SEPTEMBER 2 — 1789 Congress finds U.S. Treasury; 1885 Rock Springs Massacre; 2015 Yale study shows lowers global tree count; 1979 Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold opens in W. VA
SEPTEMBER 2
1789—Congress founds U.S. Treasury. It actually started in 1775 when Congress printed $241.5 million worth of bills of credit that would double after the war. However it was unsustainable and became worthless after the war, which led to America’s first debt. Angry Americans called it, not worth a Continental. To handle this disaster, George Washington named one of his favorite attorneys and former military aid, Alexander Hamilton, to lead the reformed Treasury, and Congress assembled departments of a Comptroller, Auditor, Treasurer, Register, and assistant to the Secretary.
Hamilton was a stout Federalist, heavily in favor of a stronger national government. He worked with John Jay and James Madison to ratify the Constitution. As Secretary of the Treasury, he formed the Bank of the United States and suggested that government revenues be based upon custom duties. In 1800 the Treasury moved from Philadelphia to Washington DC. During the presidential election between John Adams and Aaron Burr, Hamilton supported Adams, which started a feud between Hamilton and Burr. Then when Burr lost the election for Governor of New York because of Hamilton, Burr challenged him to a duel, and won. Hamilton died of his wounds the next day at age 49.
1885 – The Rock Springs Massacre.
…For decades, Chinese immigrants working on the railroad faced harassment, discrimination, and often violence from white settlers in Wyoming. The growing railroad labor movement supported an anti-Chinese platform. The Chinese were driven out of towns and cities, and local law enforcement actually supported the mob. Federal troops were often called upon to restore order.
On September 2 1885 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, white miners attacked Chinese miners after r the Chinese refused to join a strike for higher wages. There were 28 Chinese killed, 15 wounded, and hundreds that fled. Chinese officials investigated, and if you want to check out more the San Francisco Chronicle reported it during that time. Historians will generally agree that racism was the real issue, though some will argue it was more about economics. Might have been a little bit of both.
2015 — lowest global tree is recorded by Yale University students.
According to a team of international scientists led by Yale U, determined that there were about 3.04 trillion trees on planet earth, the lowest number since Johnny Appleseed counted them in the 19th century, how cute. Chris Mooney of the Washington Compost wrote in 2015 that the previous estimated number of trees on earth was 40 billion, so this number means great news, right? Wrong. The article goes on to say there are 46% less trees now than when we evil humans started roaming the earth, but the article neglects to inform us how we know that.
The current methodology uses satellites and boots on the ground, and from there estimates how many trees we’re losing based on human population. I also checked out similar articles on nature.com and tenttree.com, and also couldn’t find how we know how many trees were on the planet before humans were born. Nor do they mention how many are actually planted every year, other than we need to plant more. I have a feeling people who lost their houses in Paradise California during the summer of 2018 would argue that the trees that are already existing need to be trimmed.
1955 – Sacramento’s: KCRA TV starts broadcasting in Sacramento. 1955! Sac-town is my hometown and I grew up watching Stan Atkinson and Bob Hogue. Good stuff.
1956 – Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings. Crazy game.
1940 – Great Smokey Mountains National Park is dedicated. According to their website, Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, this is America’s most visited national park. Isn’t that special.
1944 – George HW Bush ejects out of his burning plane. His squadron was being attacked by Japanese enemy forces near the Chi Chi Jima islands. His engine caught on fire and he managed to bail out into the Pacific Ocean. He floated on a raft for four hours before being rescued. He earned a Distinguished Flying Cross for the event.