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ON THIS DAY: July 9, 2017
July 9th is: Intern Appreciation Day National Sugar Cookie Day Open Heart Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Elias Howe, Dorothy Thompson and Andy Warhol, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Andy Warhol, Ann Radcliffe, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, Dorothy Thompson, Elias Howe, Fanny Fern, June Jordan
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Flowers of the Forest – A short history of an historical lament, and this time it is personal
by Chuck Stanley It was September 9, 1513. The place was, and still is, a meadowland on a low hill just south of the village of Branxton, Northumberland, UK. If one looks at satellite images of the area, you can … Continue reading
Posted in Heroism, History, Memorial, Music, Scotland, War
Tagged Clan Skene, Danus Skene of Skene, Flodden Field, Flowers of the Forest, John McRae-Hall, Mary Beth Stanley
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ON THIS DAY: July 8, 2017
July 8th is: Bodypainting Day * Carver Day * Chocolate with Almonds Day National Blueberry Day * (Blue & Silver Bells Margarita) Video Game Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Matthew Perry, Käthe Kollwitz and Hirao Kishio, click
ON THIS DAY: July 7, 2017
July 7th is: World Chocolate Day * Strawberry Sundae Day Tell the Truth Day Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Gustav Mahler, Charlotte Whitney and Ringo Starr, click
ON THIS DAY: July 6, 2017
July 6th is: National Dollar Day * National Fried Chicken Day International Kissing Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Jan Hus, Frida Kahlo and the Dalai Lama, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Dadabhai Naoroji, Frida Kahlo, Jan Hus, Louis Pasteur, T.E. Lawrence, The Dalai Lama, William Kidd
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Now the US has a MAGA hymn… and some military show-of-force in East Asia is anticipated
By ann summers …teleports behind you … ‘Nothing personal, kid’. Trump: This is infinity here. It could be infinity. We really don’t know. But it could be. This White House occupant tweets out his MAGA theme song. He doesn’t even honor … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, History, Humor, Media, Uncategorized
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ON THIS DAY: July 4, 2017
July 4th is: Happy Fourth! Barbecued Spareribs Day Caesar Salad Day Sidewalk Egg Frying Day Country Music Day Independence from Meat Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Nathaniel Hawthorne, Zdzisława Donat and Rube Goldberg, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Adele, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rube Goldberg, Walt Whitman
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ON THIS DAY: July 3, 2017
July 3rd is: Chocolate Wafer Day Disobedience Day Fried Clam Day Stay Out of the Sun Day International Plastic Bag Free Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Nicolas de Condorcet, Franz Kafka and M.F.K. Fisher, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Brigitte Fassbaender, Charles Richard Drew, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Fontella Bass, Franz Kafka, M.F.K. Fisher, Nicolas de Condorcet
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Trump is more Doris Day Presidential than Modern Day Presidential
By ann summers While on the campaign trail, Trump said he didn’t want to act presidential “quite yet,” but promised at that he would become “so presidential that you people will be so bored.” “At some point, I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Government, History, Media, Movies, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Television
Tagged Media, movies, Politics
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