Last WEDNESDAY or any DAY of the year

Today is, of course, New Year’s Eve – the last day of 2025. It is the birthday of Henri Matisse, General George Marshall (Marshall Plan), Simon Wiesenthal, Charles Cornwallis (loser at the Battle of Yorktown) and many others. The Vandals began the invasion of Gaul, Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease and started brewing Guinness, Baltimore was incorporated as a city, Karl Benz filed for a patent on a gasoline engine, Brooklyn’s last day as a city before becoming a part of New York City, The AT&T/Bell System is broken up by the US Government, The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan, China. and many more things.

The Republic seems to have survived another year, although it’s been tough going. We’re looking forward to adventures in 2026. Happy New Year!