If you have a manual push mower today, it likely uses design elements from 19th Century Black American inventor John Albert Burr's patented rotary blade lawn mower.

On May 9, 1899, John Albert Burr patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. You can view U.S. patent 624,749 issued to John Albert Burr.

Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings.

John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. You can view U.S. patent 624,749 issued to John Albert Burr.

“(Alexander) Hamilton is an intriguant -- the greatest intriguant in the World -- a man devoid of every moral principle -- a Bastard, and as much a foreigner as Gallatin [Albert Gallatin, a Founding Father born in Switzerland]. Mr. Jefferson is an infinitely better man; a wiser one, I am sure, and, if President, will act wisely. I know it, and would rather be Vice President under him, or even Minister Resident at the Hague, than indebted to such a being as Hamilton for the Presidency.”

-- President John Adams to his Secretary of War James McHenry, during a tense meeting after the President forced McHenry and other Hamilton loyalists in his Cabinet to resign for allegedly scheming against him, May 5, 1800.

A tale they said was TOO SHOCKING for the screen.

Ladies and gentlefolk, American International Pictures presents the CINEMATIC EVENT of 1961:

A SONG of ICE and FIRE!

A Roger Corman production. Music by Albert Glasser.

Starring... well, you'll see. (Will this be a "good" movie? Absolutely not. Will costumes and hairstyles be woefully anachronistic? For sure. Will many casting choices be questionable? Indeed. Will major plot points be changed to comply with the morality clauses of the Hayes Code? You betcha!)

Starring

RICHARD CARLSON as EDDARD STARK - an HONORABLE man caught in a WEB of political intrigue!

MARIE WINDSOR as CATELYN STARK - the mother who will do ANYTHING to protect her own!

COLEEN GRAY as CERSEI LANNISTER - the BEAUTIFUL QUEEN with a TERRIBLE SECRET!

JOHN AGAR as JAIME LANNISTER - the DASHING SWORDSMAN who SHOULDN'T be TRUSTED!

MICHAEL DUNN as TYRION LANNISTER - the HALF MAN with BIG APPETITES!

BASIL RATHBONE as Tywin Lannister - the STRATEGIST with a HEART of ICE!

RAYMOND BURR as ROBERT BARATHEON - the king who LOVED WINE - almost as much as he LOVED WOMEN!

JUNE KENNEY as DAENERYS TARGARYEN - the PRINCESS from an EXOTIC LAND!

ROBERT REED as RENLY BARATHEON - the HANDSOME KING all of Westeros WANTED!

GLENN LANGAN as STANNIS BARATHEON - the HEIR who WOULDN'T BACK DOWN!

ALLISON HAYES as MELISANDRE - the sultry RED WOMAN no king could deny!

With...

ANTHONY DEXTER as the SCHEMING Petyr Baelish!

LON CHANEY JR as the TERRIFYING Sandor Clegane!

and TOR JOHNSON as THE BROTHER who MADE him a MONSTER!

...And Introducing...

MICHAEL LANDON as JON SNOW - a TORTURED SOUL at the EDGE of the WORLD!

JOHN ASHLEY as ROBB STARK - the BOY KING marching to his DOOM!

DOLORES FAITH as SANSA STARK - the fair princess TRAPPED by a WICKED queen!

DAWN BENDER as ARYA STARK - a LITTLE GIRL with LOTS OF FIGHT!

and newcomer JACK NICHOLSON as THEON GREYJOY - the rogue who HIDES behind a SMILE!

THE INTRIGUE

THE SUSPENSE

The Song of Ice and Fire!

Life Without Black People

A very humorous and revealing story is told about a group of white people who were fed up with African Americans, so they joined together and wished themselves away. They passed through a deep dark tunnel and emerged in sort of a twilight zone where there is an America without black people.

At first these white people breathed a sigh of relief.

'At last', they said, 'no more crime, drugs, violence and welfare.'

All of the blacks have gone! Then suddenly, reality set in. The 'NEW AMERICA' is not America at all - only a barren land.

1. There are very few crops that have flourished because the nation was built on a slave-supported system.

2. There are no cities with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Mils, a black man, invented the elevator, and without it, one finds great difficulty reaching higher floors.

3. There are few if any cars because Richard Spikes, a black man, invented the automatic gearshift, Joseph Gambol, also black, invented the Super Charge System for Internal Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a black man,

invented the traffic signals.

4. Furthermore, one could not use the rapid transit system because its procurer was the electric trolley, which was invented by another black man, Albert R. Robinson.

5. Even if there were streets on which cars and a rapid transit system could operate, they were cluttered with paper because an African American, Charles Brooks, invented the street sweeper..

6. There were few if any newspapers, magazines and books because John Love invented the pencil sharpener, William Purveys invented the fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the Type Writing Machine and W. A. Love invented the Advanced Printing Press. They were all, you guessed it, Black.

7. Even if Americans could write their letters, articles and books, they would not have been transported by mail because William Barry invented the Postmarking and Canceling Machine, William Purveys invented the Hand Stamp and Philip Downing invented the Letter Drop.

8. The lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler and John Burr the Lawn Mower.

9. When they entered their homes, they found them to be poorly ventilated and poorly heated. You see, Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis Lattimer later invented the Electric Lamp, Michael Harvey invented the lantern, and Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut off Switch. Their homes were also filthy because Thomas W. Steward invented the Mop and Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan.

10. Their children met them at the door - barefooted, shabby, motley and unkempt. But what could one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the Shoe Lasting Machine, Walter Sammons invented the Comb, Sarah Boone invented the Ironing Board, and George T. Samon invented the Clothes Dryer.

11. Finally, they were resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of this turmoil. But here again, the food had spoiled because another Black Man, John Standard invented the refrigerator...

Now, isn't that something? What would this country be like without the contributions of Blacks, as African-Americans?

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, 'by the time we leave for work, millions of Americans have depended on the inventions from the minds of Blacks.'

Black history includes more than just slavery, Frederick Douglas, Martin Luther Kinbg, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey & W.E.B. Dubois.

PLEASE SHARE, ABUNDANTLY

burr pt.2 electric boogaloo (this joke is only funny to me)

its politics time, because Burr had a really fucking long political career and i get tired just reading about it. (also here's pt. 1)

Washington and Adams Administrations

Burr said he found politics "a great deal of fun" so he entered the 1792 gubernatorial race in NY, but withdrew bc Daddy Clinton told him to. He was supported by Northern republicans, but was distrusted by Southerners (wonder why). According to James Monroe, my detested, it was better to select "a person of more advanced life and longer standing in publick trust, particularly one who in consequence of such service had given unequivocal proofs of what his principles really were." Now, you may be thinking that he must be talking about Jefferson, but this is Monroe, and he was probably just kissing his own ass, as per usual.

Burr sided with anti-administration forces who opposed Hamilton's financial plan and Washington's foreign policy. Burr also defended Albert Gallatin who was unseated in 1794 after Federalists determined he did not meet the 9 year citizenship requirement.

Burr voted against Washington's nomination of John Jay as envoy to Britain in 1794, and was one of the most outspoken opponents of the Jay treaty.

Burr set his sights on the presidency with an energetic campaign in the 1796 election, and Republicans endorsed him as their second choice (ie vice-president canidate), but it was still a little divisive. Most, if not all, Democratic-Republicans voted for Thomas Jefferson, and only half of his voters also voted for Burr. Burr finished fourth with 30 electoral votes.

Burr retired from the Senate in 1797, and returned to the New York Assembly in 1798, making several enemies during his brief term. As relations with France got heated over the XYZ affair, Burr advocated for defensive measures to protect New York harbor. This was reasonable since New York was very strategically important, but it's location made it vulnerable to a naval attack. This prompted accusations that Burr had switched parties to the Federalist side, and that he abused public trust for personal benefit, a common theme in rumors about him. Allegedly, he participated in private land speculation ventures in NY and sought to enact legislation removing restrictions on land ownership by non-citizens, which would increase the value of western lands. Basically, they thought he was trying to influence legislation so he could make money.

Hammy boy is back and this time he is working together with Burr. Burr and Hamilton secured a charter and raised subscriptions for a private company to improve the water supply of Manhattan. These were two incredibly intelligent and creative men, and that is greatly reflected in their choice for the company's name, The Manhattan Water Company (/sarcasm). Turns out, the extra money from this was used to establish the Bank of Manhattan, which was controlled by Republicans. Pretend to be shocked even though both of them lived on Wall Street.

Some weird shit went down with the Republican voters in New York in the 1799 election, and Burr was turned out of office. People were really suspicious of him, but he remained a vital asset.

Burr opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts, which won him Demo-Republican support, especially in New York which had a large immigrant population. This ensured that NYC elected a Republican delegation to the state legislature in 1800.

Election of 1800

Republicans wanted a New Yorker for their 2nd presidential choice (im saying this instead of vice presidential candidate and you'll see why). Clinton refused, so Burr was the next option. He was nominated on May 11, 1800. Jefferson claimed he harbored reservations of Burr, but he was acting all nice to him to ensure Republican victory. Jefferson was also very busy with his behind-the-scenes campaign, writing letters and encouraging press support that was critical of the Adams Administration. This is when he called him a hermaphrodite btw.

Burr had a far more active campaign technique. He visited Rhode Island and Connecticut in late August to secure Republican support. Burr's political prowess during 1800 raised suspicion among enemies and supporters. He didn't fit the stoic, unattached statesman who just let his supporters run the campaign for him. Burr campaigned more like a modern politician.

It was generally expected that each elector would cast one vote for Jefferson, one for Burr. Each elector had two votes, and they didn't distinguish who they wanted for president, and who they wanted for vice president. Whoever came in second would be VP, so the party would generally determine who they would advocate the most, and who they would advocate the second most. Basically they were like "this guy is great! this guy is also pretty good. also we HATE those guys (other party's nominees)" So, they really just hoped that Jefferson would get the most, and Burr would get second.

...but, uh, by mid-December, Republicans still didn't have a president in office. They definitely defeated the Federalists, because Adams and Jay had like. no votes. But Jefferson and Burr both had 73 votes, and were at a stalemate, which meant that the vote would be taken to the House of Representatives.

Federalists JUMPED on this opportunity, specifically Hamilton, who had already doomed Adams to lose the election. Some Federalists believed that Burr was more flexible and less partisan, and would be more likely to approve Federalist legislation. Other Federalists who supported Burr hoped that if the two parties were deadlocked for too long, Federalist-leaning Congress would resolve the impasse with legislation authorizing the Senate to elect a Federalist president. This is stupid and idk why people thought this was possible.

Hamilton launched into his smear campaign of Burr. He advised other Federalists not to trust Burr in very simple words, but in the background he was spreading awful rumors about Burr, which was pretty usual. The only difference from how he attacked Burr vs how he attacked Adams is that he didn't publish anything about Burr, but he would have.

The House of Representatives announced Jefferson was the winner on February 17, 1801. Burr made only a few comments and they were guarded, evasive, and contradictory. He seemed particularly angry that there were rumors that he was soliciting Federalist support in an attempt to steal the presidency, which he didn't do, but he happily accepted any Federalist votes.

"...take no step whatsoever, by which the choice of the House of Representatives can be impeded or embarrassed, [instead] keep the game perfectly in Your own hand." -advice from Federalist Robert Goodloe Harber against withdrawing from the election that Burr followed

Jefferson Administration

Burr was inaugurated as VP on March 4, 1804 by James Hillhouse in the Senate Chamber of the new capitol. He gave a brief address of "about 3 sentences" which was overshadowed by Jefferson's speech.

He immediately received a shit ton of letters from associates seeking appointments and demanding removal of Federalists. He handed these off to Jefferson, who removed the "midnight appointments" from the Adams Administration.

In fall of 1801, Burr campaigned for a naval position for Matthew L. Davis, and it was around this time that Jefferson began to distance himself from Burr. Davis' appointment was reliant on Clinton and De Witt for a NY appointment. De Witt talked mad shit about Burr, and Burr was so upset that he talked in the third person about it (he did this a lot).

"The handbills were numerous, of various descriptions, uniform however in Virulent and indecent abuse. [T]o Vilify A.B. was deemed of so much consequence that packages of them were sent to various parts of the country." -Burr

Burr lost like. all political relevance except for being VP. I mean, people still respected him because he wasn't bad at his job, but they were incredibly suspicious of his Federalist friendships, alienation from Republicans, and his now infamous opportunism.

On January 27, 1802. Burr cast a tie-breaking vote that undercut Republican effort to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801, which provided reforms to the Supreme Court which allowed for a potentially Federalist controlled judiciary (shout out John Marshall). Burr voted for Republican repeal, and secretly informed Federalists he would add amendments to make it acceptable to moderate Republicans. He resolved the tie in favor of Federalists.

"I am for the affirmative, because I can never resist the reference of a measure where the Senate is so nicely balanced, when the object is to effect amendment, that may accommodate it to the opinions of a larger majority; & particularly when I can believe that gentlemen are sincere in wishing a reference for this purpose. Should it, however, at any time appear that delay only is intended, my conduct will be different." -Burr (apparently in 2020 I didn't think it was important to have dates for my quotes.)

After Burr announced a select committee consisting of 2 Republicans, 2 Federalists, and 1 moderate, The New York Evening Post wrote, "The Vice President was very deliberate. He took ballots of the respective Senators, examined them attentively, state the number of them, & holding them up in his hand, mentioned that gentlemen, if they chose, might come and examine them. Mr. G[ouverneur] Morris hoped never to see, in the Senate, a proceeding implying so much distrust." And i'd love to tell you what political party the Evening Post was associated with, but I didn't know how to take notes in 2020, and I'm losing my mind just a little.

Burr continued to be estranged from his own party, possibly to form his own, but no one really liked him so, tough luck. Burr contacted Jefferson, saying that he thought it was best for him to retire for the sake of the party, and wanted Jefferson to publicly give him his confidence. Jefferson said he had no influence in the last election, but he would in the next, which is weird and foreboding but aight. Jefferson didn't trust Burr because he was pissy that Burr warned Madison not to trust people (ie Jefferson) too much.

Burr retired without Jefferson's "mark of favor", and was replaced as VP by Clinton. After leaving the vice-presidency, he entered the NY gubernatorial race to have some kind of a job, since he was majorly in debt.

*wipes sweat dramatically* okay so i think i'll have 1-2 more Burr posts, and then we're onto Lafayette, which is going to be significantly more extensive because I've read two full books about him, and taken notes on him. and THEN i have to do Hamilton which will be. even more extensive. but we got this. okay bye see you in the next one

Who is your favourite "lesser" founder (anyone except Washington Adams Jefferson Hamilton Madison Burr) and why? For the purposes of this ask John Laurens and Lafayette don't count. I'm talking people like Jay.

The ones I know the most about are probably Albert Gallatin and George Mason. Gallatin was basically a kind of democratic republican Hamilton, leading the Treasury in much the same way except for a huge debt repayment programm. I've read a very interesting book about him and Hamilton once arguing that them being foreigners (Gallatin came from Geneva) helped them bring the science of finance into a backward america.

Mason had a lot of cool scholarship done about him recently. He was a leading Anti-Federalist. Many historians believed that that was due to his opposition to slavery and his advocacy for States' Rights, but recently, it was concluded that Mason actually wanted a) a differently structured federal gouvernment with a weaker president and b) more power for the South.

Augh this is such an interesting ask thank you!

Okay so personally, i need to go back and research the confederation period some more, but of the founders I know, I personally would go with John Blair ^.^

I always thought the supreme court was interesting, i remember being so upset in earlier years that we never talked about the beginnings of it lmao. But what I personally find interesting about him is that with him being apart of the court so early on, he wouldve helped sway interpretations heavily. Not to mention his help in drafting the virginia constitution! In reality I could say this about really any founding father who served on the supreme court but I just think hes extra interesting.

Im a bit iffy on my info I have about him - I definitely need to read more about him but i just love learning about the 18th century supreme court justices !!

LIFE WITHOUT BLACK PEOPLE (author unknown)

A very humorous and revealing story is told about a group of white people who were fed up with African Americans, so they joined together and wished themselves away. They passed through a deep dark tunnel and emerged in sort of a twilight zone where there is an America without Black people. At first these white people breathed a sigh of relief. At last, they said, “No more crime, drugs, violence and welfare. All of the Black s have gone!” Then suddenly, reality set in. The “NEW AMERICA” is not America at all — only a barren land. 1. There are very few crops that have flourished because the nation was built on a slave-supported system. 2. There are no cities with tall skyscrapers because Alexander Miles, a Black man, invented the elevator, and without it, one finds great difficulty reaching higher floors. 3. There are few if any cars because Richard Spikes, a Black man, invented the automatic gearshift, Joseph Gambol, also Black, invented the Super Charge System for Internal Combustion Engines, and Garrett A. Morgan, a Black man, invented the traffic signals. 4. Furthermore, one could not use the rapid transit system because its procurer was the electric trolley, which was invented by another Black man, Albert R. Robinson. 5. Even if there were streets on which cars and a rapid transit system could operate, they were cluttered with paper because an African American, Charles Brooks, invented the street sweeper. 6. There were few if any newspapers, magazines and books because John Love invented the pencil sharpener, William Purveys invented the fountain pen, and Lee Barrage invented the Type Writing Machine and W. A. Love invented the Advanced Printing Press. They were all, you guessed it, Black. 7. Even if Americans could write their letters, articles and books, they would not have been transported by mail because William Barry invented the Postmarking and Canceling Machine, William Purveys invented the Hand Stamp and Philip Downing invented the Letter Drop. 8. The lawns were brown and wilted because Joseph Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler and John Burr the Lawn Mower. 9. When they entered their homes, they found them to be poorly ventilated and poorly heated. You see, Frederick Jones invented the Air Conditioner and Alice Parker the Heating Furnace. Their homes were also dim. But of course, Lewis Later invented the Electric Lamp, Michael Harvey invented the lantern and Granville T. Woods invented the Automatic Cut off Switch. Their homes were also filthy because Thomas W. Steward invented the Mop and Lloyd P. Ray the Dust Pan. 10. Their children met them at the door -- barefooted, shabby, motley and unkempt. But what could one expect? Jan E. Matzelinger invented the Shoe Lasting Machine, Walter Sammons invented the Comb, Sarah Boone invented the Ironing Board and George T. Samon invented the Clothes Dryer. 11. Finally, they were resigned to at least have dinner amidst all of this turmoil. But here again, the food had spoiled because another Black Man, John Standard invented the refrigerator. Now, isn’t that something? What would this country be like without the contributions of Blacks, as African Americans? Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “by the time we leave for work, Americans have depended on the inventions from the minds of Blacks.” Black history includes more than just slavery, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Dubois.

American history is cool and all, but I wish I could find something on the construction of popular American history -- how do schools choose what gets taught? There's probably plenty of this on race relations, Indian conflicts, the 20th century generally, the North and the South etc., but it's all more heat to light than I'd like, so I'm more interested in early American history since the Constitution

I remember the whiskey rebellion, the Jay treaty, the Quasi-War, the XYZ affair, the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Barbary Wars, and the Louisiana Purchase. Then it's War of 1812, maybe the expeditions of Jackson in the Floridas, the Monroe Doctrine and then you get the Compromise of 1820 and it's all just prelude to Civil War and Manifest Destiny.

I don't remember Governor Harrison in the Northwest Territories, the treason trial of Aaron Burr (maybe he showed up in the Compromise of 1800?), the economic plans of Hamilton, Randolph of Roanoke, the choosing of DC as the capital, John Marshall (except for Marbury), the German-Pennsylvanian insurrection, or Albert Gallatin, but I also didn't take APUSH.

https://x.com/AfricanArchives/status/1739806940929171951?t=Hh4i-Lee6dY8MZo78Q-jzA&s=09

John Albert Burr invented the modified lawnmower as we know today. Though he did not invent the very first lawnmower.

In 1899, he patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. He designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. He was issued U.S. patent 624,749.

#thirtythursday #vibe #light #shine #beautiful #wednesday #believeinyourself #loveyourself #growthmindset #mindfulness #empowerment #love #life #Happiness #Wisdom #growth #peace #protectyourself #patience #change #saveyourself #trustnoone #blackisbeautiful #blackgirlmagic #blacklove #populationcontrol #blackfamily #manifestation #selfdetermination💪 #wakeup

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Michael Duerksen <[email protected]>

Date: Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 9:16 AM

Subject: Al Ghul

To: <[email protected]>

     Ras Al Ghul former FBI agent, the son of John Elias Urias Melton Rothchild Azaria Al Ghul, born of Elidia Moran Abdul Azaria and John Al Ghul, of Kenton, New York and adopted parent of Michael Duerksen by 1957 that is Michael Dean Duerksen named Snafa Al Ghul. the adopted son of Ras Al Ghul who.used specific gene washes to wipe out any genetic evidence that he had been physically close to Michael, but it didn't necessarily work. He married Mary Rothchild Wertherton, a writer for the Dallas Times Herald. FBI Agent of the Dallas Field Office, Ras Al Ghul, the husband of  Mary Whertherton Rothchild, entered the Dallas Child Development Center illegally because it was at 6 A.M. and adopted Michael Dean F. Duerksen in the presence of Dr Joseph C.E. Swayze Coontze M.D.  C.E. is Crichton Eitchmire.  Dr. Swayze Coontze a psychiatrist was fired and rehired six months later.  Ras Al Ghul is believed to have held a gun aimed at Dr. Swayze Coontze in his pocket.  Mr. Al Ghul adopted the young child, but Dallas Police took him back in two weeks, but Mr Al Ghul returned and acquired Michael illegally and tore open the chain link fence surrounding Michael.  Each cubicle there was comprised of an enclosed chain link fence.   Albert Masterson Rothchild  and Ron Masterson Rothchild were on the Dallas Child Development Center Daily Adoption Report  page for Michael or Mike Dean F. Duerksen for  September 1957 . Others included Dianous Guttenburg Furstenburg Oldenburg Mountbatten DeGeneres, Elidia R. Gomez Hyatt Regis Rothchild Hilton, Allosious Hyatt Regis Rothchild Hilton ( was raising the dead at the Dallas Memorial Gardens Cemetery, using an electronic monitor that he built and that " pulled together all the atoms of the dead subject determined by any known knowledge of themselves "  and was removed back to San Francisco and was born of Elias Benton Hilton Rothchild and Mary Fighorn Rothchild Hilton and Allosious was born in E. County of San Francisco, CA...) also Carol Fraley, Alma Fraley, Diane R. Ferguson Rutherford Feingold, born in Littleton, Arkansas, Richard Morris Burr M.D. and attorney, and Richard R. Benton M.D., J. and Jacquelyn B. Fitzgerald Kennedy, ( all rejected and subject to inspection by Dallas Police Dept., because Dean and Carol Duerksen were being investigated for child abuse, etc ..and their children were not allowed to be adopted at such time..). Michael Duerksen had Rothchild looks and his eyes and smile removed all doubt that he was born a girl. 

Show quoted text

If you have a manual push mower today, it likely uses design elements from 19th Century Black American inventor John Albert Burr's patented rotary blade lawn mower. On May 9, 1899, John Albert Burr patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. You can view U.S. patent 624,749 issued to John Albert Burr. https://www.thoughtco.com/green-lawns-john-albert-burr-4072195 Art gives me life (at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoadgZDvnKz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

January 02

[1784] Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (as Ernest III) from 1806 and then, from 1826 Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He was the uncle of Queen Victoria and the father of her husband, Prince Albert.

[1836] Queen Emma of Hawaii, Consort of King Kamehameha IV was born.

[1857] Frederick Burr Opper, American pioneering cartoonist was born in Madison, Ohio.

[1860] William Corless Mills, American museum curator was born in Pyrmont, Ohio.

[1861] Helen Herron Taft, American First Lady (1909-13) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

[1920] Isaac Asimov, Russian scientist and sci-fi writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born in Petrovichi, Russia.

[1928] Vaughn Beals, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

[1947] Jack Hanna, American zookeeper and TV personality was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.

[1968] Cuba Gooding Jr., American actor was born in The Bronx, New York.

[1974] Tomáš Řepka, Czech football defender was born in Slavičin, Czech Republic.

[1981] Maxi Rodríguez, football midfielder was born in Rosario, Argentina.

[1983] Kate Bosworth, American actress was born in Los Angeles, California.

[1985] Heather O'Reilly, American soccer midfielder was born in East Brunswick, New Jersey.

[1987] Shelley Hennig, American actress and model was born in Metairie, Louisiana.

[1694] Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician, die at 42.

[1819] Maria Luisa of Parma, Queen of Charles IV of Spain, dies at 67.

[1861] Frederick William IV, King of Prussia from 1840 and Germany from 1849, dies at 67 at the Sanssouci Palace.

[1911] Kanno Sugako, Japanese anarcho-feminist, hanged for her role in the plot to assassinate Emperor Meiji at 29.

[1953] Guccio Gucci, Italian founder of Gucci fashion house, dies at 71.

[2009] Jett Travolta, son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston, dies of a seizure at 16.

[2013] Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan football goalkeeper dies from respiratory illness at 67.

[2022] Jens Jørgen Hansen, Danish football right back, dies at 82.

John Albert Burr (May 20, 1848 - 1926). He was a Black inventor. Born in Maryland, he was a teenager during the American Civil War, and he worked as a field hand. His inventive talent was recognized, and wealthy Blacks ensured he was able to attend engineering classes at a private university. He put his mechanical skills to work making a living repairing and servicing farm equipment and other machines. He moved to Chicago and worked as a steelworker. When he filed his patent for the rotary mower in 1898, he was living in Agawam, Massachusetts. His Lawn Mower patent was officially granted on May 9, 1899. He went to Harvard Business School. After he finished Harvard Business School, he moved to Chicago in the 1870s to continue to be a repairman and a capable steelworker. He continued to patent improvements to his design. He designed devices for mulching clippings, sifting, and dispersing them. Today's mulching power mowers may be part of his legacy, returning nutrients to the turf rather than bagging them for compost or disposal. In this way, his inventions helped save labor and were good for the environment. He held over 30 U.S. patents for lawn care and agricultural inventions. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdx1rAqL_DwAQ1b-jHwTpdEKzwEUhEQy7bFmFw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“You don’t have to be an expert to grow a good lawn.”

Such is the opening sentence of the USDA’s Home and Garden Bulletin No. 51 titled “Better Lawns: Establishment, Maintenance, Renovation, Lawn Problems, Grasses.” Published in revised form in 1962, the bulletin provided the reader with tips for preparing soil for lawns, selecting the right grasses, fertilizing, mowing, watering, and handling pesky pests and weeds.  

Why share this item today? It just so happens that on this day (May 9th) in 1899, John Albert Burr, an African American inventor, patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. Burr’s mower had traction wheels and blades that made mowing the lawn a much easier and safer task.  You can see Burr’s patent here: https://www.google.com/patents/US624749 

The worst of your zodiac sign

***Im very aware that these people vary GREATLY in horribleness, I am not equating them***

Aries

(L to R: Logan Paul, Quentin Tarantino, Tessa Brooks, Thomas Jefferson, Chris D’Elia, Sam Pepper, Dylann Roof, Danielle “Bhad Bhabie” Bregoli, Piers Morgan, Perez Hilton, Dennis Quaid, Ted “Unabomber” Kaczynski, John Lennon, Kourtney Kardashian, Brendon Urie, Hugh Hefner, Clyde Barrow, Rick Harrison)

Taurus

(L to R: Chris Brown, Melanie Martinez, Saddam Hussein, Chase Hudson, Mark Zuckerberg, Candace Owens, Albert Fish, Big Ed, Blac Chyna, Nikocado Avocado, Adolf Hitler, Melania Trump, Noah Beck, 6ix9ine, Austin McBroom, John Wilkes Booth, Stephen Baldwin, Lena Dunham)

Gemini

(L to R: Donald Trump, Iggy Azalea, Scott Disick, Mike Pence, Amy Schumer, Kanye West, James Charles, Cryaotic, Boris Johnson, David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz, Lance Stewart, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Burr, Azalea Banks, KSI, Alissa Violet, Jeffrey Dahmer, Carole Baskin)

Cancer

(L to R: Bill Cosby, Nicole Arbour, Tom Cruise, Shane Dawson, Elon Musk, Henry VIII, Khloé Kardashian, Drake Bell, Jaclyn Hill, Curtis Lepore, O.J. Simpson, Chris Pratt, Michael Vick, Gary Busey, Tana Mongeau, Wendy Williams, Kevin Hart, Lele Pons)

Leo

(L to R: Kevin Spacey, Kylie Jenner, LeafyIsHere, Lori Loughlin, Bill Clinton, Morgz, Tony Lopez, Fidel Castro, Casey Affleck, Joe Rogan, Mark Salling, Dixie D’Amelio, Rodney Alcalca, Tomi Lahren, Lil Pump, Benito Mussolini, June Shannon, Bryce Hall)

Virgo

(L to R: R. Kelly, Lea Michele, ProJared, Ivan the Terrible, Alfie Deyes, Gene Simmons, Charlie Sheen, Louis C.K., Ed Gein, Blaire White, Gertrude Baniszewski, Jason Derulo, Sean Connery, Laura Lee, Michael Jackson, Jared from Subway, Genghis Khan, Abby Lee Miller)

Libra

(L to R: Kim Kardashian, Dr. Luke, Lil Wayne, Lee Harvey Oswald, SSSniperWolf, Bella Thorne, George Zimmerman, FaZe Banks, Vladimir Putin, Jacob Sartorius, Addison Rae, Simon Cowell, Eminem, Margaret Thatcher, Halsey, Nikolas Cruz, Gwenyth Paltrow, Milo Yiannopoulos)

Scorpio

(L to R: Rachel Dolezal, Charles Manson, Ivanka Trump, Pablo Picasso, Aaron Hernandez, Erika Costell, Kendall Jenner, Michael Peterson, Dr. Mike, Jeffrey Star, Onision, Roseanne Barr, Tyga, Caitlyn Jenner, RiceGum, Drake, Belle Gunness, Kris Jenner)

Sagittarius

(L to R: Woody Allen, Austin Jones, Joseph Stalin, Armin Meiwes, Snooki, Daddyofive, Jay-Z, Pablo Escobar, Sia, Ted Bundy, Tyra Banks, Teala Dunn, Ed Kemper, Anne Coulter, Emperor Nero, James Holmes, Vanessa Hudgens, Billy the Kid)

Capricorn

(L to R: Jeff Bezos, Jake Paul, Ajit Pai, Matt Lauer, Eric Trump, Kid Rock, Kirstie Alley, Al Capone, Betsy DeVos, Vlad the Impaler, Ted Cruz, Kim Jong-un, Noah Cyrus, Brent Rivera, Mel Gibson, Lovely Peaches, Mini Ladd, Donald Trump Jr.)

Aquarius

(L to R: J.K. Rowling, Gary Ridgway, Alex Jones, Emma Roberts, Ronald Reagan, Xxxtentacion, John Travolta, fouseyTUBE, Nikita Dragun, Ellen Degeneres, Jeffrey Epstein, Gabbie Hanna, JayStation, Brett Kavanaugh, Hannah Stocking, Social Repose, Tati Westbrook, Paris Hilton)

Pisces

(L to R: Osama Bin Laden, Aileen Wuornos, Delphine LaLaurie, John Wayne Gacy, Mitch McConnell, Joe Exotic, Martin Shkreli, Keemstar, Camila Cabello, Ansel Egort, Richard Ramirez, Ivana Trump, Justin Bieber, Bruce Willis, Bugsy Siegel, Dennis “BTK” Rader, Toby Turner, Harvey Weinstein)