"It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."
—#CharlesDarwin, born #OTD 1809
http://on.natgeo.com/2ElUR2l

#OTD 2/14/1990: Voyager 1 took its famous photo mosaic of our solar system, including what would come to be known as the "Pale Bue Dot" photograph: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00451

Dated: Thursday, 15 February 2018.

Trollope Society Seminar Groups
London Seminar Group – Trollope’s Barchester Women

Timings: 18:00 – 20:00
Venue: St Giles-in-the-Fields, 60 St Giles High St., London WC2H 8LG

Happy Reading!

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Dated: Thursday, 15 February 2018.

Gregory Mcdonald

Commemorating the 81st anniversary of Gregory Mcdonald's birthday.

Born: February 15, 1937, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, US
Died: September 7, 2008, Giles County, Tennessee, US (aged 71)
Occupation: Novelist
Genre: Mystery
Notable works: Fletch (series), Flynn (series)
Website: www.gregorymcdonald.com/index.html

{ Reference: Wikipedia }

Gregory Mcdonald was an American mystery writer best known for his creation of the character Irwin Maurice Fletcher, an investigative reporter who preferred the nickname "Fletch."

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Dated: Wednesday, 14 February 2018.

P. G. Wodehouse

Commemorating the 43rd anniversary of the death of P. G. Wodehouse.

Name: Pelham Grenville
Born: 15 Oct 1881, Guildford, Guildford Borough, Surrey, Eng.
Died: 14 Feb 1975, New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA.

{ Ref: Wikipedia }
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was an English author & one of the most widely-read humorists of the 20th century.

{ Ref: P. G. Wodehouse Society (UK) - Prospectus }
P. G. Wodehouse wrote more than 70 novels over a period of more than 70 years, who wrote in excess of 300 short stories, contributed at least 800 pieces to about 80 journals & who, by writing more than 200 lyrics for musical comedies, is acknowledged to be one of the founders of the modern stage-musical, can hardly be described in less flattering terms.

As quoted in "Cocktail Time" [1958] - It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the Grand Canyon of Arizona & listens for the echo.

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#OTD in 1971, Apollo 14 Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa returned to Earth with hundreds of tree seeds he had taken with him as a project with the U.S. @forestservice. These Moon Trees have been planted all over the U.S. Is there one near you? https://go.nasa.gov/2rVHfz .

There's one in Atchison. Might have to go pay a visit some time...

#OTD in Irish History – 14 February | +Stair na hEireann #Ireland #IrishHistory

#OTD in 1974: The first double dutch jump rope tournament was held

#OTD in 1981 – The Stardust Ballroom in Artane, Dublin goes up in flames; forty-eight young people are killed and more than 200 are injured. | +Stair na hEireann #Ireland #IrishHistory