November 29, 2023. Carpe Diem! You’ve got at least one more day of life. The older you get, the more you should celebrate each day. Today, in addition to life, you can celebrate chocolates Day, Customer is Wrong Day, Electronic Greetings Day, National Lemon Crème Pie Day, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, Square Dancing Day, Throw Out Your Leftovers Day, and Women’s Wednesday. We’re also coming to the end of National Peanut Lovers Month and Raisin Bread Month. They do go together. Now some history: On the day in 1775 Sir James Jay invented invisible ink. On this day in 1781 the crew of the slave ship Zong murder 142 African slaves by throwing them overboard at sea to claim cargo insurance. On this day in 1870 compulsory education became the law in England. On this day in 1916 the US declares martial law in the Dominican Republic. I think that means we used the Marines to invade the country and take it over. On this day in 1933 the 1st state liquor stores were authorized in Pennsylvania. On this day in 1947 anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo erupt after the UN votes to partition Palestine. For those of you who need some help, that was 76 years ago. On this day in 1963 President LBJ established the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of JFK. They accepted the “magic-bullet” theory that a single bullet could cause 7 entry and exit wounds in two men (JFK and Governor Connally). On this day in 1972 the 1st commercially successful video game, ‘Pong” went into service in Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, CA. Today we will hear from am American journalist, social activist and anarchist named Dorthy Day who died in 1980. She said, “If you feed the poor, you’re a saint. If you ask why they’re poor, you’re a communist.” “I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.” “What we would like to do is change the world. Make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves.” “The only solution is love.” Abide.
