St. Vitus’ Day (Serbian: Vidovdan) is celebrated on June 28th. It marks a 14th-century battle that has become an important part of Serb ethnic and national identity. Vidovdan is celebrated as a slava (feast day) in Serbia, though it is a working day.
The Serbian Orthodox Church designates it as a memorial day to Saint Prince Lazar and the Serbian holy martyrs who fell during the Battle of Kosovo against the Ottoman Empire in 1389. The Battle of Kosovo took place on St. Vitus’ Day (June 15th in the Julian calendar) 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire.
While the Ottomans suffered huge losses, they eliminated all of Prince Lazar’s forces. This led to Ottoman control in the region which lasted for several centuries.
Combo business
some more signs….
On this day in 1975, The Eagles started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with their fourth studio album ‘One Of These Nights’. The album which became their breakthrough album released three US Top 10 singles, ‘Lyin’ Eyes’, (which won a Grammy), ‘Take It To The Limit’ and the title track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxQXKO194XM
Today is the Day of National Unity, a public holiday in Tajikistan. National Unity Day commemorates the signing of the national peace accord in 1997 which ended the civil war.
By the middle of the 19th century, Russian conquests in Central Asia brought most of modern-day Tajikistan under Tsarist control. During the Soviet period, and despite the efforts of the USSR to establish a Soviet collective culture, the Tajiks maintained a fierce sense of nationalism and pride in their own history and culture. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Supreme Soviet declared Tajikistan’s independence from the Soviet Union on September 9th 1991.
Almost immediately, Tajikistan descended into civil war. The war was fought on regional lines, with rebels from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions rising up against the newly-formed government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, which was dominated by people from the Khujand and Kulyab regions. All but about 25,000 of the 400,000 ethnic Russiansin Tajikistan fled to Russia.
In the five years of the conflict, an estimated 100,000 had died in the fighting, with more than a million others being refugees with the country. On June 27th 1997, the “General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan” and the “Moscow Protocol’ were signed, bringing the war to an end.
Today is Independence Day in Madagascar, a public holiday. It is the National Day of Madagascar and marks the country’s independence from France in 1960.
In the early 19th century, Madagascar was united and ruled by the Merina dynasty as the Kingdom of Madagascar. Seen as a key strategic location by both France and Britain, France invaded Madagascar in 1883, eventually removing the monarchy and quashing resistance after a lengthy fight and imposing colonial rule in 1897.
During the second world war, the Vichy government of France unsuccessfully fought the British for the control of Madagascar. The actions of the French galvanised the growing call for independence, leading to the Malagasy Uprising of 1947. (commemorated on Martyrs’ Day on March 29th)
Though the uprising was subdued by the French, it forced the French to establish reformed institutions in 1956 and paved the way for Madagascar to move towards independence without the need for more violent insurrection.
The Malagasy Republic was proclaimed on October 14th 1958, as an autonomous state within the French Community. Soon after a constitution was adopted in 1959 and full independence as the Republic of Madagascar was gained on June 26th 1960.
Make allowances for those who are a little ‘slower’
Welcome to Scotland!
Today is the birthday, in 1961, of Terri Nunn, singer from American new wave band Berlin, who scored the 1986 UK & US No.1 single ‘Take My Breath Away’ which was featured in the 1986 film Top Gun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx51eegLTY8
Today is Statehood Day in Slovenia. Known as ‘Dan državnosti’, this holiday is Slovenia’s national day and commemorates Slovenia’s declaration of independence from Yugoslavia on June 25th 1991.
Historically part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire until its collapse at the end of World War I, Slovenia was one of the six republics that formed Yugoslavia. In December 1990, the Slovenian independence referendum had resulted in a 94.8% vote in favor of establishing an independent Slovenia.
The formal declaration of independence was on June 26th 1991, but since much of the legislation relating to independence was passed on June 25th, it is this date that is remembered and celebrated on Statehood Day.
The proclamation started the Ten-Day war with Yugoslavia. Yugoslav army tanks headed from barracks in Slovenia and Croatia to Slovenia’s borders with Italy, Austria and Hungary, triggering a ten-day war of independence.
