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TODAY - Apr 18, 2025

Thought of the Day

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.

Today's Birthday

Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia Noblewoman, Italian(1480)

An Italian noblewoman and daughter of Pope Alexander VI and patron of the arts.

 
George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes Critic, English(1817)

An English critic philosopher, scientist and of literature and theatre.

 
Franz von Suppe
Franz von Suppe Composer, Austrian(1819)

An Austrian composer of light operas.

 
Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski Conductor, British(1882)

A British conductor who was one of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th Century.

 
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow Lawyer, American(1857)

An American lawyer, who participated in various cases involving social issues or labour disputes and the author of the famous books Crime, Its Cause and Treatment (1925) and The Story of My Life (1932).

This day in History

1775

Paul Revere begins his legendary midnight ride to Lexington and Concord, Mass., to warn patriots that British troops were approaching.

1906

A devastating earthquake and subsequent fires ravage San Francisco, destroying most of the city's downtown.

1949

Eire formally withdraws from the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland.

1980

The southern African nation of Rhodesia is renamed Zimbabwe after it is granted black majority rule.

1982

Queen Elizabeth II signs the Constitution Act of 1982, which replaces the British North America Act of 1867 as Canada's Constitution.

Clarence Darrow (1857-1938)

Clarence Darrow

An American lawyer, who participated in various cases involving social issues or labour disputes and the author of the famous books Crime, Its Cause and Treatment (1925) and The Story of My Life (1932), was born on April 18, 1857, Kinsman Township, Ohio, United States. In 1894, American Railway Union case (1894) first brought him to national attention. In 1878, he was joined to the bar and retired in 1927. After retirement, he devoted himself to lecturing and writing. He served as counsel for the defence in the case of two brothers who were charged with dynamiting the Los Angeles Times building and the trial of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, the college students, charged with the motiveless killing of Bobby Franks, a schoolboy. He fought against the capital punishment, and no client he defended was sentenced to death. He died on March 13, 1938, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal