Dec 17 1903, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was the first 4 manned flights by the Wright Brothers over a short distance. Today you can hang glide it! πŸ›«πŸ“· image
Dec 16, 1890 (M23) marks the start of phone service between Tokyo and Yokohama with 155 and 44 phones respectively. The 7 female operators (with 2 males on night shift) could connect you for 240K JPY in today’s money. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ“ž
Destruction of the ancestral β€œjikka” home under tarps, 2019. πŸ“·πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ image
A program in place since 1906 in Japan, Dec 15-25 marks the period during which you can post a εΉ΄θ³€ηŠΆ β€œnengajo” postcard for Jan 1 arrival. πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ£πŸ“· image
Maru the Shiba came back from day care and the staff who drove him said he and other Shibas hadn’t pooped. A border collie friend kept running up like β€œhey! Whatcha doing!? Any good smells there?” causing poopus interruptus. πŸ˜‚πŸ• image
Empty Tokyo restaurant. πŸ“·β³ image