Today is Day 271 of 2024
1540
Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola.
1792
English caricaturist/illustrator George Cruikshank born in London.
1840
Political cartoonist Thomas Nast born in Landau, Germany.
1905
Albert Einstein's paper 'Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?' is published.
The article introduces the equation E=mc².
1922
Film director Arthur Penn (Bonnie & Clyde) born in Philadelphia.
1954
The Tonight Show aired for the first time with Steve Allen as host on NBC.
1964
Warren Commission released it's study on the assassination of President Kennedy.
Known as the Warren Report, author Don De Lillo called it "the Oxford English Dictionary of the assassination and also a Joycean novel."
Square One Ranch
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New moon and sunset at Square One Ranch on 20220927.
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