2368 - Columbia, Missouri, USA

Joan lives in Columbia, Missouri, and is a university town with about 126 000 people. She sent me a "Missouri History" card of Jesse James.

Jesse James (1847 - 1882) is a giant in the folklore of the American West. For many, James is a Robin Hood-type figure who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. There is, however, no evidence that James and his gang gave any of their booty to anyone other than family. Many scholars, in fact, say that James was one of the many criminals inspired by the ex-Confederates following the American Civil War, not as a victim of economic injustice or of frontier lawlessness.

James was the leader the James-Younger Gang which consisted of Jesse and his brother, Frank; the Young Brothers - Cole, Jim, John, and Bob; as well as numerous others. The gang disolved when the Younger Brothers were captured after trying to rob the Northfield First National Bank in Minnesota.

James decided to get back into his criminal activities in 1879 when he formed a new gang with Ed Miller and Robert and Charles Ford. It was Robert Ford, who couldn't resist the $10 000 reward (dead or alive) for Jesse James, shot James in the head in April of 1882.

James left a widow, Zerelda Mimms and four children. One of his sons, Jesse, Jr., went on to practice law in Missouri.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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