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  • Conrad D'Cruz 12:12 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Permalink | Reply
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    Wednesday Aug 24, 2022. Today is day #236 with 129 days left in 2022.

    Random celebrity birth: In 1947 Brazilian author Paulo Coelho.

    Random celebrity death: In 2001 Estonian pianist Roman Matsov.

    Random historical event: In 1995 Microsoft released Windows 95 in North America.

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  • Conrad D'Cruz 12:17 am on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Permalink | Reply
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    Tuesday August 24, 2021. Today is day #236 with 129 days left in 2021.

    Random celebrity birth: In 1927 Australian author David Ireland.

    Random celebrity death: In 2010 Japanese movie director Satoshi Kon.

    Random historical event: In 1995 Microsoft Windows 95 was relased in North America.

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  • Conrad D'Cruz 12:14 am on Monday, February 8, 2021 Permalink | Reply
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    Monday February 08, 2021. Today is day #39 with 326 days left in 2021.

    Random celebrity birth: In 1981 Mexican singer Myriam Montemayor Cruz.

    Random celebrity death: In 2012 Argentinian singer Luis Alberto Spinetta.

    Random historical event: In 2013 the ‘February 2013 North American blizzard’ was a powerful winter storm that hit eastern North America and disrupted utilities and transportation for several days.

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  • Conrad D'Cruz 12:06 am on Sunday, July 26, 2020 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , cross-country, , , North America, San Fracisco, , Winton   

    July 26 2020. Today is day #208 with 158 days left in 2020.

    Random celebrity birth: In 1985 Canadian musician Audrey De Montigny.

    Random celebrity death: In 2011 Colombian musician Joe Arroyo.

    Random historical event: In 1903 the first US cross-country automobile trip from San Francisco to New York was completed in a Winton Touring car, by Horatio Jackson, Sewall Crocker and their bull terrier named Bud. The Winton named Vermont became the first automobile to transit the North American continent.

    Reference Sources: beatlesbible.com, bio.com, britannica.com, edn.com, brainyhistory.com, on-this-day.com, ship-wrecks.net, ecos.fws.gov, History.com, HistoryOrb.org, Watch.org, Biography.com, The Free Dictionary.com, Wikipedia.org, and “Other Sources”.

     
  • Conrad D'Cruz 1:44 am on Thursday, June 22, 2017 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , feudalism, , , North America,   

    Today is day #173 with 192 days left in 2017.

    Random celebrity birth: In 1864 German mathematician Hermann Minkowski.

    Random celebrity death: In 1925 German mathematician Felix Klein.

    Random historical event: In 1825 the British Parliament abolished feudalism in the British colonies in North America.

    Reference Sources: beatlesbible.com, bio.com, britannica.com, edn.com, brainyhistory.com, on-this-day.com, ship-wrecks.net, ecos.fws.gov, History.com, HistoryOrb.org, Watch.org, Biography.com, The Free Dictionary.com, Wikipedia.org, and “Other Sources”.

     
  • Conrad D'Cruz 12:00 am on Thursday, December 25, 2014 Permalink | Reply
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    Today is day #359 with 6 days left in 2014.

    Random celebrity birth: In 1728 German composer Johann Adam Hiller.

    Random celebrity death: In 1784 Japanese poet Yosa Buson.

    Random historical event: In 1989 deposed Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were “put out to pasture” after a summary trial.

     

    Reference Sources: on-this-day.com, ship-wrecks.net, ecos.fws.gov, History.com, HistoryOrb.org, Watch.org, Biography.com, The Free Dictionary.com, Wikipedia.org, and “Other Sources”.

     

     
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