April 11, 2026 — Today is National Pet Day, which feels like a reminder that some relationships don’t need rules… they just work.

Today we’re looking at a few moments where control gets tested—through leadership, authority, and situations that don’t go as planned.

First, Abraham Lincoln’s final public speech in 1865, outlining a future he wouldn’t live to see.

Then, President Truman’s decision in 1951 to remove General MacArthur from command, reinforcing where authority ultimately sits.

And finally, the launch of Apollo 13 in 1970, a mission that changed direction mid-flight and became something entirely different.

Different moments. Different outcomes. But each one shows how control isn’t defined when things are stable—it’s revealed when they start to shift.

Anyway… those are a few of the things I ended up discovering while wandering through April 11.