Today is Moshoeshoe Day in Lesotho, a country I have fond memories of. Moshoeshoe was the first King of Lesotho. He founded Basutoland to unite the local tribes to successfully fight against the Zulus and later the Boers. While Basutoland eventually became a British colony, Moshoeshoe was successful in keeping it from becoming a part of South Africa and it eventually became the independent country of Lesotho.
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Today is the birthday, in 1940, of Dean OrmsbyTorrence who, together with William Jan Berry became known as Jan and Dean, pioneers of the ‘California Sound’.
Today most countries celebrate International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day was first established at the 1910 International Socialist Women’s Conference in Copenhagen. German women’s rights activist and Marxist theorist Clara Zetkin was the one who tabled the idea.
Pharmacy Earworm?
Bada Bing!
Guy and his girlfriend are at dinner in a restaurant. Him: Say something that will make my heart pound, baby.Her: Your wife is behind you.
Just a warning if you’re buying a watch on Amazon. I learned the hard way that if it says you can swim with it, it only applies if you can already swim without it.
I don’t usually brag about going to expensive places,but I just left the gas station.
Beer is now cheaper than gas. Drink, don’t drive.
My mother-in-law came over to eat supper with us. Halfway through the meal, she asked why our cat kept staring at her. I said it’s because you’re using the cat’s bowl.
Oh look, spring is here. Annd it’s gone… NO WAIT, it’s back! Annd it’s gone again…
If you replace the W in When, Where, and What, with a T, you get the answer to each question.
I think it’s adorable that they’re putting jokes on the side of snacks now.Listen to this one: Serving size 3 cookies.
All I’m saying is, at any point during that ride through the desert, he could have given that horse a name.
Next time you visit someone with an Alexa…”Alexa, set a 3AM alarm with horror movie sounds.”
Today is the birthday, in 1945, of George Michael Dolenz. He was cast in the TV sitcom, The Monkees and became the drummer and lead vocalist. He was not actually a drummer and had to take lessons to learn how to mime credibly but eventually was taught how to play properly. By the time the Monkees went on tour he was able to play the drums himself. He provided the lead vocals for a number of their songs including this one.
Ghana celebrates its independence day today. Knows as the ‘Gold Coast’ during the colonial period, Ghana was the first sub-Saharan colony to achieve its independence on March 6, 1957.
Canadian police chase.
Moscow man buys newspaper, glances at front page, throws it straight out. Next day: same again. And again. Eventually, seller snaps. "Why DO you do that?" "Oh, I'm just checking for an obituary" "But obituaries aren't even on the front page!" "Oh, the one I'm looking for will be"
Today is the birthday, in 1946, of Matthew Fisher, keyboardist of the band Procol Harum who had this hit – one of the few singles to sell more than 10 million copies. The band, incidentally, was named after a cat.
Today is Liberation Day, a public holiday in Bulgaria. This holiday is Bulgaria’s national day and honors the Bulgarian volunteers who, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with the assistance of Romanian forces, liberated Bulgaria from almost 500 years of Ottoman rule.
Economy is coming back!
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On this day in 1966, Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay formed Buffalo Springfield.
Today is James Ronald Webster Day in Anguilla. Known as the Father of the Nation, James Ronald Webster, was born on March 2nd 1926. In 2010, Webster was awarded a public holiday on his birthday for his role in leading Anguilla’s separation from the Federation of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
Today is the birthday, in 1938, of Lawrence Payton, singer and songwriter with the Four Tops. The Four Tops were among the groups that established the ‘Motown Sound’ and, remarkably, the four remained together from 1953 to 1997 without a change in personnel. Here’s one of their many hits.
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