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What Happened on November 20th
November 20, 1955
Lotus Notes Inventor Ozzie Born
Ray Ozzie, who designed the Lotus Notes office management software for Lotus Development Corporation, is born in Chicago, IL. Ozzie graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1979. During this time Ray worked at the Computer-based Education Research Lab (CERL) on the PLATO operating system.
Every step, no matter how small, is part of a bigger journey, and today is your chance to embrace it all. Smile at the beauty in the little thingsβtheyβre what make life extraordinary. Letβs make today full of appreciation and light! πΈβ¨
What Happened on November 19th
November 19, 1992
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Is Released
Sega releases the second game for its top franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog, for the Sega Genesis platform. Genesis was running second to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System with its franchise creations such as Mario and Starfox.
Given the title referencing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the festive Piazza seems to stand in for the Capulet's ball. The young John Ruskin (1819β1900), later a prominent art critic, defended Turner's artistic choices and any perceived inaccuracies in the portrayal of Venice. Ultimately, the painting speaks for itself, showcasing Turner's mastery of atmospheric effects and dynamic perspective in one of the most evocative works of his later career.
In Juliet and her Nurse, Joseph Mallord William Turner offers a sweeping view of Veniceβs main Piazza and its eastern landmarks, as seen from above the western end of the Procuratie Nuove, near the rooftops of the Hotel Europa where he stayed. At the center of the composition is the Campanile and the Basilica of San Marco, with the red bricks of the tower contrasting against the unnaturally whitened, almost ethereal domes.
#Astrology Astro Photo of the Day
What's happening with these clouds? While it may seem that these long and thin clouds are pointing toward the top of a hill, and that maybe a world-famous observatory is located there, only part of that is true. In terms of clouds, the formation is a chance superposition of impressively periodic undulating air currents in Earth's lower atmosphere.
