February 10 is day 41 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Sweetmorn, Chaos 41, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.4.7 by the Mayan Long Count
Kindly Reduce ExpectationsWe are getting ready to head out on yet another multi-week adventure in the near future. This means that I need to write, post and schedule a whole bunch of OTs for the period of my absence, as well as some to bridge the gap between now and the start date. This means, among other things, that you shouldn't expect too much from them and will need to provide content as well as commentary yourselves (as if you don't already, heh). So, here we go ...
-On this day in history:
-. 1870 – The YWCA was founded in New York City. 1906 – The HMS Dreadnought was christened and launched setting off a Nval Arms Race 1947 – The Paris Peace Treaties were signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II. 1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against US intervention in Vietnam. which he, in fact, carried out. 1962 – Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for. The question, to me, is why? 1967 – The 25th Amendment to the US Constitution, relating to Presidential succession and disability, was ratified. 1996 – IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time. 2009 – The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collided in orbit, destroying both.
- -Born this day in:
-1609 – John Suckling, poet and playwright 1775 – Charles Lamb, poet and essayist 1785 – Claude-Louis Navier, physicist and engineer 1795 – Ary Scheffer, painter and academic 1821 – Roberto Bompiani, painter and sculptor 1824 – Samuel Plimsoll, merchant and politician, inventor of the Plimsoll line. 1842 – Agnes Mary Clerke, astronomer and author 1890 – Boris Pasternak, poet, novelist, and literary translator Nobel Prize laureate 1898 – Bertolt Brecht, director, playwright, and poet 1905 – Chick Webb, drummer and bandleader 1914 – Larry Adler, harmonica player, composer, and actor 1927 – Leontyne Price, operatic soprano 1937 – Roberta Flack, singer, songwriter, and pianist 1940 – Kenny Rankin, singer and songwriter 1944 – Peter Allen, singer, songwriter, pianist, and actor 1944 – Rufus Reid, bassist and composer 1947 – Butch Morris, cornet player, composer, and conductor 1949 – Nigel Olsson, drummer, singer, and songwriter 1983 – Vic Fuentes, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- -Died this day in: 1837 – Alexander Pushkin, poet and author 1865 – Heinrich Lenz, physicist and academic 1879 – Honoré Daumier, illustrator and painter 1966 – Billy Rose, composer and songwriter 2001 – Buddy Tate, saxophonist and clarinet player 2002 – Dave Van Ronk, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: Plimsoll Day
- - -Music goes here, iirc, well, With apologies ;-)
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