top of page
Search
Writer's pictureBarbara Friedland

The Same Day in History

On the 6th of January 1777, George Washington wrote to Dr. William Shippen Jr., ordering him to inoculate all of the forces that came through Philadelphia. He explained that: "Necessity not only authorizes but seems to require the measure, for should the disorder infect the Army . . . we should have more to dread from it, than from the Sword of the Enemy." The urgency was real. Troops were scarce and encampments had turned into nomadic hospitals of festering disease, deterring further recruitment. Both Benedict Arnold and Benjamin Franklin, after surveying the havoc wreaked by Variola in the Canadian campaign, expressed fears that the virus would be the army's ultimate downfall. (Fenn 2001, 69)

Thus George Washington ordered mass- what we call vaccinations.

In 2020 Donald Trump ordered a seditious and dangerous riot


Not only is karma not instant/ it takes forever.


However we can create change right now by #UP. United Power




20 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

Yes We Have No Bananas

Derrière chaque fortune, il y a un crime. Behind every fortune. there is a crime.   Behind every great fortune, there is, in fact, often...

​The Non-Profit "Death Penalty" Bill

Donald Trump is a serial offender when it comes to stealing money from charities and nonprofits.  It is a long list, so let's just cite...

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book. NOT US

See our chat with Kent from Unite Against Book Bans here #DSOT is thankful that we were able to chat with Kent Oliver.  He is a Senior...

Commenti


bottom of page