Thursday, November 7, 2019

Did You Know

Did you know that John Adams, our second president, was accepted to Harvard at age fifteen? At that time Harvard consisted of four brick buildings and a chapel.
Information gleaned from John Adams by David McCullough.

35 comments:

nashvillecats2 said...

No Sandra didn't know that but I visited Harvard whilst in Boston some years ago. Very imppressive.

Yvonnne.

Valerie-Jael said...

No, you got me there, I didn't know it! Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

Elephant's Child said...

They obviously recognised the seeds of greatness.

Pat Hatt said...

Sure didn't waste any time

RO said...

Wow! Didn't know that, and he must have been super smart. More great trivia! Hugs, RO

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

How it's grown.

CJ Kennedy said...

Didn't know that.

Birgit said...

I am catching up...how are you? Hope you are well and bless your sis in law. So this man could so outshine Trump in speech? Well, that doesn’t take much does it? 🤩

Jeanie said...

McCullough is such a good writer -- but I didn't know that one!

Jamie Ghione said...

Wow, only 15!

Adam said...

I imagine colleges were simpler than we imagine back then.

Sandra Cox said...

Well said.

Sandra Cox said...

Heh.
Thanks, you too, Val.
Hugs received and returned.

Elizabeth Varadan, Author said...

That's amazing. I love little squibs of history like this. It's hard to imagine, I guess, but probably all our great universities in the U.S. started out as small buildings, and many of them probably small "single" buildings.

Sandra Cox said...

No indeed:)

Sandra Cox said...

I've never visited Harvard. I'm sure it is impressive. Glad you got to.

Sandra Cox said...

My understanding was that he was an intelligent man. A veracious reader.

da tabbies o trout towne said...

frankie...we got one better N that....we ACED lunch brake at skewl ....AND.....grad ewe waited when we waz onlee 7 ;) ☺☺☺♥♥♥

Sandra Cox said...

A Thursday factoid for ya:)

Christine said...

say what?

Elizabeth Seckman said...

Now, that's a campus I wouldn't get lost on.

Sandra Cox said...

No it doesn't:)
Hope you are well.

Computer Tutor said...

Didn't know that. Interesting.

Sandra Cox said...

Heh. I hear ya on that one:)

Sandra Cox said...

Today's factoid.
YOU have a pleasant, productive evening. Hope you get in all kinds of writing time.

Sandra Cox said...

He is good.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I didn't know that either, Sandra. What I did know is, people at Harvard were terribly aloof.

Sandra Cox said...

And I didn't know about the aloofness. Thanks for sharing:)

Sandra Cox said...

:)

Sandra Cox said...

The tabbies are so smart:)
Have a great one, FSG.

Sandra Cox said...

Probably, Elizabeth:)
Glad you liked the squib:)

Sandra Cox said...

Probably, Adam.

Jeanie said...

I did not! But it doesn't surprise me!

Lowcarb team member said...

I didn't know that …

All the best Jan

Magic Love Crow said...

I didn't know! Very interesting! Big Hugs!