Today in History:
1914 - France declares war on Austria-Hungary
1919 - Weimar Republic begins in Germany
 1929 - Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers (off Willis Hudlin of Cleve)


A Saint's Feast Day: St. Claire of Assisi

Clare of Assisi  (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253), born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, a monastic religious order for women in the Franciscan tradition, and wrote their Rule of Life—the first monastic rule known to have been written by a woman. Following her death, the order she founded was renamed in her honor as the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares.

Daily Quote:

"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity.  Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind." -Marcus Tullius Cicero