On this day
in 1781
British General Cornwallis
surrenders at Yorktown Virginia
marking the end
of the Revolutionary War.
On this day in 1870
the first four African-Americans
are elected
to the House of Representatives.
(Took them long enough.)
On this day in 1960
MLK is arrested
in an Atlanta sit-in.
(Only because they knew
it was putting
his health at risk.)
In 1987
the Dow Jones
goes down 508.32 points
four-and-a-half times worse
than the drop in points
that marked the beginning
of the Great Depression
in 1929.
In 2003
Communist Mother Teresa is beatified
by Pope John Paul II.
Two years later
Saddam Hussein
(how else
to explain the delay?)
is put on trial
for crimes against humanity.
Famous birthdays include
South Park creator
Trey Parker
and former
Republican National Committee Chairman
Michael Steele
who showed his true colors
when he became a political analyst
on MSNBC.
There are no
conspiracy theories here
only facts
and Obama has 823 days
(with digits adding up
to the number 13)
left in office
and 12 days
till Halloween
which is plenty of time
for him to finish his spell
and let these disparate facts
(2,097 days in the making)
speak for themselves.
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
