From my window I whatch the moon (My digital painting)

From my window I whatch the moon (My digital painting)

Watch “Great compositions/Performances: Bach: Cantata, BWV 147, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” on YouTube (muzica care se cântă biserică mea universală)

Today’s Holiday: Jamaica National Heroes Day

Today’s Holiday:
Jamaica National Heroes Day

In Kingston, Jamaica, National Heroes Park contains a series of statues devoted to key figures in the country’s history, including independence leader Alexander Bustamente and pan-African crusader Marcus Garvey. As a way to honor the figures commemorated in this park, the Jamaican government has established National Heroes Day. Local parishes all over the island hold award ceremonies to honor community figures, while at National Heroes Park a main ceremony takes place that features a speech by a national leader, typically the prime minister. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Birthday: Marie Carmichael Stopes (1880)

Today’s Birthday:
Marie Carmichael Stopes (1880)

A Scottish paleobotanist whose first marriage was annulled—and allegedly never consummated—Stopes went on to publish a controversial yet highly influential sex manual, Married Love, in 1918. Thereafter, she became a pioneer in the field of family planning, opening the first birth-control clinic in the British Empire in 1921. Stopes helped break down taboos and improve women’s reproductive health, but her support of what field of reproductive science has somewhat marred her reputation? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

This Day in History: 11-Year-Old Grace Bedell Urges Abraham Lincoln to Grow a Beard (1860)

This Day in History:
11-Year-Old Grace Bedell Urges Abraham Lincoln to Grow a Beard (1860)

A few weeks before Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the US, 11-year-old Grace Bedell sent him a letter urging him to grow a beard to win over voters. Bedell claimed that “all the ladies like whiskers” and would urge their husbands to vote for a bearded Lincoln. Days later, Lincoln drafted a noncommittal response in which he wondered whether such a change in appearance would be well received. Within months, he was sporting his now-iconic beard. What did he say when he later met Bedell? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Quote of the Day: George Eliot

Quote of the Day:
George Eliot

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Article of the Day: Dog Tags

Article of the Day:
Dog Tags

Because they resemble the identification tags found on dog collars, those worn by military personnel have also come to be known as dog tags. Now popular among civilians as fashion accessories, the tags are officially intended to aid in identifying those killed or wounded in battle. Before dog tags were invented, soldiers were known to scratch their names on the backs of their belt buckles or pin notes with identifying information to their clothing. Why are dog tags usually issued in sets of two? : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Idiom of the Day snow on the mountain Silver, grey, or white hair on one’s head, as due to aging. Watch the video…

Idiom of the Day:
snow on the mountain

Silver, grey, or white hair on one’s head, as due to aging. Watch the video…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Word of the Day: periwig

Word of the Day:
periwig

Definition: (noun) A wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Synonyms: peruke

Usage: He wears an immense periwig, flowing down over his shoulders.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

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