On the day I was born, or possibly on one of the following days, my f… — Immanuel Velikovsky

On the day I was born, or possibly on one of the following days, my father went on a walk in the forested hills and thought of a name for me. His first son was called Daniel, and Samuel in memory of one of his forefathers.

Immanuel VelikovskyHistorian · Belarusian · 1895 – 1979

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