Happy Lughnasadh
August 1 is the 213th day of the year. There are 152 days left.
Today's number is one
One is the first non zero natural number. One is also the first odd number One is the multiplicative identity. Any number times one is the original number One is one squared. This is the only real number which is itself squared One is its own cube and all higher powers, also unique One is the square of its negative, unique among positive numbers One is also, again uniquely, its own factorial One is Hydrogen One is a gender neutral indefinite pronoun Group 1 of the periodic table is the alkali metals, but Period 1 of the periodic table is hydrogen and helium. One is
x YouTube VideoOne BCE was the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Piso Ovid wrote the Ars Amatoria. The Chinese Emperor, Ai of Han, died; succeeded by his nine year old cousin, Ping of Han. One Wang Mang was appointed regent by the Grand Empress Dowager Wang, and Former regent Dong Xian committed suicide. And you thought you had it bad. Augustus sent Gaius east to invade Parthia but Phraates V agreed to cede Armenia to Rome instead of fighting. Ptolemy of Mauretania was born Empress Fu and Empress Zhao Feiyan died Jesus, the son of God, was or was not born in this year or the following one or any one of many other years. One CE was the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Paullus Ovid wrote the poem Metamorphoses Confucius was given his first royal title Areius Paianeius became Archon of Athens Gaius Caesar married Livilla Quirinius became an advisor to Gaius in Armenia. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, like his dad, also served in Armenia. Publius Quinctilius Varus, who haunts these columns, and Claudia Pulchra had a son, Quinctilius Varus Lucius Annaeus Gallio, an eventual proconsul was born Arshak II of Iberia, Sapadbizes of Kush & Amanishakheto of Kush died Jesus, son of God, was or was not born in this year or the preceding one any one of many other years.
Ahhhhhhhh, Armenia
x YouTube VideoOn this day in: 0527 -- Justinian I became the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. 1498 -- Columbus became the first European to visit what is now Venezuela, alas. 1714 -- George, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great Britain 1759 -- The Battle of Minden (7 Year's War (Europe) aka French & Indian War (US)) 1774 -- Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen gas, confirming Scheele's prior discovery 1798 -- Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay) 1800 -- The Acts of Union 1800 merged Ireland into Great Britain 1834 -- Slavery was abolished in the British Empire, slaves were emancipated in 1834 & 1838 1927 -- The Nanchang Uprising in the War between the Kuomintang and Communist Party 1944 -- The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupation broke out in Warsaw 1957 -- The US and Canada formed NORAD 1960 -- Dahomey declared its independence from France. 1966 -- Charles Whitman killed 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin 1980 -- Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was elected President of Iceland 1981 -- MTV aired its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. 2007 -- The I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapsed during the evening rush hour. 2010 -- Convention on Cluster Munitions went into force but US didn't sign on. 2014 -- European Convention against violence against women went into force
x YouTube VideoBorn this day in: 1744 -- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, soldier, biologist, and academic 1770 -- William Clark, soldier, explorer, Indian Agent, and politician 1779 -- Francis Scott Key, lawyer, author, and poet 1809 -- William B. Travis, soldier and lawyer 1815 -- Richard Henry Dana, Jr., merchant seaman, author, lawyer and politician 1819 -- Herman Melville, author 1924 -- Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, king 1931 -- Ramblin' Jack Elliott, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1932 -- Meir Kahane, rabbi and activist, founded the Jewish Defense League 1933 -- Dom DeLuise, American actor, singer, director, and producer 1942 -- Jerry Garcia 1946 -- Boz Burrell, singer, songwriter and guitarist (King Crimson and Bad Company) 1946 -- Rick Coonce, American drummer (The Grass Roots) 1951 -- Tim Bachman, singer and guitarist (Bachman--Turner Overdrive and Brave Belt) 1951 -- Tommy Bolin, singer, songwriter and guitarist (Deep Purple, Zephyr, and James Gang) 1953 -- Robert Cray, singer and guitarist 1958 -- Rob Buck, guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) (d. 2000) 1959 -- Joe Elliott, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Def Leppard, Atomic Mass, and Down 'n' Outz) 1964 -- Adam Duritz, singer, songwriter and producer (Counting Crows and The Himalayans) 1978 -- Dhani Harrison, Esinger, songwriter and guitarist (Thenewno2, Traveling Wilburys, and Fistful of Mercy)
Died this day in: 30 BCE -- Mark Antony, Roman general and politician 1464 -- Cosimo de' Medici, Italian rule 1866 -- John Ross, Cherokee tribal chief 1903 -- Calamity Jane, frontierswoman and scout No, not a girl scout.Jerry Garcia 1911 -- Edwin Austin Abbey, painter and illustrator 1963 -- Theodore Roethke, poetJerry Garcia 1977 -- Francis Gary Powers, spy pilot 1981 -- Paddy Chayefsky, author, playwright, and screenwriterJerry Garcia 2005 -- Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, kingJerry Garcia 2006 -- Jason Rhoades, sculptor 2007 -- Tommy Makem, singer, songwriter and banjo player Jerry Garcia 2013 -- Mike Hinton, American guitarist (Rainforest Band)
Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days and such: Feast of the Procession of the Venerable Wood of the Cross Lughnasadh Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
So, for music we gots: Ramblin' Jack Elliott Jerry Garcia Boz Burrell Rick Coonce Tim Bachman Tommy Bolin Robert Cray Rob Buck Joe Elliott Adam Duritz Dhani Harrison Tommy Makem Mike Hinton
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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x YouTube VideoJerry Garcia
x YouTube VideoTim Bachman
x YouTube VideoNew Riders of The Purple Sage with Garcia on Pedal Steel
x YouTube VideoTommy Bolin
x YouTube VideoWarren Zevon & Jerry Garcia
x YouTube VideoRobert Cray
x YouTube VideoJerry Garcia
x YouTube VideoRob Buck
x YouTube VideoGrateful Dead
x YouTube VideoJoe Elliott
x YouTube VideoJerry Garcia Band
x YouTube VideoAdam Duritz
x YouTube VideoGrateful Dead
x YouTube VideoDhani Harrison
x YouTube VideoJerry Garcia
x YouTube VideoTommy Makem
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x YouTube VideoMike Hinton, guitarist (Rainforest Band)
x YouTube VideoJerry Garcia & Merle Saunders
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x YouTube VideoGarcia & Saunders, all blues, 6/4/74
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