4. “Lions in the Tower of London”
On April 1, 1698, some Brits went to the Tower of London to “start to see the Lions washed” following a rumor. This might be considered the very first large-scale April Fools’prank in British history.
A Personal Reflection I stopped eating beef in January 2018.That choice helps me to maintain a healthier lifestyle.In 2018, reports of attacks, kidnappings, and violent incursions into communities across parts of the Southwest were becoming increasingly common. I felt that continuing to consume cattle supplied through systems that, in my view, were connected to those developments raised difficult ethical questions.For me, giving up beef became a personal form of protest.I recognize that many hardworking people in the Southwest earn their ...