3 July 1844 Posted on July 2, 2019 by Staff The last pair of great auks is killed. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk’] Famous Words of Inspiration..."I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound - if I can remember any of the damn things." Dorothy Parker — Click here for more from Dorothy Parker Related posts: 3 July 1844 3 July 1844 21 February 1918 1 September 1914 28 December 1836 11 July 1576 17 July 1902 15 December 2010 17 July 1996 3 July 1940