Pondering events in history on August 25th
I was trying to figure out what to write this time. So I chose things that happened on this date in history. These are only a few of things I found that caught my eye. 1910: Yellow cab is founded. This says 1908. So was this just the first one at that time but it was not formal until 1910. And if this is the first one, where do the passengers sit, the rumble seat? 1908 National Association of colored Nurses formed. Is this date still celebrated today? I'm not a nurse so I don't know. 1943: German occupiers impose 72 hour work week Now that demand is something no country should make on its people. That's just saying you are slave to me and I don't see you as a real person. 1950: US President Harry Truman orders army to take control of railroad to avert a strike. Now was that once again an executive order given by a president? 1952: Puerto Rico becomes a US common wealth. Will there be celebrations there today? 1960: XVII...