Wednesday Basics
Optional Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Portugal: Independence Day (USA) Today's Mass Readings On This Day in Catholic History: 966 Pope Benedict V died. 993 The first official Roman Catholic saint, Ulrich of Augsburg (890–973), was named. 1958 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was appointed auxilliary bishop of Krakow, Poland, by Pope Pius XII. Birthdays: 1776 - Birthday of the United States of America, Independence Day 1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne , American writer (d. 1864) 1872 - Calvin Coolidge , 30th President of the United States (d. 1933) 1881 - Ulysses S. Grant III , American soldier (d. 1968) 1883 - Rube Goldberg , American cartoonist (d. 1970) 1910 - Gloria Stuart , American actress 1911 - Mitch Miller , American entertainer 1918 - Ann Landers , American advice columnist (d. 2002) 1918 - Abigail Van Buren , American advice columnist ("Dear Abby") 1924 - Eva Marie Saint , American actress 1927 - Neil Simon , American playwright 1929 - Bill Tuttle...