Human Light Day - December 23rd

[Goose and Fig]

I never even heard of this until an interview on (where else?) NPR this morning. An author named Greg Epstein did an excellent job putting it simply. Interesting and inspirational.

The interview:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121813448

 

[Mahonri]

December 23rd, 1805... the day light began to spring forth once again upon the earth.

 

[rainplace]

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Hrmmm... they didn't have that on our npr today... unless I missed it. I've heard Greg speak before... he's awesome. I'll sit down and listen to it later. Thanks!

 

[Goose and Fig]

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I didn't hear anything about that day- must have been when I got out?

Anyway- another cool anniversary coming up- a day that some light was shed on the states:
President Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation, which granted freedom to slaves in Confederate states, on New Year's Day in 1863.