On this day in 2002, the Department of Homeland Security introduced a color-coded Terror Alert chart. It went: Red, orange, yellow, blue, green. Or as they told President Bush: Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Grover, Oscar.
On this day in 1933, President Roosevelt broadcast his first “fireside chat” of the Great Depression. Proving that even in the 30s, everyone had a podcast.
On this day in 1930, Gandhi began his 241-mile civil disobedience march. While the guy waiting to use Gandhi’s treadmill said, “This is getting ridiculous.”
On this day in 1948, singer James Taylor was born. And when they needed him to nap, they just put on some James Taylor.
On this day in 1989, Tim Berners Lee submitted his proposal for the World Wide Web. The proposal: “Friends from high school got fat + Skateboard fails + porn.”
Enjoy the present. And remember…The Garden’s Always Greener.