Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include George Washington, first president of the United States, in 1732; German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1788; Englishman Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, in 1857; German physicist Heinrich Hertz, discoverer of radio waves, in 1857; poet Edna St. Vincent Millay in 1892; actor/TV producer Sheldon Leonard in 1907; actor Robert Young in 1907; television announcer Don Pardo in 1918; actor Paul Dooley in 1928 ; U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., in 1932; filmmaker Jonathan Demme in 1944; author Richard North Patterson in 1947 ; three-time Formula 1 driving champion Niki Lauda in 1949 ; basketball Hall of Fame member Julius "Dr. J" Erving in 1950 ; actor Julie Walters in 1950 ; Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin in 1962; golfer Vijay Singh in 1963 ; actor Kyle MacLachlan in 1959 ; actor Rachel Dratch in 1966 ; ... (more)
That's an often-asked question as the nation's attention has focused on Portland as a hub of bigoted speech -- a community where Jeremy Christian ranted unfettered for months or even years before police say he fatally stabbed two good Samaritans in the neck and left another wounded May 26. Christian's Facebook posts refer to nihilism, Hitler, ovens and killing others, including those who trod on his free-speech rights. Several weeks before the attack on the MAX train, Christian shouted his death wish for Muslims and vitriol toward African Americans at a public march.
From the Washington Monument to Germany's Brandenburg Gate and even to Greenland, scientists, students and research advocates rallied on an often soggy Earth Day, conveying a global message about scientific freedom without political interference, the need for adequate spending for future breakthroughs and just the general value of scientific pursuits. "We didn't choose to be in this battle, but it has come to the point where we have to fight because the stakes are too great," said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann, who regularly clashes with politicians.
Faculty at 14 Pennsylvania universities are officially on strike after failing to reach an agreement with administration officials before the self-imposed deadline. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties met over the past weekend in a last-ditch effort to avert a faculty strike that would close classes for 105,000 students.