Monthly Archives: April 2020

ON THIS DAY: April 15, 2020

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April 15th is Glazed Ham Day Jackie Robinson Day * Rubber Eraser Day * World Art Day * Universal Day of Culture _________________________________________ MORE! Leonardo da Vinci, Bessie Smith and Suresh Bhat, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 14, 2020

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April 14th is Look Up at the Sky Day National Pecan Day National Dolphin Day Pan American Day * International Moment of Laughter Day * ____________________________________ MORE! Shamshad Begum, John Steinbeck and Sue Hill, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 13, 2020

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April 13th is Make Lunch Count Day * Peach Cobbler Day Scrabble Day * Thomas Jefferson Day * ________________________________ MORE! Pocahontas, Gobind Singh and Nella Larsen, click

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TCS: You Breathe in Two Countries – Separation in a Plague Year

Posted on April 13, 2020 by wordcloud9

.. Good Morning!      __________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 12, 2020

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April 12th is Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality Monument Day * D.E.A.R. Day * Polio Vaccine Day * Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day International Day for Street Children * International Day of Human Space Flight * _________________________________________ MORE! Montserrat Caballé, Dennis Banks and Lydia … Continue reading →

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Poem for Easter Sunday in a Plague Year

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Lourdes Casal (1938-1981) was born in Cuba. She became an American citizen in 1962. She was an American poet and critic. She was also an organizer and activist, and earned a PhD in social work (1975). Casal was internationally known … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 11, 2020

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April 11th is Barbershop Quartet Day Cheese Fondue Day U.S. Submarine Day * International “Louie Louie” Day * World Parkinson’s Disease Day * __________________________________ MORE! Christopher Smart, Misuzu Kaneko and Leo Rosten, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 10, 2020

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April 10th is Encourage a Young Writer Day * ASPCA Day * Farm Animals Day * Golfer’s Day * National Safety Pin Day * International Siblings Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Dolores Huerta, Thomas Kgope and Rachel Corrie, click

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Word Cloud: BUTTERFLY

Posted on April 10, 2020 by wordcloud9

reposted in honor of National Poetry Month by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I’m sure you’ve been longing to know how I choose my subjects each week. It’s different every time, but this week will give you an idea. At the beginning of April, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 9, 2020

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April 9th is Chicken Little Awareness Day Appomattox Day * Jenkin’s Ear Day * Winston Churchill Day * Cherish an Antique Day Chinese Almond Cookie Day Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Emily Hobhouse, Paul Robeson and … Continue reading →

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