Today is June 25 \u2014 the 176th day of 2020. Six months from today will be Christmas.
There\u2019s a lot of reasons to remember and celebrate June 25th \u2014 some good, some not so good, some great!
In 1788, the state of Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution on this date \u2014 that\u2019s good.
In 1876, Lt. Col George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry were wiped out by the Souix and Cheyenne in the Battle of the Little Bighorn \u2014 that\u2019s bad
In 1910, President Williams Howard Taft signed the White-Slave Traffic Act (the Mann Act) which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for \u201cimmoral\u201d purposes \u2014 that\u2019s good.
In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that recitation of a sate-sponsored prayer in New York State public schools was unconstitutional \u2014 that\u2019s bad, or maybe good, depending on your position\u2026 I vote bad.
In 1967, the Beatles performed and recorded their new song \u201cAll You Need is Love\u201d during the closing segment of \u201cOur World,\u201d the first-ever live international telecast that was carried by satellite from 14 countries. \u2014 that\u2019s good
In 1996, a truck bomb killed 19 Americans and injured hundreds at a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia \u2014 that\u2019s bad
In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a line-item veto law as unconstitutional, and ruled that HIV-infected people were protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. \u2014 that\u2019s good.
In 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South \u2014 that\u2019s bad.
In 2009, death claimed Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett \u2014 that\u2019s bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what really makes this day special, of course is that it\u2019s two of our kids\u2019 birthdays. Yep \u2014 both Dave and Chassie share exactly the same birthday \u2014 one year apart, but the same day. I mentioned a couple of years ago that the term \u201cIrish Twins\u201d is a term used when two people are born on the same day and month but one year apart. So Happy Birthday to my Irish Twins \u2014 that\u2019s great<\/em>!! Today is June 25 \u2014 the 176th day of 2020. Six months from today will be Christmas.There\u2019s a lot of reasons to remember and celebrate June 25th \u2014 some good, some not so good, some great!In 1788, the state of … Continue reading
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