PoliticalChic
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1. On this day, in 1809, Charles Darwin was born. Who can doubt the momentous effect he has had on this world.
2. And, again, a man who changed our world, born the same day and year as Darwin....Abraham Lincoln. He was born in Hardin Count, Kentucky and moved to Macon County, Illinois when he was 21.
Taking the oath of office, March 4, 1861, he stated: “I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.” Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address. U.S. Inaugural Addresses. 1989
3. Only one First Lady was born outside of the United States. Born on this day in 1775 in London, England, Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was the only First Lady born outside the U.S. She came to this country four years after she married John Quincy Adams, who was Minister to the Netherlands at the time, and later became President. As First Lady, she hosted Tuesday night receptions to entertain important diplomats.
Louisa Adams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4. One of the original colonies was founded on this day in 1733 ...and founded for English debtors by social reformer James Oglethorpe. He founded the 13th and final American colony of Georgia, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prisons, in the New World.
James Oglethorpe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5. China becomes a republic as the Manchu dynasty was overthrown by nationalists led by Dr. Sun Yat Sen. On February 12, 1912, the last Manchu emperor, the child Puyi, abdicated., ending the 270-year-old Qing Dynasty, and 5000 years of absolute monarchy in China. His party, the Kuomintang, was eventually overthrown by Mao, and forced flee to Taiwan, where it remains.Republic of China (1912 AD?1949 AD) - China culture
a. Sun Yat Sen was educated in Hawaii, and there is evidence he obtained a Hawaiian birth certificate....seems to be a lot of that going around....
Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Birth Certificate causes Trouble in Taipei > Hawaii Free Press > Articles Main
6. And, close only counts with horseshoes, handgranades, and ball room dancing....
On this day in 1999, half the Senate found President Clinton guilty of charges, but he was acquitted because the Constitution requires a two thirds vote for removal.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An interesting day......
Anyone know what Fredrick Thayer patented on this day in 1878?
(Fredrick Thayer - WikiWorldBook)
2. And, again, a man who changed our world, born the same day and year as Darwin....Abraham Lincoln. He was born in Hardin Count, Kentucky and moved to Macon County, Illinois when he was 21.
Taking the oath of office, March 4, 1861, he stated: “I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.” Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address. U.S. Inaugural Addresses. 1989
3. Only one First Lady was born outside of the United States. Born on this day in 1775 in London, England, Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was the only First Lady born outside the U.S. She came to this country four years after she married John Quincy Adams, who was Minister to the Netherlands at the time, and later became President. As First Lady, she hosted Tuesday night receptions to entertain important diplomats.
Louisa Adams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
4. One of the original colonies was founded on this day in 1733 ...and founded for English debtors by social reformer James Oglethorpe. He founded the 13th and final American colony of Georgia, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prisons, in the New World.
James Oglethorpe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5. China becomes a republic as the Manchu dynasty was overthrown by nationalists led by Dr. Sun Yat Sen. On February 12, 1912, the last Manchu emperor, the child Puyi, abdicated., ending the 270-year-old Qing Dynasty, and 5000 years of absolute monarchy in China. His party, the Kuomintang, was eventually overthrown by Mao, and forced flee to Taiwan, where it remains.Republic of China (1912 AD?1949 AD) - China culture
a. Sun Yat Sen was educated in Hawaii, and there is evidence he obtained a Hawaiian birth certificate....seems to be a lot of that going around....
Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Birth Certificate causes Trouble in Taipei > Hawaii Free Press > Articles Main
6. And, close only counts with horseshoes, handgranades, and ball room dancing....
On this day in 1999, half the Senate found President Clinton guilty of charges, but he was acquitted because the Constitution requires a two thirds vote for removal.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An interesting day......
Anyone know what Fredrick Thayer patented on this day in 1878?
(Fredrick Thayer - WikiWorldBook)
