Albert Einstein

German American physicist Albert Einstein, born this day in 1879, had one of the most creative intellects in human history, developed groundbreaking theories of relativity, and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science." Albert Einstein, The World as I See It, 1931

Reelection of Vladimir Putin

2004: Vladimir Putin, the intelligence officer and politician who became president of Russia in 1999 upon the resignation of Boris Yeltsin, was overwhelmingly reelected to a second term as president this day in 2004.