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 1897, Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was published. It was not the first vampire novel, but it has been the most influential. Dracula has appeared on stage, in comics, on TV and radio, in video games, and in more than 200 movies; even when the character himself doesn't appear, modern vampire mythology is very often based on the details of Stoker's novel. Dracula is available as an e-book or e-audio from OverDrive, in print, or as an audiobook; at Hoopla, you can stream film adaptations starring Bela Lugosi, Jack Palance, or Frank Langella.
	On this day in 1907, John Wayne was born. Wayne was one of Hollywood's most iconic stars, making more than 150 movies in his 50-year career. More than half of his films were Westerns, and he almost always played the hero. He was very careful to protect his image, and turned down roles that were offered to him if he differed with the films' values. Wayne appeared on Hollywood lists of the top box office stars almost every year from 1949 to 1974. He stars with Maureen O'Hara in the comic Western McLintock, loosely inspired by Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew; it's available for streaming at Hoopla.
	And on this day in 1926, Miles Davis was born. The trumpeter was one of the most influential musicians in jazz history; for 40 years, he was at the forefront of stylistic changes and new developments in jazz. His was a very well-documented career; Davis recorded more than 80 studio and live albums, and several of them are available for streaming or download at Freegal.