1228: St Francis of Assissi was canonized. 1377: Richard II was officially crowned King of England. Luckily for Shakespare, if not for the country. 1790: The Congress of a very young country declares that its new nation's capital shall be located on a site between Maryland and Virginia, rather humid and swampy, and named "The Dictrict… Continue reading July 16, A Day Like Any Other Day
Month: July 2026
Happy “Over-The-Hump” Day!
July 2 is the 183rd day of the year. Fewer than 30 minutes from my clicking “publish” on this post, I’ll be half way to the end of the year. And it’ll be downhill from that point on. Lordy me. I’ll be closer to next Christmas than I am to this last New Year, and… Continue reading Happy “Over-The-Hump” Day!