tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75163469032268868712024-03-13T18:40:33.615+01:00Happy Special Day!Days to remember and celebrate - Today in Historynomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.comBlogger365125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-81147597503950465122009-07-02T18:42:00.000+02:002009-07-02T18:42:00.839+02:003 July - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdnU1ns3jtzHYXu3m35BhJnN6mFHya5Ekn9TG8q8Kx-uuuVK-uZx29BTathNXo9gAOEvH8PkgjRsDYvK6-Od21Prj0f_o9dRKpE-OYY8bg0IkcYZCPwc6BVsKQwLQiQ_E_AUXwaBb3K13/s1600-h/rubies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdnU1ns3jtzHYXu3m35BhJnN6mFHya5Ekn9TG8q8Kx-uuuVK-uZx29BTathNXo9gAOEvH8PkgjRsDYvK6-Od21Prj0f_o9dRKpE-OYY8bg0IkcYZCPwc6BVsKQwLQiQ_E_AUXwaBb3K13/s200/rubies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353478931141486738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8TL0FTldktz2mObrlM_q6UgBSMId8SNq3tqyuAy8gDKiz_9L32CgOpYqq4fQLbHErGR8sd1sEQ-pZG1CTIkGKfdDgssY5FaKnyAUWmsGkCMM03boQ4VeNPwY4qnxWZ93JI4dK2fmN2o/s1600-h/larkspur8.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ruby<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Larkspur</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr73KAZSizIOLF7IJYHI6ar9c5TpMjx332qsLyYujSJla8dDz-_H1LhzZVlm3jOpuZZxXikLASu8rCejVdE4TOWNIlR-iiYkweqJkSWQA42UFqFi6LAYwZu-c3C-55HVGdNdRiFI3HCqBi/s1600-h/line+music.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr73KAZSizIOLF7IJYHI6ar9c5TpMjx332qsLyYujSJla8dDz-_H1LhzZVlm3jOpuZZxXikLASu8rCejVdE4TOWNIlR-iiYkweqJkSWQA42UFqFi6LAYwZu-c3C-55HVGdNdRiFI3HCqBi/s200/line+music.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353479046486911122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIszEC3WHtgPNZi7kxrAvr7SK9EGKRsJvvc7iWkYVHCFDvQgdClLDnKNxzb2A7Su-9GT75M0SKiGuCQGc19GWAaeU0_TFxcDgo2YmGVTwhI_AICHu9ZRaCKY_CSXveeo0TSqLLA0n-wNE/s1600-h/vault+door.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIszEC3WHtgPNZi7kxrAvr7SK9EGKRsJvvc7iWkYVHCFDvQgdClLDnKNxzb2A7Su-9GT75M0SKiGuCQGc19GWAaeU0_TFxcDgo2YmGVTwhI_AICHu9ZRaCKY_CSXveeo0TSqLLA0n-wNE/s200/vault+door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218328923443370626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have you ever wondered what happened to your savings? I don’t mean what you’ve spent them on when you’ve withdrawn the funds from the bank, but what happens to them when you forget about them. I know that we wouldn’t normally forget about money we’ve worked hard to earn and save, but the money other people have saved and didn’t tell anyone about. They die and it’s gone into the bottomless coffers of the bank! Nomanda would like to know just how much cash over the years the banks have never given back! Billions, I guess! So celebrate the opening of the first US Savings Bank, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the Bank of Savings</span> in New York City that opened its doors for business on this day in 1819. Just a ten dollar deposit would be worth quite a lot today, nearly 200 years later! Come on, banks, open up your books and tell us how much you’ve got and who it belonged to and we’ll try and find today’s rightful owners! Some chance!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MLZ-cMWKj2C1Y1H4xPz4xv8xHicVuwRbqEaQ7URdN4wHlyBmOAJ58dKPribzJ8bTMkf7sAwRg6MsdWLyziUekzfrJvPb6F7isaEAsJE20rjwJBYCYoMCucw-RaUuimMslhQ_pRj0iHQ/s1600-h/ration+book.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MLZ-cMWKj2C1Y1H4xPz4xv8xHicVuwRbqEaQ7URdN4wHlyBmOAJ58dKPribzJ8bTMkf7sAwRg6MsdWLyziUekzfrJvPb6F7isaEAsJE20rjwJBYCYoMCucw-RaUuimMslhQ_pRj0iHQ/s200/ration+book.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218329095375564034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The population of Britain was celebrating the end of <a type="amzn">rationing</a> after the end of <a type="amzn">WWII</a> on this day in 1954. Yes that’s right, 9 years after the end of hostilities! And it wasn’t just food that was rationed, clothes were rationed too. A person would receive 66 clothing points to last a year and when a pair of knickers cost 2 clothing points it doesn’t require great imagination to realise just how bad things were. Anyway, it’s all over now, go out and buy whatever you want, if you can find it!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgideFV2SJQy0OUx7AVHQ5Xzndo7HcUJJUc__bw80cAHuAULZ1tr-r-W7dgwSxVFHm4N1sUkeX948hZov3swNSkHEPM5NsMeOZtvlve80ZSiv2Kpg3DHGvRSpirgDf_lao3H_uc5LLt_JE/s1600-h/batman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgideFV2SJQy0OUx7AVHQ5Xzndo7HcUJJUc__bw80cAHuAULZ1tr-r-W7dgwSxVFHm4N1sUkeX948hZov3swNSkHEPM5NsMeOZtvlve80ZSiv2Kpg3DHGvRSpirgDf_lao3H_uc5LLt_JE/s200/batman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218331804530221138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Back to more modern times it was on this day in 1989 that the movie “<a type="amzn">Batman</a>” set the record of the fastest earning movie of all time earning a very respectable $100 million in its first 10 days! Not bad for a comic cartoon character! The ding ding ding music theme must be the sound of the cash registers!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qFxo33r4AJgGFgbxY1KK-xvVK9nxzDCXIL2sFqz6vMVNoSVBsxpSM5rfrb1In0Tg9d-1cHhWWBbZlj2r4-PWSTaA8uea7R0f_3qZqvORuxkN11N0ehAguznzYINh81lI61ZVUMLYeTI/s1600-h/erasure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 81px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qFxo33r4AJgGFgbxY1KK-xvVK9nxzDCXIL2sFqz6vMVNoSVBsxpSM5rfrb1In0Tg9d-1cHhWWBbZlj2r4-PWSTaA8uea7R0f_3qZqvORuxkN11N0ehAguznzYINh81lI61ZVUMLYeTI/s200/erasure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218331912333383554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Celebrating his birthday today is <a type="amzn">Vince Clarke</a> (1961) the rock keyboardist of the group <a type="amzn">Erasure</a> so how about a bit of “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psH7lpJllg4" target="-blank"">Oh l’amour</a>”.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpaDY9WijgEslHDGABfyAoSCW_MWSaaqf0icYr97Sv5VC4mEhEfcE06kS4ik4YwgV3tS2WAZHyOrD-oQ4gk5Xt90cBTsWcLHc7gIRiQacQkDRqh2-NviWIks081jgB5dEFXaFx5tCudE/s1600-h/tom+cruise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpaDY9WijgEslHDGABfyAoSCW_MWSaaqf0icYr97Sv5VC4mEhEfcE06kS4ik4YwgV3tS2WAZHyOrD-oQ4gk5Xt90cBTsWcLHc7gIRiQacQkDRqh2-NviWIks081jgB5dEFXaFx5tCudE/s200/tom+cruise.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218332126214395410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Hollywood star, <a type="amzn">Tom Cruise</a> (1962) will be having his birthday bash today!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgvBVNuurD1ijyPnMw0XD-GRSwIXW5orX5_a2jVOGxITjoseUxIFcHuta-Xlmc0k5HrIhYMDU4IgFvltHy36UgBfrgbg3REhcqgmDDN1IQl7zSemxiom9EL4WqGWr87988mhgOcwfqOs/s1600-h/lisa+simpson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgvBVNuurD1ijyPnMw0XD-GRSwIXW5orX5_a2jVOGxITjoseUxIFcHuta-Xlmc0k5HrIhYMDU4IgFvltHy36UgBfrgbg3REhcqgmDDN1IQl7zSemxiom9EL4WqGWr87988mhgOcwfqOs/s200/lisa+simpson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218332307887395506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday greetings go to a lady not very well known around the film scene, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yeardley Smith</span> (1964) but when I tell you she is the voice of none other than <a type="amzn">Lisa Simpson</a> you will understand how she made the cut! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-87148973241092503612009-07-01T18:42:00.000+02:002009-07-01T18:42:01.202+02:002 July - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjv7C1PZLUSnFtBVvSqyqLHEQHCJVP8WB00UbzdFhyphenhypheniF9CzZVqKHeXwU1DU73GJo02xj94ui2COwpScqCC-Zs8dl8zFvguT5Y7vJ8JCZo7LizH-zk_nuftck5HonLTGZKuecMvt86L-ZM/s1600-h/larkspur6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjv7C1PZLUSnFtBVvSqyqLHEQHCJVP8WB00UbzdFhyphenhypheniF9CzZVqKHeXwU1DU73GJo02xj94ui2COwpScqCC-Zs8dl8zFvguT5Y7vJ8JCZo7LizH-zk_nuftck5HonLTGZKuecMvt86L-ZM/s200/larkspur6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353477525027860530" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Larkspur<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month: Ruby<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmvONExPlATy4VagV2O0poeIoFwM_b27tRQ9M4fVJCZgVhxXw6fYtzO3lj-2GHyKLKEjjAIEAhG9OiKYRGEa4X9hxne0mVDoFliENNMTkFS36w4FpFnryaWXn13QNYHFkJ_tYKKD1n36-/s1600-h/line+multi+flowerline.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmvONExPlATy4VagV2O0poeIoFwM_b27tRQ9M4fVJCZgVhxXw6fYtzO3lj-2GHyKLKEjjAIEAhG9OiKYRGEa4X9hxne0mVDoFliENNMTkFS36w4FpFnryaWXn13QNYHFkJ_tYKKD1n36-/s200/line+multi+flowerline.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353477640038537186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEiwowU0C0WwGcqs1nVYUaysn7dYqnq_euS4jQGNKNyPBiXzJH6xQtx0Pwu407nbCHUXNp9_uupu9jyskXi-snabZaKcI8J6Lzowxo-l6IhWtz-Luj7RfASt693KRI1lU00L-D-P_hYg/s1600-h/gas+mask2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEiwowU0C0WwGcqs1nVYUaysn7dYqnq_euS4jQGNKNyPBiXzJH6xQtx0Pwu407nbCHUXNp9_uupu9jyskXi-snabZaKcI8J6Lzowxo-l6IhWtz-Luj7RfASt693KRI1lU00L-D-P_hYg/s200/gas+mask2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218004039852474946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Some strange things have happened over the years and this day in 1850 was no exception because it was on this day that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Benjamin Lane</span> patented the <a type="amzn">gas mask</a> with breathing apparatus. Now Nomanda hasn’t had much experience of gas masks but I fail to see the point of a gas mask without “<span style="font-style: italic;">breathing apparatus</span>”! I can just see the red faces of the guys who were testing out the early models! These poor breathless individuals are the ones who really ought to take the honours when they came up with the idea of being able to breath through the masks!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJry8X2w0K64pxF789HbNfztbWfSq14m_JSeYYWQKXl71EsEWbfV_xIPjUFLkAhcjMgM7N1KCAzaeYBfpJ4nk1THBBrwkZWp2APyDnfbzmBNXXrFzF90CWL_Mgg9A1nlaw5Sw8UQJZYMw/s1600-h/william+booth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJry8X2w0K64pxF789HbNfztbWfSq14m_JSeYYWQKXl71EsEWbfV_xIPjUFLkAhcjMgM7N1KCAzaeYBfpJ4nk1THBBrwkZWp2APyDnfbzmBNXXrFzF90CWL_Mgg9A1nlaw5Sw8UQJZYMw/s200/william+booth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218004217237284274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thumping away on his bible <a type="amzn">William Booth</a> founded the <a type="amzn">Salvation Army</a> on this day in 1865. The “<span style="font-style: italic;">General</span>” as he self styled himself was succeeded by lots of other Booth’s and it all has ended up in being a nice little family business!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltCVd8YZdF_rZS69b5Ia3eqmrGiMNN10oHPpcMZXoHBY81kRhHT7EjRg8IwQ0jJF5X2Js3sgzfHHuirt1QimGcFQpFBQ0cGnrcBtrrLi38noSLxovAAgeWL_MC9XpLRttHLh_TgHiWlw/s1600-h/lenin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltCVd8YZdF_rZS69b5Ia3eqmrGiMNN10oHPpcMZXoHBY81kRhHT7EjRg8IwQ0jJF5X2Js3sgzfHHuirt1QimGcFQpFBQ0cGnrcBtrrLi38noSLxovAAgeWL_MC9XpLRttHLh_TgHiWlw/s200/lenin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218005102478027458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was on this day in 1916 that <a type="amzn">Vladimir Lenin</a> made the statement that “<span style="font-style: italic;">Imperialism is caused by capitalism</span>”. The Tsar Nicholas II obviously didn’t share Lenin’s sentiments as on the same day he began the Russian offensive in Armenia! Amazing!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g6yqhlT7ad3t2EV1MuSmM6q2h6AuCVJkzdnIwDdEE5nIb6-8u077Rb6lvw4ao-lEypMz9yn2ZHVM_sGdnnQhljGHOD63ExF0yxYTRgcT8rnWPFl3zXEj0MTEuEDrf1ldVfmxxkPbIwA/s1600-h/amelia+earhart3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g6yqhlT7ad3t2EV1MuSmM6q2h6AuCVJkzdnIwDdEE5nIb6-8u077Rb6lvw4ao-lEypMz9yn2ZHVM_sGdnnQhljGHOD63ExF0yxYTRgcT8rnWPFl3zXEj0MTEuEDrf1ldVfmxxkPbIwA/s200/amelia+earhart3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218005298177118482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Something else amazing happened on this day in 1937 when <a type="amzn">Amelia Earhart</a> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fred Noonan</span> disappeared in their plane over the Pacific Ocean and have never since been found. That is to the world outside of followers of <a type="amzn">Star Trek</a> who all know that they were discovered by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Captain Janeway</span> a few hundred years later on an alien planet. They had been perfectly preserved by their alien captors and went on to stay on the planet and live out the rest of their lives with an American farmer and a WWII Japanese officer! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugFIL5P9g6V4UVqPxL0yLengFoF0ZaALqpytGIp9-ljmqe6i4mOL9Ewsb2E7cM0K5N1BWEShayVkXWR8dSjEoKR4WXYkbDDq3HV76dMG-pQHfDtk2MtnipKTF0Icbb-Q98Atqkj7YNeE/s1600-h/elvis+presley1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugFIL5P9g6V4UVqPxL0yLengFoF0ZaALqpytGIp9-ljmqe6i4mOL9Ewsb2E7cM0K5N1BWEShayVkXWR8dSjEoKR4WXYkbDDq3HV76dMG-pQHfDtk2MtnipKTF0Icbb-Q98Atqkj7YNeE/s200/elvis+presley1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218005487839428050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">No such nonsense for the next event which was the recording of “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We8P_Ww27hY" target="-blank"">Hound Dog</a>” on this day in 1956 by the King!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARJkksbeHNBkH7pqVewpoZiKZaXYpcrUBDeUAT8_0eg-BONVZtrYB7siazt0Em7Kh0-ZGFNH3hfPRlhvlacmn5e-fnj57UyH8yCPSB2mDrmYobm8_3eoJJAr8tBSL7CMqHg-KTVH-6eA/s1600-h/west+indian+cricket.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARJkksbeHNBkH7pqVewpoZiKZaXYpcrUBDeUAT8_0eg-BONVZtrYB7siazt0Em7Kh0-ZGFNH3hfPRlhvlacmn5e-fnj57UyH8yCPSB2mDrmYobm8_3eoJJAr8tBSL7CMqHg-KTVH-6eA/s200/west+indian+cricket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218005664486969586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">More hung dog than hound dog was the look on the faces of the <a type="amzn">West Indian Cricket</a> team who on this day in 1969 were bowled out by Ireland for just 25 runs. Nomanda always thought that the West Indies could play cricket and that Ireland couldn’t. Just goes to show!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBSC5z-h3Ol-XA5SYLCeVlBRRE5dovE5W7MleToKMO1x0_4xCe7NnAWZWNkB455EXd8CExHV8jPpjSfk-BSDDSiyvwccmdRvWPdStDLlT6ByJRDbTpPKOT1p6GHSSX9ErXzZvkXt4dBw/s1600-h/larry+walters.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBSC5z-h3Ol-XA5SYLCeVlBRRE5dovE5W7MleToKMO1x0_4xCe7NnAWZWNkB455EXd8CExHV8jPpjSfk-BSDDSiyvwccmdRvWPdStDLlT6ByJRDbTpPKOT1p6GHSSX9ErXzZvkXt4dBw/s200/larry+walters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218005848364483922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Known to his friends as “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lawn Chair Larry</span>” it was on this day in 1982 that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Larry Walters</span> attached 42 helium weather balloons to his <a type="amzn">lawn chair</a> and flew to a height of 16,000 feet! He was asked to come down when he drifted into commercial air space. I bet he was! Well, Larry, I’ll never sit down on my garden chair again without a thought of you! And when I’m coming in to land I’ll keep a careful lookout for any floating garden furniture because I don’t think the captain will be!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2F-K1DefKnYZFGXXS7nG6eBn1sh5ckuf7RArpx_R1J_keq8ovCRxMBjNjFt-n0HuOnxVD_9ZXwmGsFe_AOd19B1jPWNnVfs2O7nUS8IViVz_NR00UKO6spB3vtZloeYBEdftT4FTzXM/s1600-h/jean+rene+lacoste1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 91px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2F-K1DefKnYZFGXXS7nG6eBn1sh5ckuf7RArpx_R1J_keq8ovCRxMBjNjFt-n0HuOnxVD_9ZXwmGsFe_AOd19B1jPWNnVfs2O7nUS8IViVz_NR00UKO6spB3vtZloeYBEdftT4FTzXM/s200/jean+rene+lacoste1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218006011176539538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is the French tennis player of the 1920’s Jean Rene <a type="amzn">Lacoste</a> (1905 – 1996). He was known by his fans as the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Alligator</span>” on court because of his tenacious fighting for every point. The winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles he made a lot more money from the tennis shirt he introduced with the famous crocodile logo. Now we all know that it’s really an alligator! Worn by sporting posers everywhere!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIZsGYodpQ8nij_rd61cfPbYyL-CIaelEX6XrTzU-94IHN3INAzY9kk8Ld2WyjcZFxm0ULGiqt1AWVz3YtJHLRprFXAPUVnKwg8NERwbFxkD5u5IZSAI3IIOyRcPUOR7ES3BdzGtiUKY/s1600-h/imelda+marcos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIZsGYodpQ8nij_rd61cfPbYyL-CIaelEX6XrTzU-94IHN3INAzY9kk8Ld2WyjcZFxm0ULGiqt1AWVz3YtJHLRprFXAPUVnKwg8NERwbFxkD5u5IZSAI3IIOyRcPUOR7ES3BdzGtiUKY/s200/imelda+marcos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218006181344195586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The next birthday celebrity known more for her shoe collection and disgraceful ostentatious lifestyle, Imelda Marcos was born on this day in 1931. Ejected from her country which she had mercilessly plundered with her husband the former First Lady of <a type="amzn">the Philippines</a> has recently been acquitted in a 17 year long case involving “<span style="font-style: italic;">dollar salting</span>” to the tune of £430 million. Nomanda just hopes that she will not be so fortunate in the other 869 charges that are still outstanding! