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 1883, Edna May Oliver was born. Oliver was one of the most popular character actresses of the 1930s, frequently paying widows or spinsters with sharp, critical attitudes towards others; she was Oscar nominated for such a role in John Ford's Drums Along the Mohawk. Oliver's most prominent leading roles were in a series of comic mysteries about teacher-turned-sleuth Hildegarde Withers. Oliver is among the all-star cast of the 1935 adaptation of Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, available for streaming at OverDrive.
	On this day in 1959, Thomas Quasthoff was born. The German bass-baritone has made a specialty of Bach's cantatas and oratorios, but his repertoire also includes lieder and art songs, opera, and even jazz. Quasthoff performs songs by Schubert on poems of Goethe on this recording, available for streaming or download at Freegal.
	And on this day in 1967, the first issue of Rolling Stone was published. Founder Jann Wenner's goal was to cover rock music without the radical politics of the era's underground music press; the magazine was also a home for serious political reporting. Many important political writers and music critics began their career at Rolling Stone -- Cameron Crowe, Lester Bangs, Joe Klein, P.J. O'Rourke. Most significant, perhaps, was Hunter S. Thompson, whose influence can be seen in the Rolling Stone writing of Matt Taibbi today. Current and back issues of Rolling Stone are available at Zinio.