James A. Doonan (November 8, 1841 – April 12, 1911) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was the president of Georgetown University from 1882 to 1888. Born in Georgia, he studied at Georgetown before entering the Society of Jesus in 1857. During his formation, he taught at Loyola College in Maryland and Boston College. He also studied at Woodstock College and was ordained a priest in 1874. Doonan became a professor at Georgetown before being named president in 1882. He worked to offset the debt accrued during the construction of Healy Hall, and installed in front of the building two historic cannons that had been carried aboard Lord Baltimore's 1634 expeditionary voyage to Maryland. He also oversaw construction of a new building for the School of Medicine. After his presidency, Doonan continued teaching and engaging in pastoral work throughout the Northeastern United States. He died at Georgetown in 1911.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1861:

American Civil War: The USS San Jacinto stopped the British mailship RMS Trent (depicted) and arrested two Confederate envoys en route to Europe, sparking a major diplomatic crisis between the United Kingdom and the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Affair

1940:

The Italian invasion of Greece failed as outnumbered Greek units repulsed the Italians at the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Elaia%E2%80%93Kalamas

1971:

English rock group Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_IV

2016:

The Government of India announced the demonetisation of certain banknotes, causing prolonged cash shortages in the weeks that followed and significant disruption throughout the economy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Indian_banknote_demonetisation

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

mentalese: (philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mentalese

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Truth seeth God, and Wisdom beholdeth God, and of these two cometh the third: that is, a holy marvellous delight in God; which is Love. Where Truth and Wisdom are verily, there is Love verily, coming of them both. And all of God’s making: for He is endless sovereign Truth, endless sovereign Wisdom, endless sovereign Love, unmade; and man’s Soul is a creature in God which hath the same properties made, and evermore it doeth that it was made for: it seeth God, it beholdeth God, and it loveth God. Whereof God enjoyeth in the creature; and the creature in God, endlessly marvelling.   --Julian of Norwich https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich