Horace Greeley (1811–1872) was editor of the New-York Tribune, as well as the Democratic and Liberal Republican candidate in the 1872 U.S. presidential election. Born to a poor family in New Hampshire, Greeley in 1831 went to New York City to seek his fortune. He lived there the rest of his life, but also spent much time at his farm in Chappaqua. In 1841, he founded the Tribune, which became the highest-circulating newspaper in the country. He urged the settlement of the American West, popularizing the phrase "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country", though it is uncertain if he invented it. Greeley was briefly a Whig congressman from New York, and helped found the Republican Party in 1854. When the Civil War broke out, he mostly supported President Abraham Lincoln, and urged the end of slavery. Greeley ran in 1872 in an attempt to unseat President Ulysses Grant, whose administration he deemed corrupt, but lost in a landslide. Devastated at the defeat, he died three weeks after Election Day.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Greeley

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1821:

Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn

1866:

At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln in the US Capitol rotunda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Ream

1915:

US Marines landed at Port-au-Prince to begin a 20-year occupation of Haiti. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Haiti

1932:

US President Herbert Hoover ordered the eviction of the "Bonus Army"—a group of veterans who were occupying government property to demand immediate payment for money owed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army

2001:

At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Thorpe

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

brazen: 1. (archaic) Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength). 2. Sounding harsh and loud, like brass cymbals or brass instruments. 3. (archaic) Extremely strong; impenetrable. 4. Shamelessly shocking and offensive; impudent; barefaced; immodest; or unblushing. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brazen

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The deep desire to inspire people, to take an active part in the life of the country … attracts our best people to political life … We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them. We owe that to our country.   --Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis