Monday Open Thread: July 16 is the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

July 16 is the 197th day of the year, there are 168 days left

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Tis Boomtime, Confusion 51, 1367 YOLD Today's number is 16 - 16 = 4 squared and 2 to the fourth or 4**2 and 2**4. Coincidence? I don't think so. (I know of no other number that is both a**b and b**a where a is unequal to b) 16 is the base for the Hexadecimal numeral system, aka Hex Counting in Hex runs from 0 to 9 then A,B,C,D,E, and F for 10 through 15 Hex is used a ton in computer science, computers and computing 16 is sulfur There are 16 ounces in a pound Title 16 of the US Code is CONSERVATION

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16 BCE was the Year of the Consulship of Ahenobarbus and Scipio Caesar Augustus reorganized the German provinces and made Trier their capital. (Trier just installed at least one traffic control light with charactures of Karl Marx on thw wait and walk lenses to celebrate the bicentennial of his birth there) Elsewhere in 16 BCE, Roman legate Marcus Lollius was defeated by a Germanic horde. This was/is called "The Lollian Disaster" because the German raiders bagged the legionary standard (the Eagle). -

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16 CE was the Year of the Consulship of Taurus and Libo A Roman army of 50,000 men commanded by Germanicus won a victory at Idistaviso, defeating the German war chief Arminius and recovering the lost eagles of Varus' legions. (Those were the 3 eagles Varus lost in 9 BCE, not the paltry lone eagle Lollius lost in 16 BCE.)

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On this day in: 0622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1769 - Imperialist colonial slaver Junipero Serra founded the Mission San Diego de Alcala. 1790 - The District of Columbia was established as the capital of the US 1927 - Augusto Cesar Sandino attacked occupying U.S. Marine invaders at Ocotal, but was driven off by dive bombers. 1931 - Emperor Haile Selassie signed the first constitution of Ethiopia. 1945 - The US detonated a test A-Bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico. 1965 - The Mont Blanc Tunnel opened 1969 - Apollo 11 was launched

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Born this day in: 1723 - Joshua Reynolds, English painter 1862 - Ida B. Wells, investigative journalist, activist, NAACP co-founder 1872 - Roald Amundsen, explorer 1896 - Trygve Lie, union leader and politician 1928 - Robert Sheckley, author and screenwriter 1932 - John Chilton, trumpet player and composer 1938 - Tony Jackson, singer and bass player 1939 - William Bell, singer and songwriter 1939 - Denise LaSalle, singer, songwriter and producer, but not Koko 1941 - Desmond Dekker, singer and songwriter 1946 - Barbara Lee, Actual progressive US politician 1948 - Pinchas Zukerman, violinist and conductor 1948 - Ruben Blades, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor 1952 - Stewart Copeland, drummer and songwriter 1953 - Douglas J. Feith war criminal, "the dumbest f***ing guy on the planet".(Tommy Franks) 1968 - Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia

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Died this day in: 1546 - Anne Askew, author, tortured and burnt at the stake for heresy 1953 - Hilaire Belloc, author and historian 1981 - Harry Chapin, guitarisst, singer and songwriter 1989 - Herbert von Karajan, condustor 2003 - Celia Cruz, singer and actress 2008 - Jo Stafford, singer 2012 - Kitty Wells, singer, songwriter and guitarist 2014 - Johnny Winter, singer, songwriter and guitarist

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Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days and such: Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day National Daiquiri Day National Hot Dog Day Take Your Poet to Work Day

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Haile Selassie

Alamogordo

William Bell

Denise LaSalle

Desmond Dekker

Stewart Copeland

Harry Chapin

Cella Cruz

Jo Stafford

Kitty Wells

Johnny Winter

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picture: The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Brunei It's an open thread, so do your thing I might not be here when this posts, if I'm not, I'm sorry. Since it's an OT, you don't need me anyway. And now a word from our sponsor:

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