These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

"The worst part of having a wild imagination is that sometimes it works against you.”

Today's film came out in 1992. It starred Gerard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, and Fernando Rey, who as Christopher Columbus’s son Fernando says, "Of all the words my father wrote - and there were many - I remember these the most: "Nothing that results from human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. And those who are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue that light in spite of others."

We also mark the anniversary of the births of John Lennon, Guillermo del Toro, Steve McQueen, Jacques Tati, Ivo Andrić, Bruce Catton, Robert de Sarbon, and America's first official scientific expedition.

Today's image comes courtesy of the Sorbonne, and has no title. It is by Jean Chaufourier.

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Do the useful thing, say the courageous thing, contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough.

These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

“Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.”

Today's film came out in 1982. It starred Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Bill Macy, and Peter O’Toole who as Alan Swann reflects, "People like me, we're targets. I'm blamed for a lot of things I had absolutely nothing to do with. On the other hand, because of who I am, I get away with murder in other areas. I suppose it all balances out in the end."

We also mark the anniversary of the births of Frank Herbert, Harvey Pekar, Chevy Chase, Jonathan Mayhew, the microwave, and the train.

Today's image comes courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago, and is by Claude Monet. It is an oil on canvas titled, Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare.

A liberty not guided by conscience is mere license; conscience not defended is lost liberty.

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These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out in 2006. It starred Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, and Mark Wahlberg who as Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam say, "I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."

We also mark the anniversary of the births of Edwin Hubble, John Wessel, a few filmmaking milestones, the 425th anniversary of the first (fully surviving) opera, and the opening of the Moulin Rouge! cabaret club.

Today's image comes courtesy of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and is titled Au Moulin Rouge (At the Moulin Rouge).

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These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out in 1997. It starred Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Billy Bob Thornton, Powers Boothe, Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, and Jon Voight.

We also mark the anniversary of the births of Denis Villeneuve, Leo McCarey, Gore Vidal, Louis Aragon, Harvey Kurtzman, and the premiere episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Today's image comes courtesy of CBS Television and is a publicity photo of Dick Van Dyke from The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out ten years ago today, and starred Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Mackenzie Davis, and Donald Glover.

It's also the birthdays of Groucho Marx, Gandhi, Gilbert Simondon, Nat Turner, The Twilight Zone, and the telescope.

Today's image comes courtesy of Joanbanjo, and is titled, Groucho Marx on Oriola Street in Valencia.

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Do the useful thing, say the courageous thing, contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough.

These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out in 1993, and starred Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri.

You'll also hear about Clarence Darrow in a story you're guaranteed to have never heard before, before he defended a teacher's right to teach the truth in the Scopes Monkey Trial.

Today's cover image comes courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, and is titled Winston and Clementine Churchill Gertrude Bell and T. E. Lawrence in Egypt 1921. The credit is listed only as Official Photographer.

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Do the useful thing, say the courageous thing, contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough.

These are some of the things humans have managed to do over the years.

Today's film came out 20 years ago today. It starred Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Alan Tudyk.

Today's painting has a rather long title which is, The Piazza Navona, Rome, above the ruins of the Circus of Domitian, the Church of Sant Agnese to the right, Bernini's fountain in the center, from "Vedute di Roma", and was painted by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

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Today's featured piece of art comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, New York. It is called The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week"), and was created by James McNeill Whistler. It is a proof for a wood engraving that was published July 26, 1862.

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Do the useful thing, say the courageous thing, contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough.