Leonardo da Vinci was born at Anchiano, Italy on this day in 1452, the illegitimate son of Ser piero da Vinci. He was apprenticed to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio, but soon developed his own style which became the High Renaissance standard when Michelangelo and Raphael adopted it twenty years … Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, among the hills of Virginia, on this day in 1743. By far one of my favorite founding fathers, he is also one of my favorite authors of quotes. Jefferson distinguished himself as a horticulturist, statesman, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, author and inventor. I could easily … Continue reading
Dean Gooderham Acheson was born at Middletown, Connecticut on this day in 1893. He was educated at Harvard, then went on to Yale Law School, and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. He served as Undersecretary of the Treasury under Roosevelt early in his term, and as Assistant Secretary … Continue reading
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, April 9, 2009) – Green Berets, past and present, took time Apr. 9 to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of Special Forces as a basic branch of the Army. The commanders of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and … Continue reading
On this day in 1969, 20 years before the birth of the World Wide Web, the first Request for Comments (RFC) document was published in the series that has documented Internet standards, practices, and technical history for the past four decades. Writing in today’s New York Times, Steve Croker – … Continue reading
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine — the former dark horse among accelerators meant to produce conditions required for nuclear fusion — have increased the machine’s X-ray power output by nearly 10 times in the last two years. The most recent advance resulted in an output … Continue reading
Those that live in Sunnyside know that the most contentious issue currently in front of our Council is the Stormwater Assessment Fee, which went into effect this year. I don’t normally blog about issues that are in front of Council (that may change); however I felt it important for me … Continue reading
Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, died on this day in 461, and has been regarded as a saint in Ireland since that time. The first known secular celebration of his feast day was a quarter-millennium ago, on this day in 1756 at the Crown and Thistle Tavern at New York City. … Continue reading
A successful launch of STS-119, for as the NASA Announcer said seconds after the launch, “taking the space shuttle to full power for full science.” – Not sure what that means. But it was a glorious night at the Kennedy Space Center regardless. The video below was posted just 8 … Continue reading
As promised, although a little late, here is part two of the series on our trip to our Nation’s Capital. This part of the series will focus on the food we ate, as most of you know DeLeesa and I love food, having travelled around the world in our military … Continue reading