THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The best dividends on labor invested have invariably come from seeking more knowledge rather than more power.”

— Wilbur Wright

BIRTHDAYS:

1635 Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter.

1673 Francesco Feroci, Italian composer. Pro Elevazione, and Fuga in Do maggiore

1755 Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter.

1821 Ford Madox Brown, British painter.

1851 Ernst Josephson, Swedish painter.

1867 Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer and inventor known for designing, building, and piloting the world’s first successful powered, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane in collaboration with his brother Orville Wright.

MISCELLANEOUS:

COMPETITION IS GOOD. Blue Origin New Glenn 3 Has a Good Static Fire