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /></div></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-58374687465969177632009-07-01T08:43:00.000+02:002009-07-01T15:03:39.266+02:001 July - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgr4ucxiCqYZFETiTnUbjJGhK_Ic3_fAT1EXt8iT769Jpg9LPcQ7RfJJj6ioeQDxnYSx7oPPKQS05e-n1pSM_9cnyn4RijqrNRTTCab6GMFuMHqqe-j1vWQe7QdOm5pfDT5REO8yvj1R1/s1600-h/rubies7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgr4ucxiCqYZFETiTnUbjJGhK_Ic3_fAT1EXt8iT769Jpg9LPcQ7RfJJj6ioeQDxnYSx7oPPKQS05e-n1pSM_9cnyn4RijqrNRTTCab6GMFuMHqqe-j1vWQe7QdOm5pfDT5REO8yvj1R1/s200/rubies7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353134521867029010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1qN-VpZDxwEVOHreranfYqVE1LUGEeB-rcEBpwXV_UaqDZYUGTriFaS6PuldKQ9I5sL96sZJJ7rfZS3Mks_h9qr4P1MFOa_9LdGNLaFma3GtikUJ7t4SZhay9cLuMNMJgtsv6cCBiTY/s1600-h/larkspur5.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ruby<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Larkspur<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span> <span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eVZ4TJXfpezALX47ToeShFwghxNLzs55NN54XJiBGNmLQrrkFaJYRPIvc_toFfi0zmgf16WB5wJvDRh3tKhYoHqJHsivo1Pyf6oOjSyRI5k5oQhwCpvNVjF-7NJHLifjw5VeBQAVAuEU/s1600-h/line+balloonline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 20px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eVZ4TJXfpezALX47ToeShFwghxNLzs55NN54XJiBGNmLQrrkFaJYRPIvc_toFfi0zmgf16WB5wJvDRh3tKhYoHqJHsivo1Pyf6oOjSyRI5k5oQhwCpvNVjF-7NJHLifjw5VeBQAVAuEU/s200/line+balloonline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353134663333840482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEJwY0z23jhknJypfLa9K5Sl1hblrzmgpZ0lROchCoN6DeNbR0ikuRozRg4kRd5iPVW_M3aJoNW-obLN8wGG148EWcFPr57mHjRg6s8H2Z6Frj0NUQfyUGlEIH4_9KBRK3j8-_vTeR4o/s1600-h/sunglasses.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEJwY0z23jhknJypfLa9K5Sl1hblrzmgpZ0lROchCoN6DeNbR0ikuRozRg4kRd5iPVW_M3aJoNW-obLN8wGG148EWcFPr57mHjRg6s8H2Z6Frj0NUQfyUGlEIH4_9KBRK3j8-_vTeR4o/s200/sunglasses.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217611147149263282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Summer has arrived at last! Roll out the sun lounges, raise the parasol, get a couple of cool beers from the fridge, don the <a type="amzn">sunglasses</a> and chill out! Great times but spare a thought for the person who invented those sunglasses. They were first seen on this day in China in 1200. Surprisingly they were not first of all used to prevent the glare from the sun, but, inscrutably, they were worn by Chinese judges so the members of the court couldn’t see their eyes. A custom continued by Mr Gadaffi and others! Nomanda wears them because I think they make me look cool! Isn’t that why everyone wears them? </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH3LJBcBGZR1DqjysMoSAtqkXnj7ibABQ2hqHbwNTWi8MR3SExGzSk6Hbex3sDqKy6idpY9W-VBdua5rixoLEVuykxdDHneFm4cUYMDPmECxbLfpVVYxoZcLacOzzsq8iGBsniK5O_Q0/s1600-h/gideon+bible.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH3LJBcBGZR1DqjysMoSAtqkXnj7ibABQ2hqHbwNTWi8MR3SExGzSk6Hbex3sDqKy6idpY9W-VBdua5rixoLEVuykxdDHneFm4cUYMDPmECxbLfpVVYxoZcLacOzzsq8iGBsniK5O_Q0/s200/gideon+bible.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217611287988868354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you’re off on your summer holidays and staying in a hotel the chances are that there will be a little red <a type="amzn">bible</a> left in your room for you by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gideon Society</span>, that is if the previous occupant hasn’t nicked it! It was in this day in 1899 that the three founder members of the society decided that leaving bibles in hotel rooms was the best way to get the message across to fellow commercial travellers. Nomanda has known a few travelling salesmen in his time and to this day has never seen one with a bible in his hand! Lots of other stuff, but never a bible!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhighLgMQe5lH4_Yk8nU8Z6qIpXZtm-3mJDQLt0Z50bbTqI9nk9_UeftWpB7zy_6D8LmRCZZAmK4341PSPLBhS3iZGhgfvFCDo-ylM-UX8E6cWVKknWY_H4TdSL6h-MyhisqTAUO08MJec/s1600-h/popeye1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhighLgMQe5lH4_Yk8nU8Z6qIpXZtm-3mJDQLt0Z50bbTqI9nk9_UeftWpB7zy_6D8LmRCZZAmK4341PSPLBhS3iZGhgfvFCDo-ylM-UX8E6cWVKknWY_H4TdSL6h-MyhisqTAUO08MJec/s200/popeye1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217611446148134674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another thing Nomanda has noticed about travelling salesmen is that generally they don’t eat too healthily when on the road. A few beers at the bar and if they remember a stale sandwich at the end of the session is about as healthy as it gets! The cartoon character with the healthy lifestyle, <a type="amzn">Popeye</a>, was created on this day in 1929 by Elzie Segar. He has done so much for spinach growers that they have even erected a statue to him in Crystal City, Texas. In its own words Crystal describes itself as “<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Spinach Capital of the World</span>”! POOP! POOP!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfE9YMtEWB1T4IqkPM5FW5iA1R1fyspEhk6c8BegqjBK1v0GEWXlni2LhFPwtkU6fIRutKbF_SJcihR4ZGvHXto_WFdigmq-zIfNEs2Zq1oJk8gqTQ0KXSLZdXLvwXoz0NyKu2XQyEqw/s1600-h/beatles8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfE9YMtEWB1T4IqkPM5FW5iA1R1fyspEhk6c8BegqjBK1v0GEWXlni2LhFPwtkU6fIRutKbF_SJcihR4ZGvHXto_WFdigmq-zIfNEs2Zq1oJk8gqTQ0KXSLZdXLvwXoz0NyKu2XQyEqw/s200/beatles8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217612237663327874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Popeye always had a few friends and villains around him so he never got lonely, unlike poor old <a type="amzn">Sergeant Pepper</a> who’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvUP0myptUA" target="blank">Lonely Hearts Club Band</a> by <a type="amzn">the Beatles</a> went to #1 on this day in 1967 and stayed at the top for another 15 weeks.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFab3uQM7DMIRuJToz4P-VJVFuCNuX9CjpQH2pvgwUzfvglQbqHIIMTYeNUpzSOUvNim4DXsK7eV9YDfyTAiqDDpI0UXQscd1lOubY_wCgGForJ6HpQ3qsES_8A5rhOYg8xu98VMtlPs/s1600-h/hair+musical.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFab3uQM7DMIRuJToz4P-VJVFuCNuX9CjpQH2pvgwUzfvglQbqHIIMTYeNUpzSOUvNim4DXsK7eV9YDfyTAiqDDpI0UXQscd1lOubY_wCgGForJ6HpQ3qsES_8A5rhOYg8xu98VMtlPs/s200/hair+musical.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217612411487106242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The public vote with their feet and showing the theatre world what they really really wanted the musical “<a type="amzn">Hair</a>” closed on this day in 1972 after 1750 performances, whereas the musical “<a type="amzn">Jesus Christ Superstar</a>” closed on this day in 1973 after just 711 performances. So nudity is more popular than religion, whatever next! Nevertheless they were both great musicals and I think we can indulge ourselves in a little “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhbxI5eVnM4" target="-blank"">Aquarius</a>” from Hair and the title song from JCS! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WnXPphODTPs0CWOhRDC1jm2pJJrxvLbzBSYVevShMZkRfw5hutvUWWDLKSCMXNl759Z6jclX750FqcW3BSdQ1bVl5F8_t7t7VaBVckkSDfW7370xwh7vyMjdn_RIb8i3bstDgRmJKww/s1600-h/Sun+Myung+Moon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WnXPphODTPs0CWOhRDC1jm2pJJrxvLbzBSYVevShMZkRfw5hutvUWWDLKSCMXNl759Z6jclX750FqcW3BSdQ1bVl5F8_t7t7VaBVckkSDfW7370xwh7vyMjdn_RIb8i3bstDgRmJKww/s200/Sun+Myung+Moon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217612596312696786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was on this day in 1982 day when 2100 couples and members of the <a type="amzn">Unification Church</a> (aka “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Moonies</span>”) said “<span style="font-weight: bold;">I do</span>” and all got married together under the watchful eye of their spiritual leader the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reverend Sun Myung Moon</span>. Nomanda hopes they all had a lovely honey moonie!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKs0rw3CUQwAczFX9dEEtVI-3i4yIrldQIwcXYpKMas-mt8fss_53EtZ0R8QwZM2il6cV0H-buz9bf_aSCHO83BNyF1g5XKJzk6uzfek7IxDjyRsD-eC1PX87BmgolaQeox4Dvn9IYU6A/s1600-h/clock2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKs0rw3CUQwAczFX9dEEtVI-3i4yIrldQIwcXYpKMas-mt8fss_53EtZ0R8QwZM2il6cV0H-buz9bf_aSCHO83BNyF1g5XKJzk6uzfek7IxDjyRsD-eC1PX87BmgolaQeox4Dvn9IYU6A/s200/clock2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217612762426534770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Worthy of a very brief mention it was in this day in 1993 that a second was added to the <a type="amzn">clock</a>! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdMlCAl6I9KmqJJF8OPXDhZaKFneH5yfesWlBBWip9vb1G8jz7xCu-mAPwGvrTLFz8cIiLgPF_gVlHPxeAm7q4q3HDyrceNNZWZg2JxUdYwNYZkRnbO96iZvgCPcO8R6y6gez7FymnvI/s1600-h/estee+lauder1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdMlCAl6I9KmqJJF8OPXDhZaKFneH5yfesWlBBWip9vb1G8jz7xCu-mAPwGvrTLFz8cIiLgPF_gVlHPxeAm7q4q3HDyrceNNZWZg2JxUdYwNYZkRnbO96iZvgCPcO8R6y6gez7FymnvI/s200/estee+lauder1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217612906545403506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />First up for birthday honours today is <a type="amzn">Estee Lauder</a> (1908 – 2004) the co-founder with her husband of the famous cosmetic company.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLP_cU3qKSgybdREh1IMJ3w3pTb4c_KD0wYcZRtnGzNUloPPVClF2whgAcl6RDpv-3Yv4v-ZDdNlaNyQ6abg3KAtbniMXA-YbDbs7IH9G-A2DZu08N8ViwNg7sbopBakxj02wD0I2v1UU/s1600-h/olivia+de+havilland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLP_cU3qKSgybdREh1IMJ3w3pTb4c_KD0wYcZRtnGzNUloPPVClF2whgAcl6RDpv-3Yv4v-ZDdNlaNyQ6abg3KAtbniMXA-YbDbs7IH9G-A2DZu08N8ViwNg7sbopBakxj02wD0I2v1UU/s200/olivia+de+havilland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217613121835995826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our next celebrity is the renowned actress of the ‘40’s and ‘50’s, <a type="amzn">Olivia de Havilland</a> (1916). Still going strong and living in Paris. Santé!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilywuLU_lAbM0hfMjY_mS3YcJptbACMqWHUET3HL6LoFFjcIaiC0qTdtSHPFUyK0l0aRLvfeIDMjBOokm_deNwJKD8ov-wYHy1J8ikUsSesSA-Rl8z5x8d-Ew1QMUB1Xwjg-tOBKrbLhA/s1600-h/princess+diana.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilywuLU_lAbM0hfMjY_mS3YcJptbACMqWHUET3HL6LoFFjcIaiC0qTdtSHPFUyK0l0aRLvfeIDMjBOokm_deNwJKD8ov-wYHy1J8ikUsSesSA-Rl8z5x8d-Ew1QMUB1Xwjg-tOBKrbLhA/s200/princess+diana.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217613299500311570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The “<span style="font-style: italic;">People’s Favourite Princess</span>”, <a type="amzn">Diana</a> (1961 – 1996) was born on this day. Despite the rumours surrounding her death and personal life Nomanda still believes she was a lovely lady with a big heart.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-68941897451761868952009-06-30T08:47:00.000+02:002009-06-30T17:03:42.611+02:0030 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1NSBUpx6lU5Kr0T66CRG-gT23JswWiyoYYad3vJS4Y2BvSSZ_wVPJ4yQSFW8_uXLItHHW-JCwC-jdMXULEa8hwW8hj-70FYp0BYcgLV-VJwVWKjlHek1omPjQqDQ645n6kDqZJI6AvDl/s1600-h/rose4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1NSBUpx6lU5Kr0T66CRG-gT23JswWiyoYYad3vJS4Y2BvSSZ_wVPJ4yQSFW8_uXLItHHW-JCwC-jdMXULEa8hwW8hj-70FYp0BYcgLV-VJwVWKjlHek1omPjQqDQ645n6kDqZJI6AvDl/s200/rose4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352818145801655170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExes6j5k718RKL0pRYSgsxGAoXTobvXsDdxMcANS39lxzYTfWEPe5AUdonamw3mW8IsPLDycBrAAXqOEaCabuVSqpGSNQi4ZV_fU9sh39mQYGFLSWhQDaOY9ndm6i5slXap1EmHHtsSXE/s1600-h/line+sunline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 21px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExes6j5k718RKL0pRYSgsxGAoXTobvXsDdxMcANS39lxzYTfWEPe5AUdonamw3mW8IsPLDycBrAAXqOEaCabuVSqpGSNQi4ZV_fU9sh39mQYGFLSWhQDaOY9ndm6i5slXap1EmHHtsSXE/s200/line+sunline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352818403539884882" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS9CQtHzgdf0gNsNfC5sYN8rzDuSD77_NqBjjI0HjeJ5ayis0Ilkv3kjjS16qvFkEy2dECZGRsRDKH2oCjCpx84YGyQxnDw1XRy15bJex7xrp8hO5II_vRFsbC9UB1LfZkyQaJexa5Rg/s1600-h/charles+blondin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOS9CQtHzgdf0gNsNfC5sYN8rzDuSD77_NqBjjI0HjeJ5ayis0Ilkv3kjjS16qvFkEy2dECZGRsRDKH2oCjCpx84YGyQxnDw1XRy15bJex7xrp8hO5II_vRFsbC9UB1LfZkyQaJexa5Rg/s200/charles+blondin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217223979732160258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">A couple of days ago the humorous quote of the day was “<span style="font-style: italic;">I’m not afraid of heights; it’s widths I’m afraid of!</span>” Well one guy afraid of neither heights nor widths, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Blondin</span>, demonstrated his nerve and skill on this day in 1859 when he crossed the <a type="amzn">Niagara Falls</a> on a tightrope. Not content to do the job once apparently he went across numerous times including doing it blindfolded, on stilts, with a man on his back, and once settling down in the middle and cooking himself an omelette! I guess walking 335 metres 50 metres above the water several times gives a chap an appetite! I just hope the wind didn’t get up.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySrpz1sgy60c1gazj260s1AC5ZfbefS_T8r0jRaF6pN1TEWz367uZye62tS9DUXBfSK5G1909NczgdvWgpiOTPv2Gcrir9g1ijhGTieMPDpB5BNIH_3eVr9tufu2CeayYL3IBhiHca3E/s1600-h/gone+with+the+wind1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySrpz1sgy60c1gazj260s1AC5ZfbefS_T8r0jRaF6pN1TEWz367uZye62tS9DUXBfSK5G1909NczgdvWgpiOTPv2Gcrir9g1ijhGTieMPDpB5BNIH_3eVr9tufu2CeayYL3IBhiHca3E/s200/gone+with+the+wind1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217224259525024274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The classic novel “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Gone with the Wind</span>”, written by <a type="amzn">Margaret Mitchell</a> was published on this day in 1936. Set in the Deep South during the American Civil War the novel earned a <a type="amzn">Pulitzer Prize</a> and has been the subject of great films and musicals. The book took Mitchell 10 years to write and was the only book published during her lifetime. If you haven’t either read it or seen the film, you should!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt519Zgj9D0Uwzp6PUxfIZo6TYeANhbJhoydaHTuDBKpKl9TxbvKG1sAHDfgP8WI4kVKsji1v8LgOiKSlwVddUphAqAnH9Yjm9EzC-dolxKHrCQAoQlDUEmAMs8RLvuIyjYQptF0xSSrw/s1600-h/cheque1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 71px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt519Zgj9D0Uwzp6PUxfIZo6TYeANhbJhoydaHTuDBKpKl9TxbvKG1sAHDfgP8WI4kVKsji1v8LgOiKSlwVddUphAqAnH9Yjm9EzC-dolxKHrCQAoQlDUEmAMs8RLvuIyjYQptF0xSSrw/s200/cheque1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217224482191115602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda doesn’t know how much Mitchell earned from her book but she would have been delighted with the <a type="amzn">cheque</a> issued by the US Treasury on this day in 1954 for a whopping <span style="font-weight: bold;">$4,176,969,623.57</span>. It was an “<span style="font-style: italic;">internal</span>” cheque and I suppose was to balance the books somehow! Only an accountant would write out such a big cheque down to the last 57 cents!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64ljUILiVxgNFJ9yARXfmvpAEG0VAHTTAMrzPIxj8TgBd3CWrw605k71BRyanD0-g12ZRv61E5QgRHxEPLTAe2M860AeRqSGCPQSUwsBmAUxb0kWSNNxNdu5TMRCf6qhtiISz5a12Mx0/s1600-h/congo+kinshasa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64ljUILiVxgNFJ9yARXfmvpAEG0VAHTTAMrzPIxj8TgBd3CWrw605k71BRyanD0-g12ZRv61E5QgRHxEPLTAe2M860AeRqSGCPQSUwsBmAUxb0kWSNNxNdu5TMRCf6qhtiISz5a12Mx0/s200/congo+kinshasa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217224678271283138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s birthplace, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leopoldville</span>, was renamed <a type="amzn">Kinshasa</a> on this day in 1966, and to complete the job the country was renamed from the Belgium Congo to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Situated on the river Congo, Kinshasa is the third largest city in Africa with a population of 9 million, and if the present population growth continues will be larger than Paris by 2010.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">That's next year!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0K0jPwozSzT9UbSLxe4NB1nmOiLsisczZhcT_lAEZyGJdcAzjerBAJ-tPTM_nGGY14Mz_pW9HdtOtjzgqMhpvZlkTC4YqNsSuiskrwYGx7afcDEOenyJyLyn4IAukpHFVbyBl4a5zmI/s1600-h/sixpenny+coin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0K0jPwozSzT9UbSLxe4NB1nmOiLsisczZhcT_lAEZyGJdcAzjerBAJ-tPTM_nGGY14Mz_pW9HdtOtjzgqMhpvZlkTC4YqNsSuiskrwYGx7afcDEOenyJyLyn4IAukpHFVbyBl4a5zmI/s200/sixpenny+coin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217224820087691330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We all know that “<span style="font-style: italic;">Everything is bigger in America</span>” so it comes as no surprise that on the same day as the US Treasury issued their bouncing cheque that the humble British <a type="amzn">sixpenny</a> coin was last minted on this day in 1970. The coin had been in use since 1551 but there was no place for it in the changeover to decimalisation in 1971. However the coin was so popular with the public that it was kept in circulation until 1980 at the reduced value of 2.5 “<span style="font-style: italic;">new pence</span>”. Decimalisation, what a rip off that was, all small priced items kept the same price in “<span style="font-style: italic;">new money</span>” but in fact were two and a half times more expensive!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvsqhPdLCZAJ8Y-RZvzz9hPNEiuNDwI7maCgp9TdEA6mn4XIVhUZj61qwDRFQp87DsuXqFfD7h2U0FE5VkjVyfM0BEtXEPPxic6ZzR-7zTFg1x1uigZasYTeor0g5bzbEnLTbD2cR_Ik/s1600-h/james+goldman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvsqhPdLCZAJ8Y-RZvzz9hPNEiuNDwI7maCgp9TdEA6mn4XIVhUZj61qwDRFQp87DsuXqFfD7h2U0FE5VkjVyfM0BEtXEPPxic6ZzR-7zTFg1x1uigZasYTeor0g5bzbEnLTbD2cR_Ik/s200/james+goldman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217224966051976562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Better known for his ripping yarns our first Birthday boy, <a type="amzn">James Goldman</a>, (1927 – 1998) was born on this day. Probably his best known book and screen play is “<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lion in Winter</span>”. He is also the elder brother of <a type="amzn">William Goldman</a> who will be remembered for his screenplay of “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</span>”. