Monthly Archives: June 2013

René Descartes 1596-1650

From: Piat, Clodius “René Descartes.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved: 12 Jun. 2013 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04744b.htm. René Descartes (Renatus Cartesius), philosopher and scientist, born at La Haye France, 31 March, 1596; died at Stockholm, Sweden, 11 February 1650. He studied at … Continue reading

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Charles K. Phillips 1914-2004

From: http://www.easttexashistorical.org/v3/membership/resolutions/phillips.htm Captain Charles K. Phillips A RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN CHARLES K. PHILLIPS WHEREAS Captain Charles K. Phillips, U.S.N. (ret.), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 18, 1914, who departed this life in Nacogdoches, Texas, on April 16, 2004, … Continue reading

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