DON'T ASK A REPUBLICAN, "WHY A DONKEY?" Thoughts on the 15th OF JANUARY

 

Why isn't the 15th of January called the "Ides of January" as in the "Ides of March?"

The ides (from the Latin word īdūs) was the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of the other months. 

The ides originally corresponded to the full moon, storied for its own omens.

On this day in 1870, the donkey made its first appearance to symbolize the Democratic Party.

 

"It is the tragic nature of Man to praise dead saints and to kill live ones." 

- Father Darael

Born on this day 

Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger founded Wikipedia on January 15, 2001. 

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