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High noon in August! over all the land
The very air is palpitant with heat;
While stretching far, the fields of ripening wheat
Unrippled lie as plains of yellow sand!
–Henry Sylvester Cornwell (1831–86) |
Friday, August 3, 2018
215th day of the year
Autumn begins in 50 days
John C. McGinley (actor) was born on this day in 1959.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) died on this day in 2006.
Question of the Day
Why do we refer to royal or the rich as "blue bloods?" Answer
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