Good morning. Today is the 299th day of the year. It is the anniversary of the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., in 1881. The three Earp brothers (Deputy Marshals Wyatt and Morgan Earp and Marshal Virgil Earp) and dentist Doc Holiday faced off against the Clanton and McLaury brothers, all of whom were gang members. When the smoke cleared, Billy Clanton and Frank and Thomas McLaury died, while Virgil and Morgan Earp were wounded. The incident that led to the gunfight was the arrest by the Earps of two drunken cowboys, who were members of the gang, for armed robbery.

Lawlessness continued in Arizona, and the Earps and Doc Holiday eventually left the territory. Well-known people who were born today include game show host Pat Sajak, actress Jaclyn Smith (“Charlie’s Angels�), singer Natalie Merchant, writer Pat Conroy (The Prince of Tides, The Lords of Discipline) and U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. senator Hillary Clinton.

FOUNDERS DAY LECTURE at St. Joseph’s College.

St. Joseph’s College in Clinton Hill has announced that former New York Times science reporter Dava Sobel will present the annual Founders Day lecture today.

Her talk, “Galileo and the Year of Astronomy,� will take place in the Tuohy Hall Auditorium, 245 Clinton Ave. at 4:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

Every year, St. Joseph’s College celebrates the pioneering spirit of its inaugural class by holding the Founders Day lecture. The lecture has featured some of the most dynamic and respected figures in a wide range of disciplines.

. Ms. Sobel is the author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter and The Planets. She has written for many magazines including Audubon, Discover, Life and The New Yorker.

WOMEN’S NURSE PRACTITIONER To Speak in Midwood.

Lynn Calat, women’s health nurse practitioner, will speak on the topic “Around the Menopause� on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Calat is a nurse practitioner with more than 25 years of experience. She has worked at New York University Medical Center, New York Presbyterian and Bellevue Hospital in the areas of obstetrics, gynecology and infertility.

For the last 14 years she has worked at Lutheran Family Health Center. She also has a private practice in Flatbush.

The talk will take place between 4 and 5 p.m. at Midwood Martial Wellness, 1302 Ave. H.

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