October 18, 2026

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”

― Aristotle

BIRTHDAYS:

1611 Valentin Strobel, German lutenist and composer. Gigue, and Sarabande in G Minor, and Courante in a-minor


1634 Luca Giordano, Italian painter and printmaker


1697 Giovanni Canaletto, Italian painter and printmaker (famous for Venetian views such as Regatta on the Grand Canal)


1706 Baldassare Galuppi, Venetian composer (opera buffa). Harpsichord Concerto in C major


1844 Harvey W. Wiley, American chemist (key figure in the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906)

1926 John Morris, American film and Broadway composer (frequent collaborator with Mel Brooks)

MISCELLANEOUS:

IT’S WHAT ELON DOES. WORLDCHANGING Technology is hidden inside the Tesla Roadster

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