A word about January 22

 

We recall today another anniversary of Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S.  Thankfully, it was overturned in 2022.  The states (i.e. voters) decide abortion now and that’s a good thing.

We remember LBJ, or President Lyndon Johnson, the 36th president of the U.S., who died on this day in 1973.  He was living in South Texas and watching his successor announce the end of the Vietnam War:

On the day of Nixon's second inaugural celebration, Johnson watched sullenly as Nixon announced the dismantling of many of Johnson's Great Society social programs and, the next day, that he had achieved the ceasefire in Vietnam that had eluded Johnson. 

The following day, while Lady Bird and their daughters were in Austin, Johnson suffered a fatal heart attack at his ranch in Johnson City.

We remember the great Sam Cooke.   He was born in Mississippi on this day in 1931.  Cooke turned into one of the best male singers of the early 1960's.   Sam Cooke's life ended abruptly in 1964 and his death was a bit of mystery.    His music is now available on a digital format, such as this great summary of his career.

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