Monthly Archives: January 2024

On this date in history… (1965) American-English author T.S. Eliot, a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry in such works as The Waste Land (1922), died in London. (1965) In his State of the Union message, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed his vision of a “Great Society” and called … Continue reading →

On this date in history… (2004) NASA‘s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit landed on Mars to study the chemical and physical composition of the planet’s surface. (2001) Hillary Clinton was sworn in as a U.S. senator from New York, having become the first first lady in U.S. history to … Continue reading →

I wish the happiest of days to my family and friends this new year. For me, this is simply another day. I shall set about my schedule with no celebration or enthusiasm normally experienced with dinners, parades, ballgames, or resolutions. … Continue reading →

I am glad to welcome January 2nd as it signifies the official end of the holidays.  I appreciate the holiday season from Thanksgiving to Christmas, and on to the new year but I no longer actively participate in the season, … Continue reading →

On this date in history… (2004) NASA‘s spacecraft Stardust collected dust grains from the comet Wild 2, and the cometary material was later revealed to contain the amino acid glycine, an essential building block of life. (1967) American Republican politician Ronald Reagan, who previously worked as an actor, was … Continue reading →