February 18th

~~This Day in History:

--On this day in 1546, Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, died in Eiselben, Germany. Luther was indisputably one of the most influential characters in the Protestant Reformation. He was also one of the very few early challengers of the Roman Catholic Church (or Empire), who did not die by execution. Today, the Lutheran church is a denomination in the Protestant Church that is based on his teachings.

-- On this day in 1885, Mark Twain published Huckleberry Finn, one of the first modern American classics in literature.

-- On this day in 2001, Robert Hanssen, a veteran FBI agent, was arrested on charges for spying for the Russians. He pled guilty, and is serving a life sentence without parole. Hanssen was the most successful spy in the American government, and he leaked more information than any other...traitor... in our history.

~~Random Fact of the Day:

Chocolate chip cookies were made by mistake when the chocolate in the cookie did not melt properly.