I made an animation showing the Top 10 most-cited Supreme Court cases every year since 1792. It's remarkable how citations (by federal and state courts) have exploded in frequency in the last half century.

#OTD 114 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt was shot on Monday, October 14, 1912 just outside the Hotel Gilpatrick in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at 8:10 p.m. as Roosevelt was standing up in the car that was going to take him to the Milwaukee Auditorium where he was going to speak. This year, since the anniversary of Roosevelt’s attempted assassination falls on a Wednesday, we thought it would be fitting to share a sentence Roosevelt wrote to his son Kermit just five days after reflecting on the attempted assassination as our #WednesdayWisdom. We also wanted to note that the photograph we selected to accompany the quotation is significant as well, as it was taken of him on October 14 speaking from the car before he was shot. While Roosevelt's whole letter to Kermit is worth reading to get a feel for what Roosevelt was thinking and feeling at the time, there is one particularly long sentence that stood out to us since it encapsulates Roosevelt’s character and his plans should he ever be on the receiving end of a bullet. “As you know, I am a great hand to think possible contingencies out in advance, and I had always determined that if I was shot when I was about to make a speech or anything of the kind I should go on with the speech or whatever I was doing, because two or three hours always elapse before a man is so incapacitated by a wound as to make it physically impossible for him to do his work.” As Roosevelt relayed later in the letter, he wanted to give the speech since he believed it would be the “last real speech [he] could make in the campaign,” given that the assassination attempt occurred just three weeks before election day. Roosevelt also mused about his chances in the election, suggesting that he thought Woodrow Wilson might win. Just three days before the assassination attempt, Roosevelt had written something very similar to Kermit reflecting on the enthusiastic supporters who thought Roosevelt was going to win. “Looking at it coolly I hardly think this comes within the boundaries of possibility. I think I will beat Taft, that he will carry half a dozen small states, and I a dozen larger ones. But the odds in Wilson’s favor are so enormous that I do not see how they can be overcome.” As it turned out, Roosevelt was even generous in his estimate. Taft carried two states (Vermont and Utah), and Roosevelt carried six (California, Oregon, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, and Pennsylvania). Although Roosevelt feared October 14 would be the last time he could give a campaign speech, he was wrong. He gave three additional speeches, including one at Madison Square Garden in New York to 16,000 people where 30,000 people were turned away. Roosevelt of course ultimately lost the election, but he was alive, and he carried the bullet in his chest the rest of his life. Read Roosevelt’s entire letter to Kermit in the digital library here: theodorerooseveltcenter.org/… #ElectionHistory #PresidentialHistory #WisconsinHistory

#OnThisDay in 1890, future five-star General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower is born. In his 1961 farewell address, he coined the phrase “military industrial complex.” Read an excerpt on corporate interests monopolizing national interests: conctr.org/4xTBdkc

Across 97 countries, a median of 81% of people report using social media in the past week. While use is widespread, it is not ubiquitous, ranging from 98% in Bahrain and Lebanon to 12% in Chad. Full insights in Gallup’s 2026 State of the World’s Emotional Health report: on.gallup.com/4rUGg2x

#OnThisDay: Sixty years ago today, #PresidentJohnson signed the #ChildNutritionAct. The law expanded federal child nutrition efforts, establishing new programs for school breakfasts and providing assistance for food preparation and serving equipment. 📷 Frank Wolfe | 10/11/1966

Americans in urban, suburban and rural areas are about equally likely to be politically active, but their differences are not just Republican vs. Democrat. Rural Americans, for example, are more likely than those in urban areas to display signs and bumper stickers, regardless of party. #PewKnightInitiative

The Stamp Act Congress meets #OnThisDay in 1765, leading the nine Colonies to declare that the English crown had no right to tax Americans who lacked representation in British Parliament. conctr.org/4rE2IN2

🍂 Fun Fact Friday! 🍂 Where are Pennsylvania’s generations now? 📍 From Baby Boomers to Gen X and Millennials, population trends vary across counties throughout the Commonwealth. This map shows the percent change in each generation from 2000–2025—giving us a look at how Pennsylvania’s communities are changing over time.

The City of Harrisburg is seeking bids from snow removal contractors to perform removal of snow and ice from sidewalks for the 26/27 season. Submissions will be accepted electronically until 11:00 p.m. EST, 10/18/26 For more info visit pennbid.bonfirehub.com/oppor…

In 2002, the Health Information Resource Center created National Women's Health & Fitness Day for the last Wednesday of September. Lou Henry Hoover was an advocate for women’s sports through the Women’s Division of the National Amateur Athletic Foundation.

What kind of consequences should news organizations face if they publish false information? A large majority of Americans (81%) say the news organization should publish a correction in all or most cases. Americans are more divided on other consequences. #PewKnightInitiative