South Catholic High School - Canticle Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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hc l nclc Sam Chronicles 1-lm- . . . ip 'W- 197b. as all of us know by now. marks the 200th ann.iversary of American independence. The philosopher-historian George Santayana warned that those of tis who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Another famous man said that while one may not always find truth in history. at least history is truth. by definition. Fortunately. it is not our task to argue the truth or falsehood of pronouncements like these. but merely to explore some of the back alleys of our past in search of...what'f Truth. beauty. meaning. the mysteries of life. ,- f- nv' .. Wt., ,,. K5 ii y jg., 'I4,g,XH!r, 1. na +1.41-Xa Xlini'xX:A i. lf: -il . ,E x f-,xx T. 'yt ' 7 :Q American history did not begin in 1776, of course. any more than Columbus discovered the place in 1492. Civilizations flourished 3 on both continents of the Western Hemisphere gr centuries before the Nina. the l'inta. and the Santa Nlaria sailed into the Caribbean. Leif Ericson showed tip around ltltltl and called the country Yinland. The first baby of European parentage was born in 1007. 'ind they eilled the kid Snorro Snorro and X his Viking parents did not stay long. 'L . Anierica w'is first used as a name in 15117. M alter the explorer -Xnierigo X espucci. Billiards it were introduced lo St. Augustine. Florida. in lfwbi, and pocket pool made it to River City. K lowa. in 1 1011. The first beer was brewed in Roanoke. Yirginia. in 1587. followed by popcorn in 1630. the sainc year that the first ral MMD salt works were built. lihe first recorded duel took place in lbll. and potatoes were A int ' rodttced to American soil the following year. llaryard college was established in 1636. and the first Swedes arrixcd in Delaware in 1635. Slavery was introduced at lainestown. Virginia in 16191 and the first corporation. the New York l-'ishing Conipany. was chartered in lbw, llic tiist known newspaper advertisement appeared in the Boston Nutt-t lmzzw' in 17111. and golf was flourishing by 1729. luly 4, 1776. Declaration of Independence signed. Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. There is no indication that .lapanese fireworks were set off to commemorate the event. There was no school that day. since it was summer. 1776. First cocktail mixed. A customer asks Betsy Flanagan. a barmaid in Elmsford. New York. for a glass of cocktails, referring to a jar of tailfeathers kept behind the bar for decoration. Betsy obliges by garnishing his drink with a feather, which also becomes the first swizzle stick. 1776. First submarine. f1l7If'I'Iit'lllI Ttlrllr' is built by David Bushnell of Saybrook. Connecticut. and propelled by a hand-turned screw. The Turtle is used successfully to affix a bomb to Admiral Howe's flagship, Eagle. February 6, 1777. France becomes first nation to recognize United States. June, 1778. Secret Service organized. Z ,- l780. Firstslave emancipated. Elizabeth Freenian freed by trial at Barrington. Massachusetts. March 1, 1780. Pennsylvania passes a law calling for the gradual abolition of slavery. October 19, 1781. Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown. September 3, 1783. American independence formally recognized by England at the Peace of Versailles. October 6, 1783. Benjainin Hanks of Litchfield, lVlassachusetls takes out a patent on the first perpetual motion machine in the United States, July 17, 1784.Thirteenyear-old Fdward Warren makes the first balloon flight in America. lidward, who returns to earth safely, is ltickier than the balloons designer. Peter Carnes. who crashes one month later. September, 1784. .lames Ramsey invents the motor boat. .MS Q. ,gi f if A19 '37 4

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1' I.. the indomitable American Spirit. the eternal veritiesi' Nlaybe. but you won't find those here. either. Keep looking somewhere else if you're interested. What we have for you is an America that is usually' forgotten. sometimes not even remembered. occasionally best left undisturbed beneath its rock. Your history books have given you the hopes. dreams. promises and realizations of America. For our Ztltlth birthday. we give yott a second look. And we give it to you one year early. ' - f'I. f' 1, ., f,. . , ,L, .. -. . ..: - 1785. Dr. John Greenwood introduces the first porcelain false teeth to America and the world. One of Greenwood's first customers is George Washington, October 26. 1785. George Washington imports first jackasses from Spain. 1787. Levi Hutchins invents the alarm clock. Once set. the time ofthe alarm cannot be changed. September 17, 1787. Constitution is signed. September 13. 1788. New York named capital of United States. April 30. 1789. George Washington inaugurated. John Adams is Vice President. Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State. Alexander Hamilton Secretary of Treasury. September 15, 1789. James Fenimore Cooper born. 1790. James Dearham becomes first black doctor. 1790. George Vancouver explores the Pacific Northwest coast. 1790. John Carroll is consecrated as Bishop of Baltimore. first Catholic bishop in the United States. 3 939 326 March 1. 1790. First census records 3.939.326 Americans. April 17. 1790. Beniamin Franklin dies. 1791. Washington. D.C. is platted. March 4. 1791. Vermont becomes a state. 1792. First Conscription Law passes. Every white male between 18 and 45 is ordered to enroll in the militia and to provide his own weapon and cartridges. No punishment is specified for non-compliance. The l'nclc Sam Chronicles ,R stti ' GJ: ,N L4 1 'tgy t 'Q Nu Bcniamin Frank turkey dinner in Philadelphii ' ig the eye tty letter: 'k ck' -di' '---ricsio .M L . . . .. . . :gt . t . 1 1 'c'z at We drank ' X 'r N 1 b tint ' d'scht rge ' g i' 'c ec 'i va tery. 'i 's yt e ' g Q- t ' rofligt r tts X of elec r' ' pow r' w A iericans. a custom that contintted unreyersed until 1973. The turkey was seryed well done 'z kee Doodle was writ en in l755 V' Dr. Richard Shuckburgh at Albany. New York. tp z down of stragg y '- -'Q , . z cr ' so ig was played at the surrender of Corny alli: at Yorktown. By the time of independence. N 'w York had t i' z ver of 'wmmerce.z t oo .1 a medical college: mustard was being manufactured in Philadelphia. and an inclined railway had been constructed in Lewiston. New York. Two days before independence. B7 7 XX I 72' .fl i '7 X! A. f Ne I 1- 'H ' X , I f X if-' 1 lin conducted the first electric 3 t t in l'4'7. ' n H X lltl cy is Xe' tb ille lor out dinner by the clctt l ck 5. to tsttd by the clcttrit tl tick. before a fire dled by the electrified bottle: when thc W- 1 lic lths of tll the famous electricians in 61 ln ltnd lloll md l-1 inte md Ci im my tr- J lol in electrified umpcts lcr fi tht 1 1 r ol uns from tht l ti fied l t lhi y ts th be mntn ol 7Uy-ars X X of p ite c tit ci ly . f' n .W , I Y m t by l ts tput I tcdct tls Lit the d 1 y s X f 2.X L tl h tml Ct lll1N sch l md , l i New .Jersey became the first colony to grant suffrage to women. Later New' Jersey rescinded the law. declaring in 1807 that only free. white male citizens could vote. April 9. 1792. First maeadam road between Philadelphia and Lancaster. April 16. 1792. First ehuckhole. May 17. 1792. New York Stock Exchange meets at the Merchants Coffee House. October 13. 1792. Architect James Hoban lays cornerstone for White House. June 20. 1793. Eli Whitney applies for a patent on the cotton gin. September 18. 1793. Cornerstone of Capitol layed. Architect is William Thornton. Capitol completed in 1830. June. 1798. Oliver Evans manufactures the first practical steam engine. December 14. 1799. George Washington dies. December 15. 1799. The Bill of Rights. the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. is passed. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Century.