On This Day In History 1702 - Elizabeth Timothy is born. The colonial immigrant became the first female newspaper editor and publisher in America. After the death of her father, Elizabeth assumed his role in printing the South Carolina Gazette under contract with Benjamin Franklin. 1883 - Dorothy Tilly is born. She was a civil rights reformer who devoted her life to reforming southern race relations. 1899 - Margaret Byrd Rawson is born. An educator and researcher, she identified and treated reading disorders including dyslexia. 1906 - US Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act; these laws owe much to the expose journalism of the period (Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' in particular). 1934 - Hitler orders the assassination of hundreds of members of his own political party in the Night of the Long Knives. 1982 - The ERA fails, 3 states short of ratification. 2014 - Burwell v Hobby Lobby is decided in a 5-4 vote. 2021 - Donald Rumsfeld dies at age 88. Quote of the Day "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." âUpton Sinclair On the Punny Side To the guy who invented zero ... Thanks for nothing. | 