THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

— Benjamin Franklin

BIRTHDAYS:

1517 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), born in Bergamo, Republic of Venice. Haveva na ga, and Ein Hennlein weiß,

1706 Benjamin Franklin, one of the most remarkable figures in American history — a true polymath, Founding Father, inventor, scientist, writer, printer, diplomat, and philosopher. Often called the “First American,” he embodied the spirit of self-improvement, ingenuity, and practicality that helped shape the United States.

1712 John Stanley, English blind composer and organist. Trumpet Tune

1857 Eugene Augustin Lauste, French inventor (1st sound-on-film recording)

1899 Nevil Shute [Norway], English-Australian novelist.

MISCELLANEOUS:

EVERYONE IS WATCHING. Analysis-Musk’s Starlink faces high-profile security test in Iran crackdown

PREHISTORY. In ancient Arabia, people dined on sharks and stingrays

PAST TIME TO RETURN. NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon next month, but it’s going to be tight: ‘This is not a rush’

REMINDER:

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