Ex Malo Bonum

Ex Malo Bonum - good out of evil.  The origin of this phrase is Saint Augustine of Hippo, who contradicts Seneca the Younger's dictum that no good can come of evil.

Presidential Line of Succession (PRE-LOSS)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives ("House Speaker") is second in the Presidential Line of Succession, after the Vice President. The office was established by the US constitution in 1789.

The House of Representatives is the "lower house" in America's bicameral legislature, the "upper house" being the Senate (where two senators represent each state, irrespective of state population). There being 50 states in the USA, there are correspondingly 100 senators in the Senate.

Baltimore-born Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker (Representatives) since 2019, is the only woman in US history to hold this position. She studied Political Science at Trinity College.

Watteau - Pioneer of Fetes Galantes

Watteau was a French painter.

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 from Liszt

Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist. His most famous composition, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, a very brisk and dynamic piece, is also known as Rhapsodie Hongroise No 2.

Climate Chambers and Vacuum Chambers

Climate chambers, also known as climatic chambers, or environmental chambers, can be used to test the effect of certain climate conditions on electronics and other components, and biological items. Vacuum chambers are used to simulate the environment of space. NASA operates the world's largest vacuum chamber at its facility in Sandusky, Ohio (part of the Glenn Research Center established in 1942). which is available for commercial companies to use as well.

The Operas of Andre Gretry

Andre Gretry was a composer from Liege in present day Belgium. He became a French citizen and was known for his operas comiques. The work La Vendemmiatrice, an intermezzo, was his first major success.

Saint Crispin's Day

Saints Crispian and Crispinian are the Christian patron saints of cobblers and leather workers executed on 25 October 285 or 286 during the reign of Diocletian.

They are commemorated by Saint  Crispin's Day.

Saint Crispin's Day is often used as a reference date for battles, including the 15th Century Battle of Agincourt.

The Battle of Agincourt in 1415 was conducted on Saint Crispin's Day as well as the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (25 October 1864) in Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade.