Samuel Johnson (A Dictionary of the English Language) was born on this day in 1709. His dictionary would be the authoritative dictionary of the English language until the Oxford dictionary was completed 150 years later.
	The New York Daily Times, which later became The New York Times, was first published on this day in 1851
	William March (Company K, The Looking-Glass, 99 Fables) died on this day in 1893
	Katherine Anne Porter (Ship of Fools) died on this day in 1980