In the mood for a good movie? Some toe-tapping music? A thrilling book? ON THIS DAY will lead you to new possibilities every day, tied to interesting moments from history and popular culture. Whether it’s streamable and downloadable music and film, e-books and e-audio, or physical books and DVDs, we hope you’ll find something to enjoy as you pick up a few bits of history each day.

	On this day in 1867, John Galsworthy was born. Galsworthy was a playwright and novelist, best remembered for the three novels and two "interludes" that make up The Forsyte Saga. The Forsytes are an upper-middle-class family whose ancestors were farmers, and who are still adapting to their relative wealth. The Forsyte Saga was adapted by the BBC into a popular 1967 series, one of the first British television programs to be broadcast in the United States. The Forsyte Saga is available as an e-book or e-audio from OverDrive, or in print; the 1967 series is available on DVD.
	On this day in 1959, Earvin "Magic" Johnson was born. Johnson was given his nickname by a local sports writer while playing high school basketball in Lansing, Michigan. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979, and would be a dominant figure in the NBA for the next decade; his rivalry with Larry Bird, of the Boston Celtics, was one of the most entertaining of the era. Johnson retired in 1991 after announcing that he was HIV-positive, and has since been an activist for HIV/AIDS awareness. During Johnson's years with the Lakers, the team won five NBA championships; those years are the subject of Jeff Pearlman's Showtime, available as an e-book or e-audio from OverDrive, or in print.
	And on this day, the Najavo Nation observes Navajo Code Talkers Day, in honor of the Navajo World War II soldiers whose language was the basis for a code that was never broken by the enemy. The Navajo language is difficult and complex, and it was estimated that fewer than 30 non-Navajo spoke the language at the time. Navajo servicemen, mostly Marines, used the code to pass messages throughout the Pacific theater. Code Talker is a memoir by Chester Nez, one of those Marines; it's available as an e-audio from Hoopla, or in print.