June 1, 1880
The first payphone went into service in the U.S.
Today is
Global Day of Parents
What? You only know today is Children's Day?
Where did the bloody children come from if there were no parents?
In 2012, the U.N. declared June 1 the Global Day of Parents.
Parents are our first teachers, nurturers, and role models. Let's use this day to say thanks to our dads and moms.
If you are a parent, well, good luck with your legacy to the dilapidated world. Don't make it worse.
It reminds me of our birthdays.
What are we celebrating when we celebrate our birthdays?
Celebrating we have lived another year?
Celebrating we have one less year left on earth?
No. We should celebrate every birthday with our parents, giving gratitude to them for bringing us into this world and for everything they have done for us.
That's the meaning of everyone's birthday, and that's the meaning of today - Global Day of Parents.
June 1, 1952
John Dewey, the American philosopher and educator, founder of the philosophical movement known as Pragmatism, died at age 92.
Dewey is famous. He was one of the most prominent American scholoars in the first half of the 20th century, and some of his students made him even more well known in China, including 胡适 先生、冯友兰 先生、陶行知 先生、郭秉文 先生、张伯苓 先生、蒋梦麟 先生。
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." - John Dewey.