Anthony Robert Kushner (born 16 July 1956) – American playwright and screenwriter. 💎 “Every student needs someone who says, simply, “You mean something. You count.” 💎 “You’ll find, my friend, that what you love will take you places you never dreamed you’d go.” 💎 “In this world, there is a kind of painful progress.… Read More Tony Kushner
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On 14 July 1881 American frontier outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by sheriff Pat Garrett, at the Maxwell Ranch in New Mexico’s Fort Sumner (the ranch fell into disrepair shortly after Billy the Kid’s death and the remains were washed away in the 1937 Pecos River floods). Sheriff Pat Garrett had heard… Read More Billy the Kid🔫
The month of July was named in honour of Julius Caesar (born on 12 or 13 July 100 BC). It was originally called Quintilis, since it was the fifth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. This also explains the names of September, October, November, and December, which come from… Read More Caesar ➡️ July
Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 –1985) was an American author, poet, columnist, and essayist, well-known for his books for children, such as ‘Stuart Little’ (1945). ✒️ “I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.” ✒️ “A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will… Read More ✒️ E. B. White ✒️
Oliver W. Sacks (9 July 1933-2015) – British-born neurologist and author, who lived in New York City “We now know that memories are not fixed or frozen, like Proust’s jars of preserves in a larder, but are transformed, disassembled, reassembled, and recategorized with every act of recollection.” “Ora sappiamo che i ricordi non sono fissi… Read More Memories
On this day, 8 July, 1913, Gilbert’s patent for the “Erector Set” was issued. Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884 – 1961) was trained to be a physician, but his love was business. During university at Yale, he financed his education by working as a magician, and he was also an talented athlete: despite being slight… Read More “Erector Set” 🚂
Il 7 luglio 1456 venne assolta Giovanna d’Arco. L’eroina francese, nota anche come “la pulzella d’Orléans” , aveva avuto un ruolo fondamentale durante la guerra dei Cent’anni. Aveva infatti contribuito a diverse vittorie delle armate nazionali che avevano permesso di riunire al paese gran parte dei territori che erano sotto il dominio inglese. Purtroppo, nel… Read More La pucelle d’Orléans
6 July 1957 was a key day for the history of modern music: it was the day when John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. It was a sunny afternoon and there was a simple church fete at St Peter’s Church in Woolton South Liverpool, the annual Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete, with… Read More 6 July 1957: The Day That Shaped Pop History 🎸
Bill Watterson (born 5 July 1958) is an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes”, published from 1985 to 1995. 😄 “The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” 😄 “Reality continues to ruin my life.” 😄 “I… Read More Bill Watterson’s Humour😄😃🙃
