Good Friday April 14........1865
152 years ago today was also Good Friday.That evening, Abraham Lincoln attended a performance of the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford's Theater.
He was shot during the performance and died the next morning, April 15, 1865.
Exactly 47 years later, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on the night of April 14 and sank the morning of April 15.
For the record, April 14, 1912 was NOT Good Friday. It was the first Sunday after Easter.
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"Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, Old Gal, you sockdologizing old man-trap!"
No matter how bad things may get on our side of the pond, we can console ourselves that we're not in Ireland...eh?
Little known Titanic trivia...
The good ship was carrying a load of salad dressing ultimately bound for Mexico.
Mexico established an annual commemoration of the loss.
Wait for it!!
Sinko Da Mayo
YouTube Titanic: The Ship That Never Sank? Alltime Conspiracies
According to this story, anyway.
I think I might just manage that
The third in the class, Britannic, was pressed into World War I service as a hospital ship. It sank during the war in 1916.
Violet Jessup was employed by the White Star Line as a maid.
During World War I she served as a nurse...aboard the Britannic.
She's the only person who was aboard all three ships when they collided/sunk.
During the sinking of the Britannic, the ship lurched and hit her on the head. She credited her thick auburn hair
Many years later, an x-ray revealed that the incident had actually fractured her skull, unbeknownst to her!
Undeterred, she continued to work at sea until her retirement in the 1950s.
This begs the question, "What company would hire such a 'Jonah'?!"
Some time after retiring, Violet received a phone call asking if she'd been given a baby just before her lifeboat was lowered away from Titanic.
She confirmed that she had, indeed, been handed a baby.
The caller identified himself as that baby.
Note to self...
No plays!
Avoid icebergs!
Also...
Be thankful for having auburn hair...and a thick skull
Easter in Ireland is either cold and rainy [as in Dublin today ] or you get sunburnt. I love the festival, like Christmas it is for kids, Easter Eggs hidden. I only got one. Now the little obese brats get dozens .
Yes gloss. Easter is a moveable feast. It falls on the 1st Sunday following the 1st full moon after the Vernal Equinox.
Have you ever wondered why Easter eggs are left by a rabbit...or Mother Goose (which makes a bit more sense than a rabbit if you think 'bout it)...
YouTube Carlos Mencia - Hide The Eggs!
Two good things happened to me in April! I have a wonderful daughter and a great son who were born this month! I thank God for His blessings! In fact my son was born on Easter Sunday!
Oh! You're done?
Sooo glad y'all Irish let me have my blog back!
The pubs are closed. Live with it already. Sheesh!!
Good. Now we may proceed...
My personal April event, Jim?...April 1 signed on with the USCG.
Note that's All Fools Day.
There were times that seemed rather appropriate, but overall I'd say it was a good thing.