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ON THIS DAY: January 2, 2017
January 2nd is National Science Fiction Day * Cream Puff Day Weigh-in Day Personal Trainer Thanks Day 55 MPH Speed Limit Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Sadie Tanner Mossell, Michael Tippett and Isaac Asimov, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Brigham Young, Emirate of Granada, Isaac Asimov, Julius La Rosa, Michael Tippett, Sadie Tanner Mossell, The Andrews Sisters
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TCS: Silliness, Science and Some Songs
Good Morning! In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger — … Continue reading
Posted in The Coffee Shop
Tagged Cats, Dogs, Goats, Lab Rats, owls, Science, Silliness, Songs, TCS, The Fantasticks
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ON THIS DAY: January 1, 2017
January 1st is Euro Day * Black Eyed Peas Day Polar Bear Swim Day Copyright Law Day * Global Family Day * Bloody Mary Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Alfred Stieglitz, ‘Ouida’ and Xavier Cugat, click
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Tagged Alfred Stieglitz, Amazing Grace, ‘Ouida’, E. M. Forster, J. D. Salinger, Lorenzo de Medici, Xavier Cugat
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ON THIS DAY: December 30, 2016
December 30th is National Bicarbonate of Soda Day Candy Cane Cocktail Day No Interruptions Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Rudyard Kipling, Rosalinde Hurley and Paul Stookey, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Bo Diddley, Patti Smith, Paul Bowles, Paul Stookey, Rosalinde Hurley, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen Leacock
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ON THIS DAY: December 29, 2016
December 29th is Pepper Pot Day * Tick Tock Day YMCA USA Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Thomas Beckett, Ellen Terry and Sun Yat-sen, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Bing Crosby, Ellen Terry, Ludwig van Beethoven, Pablo Casals, Sun Yat-sen, Thomas Beckett, William Gladstone
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ON THIS DAY: December 28, 2016
December 28th is Card Playing Day Chocolate Candy Day Pledge of Allegiance Day * Endangered Species Act Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Ben Franklin, Maggie Smith and Alexander Solzhenitsyn, click
ON THIS DAY: December 27, 2016
December 27th is Fruitcake Day Visit the Zoo Day Howdy Doody Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Darwin, Marlene Dietrich and Benazir Bhutto, click
ON THIS DAY: December 26, 2016
December 26th is Candy Cane Day Thank-you Note Day Spiced Caramel Apple Martini Day _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Babbage, Madame Curie and George Gershwin, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Charles Babbage, George Gershwin, Kwanzaa, Madame Curie, Tennessee Williams, The Beatles, W.C. Handy
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TCS: A Very British Holiday – BOXING 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 add a … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, The Coffee Shop, United Kingdom
Tagged A Very British Holiday - BOXING DAY, Alms for the Poor, Christmas, Christmas Box, St. Stephen, TCS
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