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29rbryL5xL833QLUQ6vv0nSUo8cjXVZzVnjCgVXdfjYb4aYZEjE4QA27SC6PWz1bAMlNtLEgzzjoNgE5txOZ-bT2Km-0yL0IsCF0Wr3FGdgS4Bs-l5cACD4NY3eQfKFgc8f-Da5VPQQQ/s1600-h/mike+tyson2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29rbryL5xL833QLUQ6vv0nSUo8cjXVZzVnjCgVXdfjYb4aYZEjE4QA27SC6PWz1bAMlNtLEgzzjoNgE5txOZ-bT2Km-0yL0IsCF0Wr3FGdgS4Bs-l5cACD4NY3eQfKFgc8f-Da5VPQQQ/s200/mike+tyson2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217225152929438434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday tribute goes to “<span style="font-style: italic;">bad boy</span>” <a type="amzn">Mike Tyson</a> (1966). He was a great heavyweight boxer and if he had stuck to his professional career, not misbehaved and kept an eye on his money the world would be a better place!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-32174475466969990292009-06-29T08:46:00.000+02:002009-06-30T17:03:25.516+02:0029 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3ihQhC49cjub4m_PjDLT2JWATnh2dTP8fqt0zqWWOswJXM_-wL8AXC2yoApJlD5OfxZnbFnDkT3ciP1xibnKnntRjx5kw50vJDT8cMGt_yGNkTC62G7ErwU-JZ3fuVuohFL4tpGFTko4/s1600-h/pearls1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3ihQhC49cjub4m_PjDLT2JWATnh2dTP8fqt0zqWWOswJXM_-wL8AXC2yoApJlD5OfxZnbFnDkT3ciP1xibnKnntRjx5kw50vJDT8cMGt_yGNkTC62G7ErwU-JZ3fuVuohFL4tpGFTko4/s200/pearls1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351178861473111810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0VcohyphenhyphenZr_6fbf-_QEPG-CIlmdLNko2LuaCTZSWhyphenhyphenBXWoi3z8-iVWpQVCnsI1NQK8l7yk5xMdLmwVemsD7ZeiMiN5H2mpU6hZJ0Y8KMrb5VbKs57xyrlFjh_wHNJphOpNUWVu34YWkxE/s1600-h/rose4.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-fugKg7XD28Hzhy_OMb9PszjZHEbeOsYvODBIeReH6mBZSpJ83PNdLgcBXcZBi4fPPN3icfn8bLB9uUWmm5eRl9-tC9RVpYYUPDEb4Mu0LxUIgJDV7xztEMpfdzGLWh3WQbWr0O85Ou7/s1600-h/line+PartyBar.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-fugKg7XD28Hzhy_OMb9PszjZHEbeOsYvODBIeReH6mBZSpJ83PNdLgcBXcZBi4fPPN3icfn8bLB9uUWmm5eRl9-tC9RVpYYUPDEb4Mu0LxUIgJDV7xztEMpfdzGLWh3WQbWr0O85Ou7/s200/line+PartyBar.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351178985978104146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl-GST1NifZ61FSdVp0x0tFhp_qK4jG0n_zlcEukzF-z_eG8aBJWCMtSUdGbdQfVWqONzOrEa7RbTPp1cl-OtmktLTZR3D3JqESQHdls8vRfNmwbrHX7CxrwxoAFUF5F_ArYEsjOJ5QM/s1600-h/sir+robert+peel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 70px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl-GST1NifZ61FSdVp0x0tFhp_qK4jG0n_zlcEukzF-z_eG8aBJWCMtSUdGbdQfVWqONzOrEa7RbTPp1cl-OtmktLTZR3D3JqESQHdls8vRfNmwbrHX7CxrwxoAFUF5F_ArYEsjOJ5QM/s200/sir+robert+peel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216454142092048786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Despite the fact that <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Sir Robert Peel</a> was a great Prime Minister of England and the guy who formed the British police force, the falling off his horse on this day in 1850 would not normally attract Nomanda’s attention, apart from the fact that it gives me a great opportunity to introduce someone else, <a type="amzn">Blaster Bates</a>. He was a fighter pilot in WWII and later turned his hand to bomb disposal work. After he left the </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-0B2y6p8nZvb_oZyxjtlAkHPUxHZxwL50UGH4C7aflq3sQux00J1AMN2s0pzTbr4_TeRSgDSKtIpPd36oPorsqaTEdLF9-hnBgc6ockAZvkZWew7ph-dkaBKpXPeDyYM599nBzLSVeo/s1600-h/blaster+bates.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-0B2y6p8nZvb_oZyxjtlAkHPUxHZxwL50UGH4C7aflq3sQux00J1AMN2s0pzTbr4_TeRSgDSKtIpPd36oPorsqaTEdLF9-hnBgc6ockAZvkZWew7ph-dkaBKpXPeDyYM599nBzLSVeo/s200/blaster+bates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216454327208177890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">forces he took his explosive skills to “<span style="font-weight: bold;">civvy street</span>” and gave colourful accounts of some of his experiences as an after dinner speaker. When I leaned about Robert Peel falling from his horse I was reminded of “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IciZXalxSus">The Hunt</a>”, and if you like that one you have to listen to the “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOwven0Rt94" target="-blank"">Shower of Shit Over Cheshire</a>”! He spread it around a bit! From me to you as it were!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4-pte8tE0UFgrTes0N6i8hW-iDAqaTHos7FcyENd4I38xu3HFwTlSmeOGDH1fVJEg2NY2WrAaBLYOrHsq6GX2qO6uegrwWT2gBKzMU880xP3h07NnfVRIgwiuoI9w09Cln9mceLUTWY/s1600-h/beatles7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 87px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4-pte8tE0UFgrTes0N6i8hW-iDAqaTHos7FcyENd4I38xu3HFwTlSmeOGDH1fVJEg2NY2WrAaBLYOrHsq6GX2qO6uegrwWT2gBKzMU880xP3h07NnfVRIgwiuoI9w09Cln9mceLUTWY/s200/beatles7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216454597781282866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The <a type="amzn">Beatles</a> first song “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmfIuFWjrfs" target="-blank"">From Me to You</a>” hit the UK charts on this day in 1963. The first of many #1’s!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpDIU_pOyYI_Dr7yjxXFD3FKlWP6KkmQ7XX484CQuA36KeI5f1oRBGR2NyEEM23ZRnGZjgDEn59LN9T7dNrqYfKI1ws_-Go0yJ8J3tBcAjLOiFQOgQG1KwVbMnZyBFFB2WCwIsikcvW0/s1600-h/tiny+tim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 91px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpDIU_pOyYI_Dr7yjxXFD3FKlWP6KkmQ7XX484CQuA36KeI5f1oRBGR2NyEEM23ZRnGZjgDEn59LN9T7dNrqYfKI1ws_-Go0yJ8J3tBcAjLOiFQOgQG1KwVbMnZyBFFB2WCwIsikcvW0/s200/tiny+tim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216454789713652354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Setting a much more sedate tone <a type="amzn">Tiny Tim</a>’s “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYnjASLYKdA" target="-blank"">Tiptoe through the Tulips with Me</a>” peaked at #17 on this day in 1968. He plays a very tiny instrument too! I don’t “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_jlF-sRqk&feature=related" target="-blank"">Think he’s Sexy</a>”, what do you think? However he does have “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c61oGGOUicY&feature=related" target="-blank"">Great Balls of Fire</a>”!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_LOC49W8X_NfWiGmYttJtUAKpIS2gpSiBDgsaNGASGlNIBrt70qWmkqQI2v62076lwJomptDIHZD8My20-4xHrJxXOM8-hH0Rf-hTKiwfiOGGysf5K_OAH3DlYj_YKPspf9lUwrteyU/s1600-h/lois+chiles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_LOC49W8X_NfWiGmYttJtUAKpIS2gpSiBDgsaNGASGlNIBrt70qWmkqQI2v62076lwJomptDIHZD8My20-4xHrJxXOM8-hH0Rf-hTKiwfiOGGysf5K_OAH3DlYj_YKPspf9lUwrteyU/s200/lois+chiles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216454974303241298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Much sexier in Nomanda’s view is the lovely Lois Chiles playing the part of Dr Holly Goodhead, starring opposite <a type="amzn">Roger Moore</a> in the latest <a type="amzn">James Bond</a> movie “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Moonraker</span>” that premiered in the US on this day in 1979.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jOukE2apF5DssoHrXTr1DsBYPlZ-bABp32ESiAUv1oHsiQi3LKjTN4nPia_F8-cvnN0wGltt_ybcvkLlwtXRilJDOaACpcn_YiaF6YIdZgGsw3WnVQSmKN4PVWgSu01glv5Tb-umygk/s1600-h/little+eva.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jOukE2apF5DssoHrXTr1DsBYPlZ-bABp32ESiAUv1oHsiQi3LKjTN4nPia_F8-cvnN0wGltt_ybcvkLlwtXRilJDOaACpcn_YiaF6YIdZgGsw3WnVQSmKN4PVWgSu01glv5Tb-umygk/s200/little+eva.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216455190185906386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Having suffered Tiny Tim’s antics it seems appropriate that another diminutive lady, <a type="amzn">Little Eva</a>, should celebrate her birthday today (1945). Brace yourselves for the “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1mQwXW2MVg" target="-blank"">Locomotion</a>”!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uW8G29DldPfxbdhKZSP1nRTxTO9OzZMZIhBgTVw6kYX4uiD7hzKPi2MjNX-XUQTpggwNqdYOvlFUljj3UmJ3vDoJw38zXightQr0a7Hda56pR7I7ohLJo8KFTw02jdLgV1ieWivC5D8/s1600-h/deep+purple+ian+paice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uW8G29DldPfxbdhKZSP1nRTxTO9OzZMZIhBgTVw6kYX4uiD7hzKPi2MjNX-XUQTpggwNqdYOvlFUljj3UmJ3vDoJw38zXightQr0a7Hda56pR7I7ohLJo8KFTw02jdLgV1ieWivC5D8/s200/deep+purple+ian+paice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216455353768395394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday wishes go to the drummer of the group <a type="amzn">Deep Purple</a>, Ian Paice (1948). I won’t subject you to a five minute drum solo so how about a “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8FtqOzZwIg&feature=related">Lazy</a>” alternative. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-80104953406425815052009-06-28T08:43:00.000+02:002009-06-30T17:03:06.867+02:0028 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2Y84O4wUup68l-ztGGSDoJBAnqfO4oll3UZvNF5sGc16JtztqlGeWT_6up9CxQKKU6f5boH-KBUhJ-uOuWgEhEVjWwXLuumJHnGHfTtWy7lluoISThRIvAKnYlI7UfcThMg6loSjL3Bx/s1600-h/rose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2Y84O4wUup68l-ztGGSDoJBAnqfO4oll3UZvNF5sGc16JtztqlGeWT_6up9CxQKKU6f5boH-KBUhJ-uOuWgEhEVjWwXLuumJHnGHfTtWy7lluoISThRIvAKnYlI7UfcThMg6loSjL3Bx/s200/rose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351177342323620098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyjNtlp-GGgmhh_6bYfL6fPznQVeVWayJ6jazwTePdCI7nw_x5E3v3LsHQELGEoIsGD9zQB3G-YPLb8Afquyk9vZfND76tJniTJe55RK5fRtoigxDMto7u8RFoGng_WjY2NZSaxKSXlLh/s1600-h/line+butterflybar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 28px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyjNtlp-GGgmhh_6bYfL6fPznQVeVWayJ6jazwTePdCI7nw_x5E3v3LsHQELGEoIsGD9zQB3G-YPLb8Afquyk9vZfND76tJniTJe55RK5fRtoigxDMto7u8RFoGng_WjY2NZSaxKSXlLh/s200/line+butterflybar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351177457389799362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoaFqFIREsW4gAYfzw0cXO7gY9vQhnN2TUMC_t7tC1X4QN-aq8LVS9puQEbdPdnwxsyMcWftxZCEm-QLfGd2E9n7rEXWMbOBxwU2RPCUwS8xjJziSMXnmoQl0m424OYkn6VD85zc6Quk/s1600-h/tomato3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoaFqFIREsW4gAYfzw0cXO7gY9vQhnN2TUMC_t7tC1X4QN-aq8LVS9puQEbdPdnwxsyMcWftxZCEm-QLfGd2E9n7rEXWMbOBxwU2RPCUwS8xjJziSMXnmoQl0m424OYkn6VD85zc6Quk/s200/tomato3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216099950898894306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The humble <a type="amzn">tomato</a> gets mention today as it was on this day in 1820 that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson</span>, having eaten a basket of them in front of a crowd of 2,000 people outside the <a type="amzn">Salem</a>, New Jersey courthouse a couple of days earlier survived to tell the tale! Up to that time many US citizens believed that the humble fruit was poisonous! Nomanda cannot imagine a world without tomatoes! No ketchup, no<br />spaghetti bolognese, no pizza topping, what’s left to eat?</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMk5hJCPAPdYKOohHwwhR1UELW-5EuAQKkp-9yUzp74ul-pabRnG3v8vs1CxV1btYfwzsXSOw89ZPd0PpNlo2gtJo0txFb6K5WTqoNWqEq4d51z5lDBfNjqJtxxNFkdoUhjCRzsH5ayE/s1600-h/queen+victoria3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMk5hJCPAPdYKOohHwwhR1UELW-5EuAQKkp-9yUzp74ul-pabRnG3v8vs1CxV1btYfwzsXSOw89ZPd0PpNlo2gtJo0txFb6K5WTqoNWqEq4d51z5lDBfNjqJtxxNFkdoUhjCRzsH5ayE/s200/queen+victoria3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216100094223986482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One lady who knew her tomatoes and her onions, <a type="amzn">Queen Victoria</a>, was crowned on this day at Westminster Abbey in 1838. She was to rule over her subjects for 63 years and lead the UK through the Industrial Revolution and preside over the expansion of the British Empire. The “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Victorian</span>” era was also a time of prudishness and repression which thankfully has long gone!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwgJnF1_xfcpt3tmF1JRAF67XVzYOVHHaV8DvApFzIdQaFoFac0CoyBYNXquMpUkgQ-6ZiQfirXbteOHnFT6b-LAUj6AiN4ahuKFIAY-Ca6eJDwklz8q6MCsiIbamuuV4pgYWTIB6eYk/s1600-h/dog+show.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwgJnF1_xfcpt3tmF1JRAF67XVzYOVHHaV8DvApFzIdQaFoFac0CoyBYNXquMpUkgQ-6ZiQfirXbteOHnFT6b-LAUj6AiN4ahuKFIAY-Ca6eJDwklz8q6MCsiIbamuuV4pgYWTIB6eYk/s200/dog+show.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216101081795423106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dog lovers of the world wag your tails and clap your paws and celebrate the first <a type="amzn">dog show</a> that was held on this day at Newcastle on Tyne in 1859. Nomanda has many happy memories of this lovely northern city and many gaps of memory too, as it was where he spent his student days! “<span style="font-style: italic;">Broon ales arl roond</span>”!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qvNXjvhKVm2O6S9YmYSKNz07PG5Z5ryjQzPp_H-0FZvI9GMc8PANsQ8SYJY3OYBVqVHkMBmFX7tv4XGUBcn2R2uzW-aJMfssk65nbODBf9Z78Iy53La139xNtA5aB_qGEeDmPoI9Q2M/s1600-h/lee+trevino.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 83px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qvNXjvhKVm2O6S9YmYSKNz07PG5Z5ryjQzPp_H-0FZvI9GMc8PANsQ8SYJY3OYBVqVHkMBmFX7tv4XGUBcn2R2uzW-aJMfssk65nbODBf9Z78Iy53La139xNtA5aB_qGEeDmPoI9Q2M/s200/lee+trevino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216101219814646946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of the most talented and best loved golfers of the ‘70’s, <a type="amzn">Lee Trevino</a>, was struck by lightning on this day in 1975. Unfased by his experience, despite the fact that in fact he was twice hit by lightning, he is famous for his habit of brandishing a 1 iron in the air whenever the weather was stormy and shouting to the crowd, “<span style="font-style: italic;">See, even God can’t hit a 1 iron!</span>” He’s such a funny man! Here are a couple of his other quotes, “<span style="font-style: italic;">The older I get, the better I used to be!</span>” And, “<span style="font-style: italic;">You can talk to a fade but a hook doesn’t listen!</span>” And finally, “<span style="font-style: italic;">My wife doesn’t’ care what I do when I’m away, as long as I don’t have a good time!</span>” Thanks, Lee!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEtRYb-IS9N5tKTxVObYQCOJ_7aWHZacaVM7_qOWM6Grve7i2ls3gfbd_x6yk0b-btF5j23DUh_De3BekrIrFPrC5xR8amOCfEG0UrS8EvT6UWzcwKEdoPov856F9kNNwbw2m15aW8xA/s1600-h/peter+paul+rubens.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEtRYb-IS9N5tKTxVObYQCOJ_7aWHZacaVM7_qOWM6Grve7i2ls3gfbd_x6yk0b-btF5j23DUh_De3BekrIrFPrC5xR8amOCfEG0UrS8EvT6UWzcwKEdoPov856F9kNNwbw2m15aW8xA/s200/peter+paul+rubens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216101372249624930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is the Flemish painter, <a type="amzn">Peter Paul Rubens</a> (1577 – 1640). One of the most influential and prolific painters of his time he was one of the few who managed to enjoy a life of comfort and luxury from his chosen profession. He also liked his girls XXL!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeILg8kEvrIWSno_owf-dqj08MdMX37BTYCkmNjj33ZW1soaeAlu1N1kbPf7Gxc0RMpWSf8KRRM6WgKrkoRr1GcqYDtL9hXagycjAAqOVGnq4L9Rbz_9rj444ifiGYoYoh5VkS1R2bxsI/s1600-h/john+wesley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 70px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeILg8kEvrIWSno_owf-dqj08MdMX37BTYCkmNjj33ZW1soaeAlu1N1kbPf7Gxc0RMpWSf8KRRM6WgKrkoRr1GcqYDtL9hXagycjAAqOVGnq4L9Rbz_9rj444ifiGYoYoh5VkS1R2bxsI/s200/john+wesley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216101519172238626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Next up for birthday honours is <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">John Wesley</a> (1703 – 1791). Although he remained a staunch member of the Anglican Church all his life, his thoughts and teachings led to the foundation of the <a type="amzn">Methodist Church</a>.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcD9HmDbrHagvyOXWnQT8s1XeJ5EVn1UfX3UNDtXsgxAhk2DDsBqpXl8-Vj7pYMe9OI57Ac277tWYlWGAEoU5Z1vlcPhxsOk1ktHokJMM3svqoJQnBICu-Kdl_D-x3NeS0rw_mkgo5RI/s1600-h/earl+scruggs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcD9HmDbrHagvyOXWnQT8s1XeJ5EVn1UfX3UNDtXsgxAhk2DDsBqpXl8-Vj7pYMe9OI57Ac277tWYlWGAEoU5Z1vlcPhxsOk1ktHokJMM3svqoJQnBICu-Kdl_D-x3NeS0rw_mkgo5RI/s200/earl+scruggs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216101730170932162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Singing a different tune our next celebrity, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lester Raymond Flatt</span> (1914 – 1978), better known as <a type="amzn">Earl Scruggs</a> and famous for his Hill Billy song the “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBxSsNxnkD8" target="-blank"">Ballad of Jed Clampett</a>”.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj_HTr9b-3-xfJE1FRSwff3ismpkZezNAXOULyRSjKvX7hh2DVtCLWmYzJe5iqwTZarogNANvWSs7ffbyRWix1Bt1pPZR7H5cim2VXcitzIXwQYvLIBfbJxFS5N0Qv2ELCm7J1Oe0uPc/s1600-h/mel+brooks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 66px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzj_HTr9b-3-xfJE1FRSwff3ismpkZezNAXOULyRSjKvX7hh2DVtCLWmYzJe5iqwTZarogNANvWSs7ffbyRWix1Bt1pPZR7H5cim2VXcitzIXwQYvLIBfbJxFS5N0Qv2ELCm7J1Oe0uPc/s200/mel+brooks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216101990521996722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Next up and still going strong is the very funny man, <a type="amzn">Mel Brooks</a> (1926). If you haven’t seen “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Blazing Saddles</span>” you haven’t lived!