On This Day In History 1431 - Joan of Arc transferred to the custody of English bishop, Pierre Cauchon to begin trial. 1521 - Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Catholic church 1793 - Lucretia Mott, womenâs right pioneer, is born 1841 - Herman Melville sails for the South Seas 1879 - Grace Anna Goodhue is born. She was teaching at the Clarke School for the Deaf when she met and married Calvin Coolidge in 1904. She later became the nationâs 32nd First Lady. 1892 - J.R.R. Tolkien is born. 1924 - King Tutâs tomb discovered. 1925 - Benito Mussolini declares himself dictator of Italy. 1938 - Franklin D. Roosevelt founds the March of Dimes. 1949 - Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) starts her tenure in the Senate, where she stays until 1973. She became the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate, having served in the House from 1940-1949. 1953 - Mother and son serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress, Frances P. Bolton and Oliver Bolton. 1993 - In Moscow, the Start II arms reduction treaty is signed by George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin Wise Words "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." âMaya Angelou On the Punny Side I was going to quit all my bad habits for the new year⦠But then I remembered that nobody likes a quitter. | 