Labor Day

First celebrated in 1882, labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894. Bearwiskers says have a safe and fun Labor Day.

New York, New York

On this day, September 5th, in 1664, the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam surrenders to the British, who will rename it New York. Bearwiskers knows lots of teddy bear lovers in the Big Apple.

Treaty of Paris

September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the American Revolution. The Treaty was ratified by the Continental Congress on January 14, 1884. Bearwiskers says God Bless America.

It was the 3rd of September...

Quick - what song was that from? It was Papa Was A Rollin' Stone, a 12 minute hit for The Temptations. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone was written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and released in 1972, and peaked at the 63rd spot on the pop charts and 24 on the R & B charts. In 1972, after the Temptations remake, it rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won 3 Grammy awards in 1973. The flip side or B side was an instrumental that was 6:58 long. Bearwiskers says - turn it UP!

September's Reading List

Here is my September Reading List:
Blind Alley by Iris Johansen
L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton
Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke
Scratch the Surface by Susan Conant
Roses are Red by James Patterson
Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn
Ghost a La Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Open and Shut by Andy Carpenter

"Who's been eating my porridge?" squeaked Baby Bear
"And who's been eating my porridge?" cried Momma Bear
"Burp!" said Poppa Bear
TY The Teddy Baron

Happy Birthday to the "T"

Where was the first American subway, New York -no, Philadelphia - no, San Francisco - no. The Boston West End Company teamed up with the Boston Transit Commission and on September 1, 1897 the "T" opened for business. One of the oldest stops was at Boylson Street. Bearwiskers has been on a subway and a trolley, the first used as subway trains.