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To the extent that these social “scientists” among us really think that the problems of living together in organized community lend themselves to scientific solution, I think they are seriously deluded.
— James M. Buchanan
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Today is Wednesday, October 19th, the 292nd day of 2022. There are 73 days left in the year. It is Dress Like a Dork Day, Evaluate Your Life Day, National New Friends Day, National Seafood Bisque Day, and World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day.
On This Day
In 1789, John Jay became the first chief justice of the United States.
In 1812, the French invasion of Russia failed, and Napoleon began his retreat from Moscow.
In 1864, the Battle of Cedar Creek ended the last Confederate threat to Washington, D.C.
In 1914, the First Battle of Ypres began.
In 1943, streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, was isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
In 1944, U.S. forces landed in the Philippines. (MacArthur kept his promise, and he did return.)
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