THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”

— Ayn Rand

BIRTHDAYS:

270 Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus), early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.

1733 Johan Zoffany, German painter.

1790 Nicola Vaccai, Italian opera composer, born in Tolentino, Papal States. “Sorte avversa” from Giovanna d’Arco.

1813 John Snow, English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene.

1821 Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist who made the first accurate estimate of the size of molecules.

MISCELLANEOUS:

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ATTENTION STARGAZERS. This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 14 – 23

COVID 19 LOCKDOWNS – REQUIRED READING.

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FOCUSED PROTECTION: The Great Barrington Declaration

SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND THE NUREMBERG CODE:

Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth

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