06.6.2020 is a big day. Long list of events, bunches of historical foot notes. On this day in 1944, 4,000 people died and 5,000 were wounded on the beaches of Normandy. by the end of the day 326,000 troops had landed, as well as 50,000 vehicles and 100,000 tons of equipment. I’ll celebrate D Day. But, you can also pick Atheist Pride Day, Drawing Day, Drive In Movie Day, National Black Bear Day, National Applesauce Cake Day, National Yo-yo Day, Learn To Row Day, National Pineapple Day and National Hunger Awareness Day. There’s more but that’s enough. Now to the footnotes: On this day in 1844 Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) formed by George Williams in London. In 1882 the electric iron patented. This day in 1896 Frank Samuelsen and George Harbo leave NY harbor to row across Atlantic; their 55 day record for rowing was not broken for 114 years. In 1939 on this day the ship MS St. Louis, carrying 907 Jewish refugees from Europe, begins sailing back to the continent after it was refused entry into America. Approximately a quarter of those on board would perish in the Holocaust. This is the day in 1875 that Thomas Mann who became a German novelist was born. He said, “War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.” This is the day in 1976 that J. Paul Getty, oil magnate and billionaire stopped living at the age of 83. He said, ” Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.” He also said, ” If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.” That’s it. I now am going to get on with this day. Hope it’s good for you. Abide
