July 29, 2026

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”

— Confucius

BIRTHDAYS:

1590 Gilles Hayne, Flemish composer. Matthew passion (excerpt 1)


1805 Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian, political writer, and author (Democracy in America)


1841 Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician/scientist (identified the bacterium causing leprosy)


1878 Don Marquis, American journalist, poet, and playwright (archy & mehitabel)


1888 Vladimir Zworykin, Russian-American inventor (cathode-ray tube for television)


MISCELLANEOUS:

I THOUGHT THE CAMPS WERE JUST A CONSPIRACY THEORY. Interim Operational Considerations for Implementing the Shielding Approach to Prevent COVID-19 Infections in Humanitarian Settings (Updated July 26, 2020)

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