Literary Landmarks: Sarah Orne Jewett House Writer Sarah Orne Jewett spent much of her life in this stately Georgian residence, owned by her family since 1819. The view from her desk in the second-floor hall surveys the town's major intersection and provided her with material for her books, such as The Country of the Pointed Firs, which describe the character of the Maine countryside and seacoast with accuracy and affection. For more information click here: Jewett House, or click here for books by Sarah Orne Jewett.

Today's Birthdays:

• Elbert Green Hubbard (1856-1915), American editor, publisher, author (Message to Garcia), founded Roycroft Arts and Crafts movement community in East Aurora, New York in 1895
• Laura Z. Hobson (born Laura Zametkin, 1900-1986), American novelist (Gentleman's Agreement)
• Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (1903-1941), New York Yankees baseball Hall of Famer first baseman who started 2,130 consecutive games. He died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a muscle wasting disease, now known by his name.
• Anna Lindh (1957-2003), Swedish politician and minister of foreign affairs
• Aung San Suu Kyi (b. 1945), Myanmar poet, nonviolent pro-democracy activist, Nobel peace laureate in 1991