Friday, March 4, 2005

Spotlight
The world's largest motorcycle rally takes off today in Daytona Beach. It's the 64th anniversary of BikeWeek, a 9-day event with bike races, exhibits, music and festivals.

Quote
"Traditional scientific method has always been at the very best 20-20 hindsight. It's good for seeing where you've been. It's good for testing the truth of what you think you know, but it can't tell you where you ought to go." -- Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Word of the day
chautauqua: travelling adult education exhibit, originated by the Chautauqua Institution. In his book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig acts as a one-man chautauqua. (© )

Today's News

• Homer Simpson: made in Korea (story)
• Strom Thurmond: tried to get the FBI to build a case against Martin Luther King Jr. (story)
• Nefertiti: Egyptian queen's bust on display in Berlin (story)

Today's History

• US Constitution: went into effect; first Congress met in NYC (1789)
• Swan Lake: Tchaikovsky's ballet premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (1877)
• AAA: founded in Chicago (1902)

Today's Birthdays

• Henry the Navigator: Portugese patron of exploration (1394-1460)
• Antonio Vivaldi: Italian composer of The Four Seasons (1678-1741)
• Charles Goren: expert on bridge (1901-1991)
• Patricia Heaton: "Debra Barone" on TV's Everybody Loves Raymond (47)