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Rosh Hashanah Begins Today, September 25

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Rosh HaShanah (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, Rōʾš hašŠānā, lit. “head of the year”) is the Jewish New Year. The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (יוֹם תְּרוּעָה, Yōm Tərūʿā), literally “day of shouting or blasting.” It is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים, Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm; “Days of Awe”), as specified […]

Daily Almanac for Sunday, September 25, 2022

Yosemite National Park (/joʊˈsɛmɪti/ yoh-SEM-ih-tee) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an area of 759,620 acres (1,187 sq mi; 3,074 km) and sits in four counties – centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa, extending north and east to Mono and south […]

NFL News: Hosting 3rd Annual Madden NFL x HBCU Tournament with Finalists to Compete during Super Bowl LVII Week for a Chance at Cash and Prizes

Madden NFL 23 x HBCU Tournament Registration is Now Open; Live Finals to Broadcast on the NFL YouTube Channel NEW YORK, NY, September 14, 2022 —The National Football League today announced registration is now open for the third annual EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL x HBCU […]

Actor Henry Silva dies at 95

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Henry Silva (September 23, 1926 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor. A prolific character actor, Silva was a regular staple of international genre cinema, usually playing criminals or gangsters. His notable film appearances include Ocean’s 11 (1960), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Johnny Cool (1963), Sharky’s Machine (1981), and Ghost Dog: The Way […]

Daily Almanac for Friday, September 16, 2022

WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; French: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; GRC), commonly known in English-speaking areas as the Mounties, is the federal and national police service of Canada. As police services are the constitutional responsibility of provinces and territories, the RCMP’s primary responsibility is the enforcement of federal criminal law, and sworn […]

Daily Almanac for Wednesday, September 14, 2022

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/; baptised Georg Friedrich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] (listen); 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent […]

Music World loses a great one, Jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, dead at 87

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz composer, pianist, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album, The In Crowd, earned Lewis critical praise and the 1965 Grammy Award for […]

Daily Almanac for Friday, September 9, 2022

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS (/ˈhɜːrʃəl, ˈhɛər-/; 7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint, and did botanical work. Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy. He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus – the seventh planet, […]