Critical CareOn this day in 1530, English King Henry VIII‘s divorce request was denied by the Pope. Henry kicked Catholicism to the curb, created the church of England, and went on to have six wives total, in order, Catherine (divorced), Anne (beheaded), Jane (died), Anne (divorced), Catherine (beheaded), and Catherine(Outlived him).
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The Morning Mail – March 6th, 2023
On this day in history, 1836 -Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing hundreds at The Alamo, including William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett.
The Morning Mail – March 5th, 2023
On March 5th, 1770, British soldiers killed five men in a crowd on King St., in Boston, that were throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at them. African American Crispus Attucks was the first to die, an early black martyr in the American Revolution.
The Morning Mail – March 4th, 2023
Today is a day to celebrate everyone that keeps voting for Democrats (It’s Brain Injury Awareness Day). It is also Fight Sexual Exploitation Day (where’s that list of visitors to Jeffy Epstein’s Island?).
The Morning Mail – March 3rd, 2023
It’s National “If Pets Had Thumbs Day.” I know. What the … It’s also ‘World Wildlife Day’ and ‘Canadian Bacon Day,’ eh? Do you like Irish Whisky? Today is International Irish Whiskey Day and the first day of The Iditarod.
The Morning Mail – March 2nd, 2023
How about a national Egg McMuffin Day? Yup, that’s today. It’s also Banana Cream Pie Day, Rescue a Cat day, and American Citizenship Day, which sounds xenophobic to Lefties. So sorry. There was no trigger warning.
The Morning Mail – March 1st, 2023
On this day in 1692, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, & Tituba were arrested for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Tituba confessed and turned informant, her charges eventually dismissed.” Goode was hanged for witchcraft. Osborne died in jail.
The Morning Mail – Feb 28th 2023
On this day in 202 BC, Liu Bang’s coronation begins four centuries of Han Dynasty rule over China. The Republican Party was formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin (1854).
The Morning Mail – Feb 27th 2023
It’s International Protein Day, Breakfast Day, and Polar Bear Day if you think you can fit three of those things into your morning. Is there such a thing as bear bacon (imagine the enviro-wacko reaction to that)?
The Morning Mail – Feb 26, 2023
On this day in 1616, “the Roman Inquisition delivered an injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief in heliocentrism, which states the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun.”
The Morning Mail – Feb 25, 2023
On this day in 1862, the first fiat paper money became legal tender in America after the Legal Tender Act was passed. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet for British India to escape Chinese troops. And Nikita Khrushchev denounced Joseph Stalin in 1956.
The Morning Mail – Feb 24th, 2023
On this date in 1852, Pope Gregory VIII introduced his new calendar—the one we all use today. In 1868 US House of Representatives voted 126 to 47 to impeach President Andrew Johnson. And in 2022, Vladamir Putin Invaded Ukraine.
The Morning Mail – Feb 23rd, 2023
Today is January 23rd, 2023, international dog biscuit appreciation day. A celebration of the treats your dogs eat. Toast, banana bread, diesel engines, digital learning, and chili also get a Day today!
The Morning Mail – Feb 22nd, 2023
The date is February 22nd, which is Ash Wednesday, cook a sweet potato day, and National Margarita Day, among others.
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