Welcome to September 17th, 2022. There’s a slight hint of Fall in the air and since I’m in Michigan, it will be here in around 2 weeks. The leaves will soon be on the ground and the first snow will fall and I won’t be here. I’ll be wearing shorts, T-shirts and flip flops. Life is good. Today has a long list of events. Here are a few of the better ones: It’s Batman Day, Big Whopper Liar Day, Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, International Eat an Apple Day, Locate an Old Friend Day, Thank a Police Officer Day, National Apple Turn Over Day, and National Monte Cristo Sandwich Day. Now, Into the Way Back Machine we go. On this day in 1394 all the Jews were expelled from France by order of King Charles Vl. Question: What happened to the Jews when they were expelled? Answer, they became refugees, and the treatment of refugees was ugly during the Middle Ages. Moving on. On this day in 1778 the 1st treaty between the US and Indian tribes was signed at Fort Pitt. On this day in 1787 the US Constitution was signed by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention. In 1861 the 1st class for ex aped slaves was taught by Mary Peake at Fortress Monroe Virginia which is now Hampton University. This is the day in 1862 that the Battle of Antietam was fought. It was the bloodiest day in the Civil War with 22,000 dead or wounded. On this day in 1934 RCA Victor released the d1st 33 1/3 rem recording which was Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Today’s dead person is Karl Popper who was a philosopher who died in 1994. Karl said, “True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.” “It can’t happen here, is always wrong. A dictatorship can happen anywhere.” “All things living are in search of a better world.” I know I am. This is a good place to type Abide.
