Alice in Wonderland noun: An absurd, illogical, or fantastical situation. adjective: Absurd, dreamlike, fantastical, or illogical.
☰Thought of the Day
In Amy Rand's 1943 novel The Fountainhead, in a discussion with the Dean, the character Howard Roark speaks: The Dean: "My dear fellow, who will let you?" Roark: "That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?" - Amy Rand
- 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba killedwin
- The first article based on NSA leaked documents by Edward Snowden are published by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK
- Film producer Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges in court in New York City
- On average, people ingest 50,000 pieces of microplastic a year and breathe in similar amount, according to first-ever such study published in journal "Environmental Science and Technology"
- Claude Jennings, Australian cricket batsman (6 Tests, HS 32; South Australia, Queensland), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1950)
- Richard Scarry, American children's author and illustrator (What Do People Do All Day?), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1994)
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979- ), born in Acoacán, Spanish Guinea
- Martin Gelinas, Canadian NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Russ Ortiz, American baseball player, born in Van Nuys, California
