January 21 is the 21st day of the year It is also Sweetmorn, Chaos 21, 3185 YOLD (discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.6.3.2 by the Mayan Long Count
hug (v.) 1560s, hugge "to embrace, clasp with the arms," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Norse hugga "to comfort," from hugr "courage, mood," from Proto-Germanic *hugjan, related to Old English hycgan "to think, consider," Gothic hugs "mind, soul, thought," and the proper name Hugh. Others have noted the similarity in some senses to German hegen "to foster, cherish," originally "to enclose with a hedge." ----------- https://www.etymonline.com/word/hugTwenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift, look out kid, ... On this day in history: 1535 – French Protestants were burned at the stake for dissing the Catholic Church and its minions. 1789 – The first American novel was printed 1793 – Louis XVI of France was executed 1919 – The first meeting of the Dáil Éireann, adoption of Ireland's first constitution and the first battle of the Irish War of Independence, 1954 – The USS Nautilus was launched 1968 – The Battle of Khe Sanh began. 1968 – A B-52 crashed near Thule Air Base and spewed radioactive contamination. One nuke is still missing. 1976 – Commercial service of Concorde began 2017 – The women's march (on Washington) Born this day in: 1655 – Antonio Molinari, painter 1659 – Adriaen van der Werff, painter 1714 – Anna Morandi Manzolini, anatomist and educator 1724 – Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, painter 1813 – John C. Frémont, "explorer" and soldier 1820 – Joseph Wolf, ornithologist and illustrator 1840 – Sophia Jex-Blake, physician and feminist 1845 – Harriet Backer, painter 1868 – Felix Hoffmann, chemist who synthesized diamorphine, marketed by Bayer(tm) as "heroin" and later synthesized acetylsalicylic acid, marketed by Bayer (tm) as "aspirin" 1869 – Grigori Rasputin, mystic 1923 – Lola Flores, singer, dancer and actress 1938 – Wolfman Jack, DJ (a real DJ) 1941 – Richie Havens, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1941 – Elaine Showalter, author, critic, and feminist 1942 – Mac Davis, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor 1942 – Edwin Starr, singer and songwriter 1974 – Kim Dotcom, internet entrepreneur and political activist Died this day in: 1926 – Camillo Golgi, physician, pathologist, neurologist, and biologist 1950 – George Orwell, novelist, essayist, and critic 1983 – Lamar Williams, bass player 1984 – Jackie Wilson, singer 1989 – Billy Tipton, pianist and saxophonist 2002 – Peggy Lee, singer
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Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: National Hugging Day in the US
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Music goes here, iirc, well,
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