December 12 is the 346th day of the year. There are 19 days left.
-Today's number is 12
-12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6, making it a great base for a number system. The base 12 number system is known an duodecimal or sometimes dozenal. 12 is the sum of two primes, 5 & 7 A polygon with 12 sides is a dodecagon. A polyhedron with 12 faces is a dodecahedron. Cuboids (cubes & rectangular prisms) have 12 edges Regular icosahedrons have 12 vertices. 12 is magnesium A year has 12 months The 24 hour day is generally broken up into 2 - 12 hour segments, am & pm There are 12 inches in a foot. There are twelve basic hues in the color wheel In craps, 12, is a double 6. It is called Boxcars and is craps (loses or craps out) on a come out roll. Humans have 12 pairs of ribs There are 12 Federal Reserve Districts There were 12 kniggits of the round table There are 12 signs of the zodiac There were 12 Angry Men The 12 bar blues is a popular musical format 12th Night is a comedy by Shakespeare
- x YouTube Video -Title 12 of the US Code is BANKS AND BANKING
-12 BCE was the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Quirinius Emperor Augustus was declared Pontifex Maximus. Halley's Comet appeared.
-12 CE was the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Capito Caligula was born
-On this day in:
1098 -- Crusaders of the 1st Crusade massacred the inhabitants of Ma'arrat al-Numan and then ate them. 1897 -- Brazil's first planned city was founded. 1901 -- Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal 1917 -- Boys Town, a home for "wayward" boys, was founded in Nebraska. 1948 -- Fourteen Scots Guards slaughtered 24 unarmed Malayan civilians & burned their village 1963 -- Kenya gained its independence 1964 -- Jomo Kenyatta became the first President of Kenya. 1991 -- The Russian Federation became independent of the USSR. 2000 -- The Supremes released the Bush v. Gore decision
-Born this day in:
1745 -- John Jay, jurist and politician 1805 -- William Lloyd Garrison, journalist and activist, founder of The Liberator 1821 -- Gustave Flaubert, author and playwright 1863 -- Edvard Munch, painter and illustrator 1915 -- Frank Sinatra, singer, actor, and producer 1918 -- Joe Williams, singer and pianist (not big joe williams) 1938 -- Connie Francis, singer and actress 1940 -- Dionne Warwick, singer 1943 -- Grover Washington, Jr., singer, songwriter, saxophonist, and producer 1944 -- Rob Tyner, singer, songwriter and bass player 1945 -- Tony Williams, drummer, composer, and producer 1953 -- Bruce Kulick, guitarist and songwriter 1957 -- Sheila E., singer, songwriter, drummer, and actress 1972 -- Hank Williams III, singer, songwriter and guitarist
-Died this day in:
1889 -- Robert Browning, poet and playwrigh 1921 -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt, astronomer and academic, made Cepheid variables into standard candles 1951 -- Mildred Bailey, singer 1985 -- Ian Stewart, keyboard player and manager, co-founder of The Rolling Stones 1987 -- Enrique Jorrin, violinist and composer, cha cha dude 1996 -- Vance Packard, journalist, author, and critic 1999 -- Joseph Heller, novelist, short story writer, and playwright 2007 -- Ike Turner, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer
-Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days and such: Bahai Feast of Questions Kenyab Independence Day
So, for music
Frank Sinatra Joe Williams Connie Francis Dionne Warwick Grover Washington, Jr. Rob Tyner Tony Williams Bruce Kulick Shiela E. Hank Williams III Mildred Bailey Ian Stewart Enrique Jorrin Ike Turner
-Frank Sinatra
x YouTube Video -Joe Williams
x YouTube Video -Connie Francis
x YouTube Video -Dionne Warwick
x YouTube Video -Grover Washington, Jr.
x YouTube Video -Rob Tyner
x YouTube Video -Tony Williams
x YouTube Video -Bruce Kulick
x YouTube Video -Shiela E.
x YouTube Video -Hank Williams III
x YouTube Video -Mildred Bailey
x YouTube Video -Ian Stewart
x YouTube Video -Enrique Jorrin
x YouTube Video -Ike Turner
x YouTube Video - OK, what's on your minds?Bonus tune(s): Tony Williams with Miles Davis Quintet
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