Category: History and Culture

Time after Time

Time abides long enough for those who make use of it. Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect Leonardo da Vinci was born on this day in 1452 (died 1519) It’s Friday, and I won’t be traveling to Paris to see the Mona Lisa. In fact I won’t be doing that on any foreseeable …

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Thanks, Tom

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. American lawyer, politician, third President of the United States, and Virginian, Thomas Jefferson, was born on this day in 1743. …

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