May 17
May 17, 1784: Thomas Jefferson was appointed by the confederation Congress to travel to France, later becoming the senior Minister of the United States in France. He arrived in France onboard a merchant ship […]
August 8
August 8, 1856: On this day, pathologist Newton Pierce was born. The unknown disease that devastated wide swaths of grape vines in Southern California, USA, was originally described by Newton Pierce in 1892. The […]
April 10
April 10, 1663: Samuel Pepys, best known in the modern day for his extensive diaries detailing his daily life in 17th century London, was served a vintage of Haut Brion (spelled Ho Bryan in […]
February 25
February 25, 1861: On this day, Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was born. Steiner is best known for being the innovator behind biodynamic agriculture. His spiritual-scientific approaches and insights have spawned practical holistic advances in […]
