(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 10/05 Open Thread – World Teachers’ Day [1] ['Enhydra Lutris', 'Greg Dworkin', 'Egberto Willies', 'Bill In Portland Maine'] Date: 2026-10-05 “When we were little,” the Mock Turtle went on at last, more calmly, though still sobbing a little now and then, “we went to school in the sea. The master was an old Turtle – we used to call him Tortoise -“ “Why did you call him Tortoise, if he wasn’t one?” Alice asked. “We called him Tortoise because he taught us,” said the Mock Turtle angrily: “really you are very dull!” Lewis Carroll – ********** – – ********** Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy. Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. – – ********** The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future – ********** – ********** – 1143 – King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognised Portugal as a Kingdom. (but see 1910)1607 – The Pope’s assassins tried to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi.1665 – The University of Kiel was founded.1789 – The Women’s March on Versailles effectively terminated royal authority.1857 – The city of Anaheim was founded even though neither Disney nor Gene Autry was born yet.1877 – The Nez Perce War ended. The wrong side won.1910 – The Portuguese monarchy was overthrown and a republic was declared.1911 – The Kowloon–Canton Railway began service.1944 – The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchised women.1947 – President Truman made the first televised Oval Office address.1966 – A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station had a partial meltdown.1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded.1986 – Mordechai Vanunu revealed Israel’s secret nuclear weapons.1988 – A Chilean opposition coalition defeated Pinochet in his re-election attempt.2000 – Mass demonstrations in Serbia forced the resignation of Slobodan Miloševic.Alternatively~~ Denis Diderot1713 – Denis Diderot, philosopher and critic1715 – Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, Physiocratic economist and educator1728 – Chevalier d’Éon, diplomat, soldier, and spy , Go Read About …1781 – Bernard Bolzano, mathematician and philosopher1795 – Alexander Keith, brewer and politician1817 – Catherine Cooper Hopley, author and naturalist1824 – Henry Chadwick, historian and author(1858 – Helen Churchill Candee, journalist and author1879 – Francis Peyton Rous, pathologist and virologist1882 – Robert H. Goddard, physicist, engineer, and academic1887 – René Cassin, judge and academic,1892 – Remington Kellogg, zoologist and paleontologist1899 – Elda Anderson, physicist and health researcher1900 – Bing Xin, author and poet, known for her contributions to children’s literature1902 – Ray Kroc, invented modern US “culture”1903 – M. King Hubbert, geophysicist and academic1907 – Mrs. Miller, novelty singer1911 – Pierre Dansereau, ecologist and academic1923 – Philip Berrigan, priest, activist, and hero1923 – Stig Dagerman, journalist and author1928 – Louise Fitzhugh, author and illustrator1932 – Michael John Rogers, ornithologist1933 – Billy Lee Riley, rockabilly musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer1936 – Václav Havel, poet, playwright, and politician,1937 – Carlo Mastrangelo, doo-wop singer1938 – Johnny Duncan, country singer1941 – Roy Book Binder, singer, songwriter, and guitarist1942 – Billy Scott, singer and songwriter1942 – Richard Street, singer, songwriter1943 – Steve Miller, singer, songwriter, and guitarist1945 – Brian Connolly, singer, songwriter, and guitarist1945 – Geoff Leigh, saxophonist and flute player1947 – Brian Johnson, singer and songwriter1948 – Carter Cornelius, singer1948 – Russell Mael, vocalist1948 – Tawl Ross, guitarist1949 – B. W. Stevenson, singer, songwriter, and guitarist1949 – Yashiki Takajin, singer and television host1950 – “Fast” Eddie Clarke, rock guitarist1951 – Bob Geldof, singer, songwriter, and actor1952 – Harold Faltermeyer, keyboard player, composer, and producer1955 – Jean-Jacques Lafon, singer and songwriter1957 – Lee Thompson, singer, songwriter, and saxophonist1958 – Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author1959 – Maya Lin, architect and sculptor1959 – Kelly Joe Phelps, singer, songwriter, and guitarist1961 – Pato Banton, singer and songwriter1961 – David Bryson, singer, guitarist, and songwriter1961 – Sharon Cheslow, singer, songwriter, and guitarist1964 – Dave Dederer, guitarist and singer1966 – Sean M. Carroll, physicist, cosmologist, and academic1970 – Audie Pitre, singer and bass player1970 – Tord Gustavsen, pianist and composer1978 – James Valentine, guitarist1978 – Steinar Nickelsen, organist and composer1980 – Paul Thomas, bass player~~ Kaibara Ekken1714 – Kaibara Ekken, botanist and philosopher1740 – Jean-Philippe Baratier, astronomer and scholar1777 – Johann Andreas Segner, mathematician, physicist, and physician1813 – Tecumseh, tribal leader1880 – Jacques Offenbach, cellist and composer1940 – Silvestre Revueltas, violinist, composer, and conductor1942 – Dorothea Klumpke, astronomer1943 – Leon Roppolo, clarinet player and composer1985 – Karl Menger, mathematician from the Vienna Circle1986 – James H. Wilkinson, mathematician and computer scientist1992 – Eddie Kendricks, singer and songwriter1996 – Seymour Cray, American engineer and businessman, founded CRAY Inc2009 – Mike Alexander, English singer-songwriter and bass player2010 – Steve Lee, singer and songwriter2011 – Bert Jansch, singer, songwriter, and guitarist2011 – Fred Shuttlesworth, activist, co-founded the SCLC2013 – Ruth R. Benerito, chemist and academic2015 – Grace Lee Boggs, philosopher, author, and activistWorld Teachers’ DayApple Betty DayDo Something Nice Day (is that even legal today>)National Story Telling Day (Isn’t every day, with our media, govt., press, and “historians” all telling us tall tales?)World Architecture Day [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/5/800076897/community/10-05-open-thread-world-teachers-day/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/