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBwOfxJtoirM-cy0BjXp6mmrVkYtfn3y5I_IAS7xoPW8NV9DGRP7EQD_lLKi0VbZ6etp_uYJMtvAYq5nX_UMVxz_DQs2yYRewKjN_CTMyWIg26DQrDAMiIcTENrTdDnNCMzAR8nsgvsg/s1600-h/procol+harum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 82px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBwOfxJtoirM-cy0BjXp6mmrVkYtfn3y5I_IAS7xoPW8NV9DGRP7EQD_lLKi0VbZ6etp_uYJMtvAYq5nX_UMVxz_DQs2yYRewKjN_CTMyWIg26DQrDAMiIcTENrTdDnNCMzAR8nsgvsg/s200/procol+harum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216102182938690146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tinting their saddles “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWULu5_nXI" target="-blank"">A Whiter Shade of Pale</a>” two members of the group <a type="amzn">Procol Harum</a> were born on this day, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bobby Harrison</span> (1943) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave Knights</span> (1945).</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvjqLtwkZZeTtbFhwfoYLl1t2X7o4qPUSVoqCOsjJ8q6DmNohF1L4t-UW2itvn32Wb0zh89HiYkEZYlaUEL2GRspBVFNv1RSVpHxItHiqL-gwEjSPlmVwAfAmnj_iuXezqNqbyBDviPA/s1600-h/ingrid+seynhaeve.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvjqLtwkZZeTtbFhwfoYLl1t2X7o4qPUSVoqCOsjJ8q6DmNohF1L4t-UW2itvn32Wb0zh89HiYkEZYlaUEL2GRspBVFNv1RSVpHxItHiqL-gwEjSPlmVwAfAmnj_iuXezqNqbyBDviPA/s200/ingrid+seynhaeve.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216102339243531026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Our final birthday wishes go to the lovely Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve (1973). She was elected Elite “Look of the Year” in 1991 and hasn’t looked back! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-602984849084399572009-06-27T08:47:00.000+02:002009-06-30T17:02:44.645+02:0027 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLsAspHSaL2HYDp88R2Gry5FmjiZnkydlIM-PpFIioXzLNsskVdXF9GZnsrvp1o1cozdLTK882S61Ly0yeYCty_rahKBl9yvSmORgWj872EH1SVI1USGF07LBD1XRAVx50aTQ-DEYmxh6/s1600-h/pearl7.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLsAspHSaL2HYDp88R2Gry5FmjiZnkydlIM-PpFIioXzLNsskVdXF9GZnsrvp1o1cozdLTK882S61Ly0yeYCty_rahKBl9yvSmORgWj872EH1SVI1USGF07LBD1XRAVx50aTQ-DEYmxh6/s200/pearl7.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351175807902727378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvBuN4wG8pRDvpBJQzMZHCOeZ9jNlTZ2QGxbb4T-WfPZiL82CHoZszDuVfDnX613kTNqCNjK9HSRbrda6dlbM3Li10R1oeUpRWufT-9_ISzY4LBrsNv6puJszeaiudsp_zsyGsK9Qw6Y/s1600-h/rose.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjHrizrBrQkol_8RFLNvHyUYE21SitS9yLAqdq4z93-3kR54HqT_DMxQuM68ga_Zc1PDmjb14iAYP4DRGCby5xQWtYbGkjePuTyqyj7AAWhsWdRfApfKjoCWGteRms3uBcTksRXOcfnbH/s1600-h/line+flower.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 28px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjHrizrBrQkol_8RFLNvHyUYE21SitS9yLAqdq4z93-3kR54HqT_DMxQuM68ga_Zc1PDmjb14iAYP4DRGCby5xQWtYbGkjePuTyqyj7AAWhsWdRfApfKjoCWGteRms3uBcTksRXOcfnbH/s200/line+flower.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351175974806214914" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqki6zw7ujbs4hte3fiEAmw2pQWQVlcPkXuchuwt4FVQz26lOyjFHptYXuUkn_ay4RECeDDkDpXR-x2pFsqqKVBr1XjVSkswwMiFYbLtxIzEk0oJkG_JfW-VSpzXdTcngsD2M9Vi-3Rs/s1600-h/atm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqki6zw7ujbs4hte3fiEAmw2pQWQVlcPkXuchuwt4FVQz26lOyjFHptYXuUkn_ay4RECeDDkDpXR-x2pFsqqKVBr1XjVSkswwMiFYbLtxIzEk0oJkG_JfW-VSpzXdTcngsD2M9Vi-3Rs/s200/atm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215773468251406450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hold up your hand if you like using </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">ATM</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> machines. Hmmm, much as I thought, nobody likes them but like them or not we’ve got them and they are here to stay! Supporters of these machines raise your glasses and toast the inauguration of the very first ATM machine installed on this day in 1967 at Barclay’s bank at Enfield, London. The likeable comedian, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">Reg Varney</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, was the first person to use the machine and he seems happy with his experience judging from the photos Nomanda’s </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYosaY-5z-Sxiqb3VW2CjfGn4NzPm71kjpBZcxxwqCfzETR2_uwpe6G_GKXL_Of2uUJe4AjMBPvCT72bnCAU5UZMBzJEMiP8NadtdOrHbw4sA0uj3NhptDueLoyXsBQPMBnpXS5yh5Vbs/s1600-h/reg+varney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 77px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYosaY-5z-Sxiqb3VW2CjfGn4NzPm71kjpBZcxxwqCfzETR2_uwpe6G_GKXL_Of2uUJe4AjMBPvCT72bnCAU5UZMBzJEMiP8NadtdOrHbw4sA0uj3NhptDueLoyXsBQPMBnpXS5yh5Vbs/s200/reg+varney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215773594711740242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">seen. I guess Reg was used to promote the use of this horrible piece of technology because of his honest and happy face. He came away with a ten pound note wrapped in a brown envelope. I’m sure there was someone sitting on the other side of the wall providing the service! In fact I’m sure there still is! “</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Hello, hello, can I have my card back, please</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">?”<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF27tiaxJ79SDmh20sFJsr66q4PmMRy_oxqMzOLHCCQm8E7vV04x5heTcPhICu32Kn1WQn3t0BjilVrQzfLISh_WkQsP5qbNyVzKoZoduW-opUsohWQ0Qd8C3GsksBcSQWSYEmIFeVKY/s1600-h/muhammad+ali2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF27tiaxJ79SDmh20sFJsr66q4PmMRy_oxqMzOLHCCQm8E7vV04x5heTcPhICu32Kn1WQn3t0BjilVrQzfLISh_WkQsP5qbNyVzKoZoduW-opUsohWQ0Qd8C3GsksBcSQWSYEmIFeVKY/s200/muhammad+ali2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215773766436791074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Boxers seem to have been in the news at this time of the year as it was on this day in 1979 that the great </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">Muhammad Ali</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> announced his retirement only to have another bash a year later. It was also on this day in 1988 that the monster </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">Mike Tyson</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> KO’d </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Michael Spinks</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in the 91st second of the first round. Tyson picked up a very useful $22 million for his brief appearance and I dare say that Spinks got a fistful of dollars too! Nice work if you can get it!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXLvOUY20WKBF8tw7gQawvGhmVXvbfQtjQIZRK2eO-BsO3eUBCn9uAdxOzMH116WIw5IvLtfPlP_j9bHuV2XysrFEAwFofw_gGevONjG1aSsjjR2bjaBCyg8Z_umMFhS9sIkcVx-zQIs/s1600-h/route+66+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXLvOUY20WKBF8tw7gQawvGhmVXvbfQtjQIZRK2eO-BsO3eUBCn9uAdxOzMH116WIw5IvLtfPlP_j9bHuV2XysrFEAwFofw_gGevONjG1aSsjjR2bjaBCyg8Z_umMFhS9sIkcVx-zQIs/s200/route+66+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215773904533883234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Having little respect for their heritage and legend on this day in 1985 the bureaucrats of the highways department decided that the famous “</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">Route 66</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">” from Chicago to Santa Monica should be decertified as a highway. Shame on you!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYcDsrHFmOXKn_MsGNehD5hyFaJqmYPNTuZk0YiD90kjL8ssfzPGymaGwLFn8dfsOvjDPCxFNVSJcIgpmcs807BmkiFdlGYpOLdTkvgNUXSoVW6DwyznFF_i4VW97d1PSAyrcy15hAbc/s1600-h/mary+mcaleese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYcDsrHFmOXKn_MsGNehD5hyFaJqmYPNTuZk0YiD90kjL8ssfzPGymaGwLFn8dfsOvjDPCxFNVSJcIgpmcs807BmkiFdlGYpOLdTkvgNUXSoVW6DwyznFF_i4VW97d1PSAyrcy15hAbc/s200/mary+mcaleese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215774103348563746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">Mary McAleese</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (1951) the president of Ireland serving her second term of office having been re-elected unopposed in 2004. She’s a bright lady with a strong character and enjoys supporting her country at sporting occasions. They don’t get much better!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx3hss6I2tHbAzg8D6B8HoacLFZ91lPMslqiV_k9vYp_CY8N4IVJOR-iD970fjkdbw4mF0PvHc6RQfGZmbnViWjzt9qnPe1GSOmuN4jsWlPbD-I-tcdJ5Ne5mFuhppTniq-yvIQtU2HM/s1600-h/isabelle+adjani.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx3hss6I2tHbAzg8D6B8HoacLFZ91lPMslqiV_k9vYp_CY8N4IVJOR-iD970fjkdbw4mF0PvHc6RQfGZmbnViWjzt9qnPe1GSOmuN4jsWlPbD-I-tcdJ5Ne5mFuhppTniq-yvIQtU2HM/s200/isabelle+adjani.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215774245766677202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another birthday girl celebrating her birthday today is the lovely French actress </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">Isabelle Adjani</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (1955). Of her many great performances Nomanda’s favourites are in the films the “</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Story of Adele</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >H</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">” and “</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Ishtar</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">”.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >For Girls</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >For Boys</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">car accessories</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">sporting equipment</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" type="amzn">gift voucher</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and they can choose whatever they want!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-16570236613571889312009-06-26T08:42:00.000+02:002009-06-30T17:02:25.084+02:0026 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QVLI7-LHk6BOYDrp5CYXpIk9AajzkVO58-kEXqcrdpiZKQS33KQyI_I1ErbzhsIPK5hLZxAIeyxDiUHOy-8SbAgdyRS82-fsTC7j_rwNdZToSIZdXPAzC1oyj60zY1HbamOWse7G5U5W/s1600-h/rose3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QVLI7-LHk6BOYDrp5CYXpIk9AajzkVO58-kEXqcrdpiZKQS33KQyI_I1ErbzhsIPK5hLZxAIeyxDiUHOy-8SbAgdyRS82-fsTC7j_rwNdZToSIZdXPAzC1oyj60zY1HbamOWse7G5U5W/s200/rose3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351174758805683586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ_7q60Ndjd_q5Slt4Kkmedy0Wxc8vXOGvltQg_ybm8HARoxGhF0lhyF9SUMnnylepw9fxQHvxxCsXyHTkWN4dwv29uhNnMcb8X9ZhcgcQGZLiiVqQjGS0rX_WoD1a06CTZyrGwjafZA/s1600-h/balloonline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ_7q60Ndjd_q5Slt4Kkmedy0Wxc8vXOGvltQg_ybm8HARoxGhF0lhyF9SUMnnylepw9fxQHvxxCsXyHTkWN4dwv29uhNnMcb8X9ZhcgcQGZLiiVqQjGS0rX_WoD1a06CTZyrGwjafZA/s200/balloonline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215431918725705634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Well today has to be one of the happiest and most special days in Nomanda’s year as it is our very own birthday! To be strictly correct it is the birthday of the prettiest part of the Nomanda team, our one and only and best loved Manda! Lots of love to you on your special day and we’re going to have a great time celebrating your birthday! It's a milestone event and we're going to celebrate it in style!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ_7q60Ndjd_q5Slt4Kkmedy0Wxc8vXOGvltQg_ybm8HARoxGhF0lhyF9SUMnnylepw9fxQHvxxCsXyHTkWN4dwv29uhNnMcb8X9ZhcgcQGZLiiVqQjGS0rX_WoD1a06CTZyrGwjafZA/s1600-h/balloonline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ_7q60Ndjd_q5Slt4Kkmedy0Wxc8vXOGvltQg_ybm8HARoxGhF0lhyF9SUMnnylepw9fxQHvxxCsXyHTkWN4dwv29uhNnMcb8X9ZhcgcQGZLiiVqQjGS0rX_WoD1a06CTZyrGwjafZA/s200/balloonline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215431918725705634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XN9vX66-CKy8vyYirqvL27ArUL28qlvk1Zc5DLFJ0Kqk8B5cS-f-BiAW4z3gss2GaI51lVIZ7nen8rUYqLOzUlPnUYC7BVqhegr9tWRwwA3PeR6oIETuT31i_dyawcEJAYpY8FzFbE8/s1600-h/pied+piper+of+hamelin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XN9vX66-CKy8vyYirqvL27ArUL28qlvk1Zc5DLFJ0Kqk8B5cS-f-BiAW4z3gss2GaI51lVIZ7nen8rUYqLOzUlPnUYC7BVqhegr9tWRwwA3PeR6oIETuT31i_dyawcEJAYpY8FzFbE8/s200/pied+piper+of+hamelin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215432142761931666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The message for today is, “<span style="font-style: italic;">Do not mess about with rat catchers</span>”! It was on this day in 1284, having done his job for the people of <a type="amzn">Hamelin</a> and got rid of their rat infestation and the townspeople having reneged on their deal, that one upset rat catcher returned to the village and lured away the children of the town. The account of what happened to the children varies from them being sealed in a cave to being returned in payment for a greater sum than the original deal for getting rid of the rats. Whatever the truth of it, beware of gaudily dressed men blowing pipes. A good piece of advice even today!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EcISksfJfO4adPArpX27ECgk-N_cAvWzrfUjOYYCFZpiNc6BMyTwjS7k_CIOhtnwijLTrfnCrR0JuBy6fpGE09r8Mm-IVhQSSTuy3ueHANf82XcZ6_ke2DY9fCo6c1c7FmKCBHSzzN-6/s1600-h/everett+marshall.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 76px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EcISksfJfO4adPArpX27ECgk-N_cAvWzrfUjOYYCFZpiNc6BMyTwjS7k_CIOhtnwijLTrfnCrR0JuBy6fpGE09r8Mm-IVhQSSTuy3ueHANf82XcZ6_ke2DY9fCo6c1c7FmKCBHSzzN-6/s200/everett+marshall.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351174255443687266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">At Columbus on this day in 1936 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Everett Marshall</span> beat <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ali Baba</span> to become the <a type="amzn">Wrestling Champion</a> of the world. It was a sad day for Ali Baba who had obviously forgotten to bring along his 40 heaves!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa2ZveOZ0WYiv8RyUpuQBG0qTYR_uSawof5ZnA98L5WN31x3pduW6L7sL9ZuFznO2jN2yqS09HJ_-NZXJ8st9QjqYRe5sftZl2KDgHghOwBBhH_90oxHxUBMZxJvlCPje9ONlbiX89VM/s1600-h/john+f+kennedy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa2ZveOZ0WYiv8RyUpuQBG0qTYR_uSawof5ZnA98L5WN31x3pduW6L7sL9ZuFznO2jN2yqS09HJ_-NZXJ8st9QjqYRe5sftZl2KDgHghOwBBhH_90oxHxUBMZxJvlCPje9ONlbiX89VM/s200/john+f+kennedy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215432463961218610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was on this day in 1963 that <a type="amzn">John F Kennedy</a> gave his impassioned speech to a crowd of 120,000 in Berlin. Speaking out for freedom he said the immortal words to the gathered assembly “<span style="font-style: italic;">Ich bin ein Berliner</span>”. Nomanda is a great fan of JFK and we all know he meant well but to this day nobody has pointed out his German grammatical gaffe. He meant to say “<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ich bin Berliner</span><span style="font-style: italic;">!</span>” The translation of what he actually said is “<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I am a Berliner</span>”, unfortunately not a citizen of that great city, but a doughnut called a Berliner! Available at fast food places everywhere!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V3GxwRHgbL9LzqZmMvIAYceyspEiJ3i2AljSHsH0Zq8ArEHkgt3jxWOqajlXtCZIUnxZr6yG7cGQaDH9aRRhjP8grDwjj0NaqDc2wBKgvdxObJkdJw4B6hMTMKgsktLQOT5n4f5YKeU/s1600-h/beatles6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V3GxwRHgbL9LzqZmMvIAYceyspEiJ3i2AljSHsH0Zq8ArEHkgt3jxWOqajlXtCZIUnxZr6yG7cGQaDH9aRRhjP8grDwjj0NaqDc2wBKgvdxObJkdJw4B6hMTMKgsktLQOT5n4f5YKeU/s200/beatles6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215432616537504050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">If he had realised his gaffe I’m sure <a type="amzn">JFK</a> would have had “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrdKHeAel0" target="-blank"">A Hard Day’s Night</a>” the song that was released in the US on this day in 1964 by the Beatles. “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyhlP9yBAic" target="-blank"">Yeah! Yeah Yeah!</a>” too, just for Nomanda!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a type="amzn"><br /><br /><br /></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqScOS70GnRgCo_9Om7AtOKcI59lpcDs1jleRSyCgJ2a_0VHFoBMKLFPQAVsRuQMx-_HrgWciO_hDsUPPFfgyu2wb6vmIpFZLg4phUQ1w7WmHXECQAbdE-5OUD5yZu1du8mLy9c8CzKY/s1600-h/james+bond+for+your+eyes+only.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqScOS70GnRgCo_9Om7AtOKcI59lpcDs1jleRSyCgJ2a_0VHFoBMKLFPQAVsRuQMx-_HrgWciO_hDsUPPFfgyu2wb6vmIpFZLg4phUQ1w7WmHXECQAbdE-5OUD5yZu1du8mLy9c8CzKY/s200/james+bond+for+your+eyes+only.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215432791296060706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a type="amzn">Roger Moore</a>, playing in his 5th <a type="amzn">James Bond</a> role had his eyes wide open as “<span style="font-weight: bold;">For Your Eyes Only</span>” premiered in the US in this day in 1981. Hot Stuff!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1fiN4Oqyo2qevSi3W1Mea9rghwsOhhr60ZYpwudq9WEMGw8ZTQ0z3CzX9nPCsnqDi5X5FSXSI2wW4pxiUYFamkbyjyP_qOuKzWUQgASxpMqmdN58wVvX0hjkkkZqhKrMymkwWeJusIs/s1600-h/thermometer1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1fiN4Oqyo2qevSi3W1Mea9rghwsOhhr60ZYpwudq9WEMGw8ZTQ0z3CzX9nPCsnqDi5X5FSXSI2wW4pxiUYFamkbyjyP_qOuKzWUQgASxpMqmdN58wVvX0hjkkkZqhKrMymkwWeJusIs/s200/thermometer1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215432972158283970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It should come as no surprise that at this time of the year, at least in the northern hemisphere, the temperatures start to rise, if you’re lucky! However on this day in 1994 a few exceptional temperatures were recorded in the US; <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">40°C</span> at Denver, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">41.6°C</span> at Albuquerque, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">44.6</span> at El Paso, <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">50.2</span> at Laughlin and a staggering <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">52.2</span> in Death Valley, California. Time for a cool beer or two! Nomanda isn’t a follower of the <a type="amzn">global warming</a> arguments. The earth has always blown hot and cold but I have to say that it was a stinker on 26 06 1994!