Great moments in history and popular culture happen every day, and ON THIS DAY will share a few of them with you. We’ll also point you to related resources in our collection, helping you to discover classic films, musical favorites, and historical tidbits. The primary focus will be on our e-material – e-books, e-audio, and downloadable and streamable music and film – but physical books and DVDs will also be part of the fun.

	On this day in 1895, Lewis Milestone was born. He began his film career making Army training films during World War I, then went to Hollywood. He would win the Best Director award at the first Academy Awards for his silent comedy Two Arabian Nights, then win the award again just two years later for his adapation of All Quiet on the Western Front. Milestone had a long and productive career; his final film was the 1962 Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando. Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front is available for streaming at Hoopla, or on DVD.
	On this day in 1908, David Oistrakh was born. He was one of the major violinists of the 20th-century, and was particularly noted for his performances of work by composers from his homeland, the Soviet Union. Both of Shostakovich's violin concertos were written for him, as was the concerto by Khachaturian. His performances of concertos by Alexander Glazunov and Dmitry Kabalevsky are available for streaming at Hoopla.
	And on this day in 1960, Nicola Griffith was born. Her seven novels bridge the gap between genre -- science fiction, crime novel, medieval fantasy -- and literary fiction, and usually take a distinctly feminist view of their subjects. Griffith's first novel, Ammonite, was a winner of both the Lambda Literary Award and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award; it's available as an e-book from OverDirve.