Good morning.
Our month ends with a high of eighty-three and an even chance of thunderstorms.
Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM, for closed session deliberations, to reconvene in open session thereafter, about a fiber installation proposal.
On this day in 1789, the first presidential inauguration takes place in New York:
In New York City, George Washington, the great military leader of the American Revolution, is inaugurated as the first president of the United States.
In February 1789, all 69 presidential electors unanimously chose Washington to be the first U.S. president. In March, the new U.S. constitution officially took effect, and in April Congress formally sent word to Washington that he had won the presidency. He borrowed money to pay off his debts in Virginia and traveled to New York. On April 30, he came across the Hudson River in a specially built and decorated barge. The inaugural ceremony was performed on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street, and a large crowd cheered after he took the oath of office. The president then retired indoors to read Congress his inaugural address, a quiet speech in which he spoke of “the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” The evening celebration was opened and closed by 13 skyrockets and 13 cannons.
On 4.30.1845, Wisconsin approves public education:
1845 – Wisconsin Approves Free Schools
On this date, under the leadership of Michael Frank, Wisconsin adopted “free” education for its residents. Frank’s plan narrowly passed the legislature by a vote of 90 to 79. Frank’s motivation for free education in Wisconsin was partially inspired by a similar campaign, promoted by Horace Mann in Massachusetts. On June 16, 1845 the first free school opened in Wisconsin. It was one of only three free schools in the country, outside the New England states. By August 1845, Wisconsin had five free schools in operation. [Source:Badger Saints and Sinners, Fred L. Holmes, pg 78-92]
A public program, surely, but there never was, and never will be, one that’s truly without cost.
Google-a-Day asks a history question: “From what kind of facility was the founder and leader of the Mormons escaping when he was shot and killed?”
Both Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum were killed June 27, 1844. They were being held in a jail cell in Carthage, Illinois for inciting a riot. Joseph Smith was attempting to escape via the window, fleeing from the angry mob that was out to kill him. Hyrum was shot first, then Smith as he attempted an escape. He was shot as he jumped, and multiple times after he landed on the ground, dying shortly thereafter. A rather gloomy ending. But so it goes for many religious leaders…
No easy life, surely…