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpchzG8kJNREa-WU31EJfKxt-MWivnsGREgNRkgzv1HJfit-y7vxnGsXZAbg-exdR8YmV60F0vbnKaAuEVJTVBSJMqhaYHi2BRf9XrRGTr4_JxXFXVnA1vZqEZf9G4M_qicBiFmciW0o/s1600-h/messerschmitt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpchzG8kJNREa-WU31EJfKxt-MWivnsGREgNRkgzv1HJfit-y7vxnGsXZAbg-exdR8YmV60F0vbnKaAuEVJTVBSJMqhaYHi2BRf9XrRGTr4_JxXFXVnA1vZqEZf9G4M_qicBiFmciW0o/s200/messerschmitt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215433101877407490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sharing his birthday with Nomanda is the German aircraft designer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Willy </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Messerschmitt</a> (1898 – 1978). A staggering 35,000 of his model the BF 109 were produced making it the world’s most produced fighter plane ever. Political correctness restrains me from further comment!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlv_LgIfV0KiHN_NJ1aOI0TEoIEj9k7VoaYxixpzT866WB_yJrl9mF1caMuIPWoHaUqMI2NqEmUZE-1XC87NIwPiuSju8PYzsNcG_agfMIELrp0tWukuxyJVOQaslmST0cOu2N6siM9Y/s1600-h/georgie+fame.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZlv_LgIfV0KiHN_NJ1aOI0TEoIEj9k7VoaYxixpzT866WB_yJrl9mF1caMuIPWoHaUqMI2NqEmUZE-1XC87NIwPiuSju8PYzsNcG_agfMIELrp0tWukuxyJVOQaslmST0cOu2N6siM9Y/s200/georgie+fame.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215433234641453090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final celebrity sharing his birthday with Nomanda is <a type="amzn">Georgie Fame</a> (1943) and a listen to one of his best, the “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enBCvL1zl6s" target="-blank"">Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde</a>” would be rather nice! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-33301276823475805262009-06-25T08:41:00.000+02:002009-06-25T10:01:08.463+02:0025 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo-27VQCDzubRh7sJSduLBE4DDlNM25Z01hFk-783yH6u0xA1wdIinSk-Au_abqB8U7Rs36COtK7T2iyurnIKHfhgceiZYAE65q5q6FYj9Sboxkp6IcMDzIWruV0QwXAIGZXQvCQ0jCr6/s1600-h/pearls6.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo-27VQCDzubRh7sJSduLBE4DDlNM25Z01hFk-783yH6u0xA1wdIinSk-Au_abqB8U7Rs36COtK7T2iyurnIKHfhgceiZYAE65q5q6FYj9Sboxkp6IcMDzIWruV0QwXAIGZXQvCQ0jCr6/s200/pearls6.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350122002889410482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!<br /><br />Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1_8xD2Zrg5eyKgS16CpkQIVkUbTgyApfhmeeMmrAcOmDIxDRgoM4HS5d7nUF4fLvo8CGoKE3IJPHpmafcoAyXM5ztC620FfLkGisHGF5PC2V5YZdVzf6U0ySl85U1x48M47SSLeBm2d7/s1600-h/line+multi+flowerline.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1_8xD2Zrg5eyKgS16CpkQIVkUbTgyApfhmeeMmrAcOmDIxDRgoM4HS5d7nUF4fLvo8CGoKE3IJPHpmafcoAyXM5ztC620FfLkGisHGF5PC2V5YZdVzf6U0ySl85U1x48M47SSLeBm2d7/s200/line+multi+flowerline.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350122128832915602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQcH8S20F8WYgl5AoIAzpbqmZm9o2mA9ogPCvZnut7nW4a5Z8_NNhap2mC_E3dwEQ4ooLw_VyuSavYKuj5JEOBatwxnbfoZv0QAIi41w6-YeZqea6RlG-4ydl7nKfv63nP3QcGljSgEk/s1600-h/lightning.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQcH8S20F8WYgl5AoIAzpbqmZm9o2mA9ogPCvZnut7nW4a5Z8_NNhap2mC_E3dwEQ4ooLw_VyuSavYKuj5JEOBatwxnbfoZv0QAIi41w6-YeZqea6RlG-4ydl7nKfv63nP3QcGljSgEk/s200/lightning.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215329105013802802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The number 7 is considered by many to be a lucky number. Maybe it was indeed a lucky number for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roy C Sullivan</span> (1912 – 1983) who on this day in 1977 was struck by lightning for the seventh time! Amazingly he wasn’t struck out once in all seven events and lived to tell the tale. He was a park ranger at the <a type="amzn">Shenandoah National Park</a>, Virginia, and I guess was exposed to more electric storms than the average guy. In the end he got quite obsessed by his misfortunes and one story goes that he thought a cloud was following him and ran away from it. It was, and he was hit by lighting again! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtG20CCNmALYvllz1IhGuLMVjphDyfxKLKCVsY8IEoGGkTD9t4x1XKxX-xBbdsQUuLqgLe7itjVC9UA77zt_V7DlMVLN-8OPJYtPJ1L8ya3HSaifKXyyc0Rm9hg1ILSld2TeT689y6jU/s1600-h/martina+navratilova.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtG20CCNmALYvllz1IhGuLMVjphDyfxKLKCVsY8IEoGGkTD9t4x1XKxX-xBbdsQUuLqgLe7itjVC9UA77zt_V7DlMVLN-8OPJYtPJ1L8ya3HSaifKXyyc0Rm9hg1ILSld2TeT689y6jU/s200/martina+navratilova.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215329284905983666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Moving like lightning around the courts of Wimbledon, on this day in 1991<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Martina Navratilova</a> was on her way to wining her record 100th singles match at the home of lawn tennis. One of the best tennis players of all time she has won 18 Grand Slam Singles titles, 31 Grand Slam Doubles titles and 10 Grand Slam Mixed Doubles titles. Great player and a great lady.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YV-bEKObpI_5r4ZFHtwB8Gxsow6lqdXFrOjof4ygOQRkg01JJIW0FebwfdUN2BavPjtMUY1Nffr_wYuQB7bd3SD7oF1-q9Qpf0NLcin8ZvZ05Ni11Emzyc5ZFfa0nRnNdqyVEojk_IE/s1600-h/gay+games1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YV-bEKObpI_5r4ZFHtwB8Gxsow6lqdXFrOjof4ygOQRkg01JJIW0FebwfdUN2BavPjtMUY1Nffr_wYuQB7bd3SD7oF1-q9Qpf0NLcin8ZvZ05Ni11Emzyc5ZFfa0nRnNdqyVEojk_IE/s200/gay+games1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215329520775774882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Other great sporting athletes were counting up their medal tally on this day in 1991 at the closing of the <a type="amzn">Gay Games</a> in New York. Leading the medal winners was the talented male athlete Ben Dover who picked up the most medals as well of a couple of other things that will be confirmed when the lab sends back the results! Traditionally the last event was the men’s’ 100 metres relay where, unlike the non gay games where the runners hand over the baton, in the Gay Games they hold hands with the next runner and run around together until all four are runners are linked together! It really is a spectacle to behold! There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when the Lesbos Team minced over the line! Well done Girls and Boys! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oWiy0GnqT7W7L1UOfOJEj6nc3Ummlt-7NpFWdgADRRX0TqsrhjAmL7ijOkDtwNNXXChTbFTEtfGpQ5Q4Ps-pLQ7Bx0gEABb6Lb-fCXVbd1rGwnxZfhb4hXpXrn4SiIsaJ1T2beq6cdg/s1600-h/warren+buffett.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oWiy0GnqT7W7L1UOfOJEj6nc3Ummlt-7NpFWdgADRRX0TqsrhjAmL7ijOkDtwNNXXChTbFTEtfGpQ5Q4Ps-pLQ7Bx0gEABb6Lb-fCXVbd1rGwnxZfhb4hXpXrn4SiIsaJ1T2beq6cdg/s200/warren+buffett.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215329714617692130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you’ve got pots of money then it’s nice to give some of it away to a worthy cause. It was on this day in 2006 that multi billionaire <span style="font-weight: bold;">Warren Buffett</span> donated $30 billion to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</span>. The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the United States, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. A very worthwhile cause and very generous gesture, Warren.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIri1Q-QMTqyHLBkdtHKQN1Sr4g-UtPohzNL91iYnYyzCvSvq1cH8anRgcw3KTgE1C3zbrNrKwpTn2abFXq5SKmb7CddVCBxLg9emvIPPoaHxZwmts_ywsfPoOC5QvbRAyGM3A4_6-6V0/s1600-h/george+orwell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIri1Q-QMTqyHLBkdtHKQN1Sr4g-UtPohzNL91iYnYyzCvSvq1cH8anRgcw3KTgE1C3zbrNrKwpTn2abFXq5SKmb7CddVCBxLg9emvIPPoaHxZwmts_ywsfPoOC5QvbRAyGM3A4_6-6V0/s200/george+orwell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215329864745261266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eric Arthur Blair</span>, better known by his pseudonym, <a type="amzn">George Orwell</a> (1903 – 1950). Nomanda read all of his books as a student and loved them! His most renowned works are Animal Farm and 1984. Well worth a read if you haven’t already!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrU-h0z1Y8Pi6bdjH9GuUHGjdrAzxjdsAEK9ZUXzXhreKeChUDbgkYgecKhnS78sRjRFVPQOsS45oxDwY4chZeLwiq7TWIfjpFUzYK2q2_IJ6EW3IaE2x0oWbqhqQphUTwnarWjinxMs/s1600-h/smurf1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 76px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrU-h0z1Y8Pi6bdjH9GuUHGjdrAzxjdsAEK9ZUXzXhreKeChUDbgkYgecKhnS78sRjRFVPQOsS45oxDwY4chZeLwiq7TWIfjpFUzYK2q2_IJ6EW3IaE2x0oWbqhqQphUTwnarWjinxMs/s200/smurf1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215330001281762882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Our next celebrity is the Belgian cartoonist and creator of the “<a type="amzn">Smurfs</a>”, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pierre “Peyo” Culliford</span> (1926 – 1992). Everyone loves the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APTBYQWsnrA&feature=related" target="-blank"">little blue men</a> who are masters of getting into and out of sticky situations and saving the world!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZcp7I0DPmqPOujMX_FVqAXxxcqBLMpFGBBau9-fMdrRMCas8bWAltfm4-o-xJcjIN12YjWZXVvNpJaBoIi6ZRFLHLuGan9XM6XJrFvQYMUNKX-DacyJqJnf8mv_JlZ5paMYg_gKF_io/s1600-h/moody+blues1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZcp7I0DPmqPOujMX_FVqAXxxcqBLMpFGBBau9-fMdrRMCas8bWAltfm4-o-xJcjIN12YjWZXVvNpJaBoIi6ZRFLHLuGan9XM6XJrFvQYMUNKX-DacyJqJnf8mv_JlZ5paMYg_gKF_io/s200/moody+blues1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215330170498385426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clint Warwick</span> (1940 – 2004) the original bassist for the <a type="amzn">Moody Blues</a> is our next celebrity. Have a look and listen to “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLgdcGEqgcw" target="-blank"">Go Now</a>” and see if you recognise another later group!</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8_gcjOIzl9vI8mPhmgxcqbM8c9SLLgMMhlgUAraFmPV3bS5rniqUcYWSu5zcjhZAh053DXdfawxZqQ41BXTr7tsVystVZd1_Er_GyH7nonZ0Ox5VcspYT6JhWkkj4627FgdCN2VqPdU/s1600-h/george+michael.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8_gcjOIzl9vI8mPhmgxcqbM8c9SLLgMMhlgUAraFmPV3bS5rniqUcYWSu5zcjhZAh053DXdfawxZqQ41BXTr7tsVystVZd1_Er_GyH7nonZ0Ox5VcspYT6JhWkkj4627FgdCN2VqPdU/s200/george+michael.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215330333125452594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our next birthday boy is <a type="amzn">George Michael</a> (1963). He is the most played artist on British radio and we wouldn’t mind a listen to both a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hksil-KkebQ">Wham</a> song and one of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viPWb3ieH6o" target="-"blank"">his singles</a>! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2fO2VJsaGtJb67i-2xU80oEvDt4nUnod7bWawR3hhyWV6zz6Y8aNp0Ns6DawlgwtAGVfKDRhWd-BNdXcsGbw_ucJVkbOMJqoFiKwpakOOOblfgiwfraCb2VZZkLUIUa-mvz3Ln7jJuQ/s1600-h/matt+leblanc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2fO2VJsaGtJb67i-2xU80oEvDt4nUnod7bWawR3hhyWV6zz6Y8aNp0Ns6DawlgwtAGVfKDRhWd-BNdXcsGbw_ucJVkbOMJqoFiKwpakOOOblfgiwfraCb2VZZkLUIUa-mvz3Ln7jJuQ/s200/matt+leblanc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215330576528664194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of our favourite TV series is “<a type="amzn">Friends</a>” (OK I know it’s sad!) and so we are very pleased to celebrate the Birthday today in 1967 of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt LeBlanc</span>, better known to his friends as “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Joey</span>”. He got the part of “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Joey Tribbiani</span>” in 1994 and went on to play him for the next 12 years, 10 in “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Friends</span>” and 2 in “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Joey</span>”. Sadly he was lost without his friends and has since changed his career from acting to producing made for TV movies.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEsCYdtPMK1YvFrDwK0x8Q9tJ8KHgL1C1o2FlMYiOQBL6y0ZdSQvYGtIscX0FdaqmGdRYfe08jy5XfVmlWfDeL5gXUjqeDgR2wgY-iRhgM_9ps8Sc4p7RjeZQAU5FkZMKe52NblQnQH8/s1600-h/lauren+bush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEsCYdtPMK1YvFrDwK0x8Q9tJ8KHgL1C1o2FlMYiOQBL6y0ZdSQvYGtIscX0FdaqmGdRYfe08jy5XfVmlWfDeL5gXUjqeDgR2wgY-iRhgM_9ps8Sc4p7RjeZQAU5FkZMKe52NblQnQH8/s200/lauren+bush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215330720457306354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday wishes go to the model with the influential family, Lauren Bush (1984). With her looks and connections, yes it is the same lot, she should do well!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><br />Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-14045566111376805142009-06-24T08:40:00.000+02:002009-06-24T09:22:51.870+02:0024 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JdIlC0aiY810-hstTcJZMxEN6d85Rc2yrYsUgkan7JCfpDh1RdagJ_Xw1iwtSzGhupGHoX6yc_4iqUvoYPkzHLbgmmRRwFMlYCLIsGaqHgq1Rw89y3z27HpJBWjMYaPF4LXYcxJfJVU6/s1600-h/rose5.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2JdIlC0aiY810-hstTcJZMxEN6d85Rc2yrYsUgkan7JCfpDh1RdagJ_Xw1iwtSzGhupGHoX6yc_4iqUvoYPkzHLbgmmRRwFMlYCLIsGaqHgq1Rw89y3z27HpJBWjMYaPF4LXYcxJfJVU6/s200/rose5.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350119308176046242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWK5pi-DBbr7XEMAu187r2p9jixkuSAcvtuCwguA6dEK8cjTR0mDoTz7CzXCz-C0McdTpH-FuLlWZu-aFQpUTwHYpA35UCTyhRPjOFPt0WBzpcoNGJjhnl-B-sfCYN1AHafR9TVX7ecP0/s1600-h/pearls5.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rose<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh283ppgJJEnwew2Jye7kIt2gSO-MQ9nGGnhxyUHOxBSSmIT1fXypeWLca3eOXuTqUWum16UUJm1UV_fukOiLJhbDxprLaIJtiJEUqJviJORrGcMuY8W6gJlbjcSMaWDhFitj1TwivXsao/s1600-h/happy+birthday2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh283ppgJJEnwew2Jye7kIt2gSO-MQ9nGGnhxyUHOxBSSmIT1fXypeWLca3eOXuTqUWum16UUJm1UV_fukOiLJhbDxprLaIJtiJEUqJviJORrGcMuY8W6gJlbjcSMaWDhFitj1TwivXsao/s200/happy+birthday2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214684348351842242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugS3XqF8JcAOqjELc7ZjJF4D3WwdvL3l3gHJ_BUxinsMs6jekvu0ZXcXzE8fsQZfc99U9uc6_LgUqoDynsvYPU-yOf5gov9hrjyMjIMQJSCAKsxF2MpOjr_-xq1_W8gKyLHGHcOiizqQ/s1600-h/wembley+stadium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugS3XqF8JcAOqjELc7ZjJF4D3WwdvL3l3gHJ_BUxinsMs6jekvu0ZXcXzE8fsQZfc99U9uc6_LgUqoDynsvYPU-yOf5gov9hrjyMjIMQJSCAKsxF2MpOjr_-xq1_W8gKyLHGHcOiizqQ/s200/wembley+stadium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214687707510284610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today is a very special day for Nomanda as it is the birthday of our best and oldest friend, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter</span>. We have known each other since the early ‘70’s when we worked together in <a type="amzn">Wembley</a>. Sadly it was not in the Stadium, but in an office near by. You could however just about see the famous towers from the office window! Those were the days of large Italian lunches and visits to the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Greene Man</span>” after work, having a couple of pints to avoid the traffic jams on the way home! Peter, our very best wishes to you on this special day and your card is in the post complete with fire extinguisher!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh283ppgJJEnwew2Jye7kIt2gSO-MQ9nGGnhxyUHOxBSSmIT1fXypeWLca3eOXuTqUWum16UUJm1UV_fukOiLJhbDxprLaIJtiJEUqJviJORrGcMuY8W6gJlbjcSMaWDhFitj1TwivXsao/s1600-h/happy+birthday2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh283ppgJJEnwew2Jye7kIt2gSO-MQ9nGGnhxyUHOxBSSmIT1fXypeWLca3eOXuTqUWum16UUJm1UV_fukOiLJhbDxprLaIJtiJEUqJviJORrGcMuY8W6gJlbjcSMaWDhFitj1TwivXsao/s200/happy+birthday2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214684348351842242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hSnOlqgtFVU30CiYGWEE23qgMLtVhkluBVzhp-BSKciQ_jc7nlIG_etTgGzHIy9snw4y6tKXGHG7jzjEHcMxGDgia6mz3NdERoEugSfO24WD4hicrmUbLxiXCRaWdn54iupZJwpI3-U/s1600-h/Henry+VIII2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hSnOlqgtFVU30CiYGWEE23qgMLtVhkluBVzhp-BSKciQ_jc7nlIG_etTgGzHIy9snw4y6tKXGHG7jzjEHcMxGDgia6mz3NdERoEugSfO24WD4hicrmUbLxiXCRaWdn54iupZJwpI3-U/s200/Henry+VIII2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214685314884859538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It’s difficult to keep <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Henry VIII</a> out of the limelight for long, after all he did so much, and it was on this day in 1509 that he was crowned King of England having married his brother’s widow, Catherine, just a couple of weeks earlier. The marriage like many others would not last, and on the same day a few years later in 1540 Henry divorced his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. More to follow!