Is Friday an Unlucky Day?
Friday, long regarded as a day of ill omen, has been an eventful one in American history. Friday, George Washington was born. Friday, Bunker Hill was seized and fortified. Friday, the surrender of Saratoga was made. Friday, Christopher Columbus sailed on his voyage of discovery. Friday, ten weeks after, he discovered America. Friday, Henry VII. of England gave John Cabot his commission which led to the discovery of North America. Friday, St. Augustine, the oldest town in the United States, was founded. Friday, the Mayflower, with the Pilgrims, arrived at Princetown; and on Friday, they signed that august compact, the forerunner of the present Constitution. Friday, the surrender of Cornwallis, at Yorktown, occurred; and on Friday, the motion was made in Congress that the United Colonies were, and of a right ought to be, free and independent.