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Monthly Archives: October 2016
ON THIS DAY: October 26, 2016
October 26th is National Day of The Deployed * Eradication of Smallpox Day * Intersex Awareness Day * Mule Day * National Mincemeat Day National Pumpkin Day Howl at the Moon Night _________________________________________________________ MORE! St Demetrius, Benjamin Franklin and Hillary Clinton, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Anwar Sadar, Benjamin Franklin, Eradication of Smallpox, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hillary Clinton, St Demetrius, Winston Churchill
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ON THIS DAY: October 25, 2016
October 25th is International Artists Day * ∞ National Greasy Food Day World Pasta Day * ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Agincourt, Bizet’s Carmen, and Pink Floyd, click
Trump gets first major newspaper endorsement (sort of)
By ann summers The 2016 election demonstrates why newspaper editorial endorsements of candidates might not (ever) make any difference but at least Trump has one, finally; even if the paper is owned by Sheldon Adelson. Follow Jon Ralston @RalstonReports BREAKING: First … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Media, News, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, News Media
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ON THIS DAY: October 24, 2016
October 24th is CSPI Food Day * Through-the-Lens Day * International United Nations Day * World Development Information Day * ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Chartres Cathedral, Women’s Strike and Black Tuesday, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, Black Tuesday, Chartres Cathedral, Harry Houdini, October Revolution, Orville Wright, Women's Strike
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TCS: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun – Part 12
Good Morning! ____________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Bertie Gregory, British Columbia, Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun-12, Music for Fishing, NatGeo, Salmon, Vancouver Island, Wildlife Photography
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ON THIS DAY: October 23, 2016
October 23rd is Boston Cream Pie Day * TV Talk Show Host Day * Mother-in-Law Day (4th Sunday) National Mole Day Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 1023) San Juan Capistrano Swallows Depart Day ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Habeas Corpus, Martha Rountree and Weird Al, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Dominion of Canada, habeas corpus, Lucy Stone, Martha Rountree, NASA's Mars Odyssey, Watergate tapes, Weird Al Yankovic
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ON THIS DAY: October 22, 2016
October 22nd is Make a Difference Day * National Knee Day National Nut Day National Color Day Smart is Cool Day October 22 Coalition Stop Police Brutality Day * International Stuttering Awareness Day * ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Franz Liszt, Sam Houston and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Chubby Checker, Franz Liszt, Nicolas Tesla, Old and New NY Met, Princeton University, Sam Houston, Sarah Bernhardt
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ON THIS DAY: October 21, 2016
October 21th is Apple Day * Babbling Day Back to the Future Day * Celebration of the Mind Day * Count Your Buttons Day Mammography Day * Pumpkin Cheesecake Day Reptile Awareness Day ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Tokugawa Ieyasu, Florence Nightingale, and … Continue reading
Word Cloud: DARKLING
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The long days of summer are a pleasant memory. Now the warm days grow fewer, and the Autumn nights are longer, with winter-chill in the wee hours. It’s the darkling time of year, when we want … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Alfred Noyes, Apparition, Darkling, Ghosts Changelings and Witches, Oscar Wilde, Robert Frost, The Highwayman, Thomas McGrath, Walter de la Mare
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