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ON THIS DAY: August 7, 2019
August 7th is National Lighthouse Day * National Purple Heart Day * Professional Speakers Day Raspberries n’ Cream Day Sea Serpent Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Mata Hari, Abebe Bikila and Elinor Ostrom, click
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Tagged Abebe Bikila, Elinor Ostrom, Jane Fortune, Karen Blackett, Mata Hari, Ralph Bunche, Simón Bolívar
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ON THIS DAY: August 6, 2019
August 6th is Fresh Breath Day Hiroshima Day * Root Beer Float Day Wiggle Your Toes Day ________________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Robins, Leo Carrillo and Michelle Yeoh, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Elizabeth Robins, Frank Cobb, Leo Carrillo, Michelle Yeoh, Radhia Cousot, Susie King Taylor
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ON THIS DAY: August 5, 2019
August 5th is Oyster Day Underwear Day Work Like a Dog Day _________________________________________ MORE! Gertrude Rush, Harry Houdini and France Córdova, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Anne Acheson, Conrad Aiken, Elena Kagan, France Anne Córdova, Gertrude Rush, Harry Houdini, Oswaldo Cruz
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TCS: My Dog Practices Geometry – Poems for Work Like a Dog Day
. . 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Billy Collins, Cathryn Essinger, David Baker, Linda Pastan, Mary Oliver, My Dog Practices Geometry, TCS, Ted Kooser
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ON THIS DAY: August 4, 2019
August 4th is Single Working Women’s Day * Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Hooray for Kids Day National White Wine Day U.S. Coast Guard Day * ________________________________________ MORE! Hedda Sterne, Robert Hayden and Allison Hedge Coke, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Allison Hedge Coke, Hedda Sterne, John Peter Zenger, Mayme Agnew Clayton, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Raoul Wallenberg, Robert Hayden
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ON THIS DAY: August 3, 2019
August 3rd is International Beer Day Clean Your Floors Day Grab Some Nuts Day Watermelon Day _______________________________________ MORE! Regina Jonas, Jesse Owens and Ana Kokkinos, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Ana Kokkinos, Andrew Hallidie, Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe, Dolores del Rio, Jesse Owens, P. D. James, Regina Jonas
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Word Cloud: SUMMERFARE (redux)
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Edward Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956) was born on July 10th in London, England. In his youth, he was educated at London’s prestigious St Paul’s School. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a fellow student, and became his best friend. When … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Annual Midwest Clerihew Contest, Clerihews, E.C. Bentley, Edmund Clerihew Bentley, G.K. Chesterton, Trent’s Last Case
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ON THIS DAY: August 1, 2019
August 1st is World Wide Web Day * Girlfriends Day U.S. Air Force Day * World Lung Cancer Day (Musical) Rounds Resounding Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Maria Mitchell, Jerry Garcia and Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, click
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Tagged Gerda Taro, Jackie Ormes, Jerry Garcia, Kan Shōjō, Maria Mitchell, Tim Berners-Lee, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
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