Famous Quote For August 24
"If the majority wills what is socially atavistic, then to thwart the majority may be, though undemocratic, enlightened."
William F. Buckley, Jr., 1957

This Day In Business

1891 - The kinetoscope is patented by Thomas Edison.

August 24th Holiday

National Day (Ukraine) - Celebrates the Ukraine gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He played the character Nick Van Owen in the 1997 film The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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