." ~ James Joyce

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1881 - 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published. (No one believed a word that was printed in the magazine)

"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd." ~ Bertrand Russell

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 876 - Battle at Andernach: Louis the Young beats Charles the Bald (Somehow I think this little dispute may have been personal and just caused by a lot of name calling and the two guys should have just slugged it out!!)

"I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money." ~ Arthur Godfrey

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1890 - Congress creates Weather Bureau (and we haven't had a correct weather forecast since).