GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD WELCOME.TO JANUARY 1ST THROUGH JANUARY 31ST 2026

[Dotta]

And in my house of many cats, I HAVE to find those pills before one of the cats gets his or her grubby little paws on them.

Hahaha!
I bet they are quicker!
What's on the floor is theirs
It's the Law!
Purr-fect Law.

 

[Dotta]

On 14 January, 1784,

the United States Congress,
meeting in the Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House,
ratified the Treaty of Paris.

The treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War
and established it as a free and independent nation.

 

[Gators North]

Hahaha!
I bet they are quicker!
What's on the floor is theirs
It's the Law!
Purr-fect Law.

They’re MUCH quicker than I am!

 

[TootsieFootsie]

They’re MUCH quicker than I am!

Sometimes they just beat us by a cat's whisker

 

[TootsieFootsie]

In Australian news

ABC News Australia

MSN

Trauma medics warn over-60s against climbing ladders as 6,000 people hospitalised in a year​

 

[Gators North]

In Australian news

ABC News Australia

MSN

Trauma medics warn over-60s against climbing ladders as 6,000 people hospitalised in a year​

I believe that. I wouldn’t get on a ladder at my age if you paid me.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Just received my purple cooling sheet fitted set.

But no heatwave now to try it out on

Only one parcel I'm waiting for now.
My beautiful nighties made from cooling material.

 

[tricia]

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY THREAD THURSDAY JANUARY 15TH 2026​

(Hey look I remembered ha)​

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY — January 15TH​

Weird • Dark • Crime • Bizarre​

History doesn’t take days off. Here’s what went wrong, got weird, or turned tragic on January 15.

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1919 — The Great Molasses Flood​

A massive storage tank burst in Boston, releasing over 2 million gallons of molasses. A 25-foot wave tore through the neighborhood, crushing buildings, trapping victims, and killing 21 people. Survivors said the area smelled like molasses for decades. One of the strangest industrial disasters in U.S. history.

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1947 — The Black Dahlia Murder​

The brutally mutilated body of Elizabeth Short was discovered in Los Angeles, posed and severed in half. The case remains unsolved and is still one of the most disturbing and infamous murder mysteries in American history.

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1915 — Telephone Silence Sparks Panic​

A massive telephone outage along the U.S. East Coast caused widespread fear. Many believed the silence meant invasion, sabotage, or war. No internet required for mass hysteria.

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2009 — Miracle on the Hudson​

US Airways Flight 1549 lost engine power after striking birds shortly after takeoff. Pilot Chesley Sullenberger safely ditched the plane in the Hudson River. All 155 people survived, an outcome aviation experts say should not have been possible.

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1559 — A Royal Celebration With a Dark Undercurrent​

England celebrated the coronation of Elizabeth I, while rumors circulated that executions and disease were being quietly concealed so the festivities would not be disrupted. Even Tudor England understood optics.

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1973 — Vietnam Ceasefire Announced​

The U.S. announced a ceasefire in the Vietnam War. While technically true, the violence did not end, and thousands more would die before the conflict truly concluded.

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1929 — Birth of Martin Luther King Jr.​

Born into a nation deeply divided by segregation and racial violence, Martin Luther King Jr. would go on to challenge the very system he was born into.

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1981 — Yorkshire Ripper Investigation Intensifies​

British police escalated efforts to catch the Yorkshire Ripper after years of investigative failures, ignored warnings, and false leads. By this point, at least 13 women had been murdered.

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1992 — Mafia Loyalty Shatters​

Mob underboss Sammy Gravano formally entered witness protection after helping convict John Gotti. Organized crime’s code of silence took a permanent hit.

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2001 — Wikipedia Goes Live​

What began as a free online encyclopedia became the world’s largest collection of knowledge, arguments, edit wars, and citation battles — all created by the public.

 

[Dotta]

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