On This Day In History 1775 - The first American abolition society is founded in Philadelphia. 1818 - Websterâs American Dictionary of the English Language is printed. 1865 - John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln in the head. 1866 - Anne Sullivan Macy is born today. She was Helen Kellerâs teacher. 1912 - The RMS Titanic hits an iceberg at 11:40 pm, sinks a few hours later 1935 - âBlack Sundayâ Dust Bowl storm strikes, kicking up millions of tons of dirt. 1975 - Operation âBaby Liftâ concludes after flying 2,600 South Vietnamese orphans to the US.1983 - Ronald Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue. 1988 - Soviets agree to withdraw from Afghanistan 1995 - Burl Ives dies at age 85 2003 - The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. 2021 - Bernie Madoff dies in prison of natural causes at age 82 Wise Words âIn a world where perfectionism, pleasing, and proving are used as armor to protect our egos and our feelings, it takes a lot of courage to show up and be all in when we canât control the outcome." â Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart Lighter Side âReally? really? Out of 10,000 cameras in the subway system the only three that werenât working are the ones that could have helped? Really? That is a crazy stroke of bad luck if it were true.â â TREVOR NOAH | 