These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out in 1992, and was directed by Robert Redford. It stars Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd, and Tom Skerritt.

We mark the anniversaries of the births of Ezra Pound, Zoë Akins, Ruth Gordon Jones, and the anniversary of one of the worst days of pollution in American history.

Today's image is a painting by Angelica Kauffman, and is titled, "Diana and nymphs".

Today's poem is by Ezra Pound.

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These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out in 1999, directed by Spike Jonze. It stars Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place, John Malkovich, and John Cusak.

We mark the anniversaries of the births of Bob Ross, James Boswell, Fanny Brice, Bill Mauldin, and Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting becoming the first from a black person to be hung in the White House, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X being published just 60 years ago today.

Today's image comes courtesy of Worthpoint, and is a photo of Malcolm X taken by The Associated Press.

Today's poem is by William Ernest Henley.

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These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out in 1968. It was a documentary directed by William Greaves.

We mark the anniversaries of the births of Desiderius Erasmus, Ayad Akhtar, Ian Hamilton Finlay, and the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty.

Today's image comes courtesy of The Museum of the City of New York, and is a painting commemorating the unveiling the Statue of Liberty, by Edward Moran. It is titled, "Unveiling The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World".

Today's poem is by Emma Lazarus.

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