Ajit Pai Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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RIP, David McCullough: historian won 2 @PulitzerPrizes and Presidential Medal of Freedom, and authored memorable books like 1776, John Adams, Truman, and (a favorite) The Path Between the Seas, about the making of the Panama Canal. https://t.co/mp0fEbEo2N https://t.co/RzomZVXwmj

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OTD in 1862, Charles Dodgson sent a handwritten story to 10-year-old Alice Liddell as a Christmas present. He told it to her and her sisters over a summer picnic, and she insisted he write it down. Under the name Lewis Carroll, he later published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. https://t.co/8yfsMP51GN

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RIP, David McCullough: historian won 2 @PulitzerPrizes and Presidential Medal of Freedom, and authored memorable books like 1776, John Adams, Truman, and (a favorite) The Path Between the Seas, about the making of the Panama Canal. https://t.co/mp0fEbEo2N https://t.co/RzomZVXwmj

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". . . [E]very book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute." — George Orwell, "1984" https://t.co/XJMwxpCudT

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White House statement, 2021: “The United States will continue to support Afghan women and girls. We are closely watching the Taliban’s actions across the country, and will work with Congress and with our allies and partners to support women and girls.” https://t.co/VhRbPsz6sF

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RIP, David McCullough: historian won 2 @PulitzerPrizes and Presidential Medal of Freedom, and authored memorable books like 1776, John Adams, Truman, and (a favorite) The Path Between the Seas, about the making of the Panama Canal. https://t.co/mp0fEbEo2N https://t.co/RzomZVXwmj

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OTD in 1893, Claude Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" premiered in Paris. It was a revelation to all. The poet whose work inspired the piece had been skeptical, but later wrote: "I have just come out of the concert, deeply moved. The marvel!" https://t.co/1xSpt5tY7t

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OTD in 1862, Charles Dodgson sent a handwritten story to 10-year-old Alice Liddell as a Christmas present. He told it to her and her sisters over a summer picnic, and she insisted he write it down. Under the name Lewis Carroll, he later published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. https://t.co/8yfsMP51GN

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"The @NASA_Orion capsule will orbit the moon, coming within about 80 miles of its surface, and its maximum distance from the Earth will be 268,553 miles—surpassing a record set by @NASA's Apollo 13 mission in 1970." https://t.co/z1GvhYTUGH https://t.co/xNmOi05i17

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OTD in 1862, Charles Dodgson sent a handwritten story to 10-year-old Alice Liddell as a Christmas present. He told it to her and her sisters over a summer picnic, and she insisted he write it down. Under the name Lewis Carroll, he later published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. https://t.co/8yfsMP51GN