This month in history....
9 The lawnmower is patented. (1899)
10 The first color pictures of Earth from space are sent back from Apollo 10. (1969)
11 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory. (1951)
12 The flush toilet is patented. (1792)
13 “Mr. October”, Reggie Jackson becomes the first major league ballplayer to strike out 2,000 times. (1983)
14 The last episode of Seinfeld is aired. It’s a sad day in May for millions of Seinfeld followers. (1998)
15 “If I had a Hammer” by Peter, Paul, and Mary wins a Grammy (1963)
16 Charles Hires invents Root Beer. (1866)
17 “And They’re Off!” as the first Kentucky Derby is held at Churchill
18 Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of France (1804)
19 Ringling Brothers circus premieres. (1884)
20 Hubble Space Telescope transmits photograph’s from space (1990)
21 The American Red Cross was formed. (1881)
22 Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried and acquitted for treason. (1807). (1875)
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If I Had a Hammer
Peter, Paul and Mary
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A popular song in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, the song raises the issues of segregation, racism, sexism and labor rights.
Pete Seeger and Lee Hays wrote the song in 1949, and performed it for the first time at at St. Nicholas Arena in New York at a testimonial dinner for the leaders of the Communist Party of the United States.
The Peter, Paul and Mary version was released in 1962 and became a top ten hit on the Billboard charts, during the folk music heydays.