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 1868, Florence Foster Jenkins was born. Jenkins was a socialite who had always dreamed of being a singer. When she inherited enough money to support a singing career, she began performing, mostly in private clubs where critics were not allowed. Jenkins was a famously incompetent singer, and the entertainment of her recitals came from the unintended comedy. At the age of 76, Jenkins performed at Carnegie Hall, where she could not keep the critics away, and was reportedly devastated by the vicious reviews. In the 1940s, Jenkins made a few recordings, most of which are collected on The Glory (????) of the Human Voice, which is available for streaming or download at Freegal.
	On this day in 1920, Robert Mann was born. Mann is a violinist who was a founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet in 1946; he retired in 1997, after more than 50 years. During that time, the quartet had given more than 5,000 concerts and performed more than 600 different works, including over 100 premieres. Several of the Juilliard String Quartet's recordings are available for streaming or download at Freegal.
	And on this day in 1960, Atom Egoyan was born. Egoyan is considered one of Canada's finest directors. His plots are often non-linear, with events told out of sequence, and his characters are frequently struggling to make genuine connections, despite the powerful forces that separate them. Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon star in Egoyan's 2013 film Devil's Knot, his telling of the true story of the West Memphis Three, three teenagers who were convicted in the early 1990s of killing three young boys. Devil's Knot is available for streaming at Hoopla.