Daily Almanac for Saturday, April 10, 2021
1840s BORN 1847: JOSEPH PULITZER (NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER & FOUNDER OF PULITZER PRIZE) 1849: SAFETY PIN PATENTED BY WALTER HUNT 1860s BORN 1865: JACK MINER (NATURALIST) 1866: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WAS INCORPORATED 1870s 1872: FIRST ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION HELD […]
Daily Almanac for Friday, April 9, 2021
THE CONCEPTION OF THE ASTRODOME (FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS) Major League Baseball expanded to Houston in 1960 when the National League agreed to add two teams. The Houston Colt .45s (renamed the Astros in 1965) were to begin play in 1962, along with their expansion brethren New York Mets. Roy Hofheinz, […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday, April 8, 2021
1750s 1751: WILLIAM PIGOTT OPENED FIRST INN IN NOVA SCOTIA (IN HALIFAX) 1860s 1864: GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY FOUNDED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 1910s BORN 1912: SONJA HENIE (FIGURE SKATER) BORN 1918: BETTY FORD (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1920s BORN 1921: FRANCO CORELLI (OPERA SINGER) 1926: SECOND DAY OF […]
Daily almanac for Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Every Year WORLD HEALTH DAY 1770s BORN 1770: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (POET) 1890s BORN 1890: MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS (AMERICAN CONSERVATIONIST) DIED 1891: PHINEAS TAYLOR (“P. T.”) BARNUM (CIRCUS OWNER) BORN 1893: IRENE CASTLE (DANCER) BORN 1897: WALTER WINCHELL (COLUMNIST & BROADCASTER) 1910s BORN 1915: BILLIE HOLIDAY […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, April 6, 2021
1190s DIED 1199: KING RICHARD I (ENGLISH MONARCH, CALLED “RICHARD THE LIONHEART”) 1480s BORN 1483: RAPHAEL (ARTIST) 1520s DIED 1520: RAPHAEL (ARTIST) 1860s 1868: BRIGHAM YOUNG, THE MORMON CHURCH LEADER, MARRIED HIS 27TH AND LAST WIFE 1869: SNOW-MELTING APPARATUS PATENTED 1890s 1896: THE FIRST MODERN […]
Daily Almanac for Monday, April 5, 2021
1610s 1614: POCAHONTAS MARRIED ENGLISHMAN JOHN ROLFE 1760s 1768: NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FORMED 1850s BORN 1856: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (EDUCATOR & ACTIVIST) BORN 1858: WASHINGTON ATLEE BURPEE (BOTANIST, SEEDSMAN) 1880s 1887: ANNE SULLIVAN MADE A BREAKTHROUGH WITH BLIND/DEAF STUDENT HELEN KELLER, BY CONVEYING […]
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Daily Almanac for Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021
EASTER SUNDAY Easter in the western Christian church can occur as early as March 22 and as late as April 25. It is observed on the Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon (a fixed spring date set by the church). This Christian holy day celebrates […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday, January 16, 2021
WIKIPEDIA INFORMATION ON SADE Helen Folasade Adu CBE (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY), is a British singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. She has been credited as one of the most successful British female […]