George Washington and Thanksgiving

On this day in 1789 President George Washington proclaimed this date (Thursday 26 November) to be the first national Thanksgiving Day holiday. Over time, National Thanksgiving days were periodically proclaimed by presidents, until in 1863 Abraham Lincoln inaugurated the practice of annually setting the fourth Thursday in November aside for Thanksgiving Day. To see Washington's proclamtion click here . To read a little more about the establishment of an "official" day of thanksgiving go to this page. To read about the year there were 2 Thanksgivings, visit this page.

08-01-2008 This Day in 1794--Whiskey Rebellion Starts

01 August 1794--Whiskey Rebellion begins. This rebellion was instituted by farmers, angry over taxes on whiskey because this virtually wiped out the farmers profits. President George Washington called out the militia to suppress these farmers. If you click on http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/whiskey/page1.html you will see a copy of President Washington's original proclamation on this rebellion.

December 20, 18, 14 and 12, 2007

Entry for December 20, 2007

Here is my latest finished object. I decided to make a stocking to put my MIL's Christms present in. It took one evening in front of the television to make. I used some odds and ends of yarn. here's the pattern if anyone is interest.

Entry for December 18, 2007

I call this afghan I finally finished "Labor of Love." I worked a little bit here and a little bit there for over a year making it. Weaving those pain-in-the-you-know-where-ends in were detrimental to seeing this thing finished. It is for my younger son and his wife.

Entry for December 14, 2007

JoAnn Frances (nee Jungles) FRENCH

16 November 1936 - 14 December 1969

A Mother's love is something that no on can explain,

It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain,

It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may

For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . .

It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking,

And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking . . .

It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns,

And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . .

It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation,

And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . .

A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand

And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand.
~Helen Steiner Rice~

To see an online memorial:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8094081

Entry for December 12, 2007

During the American Revolution, George Washington and his men knew no peace or goodwill on Christmas 1776. On Christmas night, they crossed the Delaware River and defeated the British on December 26th at Trenton. Go to this page to read about this gruesome Christmas.

Entry for December 12, 2007

Here is another entry for today:
This work (1862) by artist Thomas Nast depicts a family split apart by the Civil War. The left image shows a scene of a woman, late at night on Christmas Eve, on her knees in earnest prayer; the right side shows the husband out in the field. Go to http://dburgin.tripod.com/cw_xmas/cwarchristmas.html to read more about the Civil War Christmases. Follow the links and you will find even more information.

Entry for October 23, 2007

Entry for October 23, 2007

On this day in history 1775 Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army. Go to this short article for more information. This ban didn't last long and in January 1776 blacks were allowed in the army upon request by George Washington. (Originally posted in my Yahoo 360 blog)

Entry for September 19, 2007 #2

Entry for September 19, 2007 #2

This Day in History 1796 George Washington's farewell address as president. The purpose for this address was to primarily to eliminate himself as a 3rd term candidate for President. He never read it in public but it was printed in Claypoole's AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, of Philadelphia on September 19, 1796. Go here to read it.
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I haven't been online lately because my computer has been ailing! It wouldn't let me go online. I tinkered with it and put in a new ethernet card to connect to my cable internet provider but it didn't work. After at least a 1/2 hour of tinkering with a wonderful technician from Insight Cable I was able to get back online and running. It seems the problem was my Norton's Antivirus. When it blocked a virus or something it also blocked access to the Internet. I deleted Norton's and purchased a different program. Still have some small problems but I'm at least able to get online again.
I had a bad cold for quite a while (about 2 weeks) and I'm still feeling sluggish for the last couple weeks. I went to the doctor and when she checked my blood pressure (twice!) it is running very low. No wonder I'm dragging.

Originally posted on my Yahoo 360 blog)

Entry for February 12th and 11th, 2007

Entry for February 12, 2007
On this day in history 1793-- Congress passes the first fugitive slave law, requiring all states, including those that forbid slavery, to forcibly return slaves who have escaped from other states to their original owners. President Washington signed it. Go here to read the text of this law.

Entry for February 11, 2007
On this day in history 1858-- The 14 year old Marie Bernarde Soubirous (St. Bernadette) a French peasant saw the Virgin Mary near Lourdes, France. On December 8th 1933, Pope Pius XI declared Bernadette Soubirous a Saint of the Catholic Church.

(Originally posted on my Yahoo 360 blog)

Entry for January 03, 2007

George Washington at the Battle of Princeton

On this day in history 1777-- General George Washington "kicks butt" against the British General Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. Losses--40 Patriots and 275 British. Here's the History Channel link to read a good, concise article about this battle. If you want a more indepth article, visit this HistoryNet page .

(Originally posted on my Yahoo 360 blog)