SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR: Last Winter Solstice of the Decade Occurs Tonight!

 

MEANWHILE, OUT AT SEA:  Undersea volcanism as the cause of 'year of darkness' and upheaval period from 536 - 555 A.D. 

 

IF NOTHING ELSE - DO READ "I, PENCIL":  New to Economics? Here Are 5 Free eBooks to Get You Started

 

FUN FACT - I WAS HOME SCHOOLED: Compulsory Schooling Laws: What if We Didn't Have Them?

 

ATTENTION STARGAZERS:  This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 20 – 28

 

ATTENTION STUDENTS:  Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career 

 

ALSO:  Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

 

Birthdays:

 

Zóltan Kodaly (1882 - 1967): Sonata in B minor for solo cello, Op.8, mvt. III 

 

Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801): Sonata in D minor

 

Franz Xaver Pokorny (1728 - 1794): Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major

 

Ludwig Schunke (1810 - 1834): Grande Sonata in G Minor Op.3 - 1. Allegro