Interrogatories
How many of the month-long observances listed below apply to you?
What's your favorite Mother Goose rhyme?
If you've ever really liked a TV commercial, which one(s)?
Describe the perfect sandwich.
What scarier, spiders or snakes?
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On This Day
In 1707, the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland were joined by The Act of Union to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
In 1776, the Illuminati formed in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt. They were later banned by Bavaria with a little encouragement from the Catholic Church. There have since been many groups, real and fictional, using that name.
In 1786, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro opened in Vienna.
In1869, The Folies Bergère opened in Paris.
In 1894, Coxey's Army, the first significant popular protest march on Washington, arrived in Washington.
In 1900, the Scofield mine disaster killed more than 200 men in Scofield, Utah.
In 1941, Orson Welles' Citizen Kane premiered in New York.
In 1960, an American U-2 reconnaissance plane flown by Francis Gary Powers was shot down by the Soviet Union, and Powers was captured.
In 1962, the first Target store opened in Roseville, MN.
In 1967, Elvis and Priscilla Presley were married.
In 1971, Amtrak began service, combining 18 intercity passenger railroads.
In 2003, President George W. Bush landed on an aircraft carrier that was decorated with a "Mission Accomplished" banner and declared major combat in Iraq over. exciting the hell out of Chris Matthews.
Born on This Day
1567 - Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Dutch painter (d. 1641)
1738 – King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819)
1751 – Judith Sargent Murray, American poet, playwright, essayist and women's rights advocate (d. 1820)
1769 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Anglo-Irish statesman (d. 1852)
1785 - Guillaume-François Colson, French painter (d. 1850)
1813 - Abraham Hulk, Senior, Dutch-British painter (d. 1884)
1825 – George Inness, American painter (d. 1894)
1827 – Jules Breton, French painter (d. 1906)
1828 - George Clarkson Stanfield, British painter (d. 1878)
1829 - Frederick Sandys, British painter (d. 1904)
1831 – Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903)
1848 – Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (d. 1919)
1852 – Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman (d. 1903)
1855 – Cecilia Beaux, American painter (d. 1942)
1858 - Charles Vetter, German painter (d. 1936)
1865 - Frans Mortelmans, Belgian still life painter (d. 1936)
1874 – Romaine Brooks, American painter (d. 1970)
1905 - Leila Hyams, American actress (d. 1977)
1907 – Hayes Alvis, American jazz musician (Mills Blue Rhythm Band) (d. 1972)
1913 – Louis Nye, American comedian and actor (d. 2005)
1916 – Glenn Ford, Canadian actor (d. 2006)
1917 – Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer
1923 – Joseph Heller, American novelist (d. 1999)
1925 – Scott Carpenter, American astronaut
1930 – Little Walter, American harmonica player (d. 1968)
1934 – Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (d. 2005)
1939 – Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and musician
1945 – Rita Coolidge, American singer
1946 – Joanna Lumley, English actress
1946 – John Woo, Hong Kong director
1954 – Ray Parker Jr., American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Raydio)
1955 – Nick Feldman, English musician (Wang Chung)
1964 – Will Kimbrough, American singer-songwriter
1967 – Tim McGraw, American singer and actor
1968 – D'arcy Wretzky, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins and Catherine)
Died on This Day
1555 – Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501)
1572 – Pope Pius V (b. 1504)
1886 - Jerome Thompson, American painter (b. 1814)
1900 - Mihály Munkácsy, Hungarian painter (b. 1844)
1904 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. 1841)
1931 - Thomas Cooper Gotch, painter (b. 1854)
1953 - Everett Shinn, American painter (b. 1876)
1965 – Spike Jones, American bandleader and musician (b. 1911)
1971 - Glenda Farrell, American actress (b. 1904)
1998 – Eldridge Cleaver, American writer and activist (b. 1935)
2012 – Charles Pitts, American guitarist (The Bo-Keys, Isley Brothers) (b. 1947)
This Month is
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Date Your Mate Month
Foster Care Month
National Asparagus Month
National Barbeque Month
National Bike Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month
National Chocolate Custard Month
National Egg Month
National Gazpacho Aficionado Month
National Hamburger Month
National Mediterranean Diet Month
National Photograph Month
National Recommitment Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Strawberry Month
Older Americans Month
South Asian Heritage Month
Today is
National Chocolate Parfait Day
Mother Goose Day
Save the Rhino Day
International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
International Workers' Day or Labour Day
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