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14 thoughts on “The 1st President of USA? Not George Washington”
How interesting, and how sad that the first 8 are not openly acknowledged for the work they did. My discovery is from this morning’s paper. Researchers have discovered that household dust motes piggyback toxic particles from air fresheners, detergents and other household stuff that then gets into our cells. Another good reason to use natural, non-toxic products.
The chemical air freshers bug me, but I do like (a particular company’s) oils in a diffuser for mood at times. Some of those essential oils also act against toxins.
I use (a particular company’s) oils exclusively. They are quality guaranteed, 100% pure therapeutic grade. Antifungal/bacterial/viral – amazing stuff. Best to use an ultrasound diffuser – it creates a cold ‘steam’ of microdroplets so the therapeutic action of the EO’s is retained.
What surprised me, though not as powerful as your story, was to learn that author Alexandre Dumas based his main character in the Count of Monte Cristo on Dumas’ own grandfather, who was an expert swordsmen and general in Napoleon’s Grand Armee. The Grandfather also was the son of a slave woman (in what is now Haiti) and a French nobleman. Tom Reiss writes about this in his book, The Black Count … .
I posted a piece related to The Black Count. It’s the one called ‘A Story of a Library – Napoleon’s Institute of Egypt.’ I was impressed by the “learned men” Napoleon secretly added to his crew when he went to invade Egypt and that the outcome was a library!
I use (a particular company’s) oils exclusively. They are quality guaranteed, 100% pure therapeutic grade. Antifungal/bacterial/viral – amazing stuff. Best to use an ultrasound diffuser – it creates a cold ‘steam’ of microdroplets so the therapeutic action of the EO’s is retained.
We got independence in 1776, so it wasn’t Washington. He was years later.
“On this day in 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain and its king.”
The inauguration of George Washington as President of the United States was held on April 30, 1789 on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, New York”
May be u r right,dear.but we read about washington as first president in history book.
True. As a kid we trust text books and teachers and doctors and priests and parents and news to tell us the truth, but sometimes all of those sources are wrong about some things. Not always, but sometimes. Making discoveries is the fun of science.
If you learn you can trust you own research and logical thinking over what others say, you could do well in science. This is the kind of mind that gave us great inventions like electric lights, microscopes, antibiotics, and the Internet. Think independently, ask the right questions, do experiments and you will learn much. You could even save people’s lives.
The hard part about this type of thinking is that some people will not like you at times. They will call you a troublemaker, eccentric, a heathen, a truther, or a conspiracy theorist. Most people bend to peer pressure. They prefer to be accepted by “the herd” of other humans, to “fit in” over being correct.
If a dogmatic teacher, for example, wants you to write that 2 + 2 = 5 on a test or they will fail you from the class, but you know 2 + 2 = 4, what would you do?
Maybe complain to your parents or the principal, right? But what if everyone you try to talk to agrees with 2 + 2 = 5? Is that correct then? No, but you might humor them (not argue, but know you are right) to graduate. 😉
How interesting, and how sad that the first 8 are not openly acknowledged for the work they did. My discovery is from this morning’s paper. Researchers have discovered that household dust motes piggyback toxic particles from air fresheners, detergents and other household stuff that then gets into our cells. Another good reason to use natural, non-toxic products.
The chemical air freshers bug me, but I do like (a particular company’s) oils in a diffuser for mood at times. Some of those essential oils also act against toxins.
I use (a particular company’s) oils exclusively. They are quality guaranteed, 100% pure therapeutic grade. Antifungal/bacterial/viral – amazing stuff. Best to use an ultrasound diffuser – it creates a cold ‘steam’ of microdroplets so the therapeutic action of the EO’s is retained.
What surprised me, though not as powerful as your story, was to learn that author Alexandre Dumas based his main character in the Count of Monte Cristo on Dumas’ own grandfather, who was an expert swordsmen and general in Napoleon’s Grand Armee. The Grandfather also was the son of a slave woman (in what is now Haiti) and a French nobleman. Tom Reiss writes about this in his book, The Black Count … .
That is interesting and adds to a fun read, but I’ve only read the abridged English serialization.
I posted a piece related to The Black Count. It’s the one called ‘A Story of a Library – Napoleon’s Institute of Egypt.’ I was impressed by the “learned men” Napoleon secretly added to his crew when he went to invade Egypt and that the outcome was a library!
I use (a particular company’s) oils exclusively. They are quality guaranteed, 100% pure therapeutic grade. Antifungal/bacterial/viral – amazing stuff. Best to use an ultrasound diffuser – it creates a cold ‘steam’ of microdroplets so the therapeutic action of the EO’s is retained.
This is a nice way to open a conversation with someone about being open minded, that they may not know everything there is to know.
This is fantastic! I will have new fodder for my next cocktail party!
But after American independence when America had gotten freedom, then first president was Washington.
We got independence in 1776, so it wasn’t Washington. He was years later.
“On this day in 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain and its king.”
The inauguration of George Washington as President of the United States was held on April 30, 1789 on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, New York”
May be u r right,dear.but we read about washington as first president in history book.
True. As a kid we trust text books and teachers and doctors and priests and parents and news to tell us the truth, but sometimes all of those sources are wrong about some things. Not always, but sometimes. Making discoveries is the fun of science.
If you learn you can trust you own research and logical thinking over what others say, you could do well in science. This is the kind of mind that gave us great inventions like electric lights, microscopes, antibiotics, and the Internet. Think independently, ask the right questions, do experiments and you will learn much. You could even save people’s lives.
The hard part about this type of thinking is that some people will not like you at times. They will call you a troublemaker, eccentric, a heathen, a truther, or a conspiracy theorist. Most people bend to peer pressure. They prefer to be accepted by “the herd” of other humans, to “fit in” over being correct.
If a dogmatic teacher, for example, wants you to write that 2 + 2 = 5 on a test or they will fail you from the class, but you know 2 + 2 = 4, what would you do?
Maybe complain to your parents or the principal, right? But what if everyone you try to talk to agrees with 2 + 2 = 5? Is that correct then? No, but you might humor them (not argue, but know you are right) to graduate. 😉
Thanks for the comments.
Absolutely right,dear!!