It is now the 4th day of May in the year 2022. Ra will not begin his chariot ride across the sky for six hours. It’s a good time to begin my day. It’s National Candied Orange Peel Day, Anti-Bullying Day, Bird Day, International Firefighters Day, International Respect for Chickens Day, National Orange Juice Day (I like mine with vodka), World Give Day, and Star Wars Day. Now to the history of this date. In 1535 Five Carthusian monks were hung, drawn, and quartered for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. My guess is that the remaining monks quickly decided to acknowledge Henry. On this day in 1846 Michigan abolished the death penalty. In 1878 on this day Thomas Edison’s phonograph was shown for the 1st time. On this day in 1886 what began as a peaceful protest in Chicago to support a labor strike for the 8–hour workday turned into the Haymarket riot when a bomb exploded killing 7 policemen. On this day in 1893 Cowboy Bill Pickett invented bulldogging which is the skill of grabbing cattle by the horns and wrestling them to the ground. This is the day in 1942 that WWII food rationing began in the US. This is the day in 1934 that Kanō Jigorō, who invented Judo, died. He said, “It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday.” On this day in 2010 Ernie Harwell who called Detroit Tiger baseball for 42 years died. Ernie said, “There’s a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That’s baseball“ and, “I look on life as a joyous adventure.” Me too Ernie, me too. Abide
