Welcome to ON THIS DAY! Each day, we'll look at a few moments from history and popular culture. We'll show you where you can rediscover classic movies and music, or read more about great moments in history. We'll point you to e-books, downloadable and streamable music and film, and e-audio; and of course, we haven't forgotten about physical books or DVDs.

	On this day in 1914, Roebuck "Pops" Staples was born. Staples and his children made up a family singing group called The Staple Singers, which began in the late 1950s, performing acoustic folk and gospel. By the late 1960s, they were moving towards funk and R&B; The Staple Singers had their biggest commercial success in the early 1970s with such hits as "I'll Take You There," "Respect Yourself," and "Let's Do It Again." Several albums by The Staple Singers are available for streaming or download at Freegal.
	On this day in 1922, Stan Lee was born. Lee created the Marvel comics revolution of the 1960s, writing new characters -- The Fantastic Four, Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man. Unlike most previous superheroes, Lee's characters were complicated people with personal, romantic, financial, and social problems that took up as much of the stories as their battles against evil. Lee has become a pop culture icon, making cameo appearances in dozens of movies and TV series, including all of the recent Marvel Universe movies. His memoir, Amazing Fantastic Incredible, is available as an e-book or e-audio at OverDrive, or in print.
	And on this day in 1956, Nigel Kennedy was born. Kennedy is a violinist whose recordings have been classical best-sellers for more than 30 years; he has occasionally ventured into jazz, rock, and other genres of music. Kennedy has said that he prefers live performance to recording, and tries to record in as few takes as possible to capture more live performance energy. Several of Kennedy's recordings are available for streaming at Hoopla.