Born on this date:

Blaise Pascal, b.1623. Thoughts on Peter Kreeft’s commentary on Pascal’s Pensees:
Semicolon interacts with Pascal on Order.
Sinners Need Silence, and Ultimately A Savior
Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me.
Animal or Angel?
Vanity, Vanity, All Is Vanity
Every Day in Every Way
Hobgoblins or Habits
I need to finish this series. I need to finish the book.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Prince of Preachers, b. 1834.

Some Texans celebrate Juneteenth on June 19th each year. It’s a celebration of the end of slavery, and a typical Juneteenth celebration usually involves picnics, parades, prayer services, barbecue, watermelon, and red soda pop. For a fictional take on this holiday, see Ann Rinaldi’s young adult novel Come Juneteenth.