Patrick Francis Healy (February 27, 1834 – January 10, 1910) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit. While Healy was one-sixteenth black and considered himself to be white, he was posthumously recognized as the first black American to become a Jesuit, to earn a PhD, and to become the president of a predominantly white university. Born in Georgia, Healy was legally considered a slave by birth and was sent north by his father to be educated alongside his brothers. After studying in Massachusetts, Healy entered the Society of Jesus and eventually earned his doctorate in Belgium. Healy was named the chair of philosophy at Georgetown University in 1866 and became its president in 1873. He aimed to transform the institution into a modern university by expanding courses in the sciences, raising standards at the medical school, and growing the law school. He also had constructed the university's flagship building, Healy Hall. For this, he became known as Georgetown's "second founder".
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1560:
The Treaty of Berwick was signed, setting the terms under which an English fleet and army could enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the Regency of Mary of Guise (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Berwick_%281560%29
1962:
Two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots bombed the Independence Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate President Ngo Dinh Diem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_South_Vietnamese_Independence_Palace_bombing
1982:
The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, known for its performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy operas, gave its final performance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
2002:
Violent riots, perceived to have been instigated by a train fire that killed 59 Hindu pilgrims, broke out in the Indian state of Gujarat, killing at least 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, over three days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godhra_train_burning
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
pronoia: 1. (philosophy, theology) Divine providence, foreknowledge, foresight. 2. (historical, Byzantine Empire) An imperial grant to an individual of temporary fiscal rights in the form of land, incomes or taxes from land, fishing rights, etc., sometimes carrying with it an obligation of military service. […] 3. (psychology) A belief (sometimes regarded as irrational) that people conspire to do one good. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pronoia
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
We aren’t going to lay down weapons. We will protect the country ... Our weapon is our truth, and our truth is that it's our land, our country, our children. And we will defend all of that. --Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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