Seabiscuit was a champion thoroughbred race horse in the United States. From an inauspicious start, Seabiscuit became an unlikely champion, and during the Great Depression became a symbol of hope to many Americans. At the peak of his fame in 1938, it was suggested that he had generated more newsprint in the U.S. than either Adolf Hitler or Franklin D. Roosevelt, but this is an urban legend. In 2001, Seabiscuit became the subject of a book (Seabiscuit: An American Legend) and later a Universal Studios film (Seabiscuit).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1846: Irish potato famine: An Irish newspaper ran a story about a new potato blight. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_potato_famine)

1967: The world's first automatic teller machine was installed in the London Borough of Enfield. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_teller_machine)

1969: The Stonewall riots began in New York City, starting the modern gay rights movement. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots)

1979: Muhammad Ali announced his retirement from boxing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali)

1986: The International Court of Justice ruled against the United States in Nicaragua v. United States. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_v._United_States)

_____________________ Wikiquote of the day:

"Some potentates I would kill by any and all means at my disposal. They are Ignorance, Superstition, and Bigotry— the most sinister and tyrannical rulers on earth." -- Emma Goldman (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Emma Goldman)