Today, in addition to being ‘Cinco de Mayo’ which commemorates the Battle of Puebla, it is Arrival Day in Guyana. Also known as Indian Arrival Day, this day commemorates the arrival of the first indentured labourers from India on May 5th 1838. By the time the indentured system ended in 1920, British Guiana had received 238,909 workers from India. Today their descendants comprise 44% of Guyana’s population of over 750,000.
When you slack off on hygiene during the pandemic…
Leave it under the doormat.
On this day in 1967, the Young Rascals started a four-week stint at number one on the pop chart with this.
Today is Cassinga Day in Namibia, a public holiday. The day commemorates the Cassinga Massacre that took place on May 4th 1978 During the Namibian War of Independence from South Africa. On the morning of May 4th 1978, the South African Defence Force launched a major air strike on a SWAPO (South West Africa Peoples Organization) camp near the village of Cassinga in Angola. The air attack was followed by an assault by paratroopers. The official toll of the Cassinga Raid was a total of 624 dead and 611 injured. Among the dead were 167 women and 298 teenagers and children.
Now back to our regular program.
Street art – Berlin
Nothing more to say here…
Buy something for your kids!
Today is the birthday, in 1944, of Peggy Santiglia, singer-songwriter of the ‘girl group’ era. She’s best known for this 1963 pop hit which was recorded when she was 18.
Today is Constitution Day in Poland. In Polish, it is known as ‘Swieto Trzeciego Maja’, which means ‘National Third of May day’. Constitution day marks the declaration and adoption of Poland’s first constitution on 3 May 1791. Poland’s constitution was the first constitution to be adopted in Europe and second only in the world – the American constitution of 1789, being the oldest.
What??
Bada Bing!
“Never odd or even” spelled backward is still “never odd or even”.
The older I get the more I understand why roosters just scream to start their day.
The teacher asked me to tell the class something I’m not very good at that begins with the letter N. I said, “Spelling”.
I was waiting for my daughter at school when another parent asked what year my daughter was in. I said, “2022”.
I went to see my doctor and he asked me to provide a stool sample. So I signed up for a woodworking class. He looked concerned when I told him it would take me a couple of months to produce.
Running feels great unless you compare it to not running.
I’m a school teacher and if I actually could indoctrinate your children, they would wear deodorant and stay off their phones during class.
Whoever snuck the S in fast food was a clever little bastard.
Alexa… Why are people today so dependent on technology?
People don’t want to hear your opinion. They want to hear their opinion coming out of your mouth.
Police have confirmed that the man who fell from the roof of an 18th-floor nightclub was not a bouncer.
Missing the joke; some people just don’t get it…
Today is the birthday, in 1934, of Frankie Valli, best known as the lead vocalist for the Four Seasons.
There are many holidays today. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al Fitr marking the end of Ramadan. Eid Mubarak!! In many countries that celebrate Labor Day on May 1, the public holiday is today.
Unfortunate juxtaposition…
Today is the birthday, in 1936, of Arnold George Dorsey, known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck. He was born in Madras (now known as Chennai) one of ten children to British Army NCO Mervyn Dorsey.
Today is Saint Pierre Chanel Day, a public holiday in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Chanel was a French missionary who arrived in Futuna in 1837. Through his efforts many of the people of the islands were converted to Christianity including the King of Futuna’s son. The King sent his son-in-law to deal with the problem who killed Chanel on April 28th 1841.
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On this day in 1979, Blondie reached number one with Heart of Glass – the first of their four number one songs
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