On this day 17th July 1790 Adam Smith died

Adam Smith FRSA (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723^[5] – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish^[a] economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.^[7] Seen by some as "The Father of Economics"^[8] or "The Father of Capitalism",^[9] he wrote two classic works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). 

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Karl Marx on Adam Smith

Short Biography of Adam Smith

Spanish Civil War breaks out,  A well-planned uprising by Nationalist rebels against the Republican government of Spain began this day in 1936, sparking a bloody civil war that lasted until 1939, when the Nationalists and Francisco Franco assumed power.

Abraham Lincoln Brigade archive summary

Songs of the Spanish Civil War.  spotify