Sunday, April 18, 2021

A day in the life

On this day in 1941 the President of Ireland was born. Eight years later, 1949 also on April 18 Ireland was declared a republic.

On April 18, 1964 Scottish historian Niall Ferguson was born.

German-American engineer and physicist Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955

Today is International Day for Monuments and Sites.

Tempus fugit.

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