Nonesuch #9

Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams,
Massachusetts. She was brought up in a Quaker family with long
activist traditions. Early in her life, she developed a sense of
justice and moral zeal. She lived in Rochester, New York, during the
most politically active period of her life. It was here where she was
arrested for voting in 1872, before women had the right to vote.
Anthony is best known as an advocate for women's suffrage, but she
began her career as an outspoken proponent of temperance (abstinence
from alcohol).
...taken from the ALMANAC.COM COMPANION to the Farmer's Almanac 2005


On Feburary 15, 399 B.C. the Greek philosopher Socrates was sentence to death.
Athens was the intellectual and artistic center of Classical
Greece, and its reputation was strongest in philosophy. Although
Socrates did not leave any writings, his teachings were described
by Plato, his pupil. Socrates believed that all real knowledge
was within each person and personal critical examination could
bring it forth. However, when Socrates questioned public authority
and demonstrated the ignorance of many public officials he was
arrested and convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens. He was
offered clemency in return for publicly recanting earlier
teachings. However, he refused and was thus sentenced to death.
...taken from HistoryDaily.com - An Entertaining Look Back By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith