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"Map of California Illustrating the Travels of
William H. Brewer as Described in
Up and Down California in 1860-64"
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Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Theodor Storm (1817; died July 4, 1888) German writer whose most popular novellas were
Immensee,
The Rider on the White Horse, and
Paul the Puppeteer
William H. Brewer (1828; died November 2, 1910) American botanist known for a travel account,
Up and Down California in 1860-64
Died on this day:
Cyprian of Carthage (258; born unknown date, c. 200) Roman bishop known for writing
De Ecclesiae Catholicae Unitate (
On the Unity of the Catholic Church), numerous epistles and treatises
John Chrysostom (407; born unknown date, 347) Greco-Syrian Christian orator and Church Father; homilies, especially the
Paschal Homily
Dante Alighieri (1321; born June 1, 1265) Italian poet;
Divina Commedia (
The Divine Comedy);
Monarchia (
On Monarchy);
La Vita Nuova (
The New Life)
Bonus Classic:
Pythagoras (c. 570-c. 495 BCE) pre-Socratic Greek philosopher; no surviving work, though his ideas (or those attributed to him) were, and to some degree (like the Pythagorean Theorem) still are, influential
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