On This Day
660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.[1]
Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu-tennō) was the legendary first emperor of Japan according to the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki.[1] His accession is traditionally dated as 660 BC.[3][4] In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, through her grandson Ninigi, as well as a descendant of the storm god Susanoo. He launched a military expedition from Hyuga near the Seto Inland Sea, captured Yamato, and established this as his center of power. In modern Japan, Jimmu’s legendary accession is marked as National Foundation Day on February 11. In the 1930s and 1940s it was dangerous to question the existence of Jimmu.[5]
Historians have stressed that there is no evidence for the existence of Jimmu[6] with most scholars agreeing that the traditional narrative of Japan’s founding is mythical and Jimmu is a legendary figure.[7] However, stories of him may reflect actual events.[8][9][10]
Born On This Day
1805 – Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer (d. 1866)[59]
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 – May 16, 1866) was a Native American-French Canadian explorer, guide, fur trapper, trader, military scout during the Mexican–American War, alcalde (mayor) of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and a gold digger and hotel operator in Northern California. His mother was a Shoshone Native known as Sacagawea. He spoke French and English and learned German and Spanish during his six years in Europe from 1823 to 1829. He spoke Shoshone and other western Native American languages, which he picked up during his years of trapping and guiding.[citation needed]
Jean Baptiste was the son of Sacagawea, a Shoshone, and her French Canadian husband Toussaint Charbonneau, the former who worked as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Jean Baptiste was born at Fort Mandan in North Dakota. In his early childhood, he accompanied his parents as they traveled across the country. The expedition co-leader William Clark nicknamed the boy Pompey (“Pomp” or “Little Pomp”). After the death of his mother, he lived with Clark in St. Louis, Missouri, where he attended St. Louis Academy. Clark paid for his education. Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau also had a second child, a daughter named Lizette Charbonneau; however, because she receives only occasional mention in Clark’s papers, her life remains unclear beyond her third birthday.[1]
Charbonneau and Sacagawea appear on the United States Sacagawea dollar coin. He is the second child depicted on United States currency. Pompeys Pillar on the Yellowstone River in Montana and the community of Charbonneau, Oregon are named for him.[2]
FYI
Ian McDonald (25 June 1946 – 9 February 2022) was an English multi-instrumental musician, best known as a founding member of progressive rock band King Crimson in 1969, and of Foreigner in 1976. He was well regarded as a rock session musician, predominantly as a saxophonist. McDonald also played keyboards, flute, vibraphone and guitar.[citation needed]
Ruby Starr, born Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak in Toledo, Ohio (November 30, 1949 – January 14, 1995),[1] was a rock singer and recording artist who attained national prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, including for her work with Black Oak Arkansas.
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