[SAMWolf]

I wonder if they even mention the Pony Express in schools anymore.

[StarCMC]

We do in our homeschool! ;o)

Also, living in Missouri, it's part of the state history we'll do in a couple of years!

[Soaring Feather]

Today is Thursday, July 15, 2004 with 169 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Venus, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Pluto.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.

They include Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, in 1606.

Poet Clement Clark Moore, author of "A Visit from St.
Nicholas" ("'Twas the Night Before Christmas") in 1779.

Roman Catholic nun Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S.
citizen to be made a saint, in 1850.

Lyricist Dorothy Fields in 1905.

Country singer Cowboy Copas in 1913.

Irish author Iris Murdoch in 1915.

Actors Alex Karras and Ken Kercheval, both in 1935 (age 69).

Jan-Michael Vincent in 1944 (age 60).

Singer Linda Ronstadt in 1946 (age 58).

Former pro wrestler and Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in 1951
(age 53).

Actors Forest Whitaker in 1961 (age 43)

Brian Austin Green ("Beverly Hills 90210") in 1973
(age 31).

[Soaring Feather]

I wonder if they even mention the Pony Express in schools anymore.

You know Sam, I don't know.