Today is Revolution Day in Libya, a public holiday. Also known as the Day of Revolt, this is the National Day of Libya and commemorates the start of the uprising against Colonel Gaddafi on this day in 2011.
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Today is the birthday, in 1941, of Gene Pitney who had the 1962 US No.4 single ‘Only Love Can Break A Heart’. Also scored the 1967 solo UK No.5 & 1989 UK No.1 single with Marc Almond ‘Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart’, plus over 15 other US & UK Top 40 hits.
Today is the Birthday of Kim Jong Il, a public holiday in North Korea. This national holiday is called “Day of the Shining Star” in Korean as North Korea’s officially approved biography tells us that a glowing new star and a double rainbow appeared when Kim Jong Il was born on February 16th 1942 on Mountain Baekdu, a cherished mountain to the Koreans.
Bada Bing!
We do this not because it’s easy, but because we thought it would be easy.
Am I perfect? NO! But am I striving to be a better person every day? Also NO!
What do you get if you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
You cannot just throw money at problems and expect them to go away. Unless I’m the problem. In that case, throw away!
We squint at the sun because it’s bright.
We squint at the sun because it’s bright. We squint at people because they’re not.
Introvert me is pissed off at yesterday me for trying to be an extrovert for 5 minutes and accidentally making plans for today.
1st rule of any social gathering is always bring your own vehicle so you can leave when you want.
I’m not much on seizing the day. I just kinda poke it with a stick.
Don’t be part of the problem. Go for the gusto and be the entire problem.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the premier performance of The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II. Here is a great presentation.
Today is Sovereignty Day in Serbia. Sovereignty Day of Serbia (Dan državnosti Srbije) is celebrated on February 15th. It is a two-day holiday and is the National Day of Serbia. It marks the anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising (against Turkish rule) in 1804 and the first Serbian Constitution in 1835. It wasn’t until 1867 that the last Turkish troops left Serbia.
Life is like a box of chocolates…
France has some beautiful architecture. It also has the other kind…
Today is the birthday, in 1947, of David Brown, longtime bass player with Santana.
Today is Rafik Hariri Memorial Day in Lebanon. The day remembers the former Prime Minister of Lebanon who was killed on this day in 2005. Rafik Hariri was a Lebanese businessman who had become wealthy in the 1970s. His started to use his wealth for philanthropic projects in Lebanon, including the building of educational facilities. In 1992, Hariri became the first post-civil war prime minister of Lebanon. He is credited with initiating an ambitious reconstruction program in Lebanon following the devastation of the civil war. On 14 February 2005, Hariri was killed by a massive car bomb in the capital, Beirut, along with 22 other people.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Honesty:
Today is the birthday, in 1950, of Roger Fisher from American rock band Heart who scored the 1987 US No.1 & UK No.3 single ‘Alone’. Heart has sold over 35 million records worldwide.
Today is Lincoln’s Birthday, a public holiday is some states in the USA. It commemorates the birth of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States on February 12th, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Mostly in men…
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Today is the birthday, in 1942, of Peter Tork, American musician with The Monkees who were brought together for an American TV series in 1966. They had the 1967 UK & US No.1 single ‘I’m A Believer’ plus other hits including ‘Last Train to Clarksville’, ‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’, and ‘Daydream Believer’. Tork was diagnosed with a rare form of tongue cancer in 2009. He died on February 21, 2019 age 77.
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