Dancing with Holden . . .

Thursday, July 16, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Green Country forecasts show a slight rain chance for TulseyTown today. Moderate Southerlies return this afternoon as clouds mix with the sun. Heat index in the mid 90's.

Today in 622, The Prophet Muhammad’s migrated from Mecca to Medina. Now known as the Hijrah it marked the beginning of the Islamic calendar and one of the defining moments in Islamic history.

Today is also the birthdate of St. Clare of Assisi, born in 1194, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]. She was the first follower of St. Francis.

The Trinity test, a detonation of the first atomic bomb, occurred at 5:29:45 am on this day in 1945 south of Albuquerque, New Mexico .

J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye was published on this date in 1951 by Little, Brown and Company.

And, the dancer/actress Ginger Rogers was born in 1911, Independence, Missouri. She was noted primarily as the dance partner of Fred Astaire in a series of motion-picture musicals. About whom it has been said : “She took every step he took, only dancing backward and in high heels.” If she didn't actually say that, she should have.‍ ‍