02.12.2022 is the signpost for this 24 hour period. In it we will travel around 1.6 million miles as we will fly and spin through space. We orbit our Sun as our Sun orbits the Milky Way Galaxy. One orbit of the Sun is called a “Cosmic Year” which takes around 250 million years. Earth will travel over 20,000 miles as I write this post. It’s hard for me to accept these facts but they are… facts. On this day we can celebrate Hug Day, International Darwin Day, National Lost Penny Day, NAACP Day, National Freedom To Marry Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, Plum Pudding Day and Paul Bunyan Day. Moving on. This is the day in 1554 that Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days was beheaded at the age of 15 for Treason. On this day in 1733 Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at the site where Savannah was built. One of my favorite cities to visit. In 1793 on this date the 1st US fugitive slave law passed which required return of escaped slaves. This is the day in 1825 that the Creek Indians signed a treaty to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and to migrate West. In 1909 on this day the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed. On this day in 1938 the first ‘Kindertransport’ carrying Jewish refugee children from Nazi Germany arrived in Britain. This is the day in 1941 that the first patient received an injection of penicillin. Since it’s Lincoln’s birthday, I’ll use his quotes to end this post. Abe said, “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” “Behind the cloud the sun is shining.” “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” “When I do good, I feel food. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.” I hope you enjoy the 1,600,000 trip today. Abide.
