1838
MDCCCXXXVIII
London: fire sweeps Lloyds Coffee House and Royal Exchange
medium roast coffee
Samuel Morse invents telegraph
thoughtfully brewed for me
First recorded lowest temperature: -60° in Yakutsk
warms my heart
South Africa: Weenen massacre
and revives my spirit
Maryland: Kentucky and Maine US Representatives have rifle duel (lobster loses)
in a world gone crazy mad
Trail of Tears: forcible relocation of the Cherokee Nation
in a cruel, unjust world
London: Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey
where I’m treated like royalty:
Frederick vessel first to accurately measure star distances
Chick Fil A nuggets in the cab of a
pickup truck, watching the
Christmas Star – the Star of a King
Common Threads 