Today is the Battle of Angemos Holiday, a public holiday in Peru. The holiday commemorates a naval battle with Chile that took place on this date in 1879.
The Battle of Angamos (Combate naval de Angamos) was a naval battle fought on October 8th 1879, during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Also known as the Saltpeter War, the war began as a dispute between Chile and Bolivia over control of the Atacama Desert a region rich in valuable minerals. Peru became involved when Bolivia declared war on Chile and invoked Peru to fight on their side as part of a secret mutual agreement.
The Battle of Angamos took place off the coast of what was then Bolivia (the are is now part of present-day Chile), between the Chilean navy and the Peruvian navy. The Chilean Navy, under the command of Captains Galvarino Riveros and Juan Jose Latorre surrounded and captured the ironclad steam-propelled warship Huáscar. The captain of the Huáscar was Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario, who was killed by the Chileans.
No fact-checking…
BADA BINGGGGG!
Daughter: Daddy, I want ice cream. Dad: Believe me, me too honey. But Mommy only gave us enough money for 3 beers.
The bar I’m at doesn’t know it yet, but it’s about to be karaoke night.
Instead of going to Starbucks, I make my own coffee, yell my name out incorrectly, and then light a $5 bill on fire.
Nothing brings neighbors together like cop cars in front of another neighbor’s house.
That feeling you get when you tell everyone on your social media page that you’re taking a break and it gets the most likes you’ve ever had.
My dog and I have a lot in common: we both like sleeping, eating, and pretending we don’t hear anything.
As a kid did you ever knock on people’s doors and run away? UPS is hiring.
I’m starting a procrastinator support group. It’s called ‘wait watchers’.
I knew the psychic was no good the moment she accepted my check.
Patient: Doc, how often do people die during this procedure? Doc: Just once.
My talent is when you’re angry I can make you even angrier.
Just because it’s a bad idea doesn’t mean it won’t be fun.
A psychiatrist is just a friend you pay to listen to your problems because your other friends are tired of hearing about them.
Nurse: Step on the scale, please. Me: I was told there’d be no fact-checking.
Way back then….
Today is the birthday, in 1947, of American singer Sheila Ferguson from The Three Degrees, (singing lead vocals on most of the group’s biggest hits), most notably the 1974 ‘When Will I See You Again’, which was a huge international success topping the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 2 on the US chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6fVDAjs9f0
