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ON THIS DAY: August 11, 2020
August 11th is Ingersoll Day * Daughter and Son Day Play in the Sand Day Presidential Joke Day * Raspberry Bombe Day __________________________________ MORE! Louise Bogan, Alex Haley and Hadiqa Kiani, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alex Haley, Hadiqa Kiani, Haik Nahapet, Hedy Lamarr, Louise Bogan, Robert G. Ingersoll, Viola Davis
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ON THIS DAY: August 10, 2020
August 10th is International Biodiesel Day World Lion Day * S’Mores Day National Lazy Day Skyscraper Appreciation Day * Smithsonian Charter Day * ____________________________________ MORE! Era Bell Thompson, Leo Fender and Haifaa al-Mansour, click
TCS: The Way to Treat a Lion
. . 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 comment. … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged al-Khansa, Friedrich Schiller, Hilaire Belloc, John Ciardi, Margaret Atwood, Richard Brautigan, TCS: The Way to Treat a Lion, William Hamilton, William Shakespeare
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A Poem for Happiness Happens Day
Judith Viorst (1931 – ) American author, poet, newspaper journalist, and psychoanalysis researcher, known for her humorous observational poetry and children’s books. She was honored with the 2011 Foremother Award for Lifetime Achievement by the National Research Center for Women … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged A Poem for Happiness Happens Day, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, Happiness (Reconsidered), Judith Viorst
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ON THIS DAY: August 8, 2020
August 8th is Dalek Day * National Dollar Day * Frozen Custard Day Happiness Happens Day International Cat Day * Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbor’s Porch Day _______________________________________ MORE! Sara Teasdale, Emiliano Zapata and Janis Joplin, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Emiliano Zapata, Janis Joplin, L.V. Hull, Sara Teasdale, Svetlana Savitskaya, Tycho Brahe, Wilbur Wright
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ON THIS DAY: August 7, 2020
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
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Abebe Bikila, Chiaki Mukai, Dana G. Peleg, Elinor Ostrom, Mata Hari, Ralph Bunche, Simón Bolívar
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Word Cloud: LIGHTHOUSE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD On August 7, 1789, the U.S. Congress approved an act for the “establishment and support of Lighthouse, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers.” Two hundred years later, the Congress designated August 7th as National Lighthouse Day. All … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Alfred Corn, Helen Emma Maring, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Lighthouse, Lucy Larcom, Mathilde Blind, National Lighthouse Day
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ON THIS DAY: August 6, 2020
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 Alexander Fleming, Elizabeth Robins, Jon Stewart, Leo Carrillo, Lucille Ball, Michelle Yeoh, Susie King Taylor
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ON THIS DAY: August 5, 2020
August 5th is Oyster Day Underwear Day Work Like a Dog Day ________________________________ MORE! Gertrude Rush, Oswaldo Cruz and Elena Kagan, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Anne Acheson, Elena Kagan, France Anne Córdova, Gertrude Rush, Guy de Maupassant, Oswaldo Cruz, Wendell Berry
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