AFM | Tuesday, 10/2/2018 | #24
From the founding era. In 2018 this went out every weekday as a card, not an essay — so there is no narrative to publish here, and none has been invented. What follows is the edition itself, reconstructed from the two spreadsheets that recorded it.
Today is
- International Day of Non-Violence
- National Fried Scallops Day
- National Fruit at Work Day
- Phileas Fogg's Wager Day
- National Name Your Car Day
- Simchat Torah
This day in history
- Carandiru massacre A prison riot in Carandiru Penitentiary, Brazil, led to the killing of over 100 inmates by the police.
- 1992
- Guinea declares independence Guinea declared its independence from France.
- 1958
- Battle of Gonzales The first military engagement of the Texas War of Independence, the Battle of Gonzales, occurred on this day between Texas rebels and Mexican troops. This battle marked the beginning of Texas' War of Independence, which resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
- 1835
Born on this day
- Yokozuna · American wrestler · 1966 · National Custodial Worker Day · Sting · English singer-songwriter, bass player, actor · 1951 · Annie Leibovitz · American photographer · 1949 · Graham Greene · English author, playwright, critic · 1904 · Groucho Marx · American comedian, actor · 1890 · Mahatma Gandhi · Leader of Indian Independence Mvmt · 1869 · National Research Maniacs Food Day · Nat Turner · Leader of Slave Rebellion · 1800 · Johnnie Cochran · Lawyer · 1937 · World No Alcohol Day?\! · Peanuts published for the first time Charles M. Schulz's comic strip, Peanuts, was printed for the first time in 9 newspapers around the U.S. · 1950
Recorded as a single run in the source sheet; we haven't matched each name to a year.
Died on this day
- Brian Friel · Irish author, playwright, director · 2015 · Rock Hudson · American actor · 1985 · Paavo Nurmi · Finnish runner · 1973 · Tom Petty · Singer Songwriter · 2017 · Life Hack of the Day
Recorded as a single run in the source sheet; we haven't matched each name to a year.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. The future depends on what we do in the present.— Mahatma Gandhi
The answer
a rope
The riddle itself wasn't kept. The index recorded the answer for every edition and the question for only some — this is one it didn't.
Aloha Friday Motivation
· Edition #24 · 10/2/2018 ·