April 14, 2022 has arrived. Ra has started his journey across the sky. The Sun is visible to everyone, warms the Earth each day and provides nourishment to every living thing. It’s understandable why the Sun was worshipped as a God. Today is Ex-Spouse Day, International Moment of Laughter Day, National Dolphin Day, Pan American Day, Reach As High As You Can Day, and National Pecan Day. Now the history: This is the day in 1841 that the 1st detective story is published, It is Edgar Allan Poe’s “Murders in Rue Morgue”. This is the day in 1865 that Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington. This is the day in 1881 of the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight in El Paso Texas. Dallas Stoudenmire, who was a famous gunfighter, had only been Marshall for 3 days when got into a gunfight that killed 4 men in 5 seconds (he killed 3 of them). There were 3 Texas Rangers watching who didn’t get involved because “Stoudenmire had the situation well in hand”. I guess he did. On this day in 1902 J.C. Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Lastly, this is the day in 1912 that the Titanic hit the iceberg that would sink it in the early hours of the 15th. On this day we will visit the grave of Abe Lincoln who said, “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses” and “Always remember: Life is for enjoying.” “those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” I’ll wrap this day up with “I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” Abide.
