this month IN HISTORY
Inaugurations BY » Mickey Dunaway
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oing forward, I am going to have the pleasure in future issues of LIMITLESS to explore each month in history. With endless possibilities, I decided to start with a little “U.S. History Lesson” for the month
1-1-1735
Paul Revere was born in Boston. He made a living as a silversmith and a revolutionary.
1-1-1863
President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, granting freedom to slaves held in the “rebellious states.” Perhaps now is a good and proper time to recommit to Lincoln’s view of an all-inclusive Union.
1-8-1935
Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. And the world of music has never been the same.
1-10-1933
The Holocaust began. Say a prayer for all the victims, survivors, and their families on this day. 20 LimitlessMagOnline.com | January 2021
and Other History Lessons from January
of January, having just completed our national election. I listed the events by the day of the month. I certainly could have chosen other events, but these spoke to me for one reason or another. The comments in italics following the event are my own editorializing.
1-11-1973
Designated-hitter rule adopted by Baseball’s American League. I wonder. Isn’t it about time to return to the purity of the game?
1-13-1969
The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine album released in U.S. Aahh…The Beatles. Now that was ROCK AND ROLL!
1-15-1929
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born. Visit his memorial in Atlanta sometime. It is a short drive.
1-20-1986
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed. Let’s try to make it more than a holiday.
1-21-1977
President Jimmy Carter pardoned Vietnam draft evaders. Unpopular at the time, it was quickly accepted as a well and proper means of healing the country after Vietnam.
1-23-1968
USS Pueblo seized by North Koreans. And 53 years later, the regime remains as enigmatic and daft as ever.
1-26-1942
First American forces in Europe during WWII went ashore in Northern Ireland. Now, there is a factoid I did not know!
1-27-1880
Thomas Edison received a patent for the electric incandescent lamp, 1880. I think I still like the warmth of his bulb over the LED.
