Day Tripping: August 26

Loving Spirit

Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu was born in Albania in 1910. She had a calling from early childhood to serve humanity.

Mother Teresa understood that the simplicity of a message is what makes it most powerful.

“Peace begins with a smile”

Fluent in five languages, Mother Teresa used her skills around the globe to broker peaceful solutions. She had no fear of entering harm’s way and often found herself on the frontlines of conflict. But, most of all she was a champion for the extreme poor.

She began the Missionaries of Charity mission with twelve people. By 1996, that number grew to thousands and she had 517 missions operating in more than a hundred countries.

Today is:

Cherry Popsicle Day — A fine way to beat the heat

Dog Appreciation Day — there isn’t a day I don’t appreciate mine.

Musical Ride

In 1970, the Isle of Wight festival was supposed to follow on the heels of Woodstock as another iconic festival. On the lineup of artists who played were Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Donovan, Jethro Tull, Miles Davis, Emerson, Lake And Palmer, The Doors, The Who, Spirit, The Moody Blues, Chicago, Procol Harum, Sly and the Family Stone, Free, and Jimi Hendrix.

It was another financial disaster but the music was massive. It was also the last time Hendrix performed for an English audience.

Interesting Notes

The Brooklyn Dodgers played the Cincinnati Reds in the first televised baseball game. It was broadcast by WXBS New York in 1939.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Neil Simon was of the most celebrated screen and playwrights of the past century. He wrote 30 plays and many screenplays as well as several successful TV shows. Simon died in 2018. He was 91.

Notable Births

1980 — The new Captain Kirk, Chris Pine

1980 — Macaulay Culkin is 41? What?

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, PhD. Terry Trueman Dr Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan

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