THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”

— Charles Darwin

BIRTHDAYS:

1578 Agostino Agazzari, Italian organist, composer of madrigals and sacred music, maestro di cappella (Siena Cathedral, 1607-40), and music theorist, born in Siena, Duchy of Florence. Stabat Mater, and Eumelio, and O Salutaris Hostia

1906 Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer and inventor renowned for pioneering advancements in audio recording and television technology, most notably the development of the long-playing (LP) phonograph record and the first commercial color television system.

1923 Maria Callas, American-born Greek soprano renowned as one of the 20th century’s most influential opera singers, celebrated for her masterful bel canto technique, dramatic interpretations, and ability to revive forgotten roles in the standard repertoire.

MISCELLANEOUS:

DO THEY HAVE PARKING METERS UP THERE? For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station.

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:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration