History ASAP

Celebrate.... September 17, 1787.... Happy Birthday to our US Constitution.

Wow.... the things you learn. 🤔 Couple of minutes extra to read... but hey! If we have one thing right now, it’s time.

Opinion | Stop Using Toilet Paper Why are we hoarding it when experts agree that rinsing with water is more sanitary and environmentally sound?

Good read shared from SLU in Hammond, La.

Uncovering the Secret Identity of Rosie the Riveter Naomi Parker Fraley, the inspiration behind Rosie the Riveter, died in January 2018.

Presidents Day...

Quick facts you might not know:

In 1879, Congress created the holiday to honor our first president, George Washington.

George Washington’s actual birthday is February 11, 1731. Because the British Empire had no more connection with the Catholic Church, it still used the Julian calendar. In 1752, the Georgian calendar was put into use throughout the empire and Washington’s Birthday then became February 22, 1732., which is the generally accepted date of his birth.

The Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1971 stipulated that Washington’s Birthday be celebrated on the third Monday in February. This means it will always falls between the 11th-21st and that our country will never celebrate Washington’s Birthday on Washington’s recognized birthday.

The most common spelling (with punctuation) of Presidents Day is without the apostrophe. As the title is not officially recognized by the US government. There are variations. When written as Presidents’ Day, it is understood to celebrate all presidents. President’s Day is thought to be an alternative to Washington’s Birthday.

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most famous speech: “I Have a Dream”.

https://youtu.be/smEqnnklfYs

I first learned of Lauren Brunner while visiting one of the oldest bars in Honolulu in 2018. The bar, Smithy’s, served as the watering hole for the crew of the USS Arizona. Sadly, our WWII vets are rapidly dying away. We are witnessing the loss of a great generation.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/lauren-brunner-uss-arizona-survivor-dies

Click the link for cool info on the United States Interstate System. Pass it along.

https://ggwash.org/view/73804/decode-the-interstates-what-highway-numbers-actually-mean

To honor the American workers.... Labor Day became a federal holiday on June 28, 1894. 34 states had already made it a state holiday.

The Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s saw workers putting in 12 hour work days, seven days a week in unsafe conditions while barely making enough money to subsist. Labor unions organized and fought to change this through strikes, protest and political activity.

As early as 1882, states celebrated the American worker. Labor Day is thought to commemorate the September 5, 1882 workers march through New York City. It would take 12 more years for it to become a federal holiday.

In 1968, under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, it became the first Monday in September. Along with several other federal holidays (Washington’s Birthday, Columbus Day) it was set this way to help give federal workers more three day weekends to enjoy.

In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a Proclamation declaring the Mother’s Day an official holiday in the United States.

Cinco de Mayo.... most Americans celebrate by going to their favorite Mexican restaurant thinking its Mexico’s Independence Day....

This is incorrect. Mexican Independence is celebrated on September 16. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the May 5, 1862, Mexican armed forces loyal to Benito Juarez defeated a much larger and better equipped French army in the Battle of Puebla during the Second French Intervention.

On this day in 1931, the Empire State Building opened. At 102 stories and 1454 feet tall (antennae height included), it stood as the world’s tallest building for more than 40 years.