12/6

Today is the Sixth of December. On this day in 1239, Batu Khan’s Mongols swept into Kiev and burned it.
In 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified, outlawing slavery in the U.S.
In 1933, Henryk Górecki was born.
In 1964, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” first aired on TV.
In 1973, House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (R-MI) was sworn in as Vice-President, after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Too much happening to write about, at home.

Day of the Ninja

It's the Fifth of December: Day of the Ninja!
On this day in 1901, in presumably unrelated incidents, Walt Disney and Werner Heisenberg were born.
In 1933, the 21st amendment was ratified, repealing the 18th amendment. Prohibition was over (except in Kansas).
In 1945, Flight 19, a squadron of Navy bombers, disappeared off the coast of Florida, in what would become known as the Bermuda Triangle.

Lava Canyon

Lava Canyon, Washington. This canyon was created long ago, then hidden for ...who knows how long, under a blanket of ash and mud. When St. Helens erupted in 1980, mudflows from the eruption swept through the area and cleaned out the canyon, making it visible again. No one knew it even existed until then. It's not an easy place to photograph. Challenging. Significant portions of the trail were closed when we were there last week, presumably because of winter. We'll be checking it out again this summer (the road leading to it has been closed since we moved here, three years ago).

Today is the Fourth of December. On this day in 771, following the death of King Carloman of Austrasia, his brother Charlemagne, King of Neustria, assumed sole rulership of what became the Frankish Empire.

In 1866, Vassily Kandinski was born.

Flat Stanley goes to Voodoo Doughnuts

Flat Stanley loves Voodoo Doughnuts (official site here).

Today is the Third of December. On this day in 1803, Hector Berlioz was born.
In 1857, Joseph Conrad was born.
In 1883, Anton von Webern was born.
In 1961, Julianne Moore was born.