THOUGHT
“Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.” – Mahatma Gandhi
FACT
Prolific inventor Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, the quadruplex telegraph, DC current, the carbon microphone, the fluoroscope, and the light bulb all while living in Newark, New Jersey. Provided by FactRetriever.com
HISTORY
1789 1st national Thanksgiving in America
1865 “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is published in America