Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. --Helen Keller
Today in History: Kenesaw Mountain Landis elected first commissioner of baseball (1920); Joseph Stalin became ruler of Soviet Union (1927); WWII battle of Guadalcanal began (1942); Ellis Island stopped serving as chief immigrant station (1954); Cyclone & tidal wave hit East Pakistan, killing over 200,000 (1970); Space shuttle Columbia launched for second time (1981); Akihito became emperor of Japan (1990)

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