Harry S Truman

Good Morning!

Looks like May showers today.

On this day in 1794 Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine. He was the French chemist that discovered oxygen. Good thing too, otherwise what would we breathe? 🙂

The United States Post Office was established on that same day as well.

In 1847 the rubber tire was patented by Robert W. Thompson.

In 1886 Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invented what would later be called “Coca-Cola.”

In 1914 the U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. 🙂

In 1958 U.S. President Eisenhower ordered the National Guard out of Little Rock as Ernest Green became the first black to graduate from an Arkansas public school.

In 1967 Muhammad Ali was indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army.

In 1978 David R. Berkowitz, known as the “Son of Sam,” pled guilty to six murder charges.

And in 1985, “New Coke” was released. And as I recall, it tasted awful. 😦

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Since today in 1945 WWII ended in Europe, the President at the time, our 33rd, get’s the nod.

Quote of the Day

“And when even one American–who has done nothing wrong–is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth, then all Americans are in peril.”

Harry S. Truman

August 14, 1951, in a speech to the American Legion

It’s an interesting speech, much of it as true now as it was then. The link is to the Truman Library and has the whole speech if you’re interested.

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Since it’s not the weekend, I won’t get all loud on ya’s with Alex Van Halen who has a birthday today. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to. 🙂

So I guess we go with this guy.