October 6, 2022

October 6^th, 2022, in now here. We’ve been waiting over 4 billion years for it to arrive. It will only last 24 hours (6 of them are already gone), and then it will fade into history. Personally, I’ve been waiting for 28,251 days for this day and I hope to make the wait worthwhile. Why? It’s Garlic Lovers Day, Come And Take It Day, Mad Hatter Day, National Badger Day, National Coaches Day, National Noodle Day, National Plus Size Appreciation Day, and National Poetry Day. Onto the history of 10/6: On this day in 1863 the first public bath in America opened in Brooklyn. At the time there was no place for someone who lived in a tenement to take a bath. The law only required that there be one toilet for every 20 apartments. On this day in 1866 the 1^st train robbery in the US took place when the Reno Brothers got away with $13,000 ($236,210 in 2022 dollars).   This was the day in 1882 of game 1 in the first World Series. The Cincinnati Red Stockings beat the Chicago White Stockings 4 to 0. In 1889 on this day Thomas Edison showed his 1^st motion picture. On this day in 1917 the Battle of Passchendaele took place. Canadian troops captured Passchendaele. 250,000 people died in this battle. On this day in 1927 “The Jazz Singer”, the first movie with a soundtrack, ends the silent movie era. On this day in 1961 President Kennedy advised Americans to build fallout shelters. Today’s dead person is Bette Davis who died in 1989 at the age of 81. She was a smart lady with a quick wit. Bette said, “You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” “If everyone likes you, you’re not doing it right.” “You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.” “I’d marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that he’s dead within a year.” That’s enough for this day. Abide.