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"The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds
a spider, or some loathsome insect, over the fire..." from
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Jonathan Edwards (1703; died March 22, 1758) American Puritan preacher, philosopher, and theologian who wrote "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God";
Religious Affections
Denis Diderot (1713; died July 31, 1784) French philosopher who compiled the
Encyclopédie (with Jean le Rond d'Alembert);
Jacques the Fatalist;
Rameau's Nephew;
D'Alembert's Dream
John Erskine (1879; died June 2, 1951) American educator and author who wrote "The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent"
Vaclav Havel (1936; died December 18, 2011) Czech writer, philosopher, political dissident, and statesman who wrote
The Garden Party and
The Memorandum
Died on this day:
Jacques Offenbach (1880; born June 20, 1819) French composer who wrote
Les Contes d'Hoffmann; (
The Tales of Hoffmann)
A. L. Kroeber (1960; born June 11, 1876) American cultural anthropologist
Handbook of the Indians of California
Bonus Classic:
Suetonius (c. 69-after 122) Roman historian who wrote
The Twelve Caesars
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