On this day in 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy advertised on television. He came with 30 stick-on facial features – or, almost as many as a Real Housewife.
On this day in 1803, the U.S. and France completed the Louisiana Purchase – doubling the size of the U.S. Or as another country told us this week, “Don’t get your hopes up, eh?”
On this day in 1859, the first installment of A Tale of Two Cities was published. Yep, first installment. I love that even Dickens was like, “Please subscribe to my Substack!”
On this day in 1945, Adolf Hitler moved to Argentina to live out his days with Bigfoot and Amelia Earhart. I mean, uh… “died.”
On this day in 1977, more than 2,000 people occupied the construction site of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire. But I grew up down the road from the plant, and I give it three thumbs up!
Enjoy the present. And remember…The Garden’s Always Greener.