Apr 12, 2016
Project Starshot was announced by Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking, and Mark Zuckerberg.
*突破摄星（英语：Breakthrough Starshot）是由突破计划提出的太空探索项目，旨在研发名为“星片”（StarChip）的光帆飞行器，以期能以五分之一光速（每秒6万千米）、经过约20年的航行时间抵达半人马座α星，并在到达后再经过约4年的时间向地球传回信息。（维基百科）
Why Alpha Centauri?
Because it is the nearest sun to us - Alpha Centauri is a star system, and is widely believed to be the closest to the solar system at a distance of 4.37 light-years only.
Read more:
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/15/in-2045-alpha-centauri/
Today is
International Be Kind to Lawyers Day.
Lawyers in America are rich in wealth but not so in reputation.
A 2018 poll by Gallup found that lawyers received pretty average ratings for their honesty and ethical standards (51%).
Well, a lot better than politicians.
But, a big but, not all lawyers are created equal, and not all lawyers are crooks and liars.
I have the best personal lawyer in the whole world - she feeds me well, and treats me with the patience and tolerance every husband dreams of.
Apr 12, 1912
Clara Barton, American nurse who founded the American Red Cross, died at age 90.
https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/clara-barton.html
Today in music: Mariah Carey
Today in 2005, Mariah Carey released The Emancipation of Mimi; the album entered the US chart at number one.