September 19
September 19, 1960: On this day, Mario Francesco Batali, an American chef, writer, and restaurateur, was born. He ran a wide range of Italian wine and food establishments with Joe Bastianich, as part of […]
February 21
February 21, 1554: On this day, the pioneering botanist, physician, and minister Hieronymus Bock died. By grouping plants according to their relationship to one another or similarity, he started the shift from medieval botany […]
