Almanac for September 17th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for September 17th: https://ko-fi.com/post/September-17th-C0C3Z4UF9

Happy 1-year book anniversary to Morality Without God.

Bummer September 17th

September 17, 1925: Frida Kahlo, a medical student at the time, is seriously injured in a bus accident. Her injuries leave her disabled and in chronic pain for the rest of her life. After the accident, she switches her career from medicine to art.

September 17, 1959: University of Southern California student Richard Swanson dies a few hours after choking on a piece of raw liver as part of a Kappa Sigma fraternity hazing ritual. When paramedics arrive, the other Kappa Sigma don’t tell them about the choking incident, and instead pretend that Swanson has had a seizure.

September 17, 1963: 58 agricultural workers in the Salinas Valley in California board a truck to return to the migrant camp where they’re temporarily staying during the harvest season. The truck approached an unmarked railroad crossing, where it was struck by a freight train traveling over 60 miles per hour. Of the 32 workers who are killed, nine die on the way to the hospital; the rest are pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and everyone aboard the train are uninjured.