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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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ON THIS DAY: August 4, 2020
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
ON THIS DAY: August 3, 2020
August 3rd is International Beer Day Clean Your Floors Day Grab Some Nuts Day Watermelon Day _____________________________________ MORE! Regina Jonas, Jesse Owens and Pania Newton, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Ana Kokkinos, Andrew Hallidie, Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe, Dolores del Rio, Jesse Owens, Pania Newton, Regina Jonas
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TCS: Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey
. . 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
Posted in Jazz, Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Hayden Carruth, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey, TCS
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Two Poems for Coloring Book Day
August 2 is Coloring Book Day. Coloring books and crayons have long been an entertainment and creative outlet for children, but they have become an escape for adults too, a welcome break from the stresses of daily life. But whether … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Gene Fehler, Marchette Chute, Two Poems for Coloring Book Day
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