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1/17/23: Prohibition Begins
The Temperance Fountain was donated to DC in 1882 by Dr. Henry Cogswell, a crusader in the temperance movement. He believed that access to cool drinking water would keep people from consuming alcohol.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was one of the driving forces behind the ratification of the 18th Amendment.
R RUSTY vehicle – a home-made paint job can’t hide the rust eating away the door
S Subaru Crosstrek (matte gray blue)
T Tesla Red with “out of DMV” plates
U UGLY car – the Aztek place number one in the Daily Telegraph’s 100 Ugliest Cars of all Time poll
Fun fact about New York: Honking your horn is illegal in New York City, unless it’s an emergency.
J Jaguar (green) – I finally tracked down a Jag in British racing green
K Kia (gray)
L Lotus (any model any color)
M Maserati
1/16/23 MLK
One of the most reprehensible programs the FBI, and particularly J Edgar Hoover, conducted was its war on Martin Luthur King. Not only did they surveil him extensively, but they also harassed him to an unbelievable extent, going even as far as suggesting he kill himself. Hoover efforts to discredit him continued even after Dr. King was assassinated.
1/13/2023 – the 20s
During the Roaring Twenties, Chicago was known world-wide as a hotbed of gangsters, hootch, and shootouts. The most famous mobster as Al Capone, running the Chicago Outfit until his conviction on tax evasion in 1931. His men committed the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929 (which was also memorialized in the movie “Some Like It Hot”)
