THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.”

— Lord Acton

BIRTHDAYS:

1578 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (Dance of the Amorini), born in Bologna, Papal States.

1607 Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality.

1686 Nicola Antonio Porpora, Italian composer and singing teacher, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire. Alto Giove, and Concerto quinto

1786 Davy Crockett, American politician, militia officer and frontiersman.

1890 Ralph Teetor, American automotive engineer (1st blind engineer in the US, inventor of cruise control).

1944 Larry Ellison, American businessman and entrepreneur who co-founded software company Oracle Corporation.

MISCELLANEOUS:

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THE COVID 19 INJECTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. THE TRAGEDY THAT ENSUED WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDABLE. AND FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE – HERE IS A HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza (2006)

Great Barrington declaration (2020)