Monday, August 13, 2012

Today in History:
1415 - King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River
1792 - Revolutionaries imprison French royals including Marie Antoinette
1907 - 1st taxicab (NYC)
The Greyhound Bus
1914 - Carl Wickman begins Greyhound, the 1st US bus line, in Minnesota

A Saint's Feast Day:   St. Hippolytus

Martyr of Rome, with Concordia and other companions, he is a controversial figure who censured Pope St. Callistus I. Hippolytus was slain in Sardinia where he had been exiled for being elected as an antipope, the first in the history of the Church. He was reconciled to the Church before his martyrdom. His writings were important, including A Refutation of All Heresies, Song of Songs, and The Apostolic Tradition.

Daily Quote:

Victor Hugo
"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace." -Victor Hugo

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew." -St. Francis de Sales

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