Month: September 2023

Today is September Revolution Day in Yemen. The holiday commemorates the overthrow of the Imam Muhammad al-Badr on this day in 1962, which led to the creation of the Yemen Arab Republic.

When the Ottoman Empire collapsed in 1918, Imam Yahya Muhammad declared northern Yemen an independent sovereign state and proclaimed the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in 1926. A King and an Imam, Yaha ruled Yemen until his death in 1948, when he was succeeded by Ahmad bin Yahya. On September 19th 1962 Ahmad died in his sleep. His son, Muhammad al-Badr was proclaimed Imam and King.

From its inception, the kingdom had proved unstable with various revolts and assassinations taking place and Al-Badr’s reign would prove very short-lived.

Only a week after he ascended to the throne, army officers with the support of Egypt, staged a coup overthrowing the monarchy and deposing al-Badr on September 26th 1962. Abdullah as-Sallal, the commander of the royal guard, declared himself president of the Yemen Arab Republic. This event marked the start of the North Yemen Civil War which would last for the next six years.

In 2014 a second civil war began which is still ongoing.

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BADA BING!

Ever since the pandemic, I’ve reached dazzling new heights of how ugly I’m willing to be in public.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again because I have a terrible memory.

Me: Correct me if I’m wrong… Internet: Sir, we will correct you even if you’re right!

Unless you fell off your treadmill and smacked your face, no one wants to hear about your workout.

Trying to think of a tree pun but I’m stumped.

It’s not your fault Adam. Study finds that 100% of men would eat any fruit given to them by a naked woman.

I was playing hide and seek today. I was winning until the cops let the dog loose.

Me: Doc, it hurts when I do this. Doc: But, you’re not doing anything. You’re just sitting there. Me: Exactly.

Every member of Congress has been ranked from smartest to Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Evangelicals spent thousands of years warning about the antichrist. Then, when he shows up, they elect him president.

Just once I’d like someone to call me “sir” without having to add “You need to calm down or we’re going to have to ask you to leave”.

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of British-born Australian singer, actress and activist Olivia Newton-John. She scored the 1978 UK & US No.1 single with John Travolta, ‘You’re The One That I Want’, and the 1981 US No.1 & UK solo No.7 single ‘Physical’. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included five No.1 hits. Newton-John, who battled breast cancer three times, was an advocate for breast cancer research. She died on 8 August 2022 from cancer at her home in the Santa Ynez Valley of California, at the age of 73. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWz9VN40nCA