Kate Winslet, Chief Joseph and the Sun

Welcome to Wednesday, October 5, 2011!

1. Today in 1877, after three months of evading capture, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce surrenders his men to General Nelson A. Miles. Joseph and 800 of his people resisted negotiations to settle in a reservation in Idaho, and made way for Canada. Ultimately, after a five-day fight in freezing weather, Joseph surrendered with this statement: 

"...I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed; Looking Glass is dead, Too-hul-hul-sote is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are—perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

2. On Oct. 4, 1962, the world was introduced to Scottish Actor Sean Connery as super secret British agent James Bond in Ian Fleming's "Dr. No". Prior to filming, Connery, a former Mr. Universe contestant, was forced to sleep in a full suit (tie included) in order to get used to them. He played Bond in seven films. 

3. English Actress Kate Winslet turns 36 today. Other notable Oct. 5 birthdays include America's 21st President Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886), rocket scientist Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945), McDonald's founder Ray Kroc (1902–1984), "The Family Circus" cartoonist Bill Keane (b.1922), American musician Steve Miller (b. 1943), British writer Clive Barker (b. 1952) and Australian actor Guy Pearce (b. 1967). 

4. The weather will be is sunny today with a high near 74. The evening will remain clear but turn chilly, with a low of about 45. 

Have a stimulating day!