12.20.2022 is here. When I was a child, mom would be telling me what Santa was doing in preparation for his visit. It’s easy to believe something that you want to believe. Can I get an Amen on that one? Today is Cathode-Ray Tube Day, Dot You I’s Day, Games Day, Go Caroling Day, Mudd Day, Sacagawea Day, and/or you can raise your glass to toast National Sangria Day. Now for some history. On this day in 1606 the English colonial expedition to America set sail in 3 ships from Blackwall, London. On this day in 1669 the 1st jury trial in Delaware took place. Marcus Jacobson was charged and found guilty of insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery. In 1699 Peter the Great ordered the Russian New Year changed from September 1st to January 1st. This is the day in 1812 that “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” was first published. In 1820 on this day Missouri imposed a $1 bachelor tax on unmarried men aged between 21 and 50. This is the day in 1879 that Thomas Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light. One year later New York’s Broadway was lit by electricity and became known as the ‘Great White Way’. On this day in 1893 the 1st state anti-lynching statue was approved in Georgia. In 1944 on this day the Battle of Bastogne began when the Nazis surrounded the 101st Airborne. This is the day in 1946 that “It’s a Wonderful Life’ premiered in NYC. On this day in 1956 Montgomery, Al removed race-based seat assignments on its buses. Today’s dead person advice comes from Car Sagan who said, “Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity.” Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff.” “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” Last one is “You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep-seated need to believe.” Can I get a second Amen? Abide.
