THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.”

— Francis Bacon

BIRTHDAYS:

1686 Silvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist. Courante in F-Major, and Fantasia

1742 Johann Peter Melchior, German sculptor.

1860 Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American entrepreneur and inventor (gyrocompass).

1935 Luciano Pavarotti, Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. “Nessun dorma” from Turandot

MISCELLANEOUS:

A 21ST CENTURY HEADLINE IF EVER THERE WAS ONE. ISS astronaut captures amazing video of SpaceX Starlink satellite train cruising above auroras.

IN THE FUTURE BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE) THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT ALSO WANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration