There must be some kind of magic in the numbers 1119. November 19. If you keep adding all the digits in the numerology way, it turns into a 3.
1 + 1 + 1 + 9 = 12 then 1 + 2 = 3 . I don’t know what threes mean in numerology other then maybe a trio, trinity. Like all things Divine.
Anyway, historically, lots of things have happened on November 19. Good things.
For one. This is the date when Abraham Lincoln, the tall fella’ with the very high hat, gave his Gettysburg Address. It was at a dedication. For a National Cemetery. He stood right there in Gettysburg Pennsylvania and said all those good words. Most people only know it by the “Four score and seven years ago…” sound bite. But the heart of the matter — the thing he was really speaking to — was Equality for all humans.
When he talked that day, standing there in Gettysburg, he couldn’t have known that his speech would be remembered as one of the most important speeches in American history. But bravely, he stood and called upon the principles of human equality contained in the Declaration of Independence. He made the connections between the sacrifices of the Civil War and the wish, the hope, the desire, for “a new birth of freedom.” He said more things too, about the preservation of the United States created in 1776, and on. I think he had to wear such a tall hat, because his ideas were so large. And kind. A truly great leader of this country, the kind we can only hope for again.
So yes, that was some November 19th magic back in 1863.
On this same date, in 1620, the Mayflower reached Cape Cod. That was the big boat with the hungry Pilgrims on board. They explored the Cape Cod coast that day. I’m not sure how ultimately good it turned out. But one thing is for certain, you and I wouldn’t be sitting here, writing / reading this, if they had not.
And there they were, bumping into the shore line, the eastern edge of this soon-to-be United States of America. It would take almost 200 more years for somebody of white skin to traipse across the land, to the other shore. Same date. November 19th, in 1805, that fearsome duo of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark — and the Expedition Boys — reached the Pacific Ocean. They were the first European Americans to cross the west. They learned a lot of good things on their journey across this land mass. I’m told the entirety of their journey, lasted two years, four months, and ten days. To and fro, I think.
More magic on this date. On November 19, 1969. This time way up in space, or at least as far as the moon. That’s when Apollo 12’s Charles Conrad and Alan Bean went to the moon. They became the 3rd and 4th humans to be on that big ball of cheese. I feel sorry for them though. No one noticed. Apollo 11 was Numero Uno. And Apollo 13 was, well, frantic. It’s had at least three movies. Zero movies for Apollo 12, because no one remembers Conrad and Bean. They picked up good rocks that day, brave Astronauts. I betcha.
There are a lot more historical Oompahs on this date, but I will just cite one more. This, November 19, is the birthdate of Hiram Bingham (1875 – 1956). He was an Archaeologist and Explorer. His claim to fame, though, was happening upon the ancient Incan site of Machu Picchu, Peru.
It is my contention, though, that the ancient Incan site of Machu Picchu, Peru, did not want to be found. And then, trampled on. Yet, my brain is small, and the picture is large. As is the number of people who visit.
I think November 19 is somehow one of those Holy-Moly-Wally kind of days. So pay attention. You are most likely making history today.
In fact, I know you are.
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“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree. ”
― Michael Crichton
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“The first duty of a man is to think for himself”
― Jose Marti
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“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
― W.B. Yeats
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