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Gravdigr · 03-21-2017, 04:05 PM

March 21

Today is observed as Education Freedom Day, and, no, that does not mean free education, nor freedom from education, ya wingnut.

Our Aussie friends are celebrating Harmony Day today.

This date also marks International Color Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, International Day of Forests, World Down Syndrome Day, World Poetry Day, as well as World Puppetry Day.

Events

630 – Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.

1152 – Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.

1556 – In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.

1871 – Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.

1913 – Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio. Ohio's worst natural disaster to date.

1925 – The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.

1928 – Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.

1935 – Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran.

1943 – Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.

1946 – The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in American football since 1933.

1952 – Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.

1963 – Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes.

1965 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

1980 – US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan.

1983 – The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic.

1986 – Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championship.

1999 – Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones (no, not that one) become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.

2000 – Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel.

2004 - Ozzy Osbourne was named the nation's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to planet earth. The 55-year-old singer came out on top of a poll as the face people want to represent them to alien life. The poll of internet users was carried out following the discovery of signs of water on Mars. Ozzy won 26 per cent of the vote. A spokesman for Yahoo! News said: "As the world waits desperately for signs of alien life, we decided to ask our users who they thought was best suited for this most auspicious of roles. Ozzy is a great choice but I'm not sure what the Martians would make of his individual approach to the English language."

2006 – The social media site Twitter is founded. Perhaps you've heard of it?

2009 – Four police officers are shot and killed and a fifth is wounded in two shootings at Oakland, California.

Births

1867 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. (of the Ziegfeld Follies), 1880 – Broncho Billy Anderson, 1902 – Son House

, 1904 – Forrest Mars, Sr. (created M&M's and Mars bar, PBUH), 1910 – Julio Gallo, 1922 – Russ Meyer

, 1930 – James Coco, 1940 – Solomon Burke♪ ♫, 1945 – Rose Stone

(Sly & The Family Stone), 1946 – Timothy Dalton, 1949 – Eddie Money♪ ♫, 1951 – Conrad Lozano

(Los Lobos), 1958 – Brad Hall, 1958 – Gary Oldman, 1962 – Matthew Broderick, 1962 – Rosie O'Donnell

(American mouth), 1976 – Rachael MacFarlane (voice of 'Hayley' on American Dad!, Seth MacFarlane's sister), 1990 – Mandy Capristo♪ ♫

Deaths

1556 – Thomas Cranmer, 1891 – Joseph E. Johnston, 1985 – Michael Redgrave, 1987 – Robert Preston, 1991 – Leo Fender♪ ♫, 1992 – John Ireland, 1994 – Macdonald Carey, 1997 – Wilbert Awdry (created Thomas the Tank Engine), 2011 – Pinetop Perkins♪ ♫, 2014 – James Rebhorn (that guy who was in that thing)

03-21-2017, 04:05 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	March 21 Today is observed as Education Freedom Day, and, no, that does not mean free education, nor freedom from education, ya wingnut. Our Aussie friends are celebrating Harmony Day today. This date also marks International Color Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, International Day of Forests, World Down Syndrome Day, World Poetry Day, as well as World Puppetry Day. Events 630 – Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem. 1152 – Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. 1556 – In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake. 1871 – Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. 1913 – Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio. Ohio's worst natural disaster to date. 1925 – The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee. 1928 – Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. 1935 – Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran. 1943 – Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. 1946 – The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in American football since 1933. 1952 – Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. 1963 – Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. 1965 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. 1980 – US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan. 1983 – The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. 1986 – Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championship. 1999 – Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones (no, not that one) become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. 2000 – Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel. 2004 - Ozzy Osbourne was named the nation's favorite ambassador to welcome aliens to planet earth. The 55-year-old singer came out on top of a poll as the face people want to represent them to alien life. The poll of internet users was carried out following the discovery of signs of water on Mars. Ozzy won 26 per cent of the vote. A spokesman for Yahoo! News said: "As the world waits desperately for signs of alien life, we decided to ask our users who they thought was best suited for this most auspicious of roles. Ozzy is a great choice but I'm not sure what the Martians would make of his individual approach to the English language." 2006 – The social media site Twitter is founded. Perhaps you've heard of it? 2009 – Four police officers are shot and killed and a fifth is wounded in two shootings at Oakland, California. Births 1867 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. (of the Ziegfeld Follies), 1880 – Broncho Billy Anderson, 1902 – Son House, 1904 – Forrest Mars, Sr. (created M&M's and Mars bar, PBUH), 1910 – Julio Gallo, 1922 – Russ Meyer, 1930 – James Coco, 1940 – Solomon Burke♪ ♫, 1945 – Rose Stone(Sly & The Family Stone), 1946 – Timothy Dalton, 1949 – Eddie Money♪ ♫, 1951 – Conrad Lozano(Los Lobos), 1958 – Brad Hall, 1958 – Gary Oldman, 1962 – Matthew Broderick, 1962 – Rosie O'Donnell(American mouth), 1976 – Rachael MacFarlane (voice of 'Hayley' on American Dad!, Seth MacFarlane's sister), 1990 – Mandy Capristo♪ ♫ Deaths 1556 – Thomas Cranmer, 1891 – Joseph E. Johnston, 1985 – Michael Redgrave, 1987 – Robert Preston, 1991 – Leo Fender♪ ♫, 1992 – John Ireland, 1994 – Macdonald Carey, 1997 – Wilbert Awdry (created Thomas the Tank Engine), 2011 – Pinetop Perkins♪ ♫, 2014 – James Rebhorn (that guy who was in that thing) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.