feels like FRIDAY!

Today is Independence Day in Uzebekistan. Known locally as ‘Mustaqillik Kuni’, this is Uzbekistan’s National Day and marks independence from the Soviet Union on September 1st 1991. Uzbekistan is a land-locked Central Asian nation that has a diverse and rich heritage due to its strategic position on the so-called Silk Road, an ancient trade route between Europe and China.

Political Scandals…

Today is the birthday, in 1943, of Rosalind Ashford, one of the Vandellas.