Atheist Nomads

DUSTING OFF THE DEGREE - Mary THIS DAY IN HISTORY - April 14 * 1775 – The first abolition society in North America is established * 1828 – Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary * 1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs * 1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre * 1912 – The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg * 2005 – The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to gay couples SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY * Ribose and related sugars from uv irradiation of interstellar ice pieces created the base for RNA, ribose sugar! * Newton dabbled in alchemy, searching for the recipe for the Philosopher’s Stone. Recently Chemical Heritage Foundation acquired his recipe for sophick mercury, a key ingredient or the Stone. * Yeast infection caused a blockage of blood supply, so only four days after the surgery the uterus was removed. POLITICS AND RELIGION * Gov Butch Otter has vetoed the Bible in schools bill * Tennessee has passed a bill to make t