War Of 1812 Recruitment Document From January 31, 1813 ... It Is 200 Years Old Today!

It is 2013 and I am continuing the observance of the Bicentennial of the War Of 1812. On January 31, 1813, two hundred years ago, an Ensign of the 16th Regiment Infantry of the United States Army named Thomas J. Martin worked on and completed the document featured in this video. It pertains to recruitment. I acquired this document four months ago and I am elated to show it to you right now ... on its 200th Birthday!


Here is the url for the video above in case it does not embed properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNOMtnd77g



Here is the transcription:
Philadelphia January 31, 1813 Received from Lieutenant
Colonel Richard O Dernig two hundred dollars
on the bounty ... premiums and contingency
Dollars 200    =     Duplicate    receipts_
                                              Thomas J Martin Ensign
                                              16th Regiment Infantry

A Malaysian 50 Sen Coin Made Its Way To The USA And Became Change

It is January 30, 2013. I just came back from the store. While I was in line I noticed the cashier was looking at a coin. I asked her if it was a rare coin. She said it was a 50 cent piece from Malaysia. I asked if I could have it as change and she said "Sure". It is a 50 Sen piece from the year 2003 - Bank Negara Malaysia. A Malaysian coin made its way to the USA and I took advantage of the opportunity.

The coin is kinda cool ... now if the country only got rid of its stupid and savage islamic apostasy law.

The Number Of Survivors From The 1800s Is Back To Fifteen Due To The Recent Verification Of 113-Year-Old Louisiana Hines

This is interesting. The recent passing of Koto Okubo (as reported on January 13 of this year: http://michaeltheresearcher.blogspot.com/2013/01/koto-okubo-worlds-oldest-woman-passed.html) caused the number of Surviving People born in the 1800s to drop to 14. Earlier today I looked at the chart and the number is back up to 15. I looked at my data and compared it to the most recent chart and it looks like another Survivor from the 1800s has been verified. Her name is Louisiana Hines and she was born on April 13, 1899. Her application date was July 13, 2010 and she was accepted on January 22, 2013. We are now back to 15 Survivors from the 1800s! Louisiana Hines was either the daughter of slaves or the grand-daughter of slaves. I found conflicting reports. She is now the Sixth Oldest Person on Earth and the Second Oldest American.

The names of the current Survivors from the 1800s and other Supercentenarians have been compiled by the Gerontology Research Group. All of the pertinent information can be seen at their website: http://grg.org/Adams/E.HTM

A very incredible interview with Louisiana Hines from the year 2000 can be found here - http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/100years.html. Out of all of the people who were interviewed on the webpage, Louisiana is the only person currently living. According to the interview segment, Louisiana was a Rosie The Riveter in World War II! She could very well be the oldest of all Rosie The Riveters in America. It would be wonderful to hear of her experiences in the 1940s. Hopefully someone can make this happen very, very soon.

The Moon, The Star Aldebaran (As Part Of The Constellation Taurus) And The Planet Jupiter In The Night Sky On January 22, 2013

It has been eleven months since I posted a celestial-based blog entry. The Moon, the Star Aldebaran (as part of the Constellation Taurus) and the Planet Jupiter were in plain view on January 22, 2013. I tried to record a video and unfortunately, Aldebaran was not able to be captured. It was also FREEZING outside! I did not stay outside for long at all ... this could very well have been my fastest night sky photoshoot ever! The photo was taken at 8:50 PM. 

 

Koto Okubo, The World's Oldest Woman, Passed Away Yesterday At The Age Of 115

I have some more sad news to report to you this month. Another Supercentenarian who was born in the 1800s has departed the Earth. Her name is Koto Okubo and she is the second person from the 1890s to have passed on this month. Not much is known about Koto. The following link features some information about her: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20130113a4.html

R.I.P. to Koto Okubo who lived from December 24, 1897 to January 12, 2013 ... 115 years total.

There are now only fourteen individuals who were born in the 1800s left on the planet.

Richard Milhous Nixon Centennial 1913 - 2013

January 9, 2013 ... the 100th Birth Anniversary of Richard Milhous Nixon. On this day in 1913, Richard Nixon was born. In honor of Richard Nixon's Centennial, I decided to dig into the archives and pull out a few items such as autographed books, signed letters, press photographs, political campaign buttons, a record and a hilarious and incredibly bizarre Richard Nixon shower head ... no doubt one of the most bizarre pieces of Presidential Memorabilia ever made!! I also spun the record for those who want to hear his voice.

Richard Nixon ... Congressman, Senator, Vice President, President and World War II Veteran.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLdDPDaAwL0

This Sunday, January 13, 2013, A Demonstration Calling For A Stop To The Pending Executions Of The Cousins Zanyar Moradi And Loghman Moradi And All Political Prisoners In Iran Will Be Held In Washington, DC

My Friends: This Sunday, January 13, 2013, a Demonstration calling for a stop to the pending executions of the cousins Zanyar Moradi and Loghman Moradi and all political prisoners in Iran will be held in Washington, DC. As it stands presently, I will be attending this Protest. If any of you want to attend (and I hope you do), the link below has all of the details.

http://missionfreeiran.org/2013/01/08/free-moradis