365 Days Of Facts (2025)

11/02/2021

11 February 1531, Convocation granted King Henry VIII was named Supreme Head of the English Church. He was provided the title of “singular protector, supreme lord, and even, so far as the law of Christ allows, supreme head of the English church and clergy.”

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11 February 1531, Convocation granted King Henry VIII was named Supreme Head of the English Church. He was provided the title of “singular protector, supreme lord, and even, so far as the law of Christ allows, supreme head of the English church and clergy.”

11/02/2021

When we're talking about diversity, it's not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us. - Ava DuVernay

It's Not A Box To Check For Us

At 365 Days of Facts, we are doing out best not to check a box, but to instead make sure we are celebrating Black History Month comprehensively.

When we're talking about diversity, it's not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us. - Ava DuVernay

10/02/2021

John Franklin Enders was born on February 10th, 1897, at West Hartford, Connecticut. He is known for culturing polio virus, isolating the measles virus, and developing the measles vaccine.

Enders' studies were interrupted by World War I, where he served as a pilot, but he returned to Yale to earn his Bachelor's Degree and then Harvard for advanced degrees.

John Franklin Enders was born on February 10th, 1897, at West Hartford, Connecticut. He is known for culturing polio virus, isolating the measles virus, and developing the measles vaccine.

09/02/2021

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. - Bishop Desmond Tutu

Bishop Desmond Tutu

Crumbs of Compassion Not A Good Meal

Sir Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African Anglican (Church of England) bishop.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. - Bishp Desmond Tutu

09/02/2021

William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general during the Civil War and is remembered as one of the most famous military leaders in US history. His calculated March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, then north into the Carolinas, brought the Confederate surrender and end of the Civil War, but his tactics remain controversial, even now in the South.

William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general during the Civil War and is remembered as one of the most famous military leaders in US history. His calculated March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, then north into the Carolinas, brought the Confederate surrender and end of the Civil War,....

08/02/2021

The McCourty brothers - Devin and Jason - are the first twins to win the Super Bowl for the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams in 2019.

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Patriots' McCourty Brothers

Devin and Jason McCourty continue to play as Defensive Backs in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium for the New England Patriots through the 2020 season.

The McCourty brothers - Devin and Jason - are the first twins to win the Super Bowl.

08/02/2021

On this day in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots executed on order of Queen Elizabeth I.

Mary had been imprisoned on the orders of Elizabeth I. She was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her part in a plot to assasinate Queen Elizabeth I.

On this day in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots executed on order of Queen Elizabeth I. Mary had been imprisoned on the orders of Elizabeth I. She was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her part in a plot to assasinate Queen Elizabeth I.

08/02/2021

We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort. - Jesse Owens

All Have Dreams, Some Make Reality

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete. He won Olympic gold four times in the 1936 Olympic games and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.

We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort. - Jesse Owens

07/02/2021

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. - Booker T Washington

Success Is To Be Measured

Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author and orator. He also advised multiple presidents of the United States.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. - Booker T Washington

06/02/2021

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is the not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. - Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe

True Heroism

Arthur Ashe was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles.

Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team.

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. - Arthur Ashe

05/02/2021

Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. - Dr. Mae Jemison

Other People's Limited Imaginations Didn't Stop Jemison

Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

In 1987 Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps.

Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. - Mae Jemison

04/02/2021

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem. - Marian Wright Edelman

We have a values and priorities problem.

Marian Wright Edelman is an American activist for children's rights. She has advocated her entire professional life for children and disadvantaged Americans. She is founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund. &

We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem. - Marian Wright Edelman

03/02/2021

February 3 is the Day the music died. Ritchie Valens, born Richard Valenzuela is considered the first Mexican-American rock star in the United States.

Valens is perhaps best known for his song "La Bamba" which is an adaptation of a Mexican folk song.

February 3 is the Day the music died. Ritchie Valens, born Richard Valenzuela is considered the first Mexican-American rock star in the United States.

03/02/2021

There are no solutions, only trade offs. - Thomas Sowell

Only Trade Offs

In many ways, Sowell is speaking to the same issues as Frederick Douglass in yesterday's quote that progress requires trade offs.

We believe Frederick Douglass when he spoke about progress requiring struggle and Sowell similarly is saying there are no quick fixes to society's problems, just trade offs to incrementally

There are no solutions, only trade offs. - Thomas Sowell

02/02/2021

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. - Frederick Douglass

No Struggle, No Progress.

Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.

He escaped slavery in Maryland and became a national leader for the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. He is best known for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. - Frederick Douglass

02/02/2021

You can only become accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. - Maya Angelou

Accomplished At Something You Love

Maya Angelou is the first in our series for Black History Month quotes.

Angelou is known as an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.

You can only become accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. - Maya Angelou

21/01/2021

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' - Isaac Asimov

Anti-intellectualism Is Our Fight

Asimov's quote is pulled from a January 21, 1980 piece in Newsweek magazine.

A large part of our goal at 365DaysOfFacts.com

Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' - Isaac Asimov

20/01/2021

The Congress of the Confederation set March 4, 1789, as the date “for commencing proceedings”, or Inauguration Day, of the new government established by the U.S. Constitution. While a particularly bad winter delayed the inauguration of George Washington by eight weeks, subsequent incoming presidents and vice presidents took their oaths of office on March 4.

The Congress of the Confederation set March 4, 1789, as the date “for commencing proceedings”, or Inauguration Day, of the new government established by the U.S. Constitution.

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