It is the 13th day of the month known as September which comes from the Latin word “septem” which means seven. In the Roman calendar, which only had 10 months, September was the 7th month. That changed in 46 bc when Julius Caesar added 2 additional months. Now you know. It’s always good to add new knowledge even if it’s useless. Today is Bald Is Beautiful Day, Fortune Cookie Day, International Chocolate Day, National Defy Superstition Day, Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day, National Grandparents Day, Peanut Day (my pick), Snack A Pickle Day and Positive Thinking Day. There’s more but this is enough. On this day in 1789, the 1st loan is made to the United States Government by a NYC bank. This is the date in 1922 that the Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City as people protest the right to wear straw hats beyond the accepted end date of September 15. It seems that if you wore a straw hat after the 15th, it would probably grabbed off your head a crushed. There actually was a riot and some people went to jail. Wow. On this day in 1925 the 1st US University for African American, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans. This is the day in 1965 that the Beatles release “Yesterday”. This is Milton Hersey’s birthday. He said, One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy.” This is the day that Ann Richards, Governor of Texas stopped living in 2006. I liked her style of politics. Ann said, “We’re not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth – not most days, but every day.” I know she’s right about that. So there you have another post for another new day. Abide.