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwBYiG2Wl39lHOrQwE66cYMPY1bezVOAtfJmsbFMgnDo86_vQEYyqfq4wbOtMO-z0g1treDnvunLFSsdkvNxDa4eAgDG1Rau0E2trTg_vT7S8dOQlVQoKDLoQeGQqTwkdyLKJdBY_45E/s1600-h/picasso+autoportrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwBYiG2Wl39lHOrQwE66cYMPY1bezVOAtfJmsbFMgnDo86_vQEYyqfq4wbOtMO-z0g1treDnvunLFSsdkvNxDa4eAgDG1Rau0E2trTg_vT7S8dOQlVQoKDLoQeGQqTwkdyLKJdBY_45E/s200/picasso+autoportrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214685455284094418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The young painter, <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Pablo Picasso</a>, was to show the first exhibition of his work on this day in 1901 at a prestigious gallery in Paris. He never looked back and despite his socialist and political persuasions lived a very long, indulgent and comfortable life.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAk8BcGdt-l1_VjkkrmjCAvZEwfPd5aLDCMItN9o7kv7SSCh30gW_qXPS5-U_qARP8AqCN0H9AXELyN2NEjQQlRU1pdI-XQszrZR4RV5tzHXU8G8xNHLOje91sPOptzERUI_NQf-eYnQ/s1600-h/cricket+england+team.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 86px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAk8BcGdt-l1_VjkkrmjCAvZEwfPd5aLDCMItN9o7kv7SSCh30gW_qXPS5-U_qARP8AqCN0H9AXELyN2NEjQQlRU1pdI-XQszrZR4RV5tzHXU8G8xNHLOje91sPOptzERUI_NQf-eYnQ/s200/cricket+england+team.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214685667972176674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This day seems to have been a good day for the English Cricket Team at Lord’s as in 1968 they managed to get the Australians all out for just 78 runs, and in 1974 did the same thing with the Indian team for just 42 runs. Those were the days!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHBAwOYWDROHBQhEIdDRmqfY6LOnrA6b_Fbs4N1HYAhtU116OK97GiF7xwNW4x-l5m0Ywes_djko0VCSSkLqQeW-BIvdmJ2856t1S2WS0IR0Wa8yhxUfaJYfDZz5ooBrrwEjp1OFWffs/s1600-h/jack+dempsey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHBAwOYWDROHBQhEIdDRmqfY6LOnrA6b_Fbs4N1HYAhtU116OK97GiF7xwNW4x-l5m0Ywes_djko0VCSSkLqQeW-BIvdmJ2856t1S2WS0IR0Wa8yhxUfaJYfDZz5ooBrrwEjp1OFWffs/s200/jack+dempsey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214685998196793538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">My friend Peter will be pleased to know that sharing his birthday with him is one of the heavyweight boxing champions of all time, <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Jack Dempsey</a> (1895 – 1983). He held the World Heavyweight Title from 1919 – 1926 and I’m sure <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmaPxa-eZss&feature=related" target="-blank"">this clip</a> will bring a smile to Peter’s face!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDdBcKfeeJLAQUZfTypA0YvjTfoJumTEhAX973542N6sviJTIvwzzudPe35uiQzmyv-Dq_xeVEZ1-BWX48dunurUsswvtxd-ooqHcd2V5E2sN_iUHc0C8k5_xK6CDg4IuwXFROYj892M/s1600-h/boris+lagutin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 72px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDdBcKfeeJLAQUZfTypA0YvjTfoJumTEhAX973542N6sviJTIvwzzudPe35uiQzmyv-Dq_xeVEZ1-BWX48dunurUsswvtxd-ooqHcd2V5E2sN_iUHc0C8k5_xK6CDg4IuwXFROYj892M/s200/boris+lagutin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214686147176002610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another boxer, this time at performing at light middle heavyweight, Boris Lagutin, one of the USSR’s most celebrated boxers was born on this day in 1938. His record is 241 wins and just 11 losses throughout his career. He also has a couple of Olympic Gold medals to his name and fame!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3fMirLPAwsDKp0K-vFyl9upgqh_Jy2koxELijQ-qqGOQnpNEGln6t1XGl1L9MfRWk32s4WiWxXYhsXUr0NZRIFej-IQAx_aHXtairmTTtEMp6MnL2ANLOC5gcmdkLyhWjtb9B8yCgag/s1600-h/fleetwood+mac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3fMirLPAwsDKp0K-vFyl9upgqh_Jy2koxELijQ-qqGOQnpNEGln6t1XGl1L9MfRWk32s4WiWxXYhsXUr0NZRIFej-IQAx_aHXtairmTTtEMp6MnL2ANLOC5gcmdkLyhWjtb9B8yCgag/s200/fleetwood+mac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214686310314550130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rocking on the stage as opposed to his heels born on this day in 1947 was the inspirational leader of the group that carries part of his name, Mick <a type="amzn">Fleetwood</a>. The group have been around for ever and are still performing. Let’s have <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSZHT2XvoLM" target="-blank"">one of their best</a>! </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7jkFwW3hyphenhyphenz9keGDAz9WYZVopyi8iQrNPIMQNZM6jN876n1W6n0gITN0jxx_uz_4l0UTaqsZhCMZB9yR6Sk4Oejcz8NlNyHzYmqyJLBTbm3G8dI0bKLCoaRC7d_5U38D1f9D9OARgsJ4/s1600-h/ub40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7jkFwW3hyphenhyphenz9keGDAz9WYZVopyi8iQrNPIMQNZM6jN876n1W6n0gITN0jxx_uz_4l0UTaqsZhCMZB9yR6Sk4Oejcz8NlNyHzYmqyJLBTbm3G8dI0bKLCoaRC7d_5U38D1f9D9OARgsJ4/s200/ub40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214686731364855522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday tribute goes to Terrance Wilson (1957), the vocalist of <a type="amzn">UB40</a>. I’m sure they will join Peter in a glass of “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1iEBWxVeQ" target="-blank"">Red Red Wine</a>” to celebrate their special day!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-7161615358344847232009-06-23T08:43:00.000+02:002009-06-24T09:22:31.703+02:0023 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnvLVnJlRQWexpADVMv3SxGGSvs6VN2xZfL9-LD1C2ddrNxI9igAulBNP7UJ0yn_8G1UZkWoviDTR_3_QMBjHg-Y9nYqbnBNAnIXom2SHHSLeV49UaHMskuL14d6bSORE9Xe5efouIz9C/s1600-h/pearls5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnvLVnJlRQWexpADVMv3SxGGSvs6VN2xZfL9-LD1C2ddrNxI9igAulBNP7UJ0yn_8G1UZkWoviDTR_3_QMBjHg-Y9nYqbnBNAnIXom2SHHSLeV49UaHMskuL14d6bSORE9Xe5efouIz9C/s200/pearls5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350117572020654562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWXTedCk6rnveMACTGOAW1SoEZoT-JUjni_iQ38VAmXBDp3d1qGSX_i0MHsOUo6pJPHxAIhMYxoaSKyz7VpV0li7UOIISTyStELXiGJg4MgoP3zZLRDSnCmKpWJGy6JfhiWmfxxs2Fo8v/s1600-h/line+balloonline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 20px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWXTedCk6rnveMACTGOAW1SoEZoT-JUjni_iQ38VAmXBDp3d1qGSX_i0MHsOUo6pJPHxAIhMYxoaSKyz7VpV0li7UOIISTyStELXiGJg4MgoP3zZLRDSnCmKpWJGy6JfhiWmfxxs2Fo8v/s200/line+balloonline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350117783381096386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqonat78OuR_wrPg3ZhZXti_RDtQGD0Vjunf-bk0jmSXiFAlnDciKnBBVFdS4pyxYiXUvE7wPrTSvBbt5QQ692HfYlQveFcbnT38CZasbNTLqzkcXH2mKIUZRPuzHDe9iB4kqdBQqLhhw/s1600-h/typewriter+keys1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqonat78OuR_wrPg3ZhZXti_RDtQGD0Vjunf-bk0jmSXiFAlnDciKnBBVFdS4pyxYiXUvE7wPrTSvBbt5QQ692HfYlQveFcbnT38CZasbNTLqzkcXH2mKIUZRPuzHDe9iB4kqdBQqLhhw/s200/typewriter+keys1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214667219612232738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Spare a thought today for the man who made all blogging, emails and the simple typed letter possible, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christopher Latham Sholes</span>, the guy who invented the <a type="amzn">typewriter</a> and who patented his invention on this day in 1868. The “<span style="font-weight: bold;">QUERTY</span>” layout of the letters on the keyboard was designed to avoid the jamming of the keys on frequently used letters. Well, it obviously worked and is still the standard layout on computer <a type="amzn">keyboards</a> throughout the English speaking world. The continental keyboard uses an “<span style="font-weight: bold;">AZERTY</span>” layout for anybody who may be interested!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAtSmkf_geEZhThwGBEad3L6U7t5Sc8MXfvEkZiaAhRln-qltqpRITXN-hGgn6qJdjF87eEg5uyTaTZimRKLbP9y-KwEZtXlQFymGRCpLiCabD69yKPWF3H5z6o0VyeB_4xDPngCHhaI/s1600-h/lady+and+the+tramp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAtSmkf_geEZhThwGBEad3L6U7t5Sc8MXfvEkZiaAhRln-qltqpRITXN-hGgn6qJdjF87eEg5uyTaTZimRKLbP9y-KwEZtXlQFymGRCpLiCabD69yKPWF3H5z6o0VyeB_4xDPngCHhaI/s200/lady+and+the+tramp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214667369656591538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One little chap who used his natural charm rather than sending love letters was the mongrel “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tramp</span>”! The <a type="amzn">Disney</a> animated cartoon “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady and the Tramp</span>” was released on this day in 1955. To the shock of her more sophisticated thoroughbred doggie friends the cocker spaniel “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady</span>” fell head over heels with the cute mongrel. It’s a story to bring tears to the eyes of the strongest man! I love the bit where they share a bowl of spaghetti together and end up in a tomato sauce kiss. Let’s have it!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIP9FEHgW5RHlioG7qN-StL5xdUo1xWD_7RiN2fo34uFYJj2agGh0nFoWHagk6rlbXDp67q92d246zo9OyZORe3KckXqIMISXJzeSyVOg3XDA9dZuy-s7z3aswWEcBMbEzUseuc0or5M/s1600-h/extraterrestrial1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIP9FEHgW5RHlioG7qN-StL5xdUo1xWD_7RiN2fo34uFYJj2agGh0nFoWHagk6rlbXDp67q92d246zo9OyZORe3KckXqIMISXJzeSyVOg3XDA9dZuy-s7z3aswWEcBMbEzUseuc0or5M/s200/extraterrestrial1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214667503910502786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sending out a message without tomato sauce on this day in 1974 the first <a type="amzn">extraterrestrial</a> message was sent from earth into outer space. Nomanda doesn’t know what was on the messages but later such attempts included “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hello</span>” in 55 different languages and a wide selection of music ranging from pop to classic with a bit of everything else in between! If anyone ever does pick up these messages they must think we’re all nuts down here and will delete earth from their dialling code! We are still awaiting a reply from the first one!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw-f17e2vpQbMNF95g5W44Zs4u01rO1iyyEq2xKPsijlmyoDVWm4GnlRYI-UuPiaUBoTo1IOnm78vqqvYRstT5BXP7mJOkqPSxqJTgmyVaZxQTFddBbt0YQl27LvR2RSigD7qLGGxeHU/s1600-h/fat+cat3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicw-f17e2vpQbMNF95g5W44Zs4u01rO1iyyEq2xKPsijlmyoDVWm4GnlRYI-UuPiaUBoTo1IOnm78vqqvYRstT5BXP7mJOkqPSxqJTgmyVaZxQTFddBbt0YQl27LvR2RSigD7qLGGxeHU/s200/fat+cat3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214667644948997410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Less interested in extraterrestrials than his food bowl “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Himmy</span>” the worlds heaviest <a type="amzn">cat</a> weighed in at a staggering 20.7 kilos on this day in 1982. He was born and fed in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Nomanda has a lovely cat who like “Garfield” isn’t too keen on dieting, but I promise I’ll never call him fat cat again!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9DMd3Tad7qiMeymjwSXeswVQnpbCKbQ6zM_AZQazDOQ1axoSnbu6saaGNgH-mC5sBVNRre4tEABpDzBlPfCIOqx3rVbfypsGIXkkhX9xaIlv3kpRtHD97MmNbMhXdCQt_Nqvv7mrJ6w/s1600-h/len+hutton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 71px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9DMd3Tad7qiMeymjwSXeswVQnpbCKbQ6zM_AZQazDOQ1axoSnbu6saaGNgH-mC5sBVNRre4tEABpDzBlPfCIOqx3rVbfypsGIXkkhX9xaIlv3kpRtHD97MmNbMhXdCQt_Nqvv7mrJ6w/s200/len+hutton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214667815851807090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is the cricketing hero of the post war years,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Len Hutton</a> (1916 – 1990). In just his second year of playing for his country he scored 364 against Australia at the Oval in 1938, a record test match score that still stands to this day.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOruymNZ38AINpuZwYYAMAcI_YZUzpQwtTzGGNvGDNZv9M3jO0U7ec_By1FIgSG-0QxT9Zp5Jl7QuyfYAq-JgwLRvwiM5WAmYRwAFCMqAQ37693G8HpZUt3NdVicl4m2YWThbRqSIvh9c/s1600-h/adam+faith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOruymNZ38AINpuZwYYAMAcI_YZUzpQwtTzGGNvGDNZv9M3jO0U7ec_By1FIgSG-0QxT9Zp5Jl7QuyfYAq-JgwLRvwiM5WAmYRwAFCMqAQ37693G8HpZUt3NdVicl4m2YWThbRqSIvh9c/s200/adam+faith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214668234103694322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our next celebrity for birthday honours is one of the most significant British pop stars of the ‘60’s, <a type="amzn">Adam Faith</a> (1940 – 2001). In the late ‘60’s he changed his career and became a very respectable actor in popular TV series. “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Budgie</span>” and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Love Hurts</span>” are perhaps his best known. Nomanda still enjoys his songs and “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1z6SXzZweY" target="-blank"">What Do You Want</a>” must be one of his best!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLFkgmGalIWvw7zd4qR5sSnELIDLxcNqt3DDOxsvbQ_zIo0BQFkILoTXglpxpBTfaVNEjDam0LD8PJtVLqBo_g4suDkM12_HpEsqYfs-7zpm0Vb24HgmM_IJjFns9aHljrL-Eocan20s/s1600-h/zinedine+zidane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLFkgmGalIWvw7zd4qR5sSnELIDLxcNqt3DDOxsvbQ_zIo0BQFkILoTXglpxpBTfaVNEjDam0LD8PJtVLqBo_g4suDkM12_HpEsqYfs-7zpm0Vb24HgmM_IJjFns9aHljrL-Eocan20s/s200/zinedine+zidane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214668393345412242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday greetings go to the French football star <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Zinedine Zidane</a> (1972). He has been voted FIFA Footballer of the year twice and has helped his country to both World Cup and European honours. At the end of his career he ended up head butting an opponent and left the international scene in some ignominy. Pity really! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-8886654990204499142009-06-22T08:46:00.000+02:002009-06-22T13:42:23.544+02:0022 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnluFAQLe4BRxJ8bP5y-zOJW4h1k8QgoAFTY6uvv4Ym29yQJcuPuGNpb9S6YN9tCQ5PGbI3POoyShKP71ncY025k6wGdHu-ZddBzSaGVDR19Ik9R-zd3LoR13ASTExri_pJtb-xMbkBSq/s1600-h/rose2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnluFAQLe4BRxJ8bP5y-zOJW4h1k8QgoAFTY6uvv4Ym29yQJcuPuGNpb9S6YN9tCQ5PGbI3POoyShKP71ncY025k6wGdHu-ZddBzSaGVDR19Ik9R-zd3LoR13ASTExri_pJtb-xMbkBSq/s200/rose2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349698323027682322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ80g0rUmHy-AewphjofcVuJPQzF0uqmfu7-GGL54infISAVhHnewRtf3y-BOs4SRMldiLhJ6Orrek7AVx9OMjzCGnD9R9yRFAn-dW8ao_aGcq5u4nvwztcSd0JoYi5YnoNVIDi4zl7DZ4/s1600-h/line+sunline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 21px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ80g0rUmHy-AewphjofcVuJPQzF0uqmfu7-GGL54infISAVhHnewRtf3y-BOs4SRMldiLhJ6Orrek7AVx9OMjzCGnD9R9yRFAn-dW8ao_aGcq5u4nvwztcSd0JoYi5YnoNVIDi4zl7DZ4/s200/line+sunline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349698452562277922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n8ksMgdt8cVlkqqwB8uOtHdvfxtBAFqbWKwIhUMA-U-58Z_tDTT8w8rk5639uawW1dKDeWWadpSx-5fDxxLt-Es52FhqCsahxKIVeWgj4EQAp2KiNLbPQTqqTP3biXtCEKJC5BACndU/s1600-h/galileo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n8ksMgdt8cVlkqqwB8uOtHdvfxtBAFqbWKwIhUMA-U-58Z_tDTT8w8rk5639uawW1dKDeWWadpSx-5fDxxLt-Es52FhqCsahxKIVeWgj4EQAp2KiNLbPQTqqTP3biXtCEKJC5BACndU/s200/galileo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214244991054747458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vatican</span> was at it again on this day in 1663 when they forced <a type="amzn">Galileo</a> to recant his theory that the earth revolves around the sun. His theory was considered “<span style="font-style: italic;">heretical</span>”, i.e. contrary to the church’s teaching, and the great man just escaped with his life. He was however placed under house arrest by the <a type="amzn">Inquisition</a> and spent the rest of his days in confinement. Had the great man lived another 329 years he would have had the satisfaction of hearing the Vatican admitting it was wrong in 1992! Thanks, guys!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv7iisShqFxT9vqnchkoIrjGYhJG4ck1Jto1IZL-hBSg2d6A0ojeoIi3p_rkm7iDqZkrYg2cMDr-urzXUdMegeKJaYWCtLH-0mdyoeMLiH9HHg8YO2YEC03Tokwa6kRjSQHnMW7wCHxI/s1600-h/houdini+and+wife.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv7iisShqFxT9vqnchkoIrjGYhJG4ck1Jto1IZL-hBSg2d6A0ojeoIi3p_rkm7iDqZkrYg2cMDr-urzXUdMegeKJaYWCtLH-0mdyoeMLiH9HHg8YO2YEC03Tokwa6kRjSQHnMW7wCHxI/s200/houdini+and+wife.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214245151812322866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The world’s greatest escape artist, <a type="amzn">Harry Houdini</a>, married his wife, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bessie Rahner</span>, on this day in 1894. Bess was to be his stage assistant for the rest of his career. They were a devoted couple and those people who say that his marriage was the only thing that he couldn’t get out of are just being mean!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd9SUdZU1l7dGDvEkIm1RUubcrb7qOV2pTU-rHgzG3kTVdptC9fIFwN10HMOd1W8Ez3EB-iua3Wfq0gtaOY_aMo_CJooueKUKqMOb1WlZtptu5Ni6k1mygxIw579GcCtGSTEzoLnEuK4/s1600-h/little+richard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd9SUdZU1l7dGDvEkIm1RUubcrb7qOV2pTU-rHgzG3kTVdptC9fIFwN10HMOd1W8Ez3EB-iua3Wfq0gtaOY_aMo_CJooueKUKqMOb1WlZtptu5Ni6k1mygxIw579GcCtGSTEzoLnEuK4/s200/little+richard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214245294976919154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was in this day in 1979 that the guy considered by many to be the father of Rock and Roll, <a type="amzn">Little Richard</a>, decided to abandon his amazing music career and to take up the faith as a born again Christian. Happily for his fans he has been in and out of the bible punching and rock and roll careers ever since. He still performs some of his great old stuff mixed in with a few evangelical renditions. Well if we can’t have it all we’d rather have a bit of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcxej1zJKTo" target="-blank"">you rocking</a> than none at all! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqbDbAxHwuGIFD76W5bxzNXik52gwV-chC0SFA6XLyA9rJfEVX_PuBwNTxQfDMaVO5tYQcDjTrAVix9EBYtNCdRRI0rfJJE1CH9tQ8VLOrAvttFDnNFQIsVJgluuPCdLgh-Cr98OtQIc/s1600-h/peter+and+gordon1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqbDbAxHwuGIFD76W5bxzNXik52gwV-chC0SFA6XLyA9rJfEVX_PuBwNTxQfDMaVO5tYQcDjTrAVix9EBYtNCdRRI0rfJJE1CH9tQ8VLOrAvttFDnNFQIsVJgluuPCdLgh-Cr98OtQIc/s200/peter+and+gordon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214245470411484418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Asher</span> (1944) whose success with his group <a type="amzn">Peter and Gordon</a> may have had as much to do with his sister’s boyfriend, Paul McCartney, than their own natural musical talent! Their best known record “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwE1_me5Qzg" target="-blank"">World Without Love</a>” was a pressie to them from the Beatles!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXnW-dp4Hr1LFNnv5BkXhh6KEGVTbTHpVZN6upeePeSuJmJsH2k5Glt4L8mR3CB47zUGpcmdVTqVyU-OlcuQUYyVoTBst_2wPz8cSFAc1ii8UNPM024mLtNCcxJ4XGL9FklV5kfZii4w/s1600-h/meryl+streep1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXnW-dp4Hr1LFNnv5BkXhh6KEGVTbTHpVZN6upeePeSuJmJsH2k5Glt4L8mR3CB47zUGpcmdVTqVyU-OlcuQUYyVoTBst_2wPz8cSFAc1ii8UNPM024mLtNCcxJ4XGL9FklV5kfZii4w/s200/meryl+streep1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214245626112916562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The multi award winning actress, <a type="amzn">Meryl Streep</a> (1949) is our next birthday celebrity. A great actress with a list of films and starring roles that reads like the best films ever! “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Kramer versus Kramer</span>”, “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Out of Africa</span>” and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Manchurian Candidate</span>” are just some of Nomanda’s favourites!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrI1XG30Hz4Mxy0f8JyWkmf10ajzoKJ68NSV9QFnwR754ad2qD24dhoQsJq6zCEdyHUredGLLalkH-1Gles6x1PjdqAkM3hn9cnwdbPxm9ESvCK2EaUExkExOekli4WcS_f9ym9Jqqm8L/s1600-h/jesus+jones.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrI1XG30Hz4Mxy0f8JyWkmf10ajzoKJ68NSV9QFnwR754ad2qD24dhoQsJq6zCEdyHUredGLLalkH-1Gles6x1PjdqAkM3hn9cnwdbPxm9ESvCK2EaUExkExOekli4WcS_f9ym9Jqqm8L/s200/jesus+jones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349697474822347490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Edwards</span> (1964) the vocalist from the group <a type="amzn">Jesus Jones</a> will be having a birthday bash with a few friends today. Careful who you invite, Mike, better “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wewIoLusKP8" target="-blank"">the Devil you Know</a>” than a load of gatecrashers! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbY-1RAwnP_gufY4mxLWW2UMByjl6-ATK9HLqfMNVFlN0HYqQo7T-V6bj_i8MgTV0MwoJZ9yIRC8fNGcp4127EfgncRdSl0Q0jJVa1ErnXf5n1Gf_JkrDa8mbixi2wUZShywPJedlJwghv/s1600-h/tommy+cunningham.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbY-1RAwnP_gufY4mxLWW2UMByjl6-ATK9HLqfMNVFlN0HYqQo7T-V6bj_i8MgTV0MwoJZ9yIRC8fNGcp4127EfgncRdSl0Q0jJVa1ErnXf5n1Gf_JkrDa8mbixi2wUZShywPJedlJwghv/s200/tommy+cunningham.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349697867635619922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday tribute goes to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tommy Cunningham</span> from the group <a type="amzn">Wet Wet Wet</a>, and Nomanda is “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U28qdnx3fiY">Wishing I Was</a>” invited to the bash!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-16215818785307826692009-06-21T08:39:00.000+02:002009-06-21T10:31:39.662+02:0021 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-nHSIT1wPYizw-TSB4eQfI22mNs94tJXrCpUtVR-AXiLz4qlrpyBG6fq4d9v-U2FqyXI23JKKceGilkXqeHNzHWrMGQhZxK6yZjYqidQyiWixnfPT7YPLICVzAbBjqVqXbE-3w2NXe0/s1600-h/pearls3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-nHSIT1wPYizw-TSB4eQfI22mNs94tJXrCpUtVR-AXiLz4qlrpyBG6fq4d9v-U2FqyXI23JKKceGilkXqeHNzHWrMGQhZxK6yZjYqidQyiWixnfPT7YPLICVzAbBjqVqXbE-3w2NXe0/s200/pearls3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348224731491559522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >21st June, longest day and shortest night, make the best of both!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUqkOmK2kZTKjDkptikkV8r8WE0ttzoV6sK5kud2UFSa1K9CJMysT7wegWKjqFkvvMhFuCVBUhmOkBgJh8aFPjH9fhkJ7dFWJJ3uvoDfoMOTWUDFVaKwlCowUI4GsDGZjeOfPeKqXVWY/s1600-h/flowerline1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUqkOmK2kZTKjDkptikkV8r8WE0ttzoV6sK5kud2UFSa1K9CJMysT7wegWKjqFkvvMhFuCVBUhmOkBgJh8aFPjH9fhkJ7dFWJJ3uvoDfoMOTWUDFVaKwlCowUI4GsDGZjeOfPeKqXVWY/s200/flowerline1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213584743046440994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s Happy Special Day blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMput_M6avNvC4QnA6yMiECZGH0geFpyrNQU-sdG6i_Fqnik9f78BO7y9OggtemNzlN27UfddfoCvQhXdedYKB5E1oub-3IJpKH4wt8mrpCtzdTI_x9ly0NdUuXf6sm3BRky2lhKFpGO-g/s1600-h/line+butterflybar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 28px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMput_M6avNvC4QnA6yMiECZGH0geFpyrNQU-sdG6i_Fqnik9f78BO7y9OggtemNzlN27UfddfoCvQhXdedYKB5E1oub-3IJpKH4wt8mrpCtzdTI_x9ly0NdUuXf6sm3BRky2lhKFpGO-g/s200/line+butterflybar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348226141901507426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It’s Fathers’ Day today so go out and get your old man something to let him know just how much you love and appreciate him!</span><br /></div><p face="verdana" style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p face="verdana" style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdURdDUtLEZTA9O7KIC0CKrMXbY9ybKol6OLJ6eM4ihOQV9dW7_iTMr349td-Q82LS9mf04r5NBeqF31xucPpo8hGCy54XGqSZEWRSQyKTc0YDBI0eys4iO7gHhN2EzoVJGOwWnzGMndqj/s1600-h/happy+fathers+day2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdURdDUtLEZTA9O7KIC0CKrMXbY9ybKol6OLJ6eM4ihOQV9dW7_iTMr349td-Q82LS9mf04r5NBeqF31xucPpo8hGCy54XGqSZEWRSQyKTc0YDBI0eys4iO7gHhN2EzoVJGOwWnzGMndqj/s200/happy+fathers+day2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348222841217988018" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghODcqqLKNkg7Wqf4J7s-xosi0H4iy6u4A9M7L-zApFkDEw_0plSIUlibdWnVHD3-NNHs3HAqI_NGfRGvwTgiqdupUR2bEob5FbBTYnnZL_vPz7Jzix5zis-BLRem3oqX9AKCfme446RM/s1600-h/woolworth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghODcqqLKNkg7Wqf4J7s-xosi0H4iy6u4A9M7L-zApFkDEw_0plSIUlibdWnVHD3-NNHs3HAqI_NGfRGvwTgiqdupUR2bEob5FbBTYnnZL_vPz7Jzix5zis-BLRem3oqX9AKCfme446RM/s200/woolworth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213584905303343490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Despite the failure of his first store within a year <span style="font-weight: bold;">F W Woolworth</span> had another go and opened his second store on this day in 1879 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and this one was a success! <a type="amzn">Woolworth</a>’s was the first store to put goods on open display so the customer could handle and buy items without the intervention of a shop assistant. Good idea that, I bet it catches on! Despite growing to be one of the largest retail stores in the world increased competition has forced the American stores into a sports goods speciality chain, now called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Footlocker Inc.</span> “<span style="font-style: italic;">Woolies</span>” customers across the pond still benefit from the stores’ traditional massive range of goods on sale.Sadly the UK chain of “<span style="font-style: italic;">Woolies</span>” became one of the first High Street names to go to the wall in the current recession! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B5gXc3VOgQLfjcysYqB7Yh3F5tJ4XtzOejHr_FxqzrCZFO8j2CBCA3MFgG7x1VraXHTWYTe0IFE1q40OcguSWvDgcg9Fe1MmtswfbAbT2CMGBUzpolBT6AoYutCv3bnu7cdal7vao3s/s1600-h/zager+and+evans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B5gXc3VOgQLfjcysYqB7Yh3F5tJ4XtzOejHr_FxqzrCZFO8j2CBCA3MFgG7x1VraXHTWYTe0IFE1q40OcguSWvDgcg9Fe1MmtswfbAbT2CMGBUzpolBT6AoYutCv3bnu7cdal7vao3s/s200/zager+and+evans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213585017735660082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Someone with a better idea of what the future holds, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zager and Evans</span>, released their record “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhNM2K8cmU8" target="-blank"">In the Year 2525</a>” on this day in 1969. Well, we don’t have to wait too much longer to see whether they got it right! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJnjGT2oozTPtgsVbE9n6hJAfvz92F9iUTnVVCgAjF6COFG1pXk77I4ba8sGcdB6gZ4vEKgy8rY8OL9eOgrAhESkH8e2zUwupRRS1PYWOhUaTf0iw1aGPADZmAV2Gb_FrShWrIDRHu0Q/s1600-h/wembley+stadium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJnjGT2oozTPtgsVbE9n6hJAfvz92F9iUTnVVCgAjF6COFG1pXk77I4ba8sGcdB6gZ4vEKgy8rY8OL9eOgrAhESkH8e2zUwupRRS1PYWOhUaTf0iw1aGPADZmAV2Gb_FrShWrIDRHu0Q/s200/wembley+stadium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213585144532052514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was a Whammy of a concert on this day in 1975 when <a type="amzn">Elton John</a>, <a type="amzn">the Eagles</a> and the <a type="amzn">Beach Boys</a> all played to a packed house at <a type="amzn">Wembley Stadium</a>. Nomanda would have loved a ticket to that one!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0TTw4mJdBP-fJlQPs2hNlunce-8aG42pMyJ5JPdkbwBY5ajBJs8cFo9qoFSqy3jPPgv2RyHf5UDGkmQM1963Wfjl-mH7h42NHNs4fOAXHi6i0OZIg7rjpeCShLv8iUs6mkfK-fXwBZ4/s1600-h/evita+musical.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 78px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0TTw4mJdBP-fJlQPs2hNlunce-8aG42pMyJ5JPdkbwBY5ajBJs8cFo9qoFSqy3jPPgv2RyHf5UDGkmQM1963Wfjl-mH7h42NHNs4fOAXHi6i0OZIg7rjpeCShLv8iUs6mkfK-fXwBZ4/s200/evita+musical.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213585282393715218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">A little more sedate, but nevertheless a big hit, it was on this day in 1978 that <a type="amzn">Andrew Lloyd Webber</a> and Rice’s musical “<a type="amzn">Evita</a>” premiered in London. So let’s not cry for Argentina but put “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSm45nbXJ7Q" target="-blank"">Another suitcase in another Hall</a>”. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya5Grb7a2Y4i0BSq0SyIW11W3QWWekOKxY9dJPux5V5p4lLyT1xdiLj8ryhk79hE7zEXU-n8Oy_IBX2OdL1M-FypuBWs2x1B5c8BEBYg_ETjxXC8B_OvutkFv_6V7Tk0Eh5y_KwoTsWk/s1600-h/beefy+and+lamby.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya5Grb7a2Y4i0BSq0SyIW11W3QWWekOKxY9dJPux5V5p4lLyT1xdiLj8ryhk79hE7zEXU-n8Oy_IBX2OdL1M-FypuBWs2x1B5c8BEBYg_ETjxXC8B_OvutkFv_6V7Tk0Eh5y_KwoTsWk/s200/beefy+and+lamby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213585455284528962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Two of the English Cricket team’s stalwarts, <a type="amzn">Ian Botham</a> and <a type="amzn">Allan Lamb</a> were putting their sports bags away on this day in 1992 when they turned out for their last Test Cricket appearances. Their contribution to the English cricket game is almost as legendary as their contribution to the English meat industry. “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Beefy</span>” and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lamby</span>” continue to grace our TV screens and motivate us to eat more meat! Love them both! “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Beefy</span>” also recommends breakfast cereals without additives. It’s a tough life!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJj2GqCuJxAorKGb5Eumc6bKrsVeGmE9tr6OnZ8usj0esu-swzpNt_qSF2snbHRy8PjumBmHKJs8dQeYEdDMGGFHSJVXA7MmtJcKHPgfA-IVL9iuxaptFIQti1m7_s6rdyDGDuEj0hQQ/s1600-h/jean-paul+sartre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJj2GqCuJxAorKGb5Eumc6bKrsVeGmE9tr6OnZ8usj0esu-swzpNt_qSF2snbHRy8PjumBmHKJs8dQeYEdDMGGFHSJVXA7MmtJcKHPgfA-IVL9iuxaptFIQti1m7_s6rdyDGDuEj0hQQ/s200/jean-paul+sartre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213585598828534018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday tributes is the French philosopher, <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Jean-Paul Sartre</a> (1905 – 1980). Nomanda would love to give you a quick potted précis of his existential views but frankly it’s beyond me! The great man himself even got a bit confused at times. One of my favourite stories is that when he was nominated for a Nobel Prize he asked for his name to be taken off the list of candidates. It wasn’t, and he was awarded the Prize which he didn’t accept. Then a short while later he got back in touch with the award committee to say that although he didn’t want the Prize, he wouldn’t mind the money! That’s what I call thinking out of the box! The committee refused his request! Sounds fair enough to me!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0hseZ4caceV_FzK15uPVd9UaK7oEwt66BLgzvnHApnUHcw3f3ucwQJ9nmDWtYTV5Obvx5BpO7TqILXQDwZcGPKWNodqCzT15GuddSRaAWdD0Gld_WJuU7LXm6iPUsR36KMdMwpdEnWs/s1600-h/jane+russell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 70px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0hseZ4caceV_FzK15uPVd9UaK7oEwt66BLgzvnHApnUHcw3f3ucwQJ9nmDWtYTV5Obvx5BpO7TqILXQDwZcGPKWNodqCzT15GuddSRaAWdD0Gld_WJuU7LXm6iPUsR36KMdMwpdEnWs/s200/jane+russell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213585722133717890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today is also the birthday of the screen goddess and sex symbol of the ‘40’s and ‘50’s the lovely <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Jane Russell</a> (1921). Retired from acting she is still going strong!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-RsI7m5JWHc_1e9So63Lr36p8-JKH1yFqiAXK6F9hmULjTW60cRXkC8yuFTmmPdc1OLmLwVnsfyKoYDuUssmCS0Umh7Iq5U0FRTpWRZnRi2n02pQsgeQZ7-WiphY0uBDSZtQVKEQ7FU/s1600-h/kathy+mattea.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-RsI7m5JWHc_1e9So63Lr36p8-JKH1yFqiAXK6F9hmULjTW60cRXkC8yuFTmmPdc1OLmLwVnsfyKoYDuUssmCS0Umh7Iq5U0FRTpWRZnRi2n02pQsgeQZ7-WiphY0uBDSZtQVKEQ7FU/s200/kathy+mattea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213585903672032130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a type="amzn"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ray Davies</span></a> (1944), the singer and songwriter of the Kinks shares his birthday with Jane, as does <a type="amzn">Kathy Mattea</a> (1959) who would have loved to sing her song “<span style="font-style: italic;">Love at the Five and Dime</span>” at F W Woolworth’s stores!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Xly03QVlxNeFFUcuOoppf6whyTVi9LEXv3kKKV53pcKR7pDmInnlUWmswR8GqF9SXAdcrFMAGBlv94wuqVh6Kj_Ujy0ffPT7ng-_UrLR738oSKedKqG-eItmTqb-TctGJ1VusitUw0U/s1600-h/nicole+kidman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Xly03QVlxNeFFUcuOoppf6whyTVi9LEXv3kKKV53pcKR7pDmInnlUWmswR8GqF9SXAdcrFMAGBlv94wuqVh6Kj_Ujy0ffPT7ng-_UrLR738oSKedKqG-eItmTqb-TctGJ1VusitUw0U/s200/nicole+kidman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213586068889590226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Actresses <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Nicole Kidman</a> (1967) and <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Juliette Lewis</a> (1973) share this day as their birthdays too!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiJSrwWnlvS88TuAWkvXlZyQpQWUpU4x5U31I1KNk-CauFWTrhGmOkVTUW0uhdmIZGWw4uuU_aL0kYxJBgGifdziKXQ5ljPFaiKQXJZsnrjqEIBRuHAo8MVLFGkNhxx7VBi3RbBYRjdY/s1600-h/prince+william.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiJSrwWnlvS88TuAWkvXlZyQpQWUpU4x5U31I1KNk-CauFWTrhGmOkVTUW0uhdmIZGWw4uuU_aL0kYxJBgGifdziKXQ5ljPFaiKQXJZsnrjqEIBRuHAo8MVLFGkNhxx7VBi3RbBYRjdY/s200/prince+william.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213586248562207682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday wishes today go to the guy who is second in line to the throne of England, <span style="font-weight: bold;">William of Wales</span> (1982). A good looking lad, he is working his way through the British Armed Forces having served as a Lieutenant in the Blues and Royals and as a Flying Officer training at RAF Cranwell. His call sign given by his fellow officers at Cranwell was “<span style="font-style: italic;">Billy the Fish</span>”! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-59083010626339691752009-06-20T08:46:00.000+02:002009-06-21T10:31:18.177+02:0020 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfotUJs5Oq9oPrhIZk5FF9mVWMP9xro3uS7rmKHVqu7vdyVuCEUMRlCV_2Yn2xF1f9n82O-hTjpKhuOFGgozVVBS1bVW6MIv982CdfuWAiSnyBM8e0f7alAZgJpj20fctQk45qsmYOtSB/s1600-h/rose3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfotUJs5Oq9oPrhIZk5FF9mVWMP9xro3uS7rmKHVqu7vdyVuCEUMRlCV_2Yn2xF1f9n82O-hTjpKhuOFGgozVVBS1bVW6MIv982CdfuWAiSnyBM8e0f7alAZgJpj20fctQk45qsmYOtSB/s200/rose3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348221087657513954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month: Pearl</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5GMLe0wnukVGrveSgK63WN2dD-hQOlvgilQ_sd3LaEHYcPqCe-pSmYIUuJJOJKFppshP3YmiKYgKC4pFEVL7Xa1w9EQuqS4sKBPGQwn0IszAzXhLvhs-4VjJ0YNV7nBjlHW3hcjPeDVw/s1600-h/line+PartyBar.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5GMLe0wnukVGrveSgK63WN2dD-hQOlvgilQ_sd3LaEHYcPqCe-pSmYIUuJJOJKFppshP3YmiKYgKC4pFEVL7Xa1w9EQuqS4sKBPGQwn0IszAzXhLvhs-4VjJ0YNV7nBjlHW3hcjPeDVw/s200/line+PartyBar.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348221221630444146" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PdxtKunnD2Q7aPe9bXs9UrjseDJ8A8ij3Zke1669rc6PMkH6Syn0z5DONgOUIC3bcKxqxlyuGx-YyWdDVdm39uS96KSg456zCVNKIRbvC5nLNHO_ZlUSs3fUUjB-AUa6K6-NPrANsRE/s1600-h/great+seal+US1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PdxtKunnD2Q7aPe9bXs9UrjseDJ8A8ij3Zke1669rc6PMkH6Syn0z5DONgOUIC3bcKxqxlyuGx-YyWdDVdm39uS96KSg456zCVNKIRbvC5nLNHO_ZlUSs3fUUjB-AUa6K6-NPrANsRE/s200/great+seal+US1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213179741595231986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today was a very important day in the evolution of the Unites States as it was on this day in 1782 that Congress approved the <a type="amzn">Great Seal</a> of the US. The two sided seal with the bald headed eagle on the obverse side is recognised throughout the world and is an icon of the US. The symbolism on the seal, with the number 13 repeated many times representing the original 13 member states, is well worth exploring further for those who may be interested. Some of the symbolism, in view of the US posture on foreign affairs, will surprise you, or maybe not!