Aren't I bloggy today?

Today is the birthday of Robert Treat Paine, fair Bostonian and signer of the Declaration.

Charles Sumner died this day in 1874, not one of my personal favorites. One of a handful who tried so hard and so successfully to bring on the Civil War that killed over 600,000 Americans, he died a hero to many. His reputation dipped for the first half of the 20th century, but has now rebounded.

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day, the pride of lovely Leominster, Massachusetts.