Saturday, January 19, 1850

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to January 19. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Neil ArmstrongWords spoken on the Moon · 1969

In 1851 this day opens on Socrates.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

January 19 · Quotationary