Hannibal Courier-Post
Hannibal, MO —
Thought for today: It is the characteristic of the most stringent censorships that they give credibility to the opinions they attack — Voltaire, French author and philosopher (1694-1778).
Today’s birthdays: Louis Riel, Canadian rebel leader (1844-1885); Johnny Carson, former U.S. “Tonight Show” host (1925-2005); Pele, Brazilian soccer star (1940--); Michael Crichton, U.S. author (1942--2008); Ang Lee, Taiwanese film director (1954--); Weird Al Yankovic, U.S. musical parodist (1959--).
Today is: Friday, October 23, the 296th day of 2009. There are 69 days left in the year.
