Thomas Gresham own house in Bishopsgate Street and the rents from the Royal Exchange should be vested in the Corporation of London and the Mercers Company, for the purpose of instituting a college in which seven professors should read lectures, one each day of the week, in astronomy, geometry, physic, law, divinity, rhetoric and music. Thus, Gresham College, the first institution of higher learning in London, came to be established in 1597. Gresham's Law (stated simply as: "Bad money drives out good") takes its name from him (although others, including the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, had recognised the concept for years) because he
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Alexander says tomorrow things must not get any worse. On Saturday, January 13, 1990, the book was adapted into a 30-minute animated musical television special that was produced by Klasky Csupo and aired on HBO in the United States. While the special is mostly true to the book, the following differences are: This special features 12 more bad things for Alexander: The special also includes 4 good things to show the audience that even a bad day can have something good in it: Although mentioned, the three following bad things are not shown in the special: The special also included