THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
“No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed, and love of power.”
— P. J. O’Rourke
BIRTHDAYS:
1663 Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, German musician and composer (Georg Frideric Handel’s master), baptized in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire. Praeludium und Fuge in C
1719 Leopold Mozart, German composer and teacher of his son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in Augsburg. Concerto for Alto Trombone.
1765 Robert Fulton, American engineer and inventor best known for developing and operating the first commercially successful steamboat.
1797 Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth’s history.
1805 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, German composer, and pianist, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire. Fantasia G minor for violoncello and piano
1840 Claude Monet, French painter and founder of Impressionism painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it.
1891 Frederick Banting, Canadian medical scientist, physician, and Nobel laureate noted for his role in the discovery of insulin.
1907 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author of children’s literature, best known for creating the character Pippi Longstocking in 1945.
1947 P. J. O’Rourke, American political satirist, journalist, and author celebrated for his libertarian-leaning critiques of government excess, bureaucracy, and cultural follies delivered through sharp, irreverent humor.
MISCELLANEOUS:
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IN THE FUTURE, BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN AGAIN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT WANT TO REACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING:
Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza
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