“Synchronicity is an ever present reality for those who have eyes to see”*…
When pilgrims were landing on Plymouth Rock, you could already visit what is now Santa Fe, New Mexico to stay at a hotel, eat at a restaurant and buy Native American silver.
1912 saw the maiden voyage of the Titanic– as well as the birth of vitamins, x-ray crystallography, and MDMA.
More curious coincidence at Reddit’s “What are two events that took place in the same time in history but don’t seem like they would have?”
[via Kottke]
* Carl Jung
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As we peer closely for patterns, we might recall that it was on this date in 1930 that Cab Calloway and His Orchestra recorded their scat-jazz classic, “Minnie the Moocher,” the first jazz record to sell 1 million copies.