Today is Marine Day in Japan. Marine Day (Also known as Ocean Day, Sea Day or ‘Umi no hi’) is a public holiday in Japan on the third Monday in July. It is a day for the island nation of Japan to show appreciation for the seas and oceans. The day was also established as a holiday to express gratitude for the gifts of the sea, honor its importance, and pray for the prosperity of Japan as a maritime nation.
Today is the birthday, in 1949, of Mike Vale, bass, from American rock band, Tommy James & The Shondells who had the 1966 US No.1 single ‘Hanky Panky’, the 1968 UK No.1 single ‘Mony Mony’ and the hit ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFWhTqLSVzE
Today is Bastille Day, the National Day of France. In France, it is referred to as la Fête Nationale (“National Holiday”), le quatorze juillet (The Fourteenth of July) or la fête du 14-Juillet (14th July Holiday). It commemorates the storming of the Bastille by the citizens of Paris on July 14, 1789.
After years of misrule by the Monarchy with increasing taxes and higher food prices, the French people had finally united in a popular uprising in an effort to take control of their own country.
On July 14th 1789, the people of Paris banded together to march on the Bastille. The Bastille was a 14th-century medieval fortress that became a state prison. It was used by the King to imprison his opponents, often without trial and was seen as representing the despotism of the regime of Louis the 16th.
In October, Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette were taken from the Palace of Versailles by 4,000 rioters and put under house arrest at the Tuileries Palace, in the centre of Paris.
After a failed attempt to flee to Austria in 1791, tensions about how to punish the King continued, culminating in the storming of the Tuileries by a new mob and the arrest of Louis XVI in 1792.
France was finally declared a Republic in September that year, ending the 800-year-old monarchy, and in January the following year, Louis XVI was executed by guillotine on the grounds of treason.
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On this day in 1979, Donna Summer scored her third No.1 US single with ‘Bad Girls.’ Her album of the same name also started a five-week run at No.1. The inspiration for her to write the song came after one of her assistants was offended by a police officer who thought she was a sex worker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d24XpO-Cn7E
Today is the second day of the Naadam holiday in Mongolia.
The Naadam Festival is a celebrated in Mongolia with public holidays from July 11th – 15th each year. This is the largest and most popular holiday in Mongolia. The first day of the festival takes place on Revolution Day, Mongolia’s National Day, which commemorates independence from China on July 11th 1921. During the Naadam Festival, Mongolians participate in the “Three Manly Games” of archery, wrestling and horseback riding which represent the heritage of the nation.
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Today is the birthday, in 1943, of Christine McVie, keyboards, vocals, Chicken Shack, and then Fleetwood Mac, who scored the US No.1 single ‘Dreams’ taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. Eight of her songs appeared on Fleetwood Mac’s 1988 Greatest Hits album. McVie died at 79, following a brief illness, on November 30, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ywicffOj4
Today is the Day of the Flemish Community – a sort of public holiday in parts of Belgium. It commemorates the Battle of the Golden Spurs on this date in 1302. In that year,
Flemish citizens of the city Bruges rebelled against the French king, Phillip IV, and attacked the French governors of Flanders. Consequently, the enraged king sent an army consisting of 2,500 knights and squires, along with the support of 15,000 infantry, to punish the Flemish citizens.
In an open field outside the Flemish city of Kortrijk (Courtrai), the army of the king and 9,000 Flemish militia (an army of non-professional civilian soldiers), consisting mainly of infantry, clashed on July 11 in a seemingly one-sided battle. Anybody would think that the massive army of soldiers of the French king would have easily defeated the town militia. But not quite. It was a decisive victory for the Flemish community in which the commander of the French army, Robert II of Artois, was caught and killed on the battlefield. Moreover, the town militia slaughtered at least a thousand French cavaliers and collected thousands of golden spurs from their fallen foes that gave the battle its name.
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If you want something done weird, you have to do it yourself!
We do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy.
I was born a sinner. My sin is mentioned in the Bible 25 times. I tried to change but couldn’t. Luckily, society has learned to accept left-handed people.
My friends are a bad influence. And I would just like to thank them for that.
Sometimes I just don’t like people. They make me wanna say bad words.
I should be getting older and wiser. Instead, I’m getting older and wider.
Mrs. Lincoln complaining to Abe. Would it kill you to take me to a show once in a while?
I saw a bumper sticker that said, “I’m a veterinarian, I can drive like an animal.” Suddenly I realized how many proctologists are on the road.
I may not have been my mother’s favorite child, but I was the first one she thought of when the police showed up.
You know you bought the right fireworks when the guy running the stand gives you a high four.
In today’s episode of ‘how strong is your marriage, we take a trip to Home Depot to pick out a shade of white.
You don’t realize how many back roads your town has until you ride with someone that has a suspended driver’s license.
Today is the birthday, in 1951, of Bonnie Pointer, singer with American R&B singing group The Pointer Sisters who had the 1981 US No.2 single, ‘Slow Hand’ and the 1984 UK No.2 single ‘Automatic’. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awards and had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985. She died on 8 June 2020 from a cardiac arrest aged 69. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iwBM_YB1sE
Today is Independence Day in The Bahamas. This public holiday marks independence from the United Kingdom in 1973 and is the National Day of The Bahamas.
Though there is some dispute as to the actual location, The Bahamas is the site of Columbus’ first landfall in the New World in 1492. The Bahamas became a British Crown colony in 1718 as a result of the British trying to suppress piracy in the region. Following the American war of independence, many British loyalists moved to The Bahamas, bolstering its British connections.
The British House of Lords voted to give The Bahamas its independence on 22 June 1973.
On July 10th 1973, The Bahamas was officially declared an independent nation when the documents relating to independence were delivered to Prime Minister Lynden Pindling by Prince Charles and The Bahamas became an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Today is the birthday, in 1947, of Arlo Guthrie, US singer, songwriter, son of folksinger Woody Guthrie, (1967 album ‘Alice’s Restaurant’, 1972 US No.18 single ‘The City Of New Orleans’). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxoM6trtZE
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