Month: December 2022

02
Dec
2022

First FRIDAY in December

Today is National Farmers’ Day, a public holiday in Ghana. The holiday is intended to recognize the significance of agriculture and fishing in Ghana’s economic growth. Open gatherings are organized in the 16 regions across Ghana to award prizes to deserving farmers and fishers as far as best practices and outputs are concerned.

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Old People…

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On this day in 1957, Al Priddy a DJ on US radio station KEX in Portland was fired after playing Elvis Presley’s version of ‘White Christmas’ The station management said, ‘it’s not in the spirit we associate with Christmas’.

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01
Dec
2022

First THURSDAY in December

Today is Great Union Day in Romania.

This public holiday is always celebrated on December 1st. In Romanian, it is known as ‘Ziua Marii Uniri’ and may also be known as Unification Day or 1918 Union Day. It is the National day of Romania and celebrates the Union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918.

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R.I.P Christine McVie. When McVie first wrote the anthemic “Don’t Stop,” she was trying to create a song that would cheer up her ex-husband, and also hoping that Fleetwood Mac would survive the making of “Rumours.” Twenty years later, when the band reunited for the live LP “The Dance,” the song had not only helped “Rumours” become one of the best-selling albums in history, but it had also been the campaign song of the then-current president.

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