Following a ceasefire based on the July 7th 1991 Brijuni Declaration, brokered by the EU’s predecessor, and a subsequent three-month independence process moratorium, the last Yugoslav troops left Slovenia in October 1991.
Croatia also celebrates Statehood day on the same day, as it was also a state created from the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
BADA BING!!
Q: Why are IT guys such dicks? It guy: I just drove two hours to push a power button on a server that three separate people assured me was already on.
I ate a clock yesterday. It was very time-consuming.
Rage Against the Machine never specified what type of machine they were furious with but I imagine it was probably a printer.
Apparently this week there will be constant rane, hale, gails, drissle, thundre, litnin, hy tydes, tawnaydoes and frizzing colde. Really bad spell of wether.
Chick-fil-A, Fathers eat free on Father’s Day.
Just finished reading a book called: ‘Fear of Sunlight’…by Gladys Knight.
There was an ambidextrous shop up the road. At first, I thought it had closed. But I guess it’s just changing hands.
I’ve reached the age where I can’t tell if I’ve sustained an injury or that’s just how I am now.
The older I get the tighter companies are putting the lids on jars.
If we get rid of all the margarine, the world will be a butter place.
From the pulpit: People can’t change genders insists a man who believes Jesus can be a biscuit.
Daughter: Mom, Dad, I’m 18 now. It’s time to say goodbye and spread my legs. Dad: It’s wings, spread your wings!
Mr & Mrs Case are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy. Justin.
I saw a microbiologist today. He was much bigger than I expected.
Today is the birthday, in 1945, of Carly Simon, US singer, songwriter, (1973 UK No.3 and US No.1 single ‘You’re So Vain’, 1974 US No.5 single with James Taylor ‘Mockingbird’). In 2015, after keeping quiet for more than 40 years, Carly Simon admitted that ‘You’re So Vain’ was about Warren Beatty, but only one verse of it. Simon said the other verses were about two other men. She also wrote and sang the very best James Bond song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaV-6qerkqI
Today is Jāņi, a public holiday in Latvia. The previous day, Midsummer Eve (Ligo) is also a public holiday. Depending on what day of the week, these holidays fall on, then additional bridge holidays may also be declared (Latvians know how to live).
Jāņi marks the summer solstice and the shortest night of the year and it has become one of the most important holidays in Latvia. Since ancient times, this midsummer day has been observed and celebrated by many cultures. In the agricultural calendar, it was a time to celebrate the sowing of the crops and enjoy the short break before harvest began. In Northern Europe, its effects are more pronounced with very long days, which of course is contrasted six months later when the winter solstice (Ziemassvētki) results in very long nights in that part of the world.
With the Christianisation of Latvia, Jāņi was moved to St. John’s Day.
During the Soviet era, the celebration of ethnic holidays such as Jāņi were suppressed by the authorities as they were seen as nationalistic when the focus should be on the Soviet Union as a collective.
Since independence in 1990, the holiday has been reinstated and the (at least) two-day break for Ligo and St. John’s Day has proved a popular holiday period for Latvians to take some time off and enjoy the weather at this time of year.
Cat Math
TRIANGLE
SQUARE
RECTANGLE
CIRCLE
HORIZONTAL
VERTICAL
OBLIQUE
EVEN NUMBER
ODD NUMBER
PRIME NUMBER
CONCENTRIC CIRCLES
EQUATION
MULTIPLICATION
DIVISION
PERPENDICULAR
RIGHT ANGLE
OBTUSE ANGLE
SPHERE
BELL CURVE
FIBONACCI SERIES
INFINITY
(all according to Bluebird of Bitterness)
Today is the birthday, in 1947, of Mick Fleetwood, drummer and co-founder of the rock band Fleetwood Mac who had the 1968 UK No.1 hit ‘Albatross’ and the hits ‘Man of the World’ and ‘Oh Well. In 1977 they scored the US No.1 single ‘Dreams’ taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ywicffOj4
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