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5 Things on Aspiring to Greatness

Significant events that happened today - and some ways your dreams can take flight.

1. An inspiration to me as a journalist and editor is the story of Nellie Bly, who on this day in 1889 set out to travel around the world in 80 days. In true over-achiever fashion, she beat her goal by eight days.

2. Musically, you can’t live much larger than Travis Barker, the heavily tattooed drummer for Blink-182, who during concerts, brings the crowd to its feet with amazing drum solos. Barker is 36 today.

3. You can aspire to keep your carpets looking great – cranberry sauce and red wine stains and all – with the help of an invention that was patented on this day in 1973. Who knew a spill on a canvas shoe would help concoct the stain-fighting Scotchgard?

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4. Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the launch of Apollo, the second manned mission to the moon.

5. You can help your child aspire to greatness – regardless of his or her special needs – by attending ’s monthly training session for parents of special needs kids.

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