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Today is Day 223 of 2024
1792
Revolutionary forces sacked the Palace of the Tuileries in Paris and King Louis XVI was taken prisoner in what became known at the 10th of August insurrection.
Thus bringing an end to the French monarchy.
1793
The Musée du Louvre opened in Paris, France.
1821 
Missouri becomes the 24th U.S. state.
1846
The Smithsonian Institution founded.
British scientist James Smithson left his estate to the United States of America for an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.
Smithson had never visited the U.S.
1872
Jazz musician William Manuel Bill Johnson born in Talladega, Alabama.
Considered the father of the slap style of string bass playing.
1874
Thirty-First President of the US, Herbert Hoover born in West Branch, Iowa.
1902
Actress Norma Shearer (The Divorcee) born in Montreal, Canada.
1947
Singer/song writer Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) born in Dunfermline, Scotland.
1950
Director Billy Wilder's film Sunset Boulevard is released into the petri dish of film culture.
Square One Ranch
Photo of the Day
Six palms near Square One Ranch.
Taken 20200810 with the X camera.
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This Day at the New Yorker
Proverb:
Don't call a wolf out of the woods ~ Polish proverb
