Crabs and Beer

Oct

2022

THurSdAY

Today is Mashujaa Day in Kenya, a public holiday.

Mashujaa is Swahili for ‘Heroes’ and as such Mashujaa Day is also known as Heroes’ Day. It is a public holiday to honor all Kenyans who have contributed towards the struggle for Kenya’s independence. It commemorates the arrest on October 20, 1952, of Jomo Kenyatta (who went on to become the first Prime Minister and then President of Kenya), Achieng’ Oneko, Bildad Kaggia, Fred Kubai, Kung’u Karumba and Paul Ngei on charges of being members of the Mau Mau Society, a movement engaged in rebellion against Kenya’s British rulers.

some of us are extroverts and others are not…

This day in 1960, Roy Orbison had his first number one hit with this song. It was turned down by the Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley before Orbison decided to record the song himself.

Oct

2022

WEDnesDAY

TEACHING…

Today is the birthday, in 1945, of Jeannie C Riley

Oct

2022

FFFRRRIIIIIDAY!!!!!!

Not every holiday has a reason. Today is a ‘Bridge Holiday’ in Argentina – one of three bridge holidays that are observed each year to create a long weekend. In Peru it is one of six ‘Non-Working Days’ scheduled each year ostensibly to promote the development of domestic tourism in the country and promote the economic reactivation of Peru.

Dating…

SIGNZZZ

On this day in 1978, the BeeGees started a long run at the number one album with the soundtrack from Saturday Night Fever.

Oct

2022

THURZDAI

Today is Armed Forces Day in Egypt. It marks the start of the October War (also known as the Yom Kippur War) against Israel in 1973.

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School Daze…

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of Jamaican singer Millie Small, (Millie), who scored the 1964 US & UK No.2 single ‘My Boy Lollipop’. It remains one of the biggest-selling ska songs of all time, with more than seven million sales.

Oct

2022

WEDNESDAY – tired of the rain day

Today is Republic Day in Portugal, a public holiday. It commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910 when the monarchy, the House of Braganca, that had been in power since the 11th century was overthrown in a bloodless revolution. The First Republic lasted for just 16 turbulent years, ending with the 28 May coup d’état of 1926. This put in place a military dictatorship known as the National Dictatorship and was followed by the fascist Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar, which proved to be the longest serving authoritarian regime in Western Europe.