- Out of Town News, the iconic newsstand smack in the middle of Cambridge, Mass.’s Harvard Square, is within a month of shutting down after 54 years in business. It’s one of the most famous meeting points in the Boston area, since it’s so impossible to miss. But as the Boston Globe reports today, it also played a supporting role in one of the most famous moments in computer history.
- Millard Fillmore (allthetropes.org)
Not many Americans know much about Millard Fillmore, except that he was once President of the United States (the 13th), and that he had a ridiculous name. Lots of jokes have been made about this.