Today is Independence Day in Angola. After a long and bloody war, Portugal granted Angola independence on November 12, 1975. The United States did not recognize the Angolan government for another 18 years because we thought they were evil commies.
A little irony…
Today is the birthday, in 1945, of Neil Young, Canadian singer, song-writer and activist. He performed both individually and with a number of bands – Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and so forth. I was a bit torn this morning about which video to post, so here are two – Ohio written by him and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Heart of Gold performed by him and a backup band at Farm Aid. I like Heart of Gold but Ohio is so wrenching and brings back such memories….
Today is Armistice Day in many countries commemorating the armistice which ended the First World War. It is celebrated as ‘Armistice Day ‘ in most francophone countries, ‘Remembrance Day’ in many of the British Commonwealth countries and ‘Veterans’ Day’ in the US and US dependencies.
Today is the birthday, in 1938, of Roger Lavern, keyboardist for The Tornados who had this 1962 hit.
Today’s holiday is ‘Shout in Villa de Los Santos’. It is a holiday that commemorates the beginning of Panama’s struggle to break free from Spanish rule when a young woman in Villa de Los Santos realized most of the Spanish soldiers had departed to fight in Ecuador and she shouted “Viva la Libertad” and the citizens seized the Spanish barracks igniting the fight for independence.
Life with kids…he has four daughters.
SIGNS!
On this day in 1975, David Bowie was at number one on the singles chart with this classic.
Today is Independence Day in Cambodia commemorating the day Cambodia became independent from France in 1953 under the leadership of Norodom Sihanouk.
Bada Bing!
I’m not saying you’re stupid.I’m just saying you have bad luck when it comes to thinking.
I’m currently working on a diary full of lies.I want my loved ones to read it after I die and go “Wait, WHAT!”
If a prisoner is released early, does it mean he doesn’t complete his
The wife was doing her makeup early morning straight out of bed.Husband: Are you crazy!Wife: Just shut up! I need to unlock my phone. It’s on face recognition feature and it doesn’t recognize me!
I asked her how she spelled Mississippi. She asked the river or the state? I’m never asking Mrs. Sippy anything again.
As we wrap up another Halloween, I’m reminded that whoever determined that a 1-inch candy bar should be called “fun-sized” should really re-evaluate their standards for entertainment.
As you get older, you’ve got to stay positive. For example, the other day I fell down the stairs.Instead of getting upset, I thought, “Wow, that’s the fastest I’ve moved in years!”
Every time you talk to your wife, you should always remind yourself, ‘this conversation will be recorded for training and quality purposes.
Policeman: My dog tells me you’re on drugs.Citizen: You’re the one with the talking dog!
Imagine, if you will, a people so conflicted that they will scream “all lives matter” while simultaneously refusing to wear a mask to protect all those lives that matter.
I shot my first turkey yesterday. Scared the shit out of everyone in the frozen food section.
Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Tom Fogarty. He’s best known as the rhythm guitarist for Credence Clearwater Revival. That’s him on the far left while his brother, John, handles the vocals.
Today is Constitution Day in Tonga, a public holiday commemorating the enactment of the constitution in 1875 by HM King Tupou I.
Juxtaposition…
Today is the birthday,in 1927, of Clara Ann Fowler, better known by her professional name, Patti Page. She was the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and sold more than 100 million records. She had 14 million-selling records in the 1950s. Her signature song below was one of the best selling records of the 20th century and was number 1 on the charts for 13 consecutive weeks.
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