2016 Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius. The first Mercury Retrograde for 2016 occurs in the sign Aquarius (1 o 3) on January 5 at 1:05 pm Greenwich or Universal Time, 8:05 am Eastern Time and 5:05 am Pacific Time.hen Mercury is retrograde, we tend to notice more issues in the areas of communication, in the way we interact with others and in our surroundings and neighborhood. It may also show up in our travel, the way we get around and in our interaction with our siblings.
On June 20, 1979 President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels, used to heat water, on the White House roof. In 1986 under the Reagan administration those panels were takenâ¦ down for a routine roof resurfacing and never returned.
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald have been commissioned to paint former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obamaâs official portraits for the Smithsonianâs National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Wiley and Sherald are the first black artists commissioned to paint a presidential couple, according to the Wall Street Journal. Kehinde Wiley, Willem van Heythuysen (2005). Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Â© Kehinde Wiley.