This day is January 15, 2024. On this day we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. There are only a handful of people throughout history that changed the world. He was one of them. More about him at the end of this post. I’ll start by reminding you to let go of the past, don’t worry about tomorrow and to focus on today. Enjoy the moment called Now. We have a long list today: Blue Monday, Civil Rights Day, Elementary School Teachers Day, Hat Day, Humanitarian Day, National Bagel Day, National Booch Day, National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day, and Strawberry Ice Cream Day. There’s more but that’s enough. My pick from this list would be a New York bagel with cream cheese, lox, red onion and capers. Love them!! Moving on to history: On this day in 1535 King Henry VIII declared himself head of the Church of England consolidating the power of the church and state. On this day in 1831 the 1st US-built locomotive was used to pull a passenger train. This is the day in 1870 that the donkey was first used as a symbol of the Democratic Party. In 1919 on this day a storage tank holding 2 million gallons of molasses burst in Boston creating the “Great Molasses Flood” drowning 21 and injuring 150. On this day in 1971 George Harrison released his 1st solo single “My Sweet Lord”. This is the day in 1973 that Nixon suspended all US offensive action in North Vietnam. On this day in 1987 Boston Celtic forward Larry Bird was named both the “Man of the Year” by the Sporting News and “Athlete of the Year” by the Associated Press. Now back to Dr. King who I will use to end this post. Dr. King said, “The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.” “Vanity asks, is it popular? Politics ask, will it work? But conscience and morality ask, is it right?” “Don’t allow anybody to make you feel that you’re nobody.” “We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” Last one: “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.” Abide.
