@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Monday, January 25, the 25th day of 2010. There are 340 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1787, Shays's Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Capt. Daniel Shays failed to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts.

In 1858, Britain's Princess Victoria, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, married Crown Prince Frederick William (the future German Emperor and King of Prussia) at St. James's Palace.

In 1919, the League of Nations, forerunner of the United Nations, was founded.

In 1961, US President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television. He took 31 questions from the media.

In 2000, under government orders, the Florida relatives of Elian Gonzalez agreed to make the boy available for a meeting with his Cuban grandmothers at a neutral site.

Thought for Today

"Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but wants only to be provoked." — Katherine Anne Porter, American author (1894-1980).