Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well (Countdown, 1987)
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Daily Archives: May 16, 2026
Late Night Music Fix
Campus Map
Appalachian State University
Quote, Unquote
The church that Joseph Smith set about building was almost achingly American. He held up the Constitution as a quasi-canonical work of providence. He published a new sacred text, the Book of Mormon, that centered on Jesus visiting the ancient Americas. He even taught that God had brought about the American Revolution so that his Church could be restored in a free country—thus linking Mormonism’s success to that of the American experiment. And yet, almost as soon as Smith started attracting converts, they were derided as un-American.
~ McKay Coppins via The Atlantic
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Midday Music Fix
Pearl Jam – The Fixer
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Campus Life at
Illinois Tech
Quote, Unquote
Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
~ Ernest Hemingway
Erik Kurilla was born
on this day in 1962
Michael Erik Kurilla – United States Army general who was appointed the 15th commander of United States Central Command – was born on this day – May 16, 1962.
General Kurilla holds an aerospace engineering degree from the United States Military Academy. Additionally, he earned an MBA at Regis University as well as a masters in national security studies from the National War College.
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Campus Trivia Night
Question: Which 5 countries were the largest economies in the world by purchasing power parity in the year 2010?
Via the IMF by way of Wikipedia
- United States
- China
- India
- Japan
- Germany
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Campus Trivia
Question: Which were the 10 largest American companies in 1965?
The Fortune 500 list of the 10 largest American companies in 1965 is as follows:
- General Motors
- Exxon
- Ford
- General Electric
- Mobile
- Chrysler
- U.S. Steel
- Texaco
- International Business Machines
- Gulf Oil
Between 1955 and 1965, three companies dropped out of the Fortune 500 Top 10: Esmark; Armour and Dupont.
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