Today is...

[not2big]

In History:

1340 - English king Edward III proclaimed king of France

1666 - France declares war on England & Munster

1697 - Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night

1784 - Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol (prefers the yellow bellied sap sucker)

1875 - Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green (sales of plyers plummet)

1913 - Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for playing as a professional (was paid $25 for a minor league baseball game)

1954 - Ground breaking begins on Disneyland (and thelooking4mores start making vacation plans)

1962 - "Twist" is impure & banned from all Catholic schools

1979 - "Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS's vast wasteland

1998 - President Bill Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people; I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" (apparently he thought they were mayonnaise stains on her dress)

2006 - Western Union discontinues its telegram service. (Texting is given a break)

 

[CUSP82]

Snowing!

 

[closed224]

Happy!

 

[TPW]

January 27th

Today is...



National Chocolate Cake Day

Auschwitz Liberation Day

Holocaust Memorial Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

National Geographic Day

Thomas Crapper Day

Vietnam Peace Day


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[SXEUXT]

Quite contrasting things today, don't you think? Rather heavy stuff combined with eating cake.

 

[closed224]

Very heavy indeed. But then I like my chocolate cake dark and heavy also. I thank God for the end of Auschwitz and the Vietnam war. Thank you all who served may peace sometime rule everywhere.

 

[PurpleOnes]

Quite contrasting things today, don't you think? Rather heavy stuff combined with eating cake.

I feel like the chocolate cake is totally out of the place here.

Well unless it is dark chocolate cake.

 

[MrB8]

I think the cake provides balance, a good go to feeling as we remember the serious issues, and learn for a better future.


Chocolate FUN yaaaaaaaayyy!!! :becky:

 

[SXEUXT]

Violence always results in more violence, so let our soldiers protect what's ours and let's stop 'invading' countries. Of course, there's more to all of this. Let's hope things will gradually become less and less about solving things with violence.

 

[BigO]

It could be that with such heavy hearted topics, taking a moment to enjoy a simple pleasure that might be taken for granted is a good thing.

In reflection, and celebration of it's end.

Or, some people just really like chocolate cake. Either one works for me.

 

[not2big]

Thomas Crapper was a plumber who founded Thomas Crapper & Co in London. Contrary to widespread misconceptions, Crapper did not invent the flush toilet.

In History:

98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.

1671 - Pirate Henry Morgan lands at Panama City

1825 - U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears." (Another black mark in history)

1880 - Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp


1956 - Elvis Presley's releases the single "Heartbreak Hotel"

1996 - Germany celebrates its 1st Holocaust Remembrance Day

1998 - Roland Clarkson discovers 2^3021377-1 (37th known Mersenne prime)

 

[TPW]

January 28th

Today is...



National Blueberry Pancake Day

Data Privacy Day

Fun at Work Day

National Kazoo Day

Thank a Plugin Developer Day

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[CUSP82]

It's Wednesday, it's cold, there's 2 feet of snow on the ground, and I'm at work. Sounds like fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TPW]

It's Wednesday, it's cold, there's 2 feet of snow on the ground, and I'm at work. Sounds like fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

....and apparently you are wearing your grumpy pants today too.

 

[Cavalier]

It's Wednesday, it's cold, there's 2 feet of snow on the ground, and I'm at work. Sounds like fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew! I just missed that one! It was originally calling for 1 -2 feet for my area. I got 3 inches. Today is happy day for me!

 

[not2big]

In History:

1099 - 1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
1547 - 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England
1561 - By Edict of Orleans French persecution of Huguenots is suspended
1754 - Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity

1878 - George W Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator

1887 - In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick.

1935 - Iceland becomes 1st western country to legalize abortion

1953 - J Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins NBC's "Today Show"

1958 - The Lego company patented their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.

1988 - Canada's Supreme court declares anti-abortion law unconstitutional

 

[not2big]

 

[DDCRLO]

This Italian man loves all women:angel:

 

[DDCRLO]

Thank you :angel:

 

[TPW]

January 29th

Today is...



Curmudgeons Day
Curmudgeon - a person (especially an older man) who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains :thumbdown::dwarf:

Freethinkers Day

National Cornchip Day

National Puzzle Day

Seeing Eye Dog Day

Thomas Paine Day

Women's Healthy Weight Day
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