Biography of the Day

René Descartes, lithograph, 19th century.René Descartes, born this day in 1596 and perhaps best known for the famous phrase “I think, therefore I am,” was a French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher who has often been called the father of modern philosophy.

 

This Day in History

Eiffel Tower, Paris.The 984-foot (300-metre) Eiffel Tower, a wrought iron technological masterpiece created by Gustave Eiffel to commemorate the French Revolution, was opened to the public at the Centennial Exposition in Paris this day in 1889.
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