It’s now December 15th. I’m anticipating a very pleasant day. The sun will shine, temp. in the lower 70s. This is the reason I moved to Florida. We paid our dues with the humidity and the heat and now we get the return on our investment. Let’s jump into this day: It’s Bill of Rights Day, International Tea Day, Cat Herders’ Day, Wear Your Pearls Day and National Cupcake Day. For me, it has to be cupcakes since you can’t herd cats and I don’t have any pearls. The Bill of Rights gets its own day because on this date in 1791 US Bill of Rights was ratified. In 1792, the 1st life insurance policy issued in US. In 1854 the 1st street-cleaning machine is used in Philadelphia. In 1874 the 1st reigning king to visit US is the King of Hawaii, received by President Grant. What happened to the monarchy of Hawaii? i looked it up. It was a us. a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president. The coup occurred with the foreknowledge of John L. Stevens, the U.S. minister to Hawaii, and 300 U.S. Marines from the U.S. cruiser Boston were called to Hawaii, allegedly to protect American lives. Why am I not surprised. in 1939 “Gone With the Wind”, starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, premieres in Atlanta (Best Picture 1940, inflation not adjusted highest-grossing film of all time). In 1942 Massachusetts issues 1st US vehicular license plate tabs. Finally, in 1952 Christine Jorgenson is the first known American to undergo a sex-change operation. Big deal at the time. Do you know where the Eiffel Tower in Paris gets its name from? From the person who built it. It’s Gustave Eiffel’s birthday (1832). It’s also J. Paul Getty’s birthday. He was one of America’s oil billionaires. He said “My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.” Having grown up in what some people call the “oil patch”. I understand. I’m lucky to have reached the age where I don’t have to strike oil to be a success. Now, onto live this new, wonderful day. Abide.
