On 14th of May 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to draw up an American Constitution.
‘We The People’ : On This Day
How and when horses spread across the American West
“For decades the mainstream story of the horse in North America has relied on Euroamerican accounts that often discount the antiquity and complexity of Indigenous responses to and relationships with their horses. This study is a first step in correcting these established narratives among both the academic community and the American public.” Brandi Bethke
Casimir Pulaski #OnThisDay
On 6th of November 2009, President of the USA Barack Obama signed a congressional resolution conferring honorary U.S. citizenship to Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski.
The Adventures of a Stromness Rock
This is the true tale of a glorious adventure made by a peedie painted Stromness stone.
“Waistcoats are left at home, braces are supplanted by belts” the 1901 US Heat-Wave
In July 1901 a heat-wave hit the eastern United States. 9,500 people are said to have died from from heat related causes. 724 of the fatalities in the city of New York.
Tartan Week
It’s a celebration of all things Scottish which some Scots may not like but it is also a reminder of the strong links between the USA and Scotland: Tartan Week.
Edith Wharton #OnThisDay
On 18th of April 1916, Edith Wharton, was appointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest award, for her contribution to the war effort.
In Orkney 75.9% of adults have received their first dose of #Covid Vaccine
In Scotland 2,608,831 people have had their first dose of the vaccine – 57.4%
Another Word For Chaos Is Turmoil
“Jeanne is first and foremost an artist. Her joys, her concerns, are expressed in and through her art. Her art works change their form sporadically, which is healthy – it’s best if expression doesn’t stagnate.”
The Bravery
“I have often said to myself what are the boasted advantages which my country reaps from a certain Union that counterbalance the annihilation of her Independence, and even her very name!” Robert Burns
