Andrew Flanagan

@andrewf68.bsky.social

"No President in History has ended Same war So Many times" - Hunter Biden

Best thing to do if you're feeling poor is to give something away👍 Give few dollars to homeless person, some clothes to thrift store or pay for person behind you at drive-through. Instead of focusing on what you don't have, focus on what you do have & how you can bless others with it.

When you replace ‘Why is this happening to me?’ with ‘What is this trying to teach me?’ everything shifts👍 Move out of victim mode and into inquiry & curiosity - it far wiser to seek the message life may be offering than to remain focused on what is happening

"Don't take anything personally. What others say & do is projection of their own reality. When you are immune to opinions & actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering" — Don Miguel Ruiz What others think of you isn't what matters - it's what you think of yourself that counts

On 25 July: 306 - Constantine the Great Proclaimed Roman Emperor (his reign establish Christianity as dominant faith) 1814 - George Stephenson Tested His 1st Steam Locomotive 1943 - Benito Mussolini Arrested (ended Italy's fascist regime) 1978 - 1st "Test-Tube Baby" Born

On 15 July: 1799 - Rosetta Stone Discovered (key to unlocking ancient Egypt secrets) 1945 - Italy Declared War on its Former Axis Partner, Japan 2010 - BP Capped Deepwater Horizon Oil Well (largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, with 700M litres of crude oil spilling into Gulf of Mexico)

On 14 July: 1789 - Bastille Storming (beginning of French Revolution) 1865 - 1st Matterhorn, Swiss Alps Ascent 1867 - Alfred Nobel Demonstrated Dynamite 1933 - All German Political Parties were Outlawed Except Nazi Party 2016 - Nice, France Truck Attack (killed 86 people)

“tRump is race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values men & women wearing the uniform are fighting for. I don’t think he has a clue about anything. Make America great again? Tell Donald tRump to go to hell” - Lindsey Graham, 2015🥴

On 10 July: 1806 - Vellore Mutiny (1st major mutiny against British rule in India) 1890 - Wyoming Admitted as 44th U.S. State 1940 - Battle of Britain Began 1962 - Telstar 1 Launched (world's 1st active communications satellite) 1991 - Boris Yeltsin Inaugurated

On 9 July: 1850 - US President Zachary Taylor Died 1868 - 14th Amendment Ratified (guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship & all persons due process of law) 1893 - 1st Successful Open-Heart Surgery 1943 - Allies Invaded Sicily 2011 - South Sudan Declared Independence from Sudan

On 8 July: 1497 - Vasco da Gama Departed on Voyage to India (1st direct European voyage to India by sea) 1853 - Commodore Perry Arrived in Tokyo Bay (After 200+ years of Japanese seclusion, set stage for significant political exchange) 1994 - North Korean Leader Kim Il Sung Died

On 7 July: 1898 - U.S. Annexed Hawaii 1928 - Sliced Bread Sold for 1st Time 1960 - 1st Working Laser Demonstrated 1978 - Solomon Islands Gained Independence from UK 1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor (1st female) Nominated to Supreme Court 2005 - London Bombings (killed 56 people)

On 5 July: 1687 - Newton's Principia Published (laid foundation 4 classical physics & transforming scientific understanding) 1811: Venezuela Declared Independence (from Spain) 1948: UK's National Health Service (NHS) Established 1962 - Algeria Gained Independence (after 132 years of French rule)