Today is Plurinational State Foundation Day, a public holiday in Bolivia. Known in Spanish as ‘Día del Estado Plurinacional’, this holiday celebrates the change in the name of the country and the adoption of a new constitution on this day in 2009.
Musicians’ Mugshots
Today is the birthday, in 1959, of Earl Falconer, bassist for UB40.
Today is National Heroes Day in both Cabo Verde and Guinea Bissau. It’s no coincidence because in both countries the day marks the anniversary of the death, in 1973, of Amilcar Cabral – a leading figure in the liberation movement in West Africa and a fighter for independence in both countries.
Tough question…
Saddened to hear about the death of David Crosby – an icon for many.
Today is Zanzibar Revolution Day, a public holiday in Tanzania. The day marks the 1954 revolution that overthrew the Sultan following independence from Britain. Zanzibar is a series of islands off the east coast of Africa. On December 10th 1963, the islands’ status as a British protectorate ended, with Zanzibar becoming a constitutional monarchy, with Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah as ruler.
The monarchy was short-lived – just over a month later, on January 12th 1964, a revolution led by John Okello of the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) overthrew the sultan. The revolution resulted in over 20,000 casualties. Arabs and Indians bore the brunt of the violence, with many more fleeing the country.
Nice license plate for a hearse
INTROVERTS…
Some mornings…
Today is the birthday, in 1959 of Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, Per Gessle, with Swedish group Roxette, who had the 1990 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘It Must Of Been Love’. Roxette have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide.
Today is Day of the Martyrs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a public holiday. It commemorates those who died in the struggle for independence from Belgium. On January 4th 1959, riots broke out in Léopoldville after police had broken up a meeting of the independence group ABAKO. After two days of violence, 47 people, all Congolese, had been killed and 379 Africans and Europeans had been injured.
Be careful how you make that PB&J!
Today is the birthday, in 1946, of Arthur Conley.
Today is Reconquest Day in Spain commemorating the day when King Ferdinand III of Castile and León reconquered the city of Toledo from the Moorish rulers in 1085.
The Cats’ New Year’s Resolutions
Here’s what they told us.
I was saddened to read of the death of Anita Pointer on Saturday. She and her sisters were staples of pop music in the eighties and a kind of bridge among girl groups between the Ronettes and Destiny’s Child.
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