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtF3HsNHe7I3LuGr33KGBDEfH_VunwgLtremIpBRCltB4L8UqDGOFG4jL4dOjVPrS-0TYsuwaGpVq5hAG9yYfN3D_4fk_Y2hZsmRHxb96sSrUBg2GuQX0-APT6fuGl2glyRDhlZqPmxs/s1600-h/gertrude+moran.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtF3HsNHe7I3LuGr33KGBDEfH_VunwgLtremIpBRCltB4L8UqDGOFG4jL4dOjVPrS-0TYsuwaGpVq5hAG9yYfN3D_4fk_Y2hZsmRHxb96sSrUBg2GuQX0-APT6fuGl2glyRDhlZqPmxs/s200/gertrude+moran.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213179854265724642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">There was no such hidden meaning on this day in 1949 when the “<span style="font-style: italic;">Gorgeous Gussie</span>”, Gertrude Moran, exposed her lacy knickers to an excited crowd of spectators at <a type="amzn">Wimbledon</a>. The Wimbledon officials were shocked by the display, so no surprise there then, whilst the fee paying fans were delighted, no surprise there either! The officials had only themselves to blame as the whole incident came about because they had refused “<span style="font-style: italic;">Gorgeous Gussie’s</span>” request to play in a coloured dress set. “<span style="font-style: italic;">Whites only</span>” was their response so she slipped into her frilly white knickers under a short skirt and shocked them all! Good on you, Gussie! Sadly she did not go on to win, but will never be forgotten! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV6gVwQ2KEGotNMmAqrrt3ZigzfoP9TqXJqhng8LmcLb3KXJIevXayGLcYIw044U3YwzZfCpUNV8RKx9Ketz04jkZoRmBekXj6TX-H3kIKkSXwEBOZLPNGcQaB2a1e5HtzFtVLbr6HCM/s1600-h/all+blacks2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV6gVwQ2KEGotNMmAqrrt3ZigzfoP9TqXJqhng8LmcLb3KXJIevXayGLcYIw044U3YwzZfCpUNV8RKx9Ketz04jkZoRmBekXj6TX-H3kIKkSXwEBOZLPNGcQaB2a1e5HtzFtVLbr6HCM/s200/all+blacks2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213180016662785586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of the calendar’s biggest sporting events, the <a type="amzn">Rugby Union World Cup</a>, was first held in 1987 and it was in this day that New Zealand was crowned the first world champions beating France 29 – 9 in the final. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">William Webb Ellis Cup</span>, named after the Rugby schoolboy who is credited with inventing the game, was on its way to New Zealand. The current holders of the cup are South Africa who beat England in the 2007 final 15 – 6. The event has only been held 6 times and the cup has been won by South Africa twice, Australia twice, and England and New Zealand have both won it once. The next world cup will take place in New Zealand in 2011 and Nomanda wouldn’t bet against New Zealand winning it for a second time!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDTMJ8-yneH5dSELjwVLsU6OmA1R1vrR_1ZiK0k8S6-N6Wk4ESt0ATbd9YpA2tpKy-uWoc_nPCQA9-Hln99uQ6DHFG18uBY5dLQ6uky6T7-S8O4JP1yHSf3pKcL_-aoHIf6ujUhXm3jY/s1600-h/dickie+bird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 69px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDTMJ8-yneH5dSELjwVLsU6OmA1R1vrR_1ZiK0k8S6-N6Wk4ESt0ATbd9YpA2tpKy-uWoc_nPCQA9-Hln99uQ6DHFG18uBY5dLQ6uky6T7-S8O4JP1yHSf3pKcL_-aoHIf6ujUhXm3jY/s200/dickie+bird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213180140401407858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Celebrating the end of his long standing career as a Cricket Test Match umpire on this day in 1996 was the charismatic “<a type="amzn">Dickie Bird</a>”. He was treated to a “guard of honour” by the players and a standing ovation by the spectators as he stepped out onto the hallowed turf of Lords to stand in his 66th and last Test Match. Great Guy!<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlp8sC0SPx2_csPJlSf0Q-SXU4ArF8aeQrZhTPywKiris9Ga4v7xyPF-tPWw3DpMpqvew0ayPwBiVL0MzUEjMF2itZwvduWbjOfodwwfwUK3Lhh9d1hUpzwn66L2bTiFryWRt4c84U9w/s1600-h/trans-alaska+pipeline.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlp8sC0SPx2_csPJlSf0Q-SXU4ArF8aeQrZhTPywKiris9Ga4v7xyPF-tPWw3DpMpqvew0ayPwBiVL0MzUEjMF2itZwvduWbjOfodwwfwUK3Lhh9d1hUpzwn66L2bTiFryWRt4c84U9w/s200/trans-alaska+pipeline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213180328133979202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The price of fuel is on everybody’s mind at the moment and it was on this day in 1977 that the first oil was pumped through the <a type="amzn">Trans-Alaska pipeline</a>. The oil enters the pipeline in the frozen North of the country and comes out 38 days and 800 miles later at the port of Valdez on the Southern coast. Pump lots more, please, and get the price down is Nomanda’s plea!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0PiqMu-HgdVemDfh8Nav7fK2KQ68oVpNdIJWDlaSDWJLJjX6HN11NH_y67k5-0xSxF5-Dy8PddI432OmA017Ge93YXIC0OZEvAib4cQT1nzI3t_kDDYH7-PZ4PIjenQIihJMxUkat8s/s1600-h/errol+flynn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0PiqMu-HgdVemDfh8Nav7fK2KQ68oVpNdIJWDlaSDWJLJjX6HN11NH_y67k5-0xSxF5-Dy8PddI432OmA017Ge93YXIC0OZEvAib4cQT1nzI3t_kDDYH7-PZ4PIjenQIihJMxUkat8s/s200/errol+flynn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213180480892126530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our first birthday tribute today goes to the famous actor <a type="amzn">Errol Flynn</a> (1909 – 1959). He was a boozer and a womaniser and everybody loved him! Sadly his hedonistic lifestyle caught up with him in the end and the story goes that having said he was “<span style="font-style: italic;">feeling ill</span>” his friend Caldough took him to rest at the apartment of a doctor friend of his. Instead of resting he organised a party and amused the guests with tales of “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Derry Do</span>” and impressions. Feeling ill again during the party he left the guests in order to rest with the immortal words “<span style="font-style: italic;">I shall return</span>.” Sadly, he didn’t!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLa9dmz42zahb9Y0GfWXQXshQXNz1mCsOk1qrspeCath-26VsxV0hAbL64sb92NG4m_CBiB6cJP9X6P9ix4h6ifezSyc65SPjbYZe-zkeE7oP5YrqXxg-Px2kYPpjv6M_maGYejA7jn4Y/s1600-h/wendy+craig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 72px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLa9dmz42zahb9Y0GfWXQXshQXNz1mCsOk1qrspeCath-26VsxV0hAbL64sb92NG4m_CBiB6cJP9X6P9ix4h6ifezSyc65SPjbYZe-zkeE7oP5YrqXxg-Px2kYPpjv6M_maGYejA7jn4Y/s200/wendy+craig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213180761752455186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a type="amzn">Wendy Craig</a> (1934) is our next birthday celebrity. Of her many funny roles Nomanda likes her performances in the series “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Butterflies</span>” best of all!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3NQaNZDTBZUm7qLJEZ8qGB_VVtnV7ydPcylKedCfYlgv-CnBK88STZ9kh95Jz4UD9rhw32arja5-FhGmgGvajMVGSV9MjE0rmlLjXODL0K82zH2YO5z8YEZBIoAKu-OCl9wT8-P-EtU/s1600-h/beach+boys1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3NQaNZDTBZUm7qLJEZ8qGB_VVtnV7ydPcylKedCfYlgv-CnBK88STZ9kh95Jz4UD9rhw32arja5-FhGmgGvajMVGSV9MjE0rmlLjXODL0K82zH2YO5z8YEZBIoAKu-OCl9wT8-P-EtU/s200/beach+boys1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213181318721055202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Next up for birthday honours is Brian Wilson (1942) the renowned songwriter bassist and singer of the <a type="amzn">Beach Boys</a>. Let’s celebrate his birthday with a few “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEGmd-3Gg-s" target="-blank"">Good Vibrations</a>”!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtev17xCCM0ss0YWmdK1jah5YErXLb_M6Agp0TKQfn0fDpzt5FnhsxVpY3N49n1nYMt6X89Tki1K0qZqqKgGXZXEpJ1jtzG8El2pynjha_HpaACDPiO65ENtd6ACSyfOMMKn3C8ubWSI/s1600-h/lionel+richie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtev17xCCM0ss0YWmdK1jah5YErXLb_M6Agp0TKQfn0fDpzt5FnhsxVpY3N49n1nYMt6X89Tki1K0qZqqKgGXZXEpJ1jtzG8El2pynjha_HpaACDPiO65ENtd6ACSyfOMMKn3C8ubWSI/s200/lionel+richie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213181461125893170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Selling over 100 million records <a type="amzn">Lionel Richie</a> (1950) must deserve a mention and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDZcqBgCS74" target="-blank"">a song</a>! Also born on this day in 1953 was the girl who just wanted to have fun, <a type="amzn">Cyndi Lauper</a>. Sharing the same birthday with Cyndi is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alan Longmuir</span> of the <a type="amzn">Bay City Rollers</a>, so let’s have <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-1qNRVrHUI" target="-blank"">a song</a> from them! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBxqLlL95x9JwN2YGbkKChBQ9xsS_BS83gmO9UJttUko_hlX0SaPc65OjQQQXILWbbYuvUucC8u6gyeTuOImmr4pJUNkHyL6VRBEBGBA-wgq8DUwC8Ur_MzO_1nA-Em2eG_YuqY-JJyg/s1600-h/duran+duran+john+taylor1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBxqLlL95x9JwN2YGbkKChBQ9xsS_BS83gmO9UJttUko_hlX0SaPc65OjQQQXILWbbYuvUucC8u6gyeTuOImmr4pJUNkHyL6VRBEBGBA-wgq8DUwC8Ur_MzO_1nA-Em2eG_YuqY-JJyg/s200/duran+duran+john+taylor1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213181605567289362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday celebrity is <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Taylor</span> (1960) from the group <a type="amzn">Duran Duran</a>. Why don’t we let him do what he does best! (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjU3N5nvcD8" target="-blank"">I Do What I Do</a>) </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-47416628189289441002009-06-19T08:46:00.000+02:002009-06-19T10:32:36.229+02:0019 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCugjXh4Tj2t3ninME3zAlsXx43MGjC61-a8SzgGWNbfaZarcyLOrTl_vNSuc8OIi2blXEdJ-oQs5ZIpRwMttfQRg8d5A38N5wxVg_Y8gsV8hB2wOpUB1PF-0KSldc9oH25tQh4efH3eVR/s1600-h/pearl7.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCugjXh4Tj2t3ninME3zAlsXx43MGjC61-a8SzgGWNbfaZarcyLOrTl_vNSuc8OIi2blXEdJ-oQs5ZIpRwMttfQRg8d5A38N5wxVg_Y8gsV8hB2wOpUB1PF-0KSldc9oH25tQh4efH3eVR/s200/pearl7.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348218599145557938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRZaPdraRdbGFJj6Tt0JmFcqzD3PrhMGs1piElVHOXslNiLy19BP0vYIrfbo44QIA2SEluKSWgQDES_j-n6cxQTYU0_4sYUIfGkrdPs1fIXCy6JPULxDh-XFC1aD1N78NyrWZiHYUe6vo/s1600-h/line+multi+flowerline.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRZaPdraRdbGFJj6Tt0JmFcqzD3PrhMGs1piElVHOXslNiLy19BP0vYIrfbo44QIA2SEluKSWgQDES_j-n6cxQTYU0_4sYUIfGkrdPs1fIXCy6JPULxDh-XFC1aD1N78NyrWZiHYUe6vo/s200/line+multi+flowerline.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348218715646847378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCLQdlZ-mVU5JTjGycFd2p2DWIQHhZWTTlR3piF68pqHEIk6OX83082wu3kTcrHM2SfiJOdRbI1_j7bZh70cG3ML4XoNVwtwtc5EK0e2-Rpig2Ilu143tvx7FxPxQfYHBtvdY1b03zDII/s1600-h/cheerios.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCLQdlZ-mVU5JTjGycFd2p2DWIQHhZWTTlR3piF68pqHEIk6OX83082wu3kTcrHM2SfiJOdRbI1_j7bZh70cG3ML4XoNVwtwtc5EK0e2-Rpig2Ilu143tvx7FxPxQfYHBtvdY1b03zDII/s200/cheerios.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348217633337925666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">When you think about it I guess everything has to have a first and be invented by someone but I honestly didn’t think it applied to breakfast <a type="amzn">cereals</a>. Well it does because it was on this day in 1941 that someone with nothing better to do invented the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span>” shaped cereal we all know and love as “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheerios</span>”. I wonder what inspired him!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnvFyjxU93PyXHYQCkfyibW1AMZmfr9ZRzn3j5Ij8nZD2HBoVjAjiNuFC3fGun8DxovlGIINZphy_qQFFPORyA9R-VE49ALyVWqQT03KJF6OHrClHDOtnGr_ClpqhXfTSV6CUHtx7sBE/s1600-h/garfield.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnvFyjxU93PyXHYQCkfyibW1AMZmfr9ZRzn3j5Ij8nZD2HBoVjAjiNuFC3fGun8DxovlGIINZphy_qQFFPORyA9R-VE49ALyVWqQT03KJF6OHrClHDOtnGr_ClpqhXfTSV6CUHtx7sBE/s200/garfield.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213130158375965954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">O</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">ne person not worrying about what shaped cereal was in his breakfast bowl created on this day in 1968 by Jim Davies was one of our favourite cartoon characters “<a type="amzn">Garfield</a>”. He struggles through the daily grind of life with his friends “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Nermal</span>”, “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Odie</span>” and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pookie</span>” and suffers most of our normal day to day problems. He hates dieting and Mondays, and is at his most dangerous when he’s bored! Pretty normal cat really!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4DRV8Ij-TEDLLYPf0PaK1XmLCtwjcMl-SNWXXGvZgQ6d0BDbPC-jvreS2xzmllicZ9EkmoGtyrsjMU9LWTFNI6PR0KQ4XceoNzZnD5e_GG5zM4SwDsZ5gCINWhW64K1B7bhu2o1KfVw/s1600-h/orange5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4DRV8Ij-TEDLLYPf0PaK1XmLCtwjcMl-SNWXXGvZgQ6d0BDbPC-jvreS2xzmllicZ9EkmoGtyrsjMU9LWTFNI6PR0KQ4XceoNzZnD5e_GG5zM4SwDsZ5gCINWhW64K1B7bhu2o1KfVw/s200/orange5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213130355889141858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">“<span style="font-weight: bold;">Garfield</span>” is not a particularly healthy eater and would have had a fit if presented with the heaviest known orange exhibited on this day in 1981 at Nelspruit in South Africa. It weighed in at 2.5 kilos and although Nomanda quite likes oranges I’m not sure I could eat a whole one! However that’s nothing compared to the world’s largest sausage that was completed on this day in 1988 measuring a very respectable 13 miles long! Now that’s something “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Garfield</span>” could get his teeth into!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgTt64ekJ_4fEXT-BnEVjo0eQ3pCAYAehsuI1YqgLA6LXKCBZ40EMv1bHyEHo8htUIHhbJwOsp7aSAA8iy85N6q-uPwDcRyDrOUjmanVXxmG_h86GNXrx3zEiD1QrIpTiFAAtd49jrfY/s1600-h/evolution+theory.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgTt64ekJ_4fEXT-BnEVjo0eQ3pCAYAehsuI1YqgLA6LXKCBZ40EMv1bHyEHo8htUIHhbJwOsp7aSAA8iy85N6q-uPwDcRyDrOUjmanVXxmG_h86GNXrx3zEiD1QrIpTiFAAtd49jrfY/s200/evolution+theory.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213130517532368658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In a judgement of uncharacteristic logic it was on this day in 1987 that the US Supreme Court ruled that schools teaching <a type="amzn">evolution</a> need not teach creation. It’s either one or the other I guess and Nomanda favours the evolution theory.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie73iYmckkT-tBKWZavo7o6NF1-PAqrowWcDRbuDjy6PyKcMa02caoWuP_xENmiMEZo8ninbbaIenUgGQzqtfO9KBp-X7iM6bima0ue8rqmKZbIvbt7MGofeUB_GvKNr5djLs_m9IozAY/s1600-h/mia+farrow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie73iYmckkT-tBKWZavo7o6NF1-PAqrowWcDRbuDjy6PyKcMa02caoWuP_xENmiMEZo8ninbbaIenUgGQzqtfO9KBp-X7iM6bima0ue8rqmKZbIvbt7MGofeUB_GvKNr5djLs_m9IozAY/s200/mia+farrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213130661725718594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I know that parents are responsible for the behaviour of their children but there comes a time when you just have to let go. When you do let go then it’s a good idea to make sure they have plenty of money so they don’t go out shoplifting. Poor <a type="amzn">Mia Farrow</a>, who has more kids than would fit into the school bus, didn’t give two of her daughters enough pocket money because on this day in 1991 they were arrested for shoplifting. They got caught nicking knickers! That’s another thing parents should do, always send their kids out wearing fresh underwear otherwise they’ll have to steal it! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fvsl1VYmRmR8ouAsM2ZkO_kAu8QKRll326wkmSU0cUhclxl3aggBFmdq8Jv_9BGeBjxQNwWJgAWqroZGk0YWxqIAn-yPOFPmMo0E0nAgAXjy57qMv_ZIJru6CeV_gN6x1AX4gwqdUFE/s1600-h/salman+rushdie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 83px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fvsl1VYmRmR8ouAsM2ZkO_kAu8QKRll326wkmSU0cUhclxl3aggBFmdq8Jv_9BGeBjxQNwWJgAWqroZGk0YWxqIAn-yPOFPmMo0E0nAgAXjy57qMv_ZIJru6CeV_gN6x1AX4gwqdUFE/s200/salman+rushdie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213130824923195730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is <a type="amzn">Salman Rushdie</a> (1945), the author of the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Satanic Verses</span>” and who, shortly after its publication in 1998, has spent the rest of his life in hiding from the threat of the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">fatwa</span>” issued by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini</span>. Sadly the reactions to his work have been the cause of many riots and deaths throughout the Muslim world. Although feelings against Rushdie have softened in the Muslim world over the years, the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">fatwa</span>” cannot be rescinded as the only person who is empowered to do that is the person who issued it in the first place, and he is now dead! Tough one!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlGVTLjZnjJ43Vo7DHili2fvWPTGX0-ZBAk3_1MvSjERTQNRa8fmN5R2sIKlGK8vnz5jiLtbIvzwvmLGW2lNTCpr9o4n4yapvaCjBKvkKldqAyKJG9j_4GbNT1ARQu9qtEZfHX5VVRubx/s1600-h/simon+wright.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlGVTLjZnjJ43Vo7DHili2fvWPTGX0-ZBAk3_1MvSjERTQNRa8fmN5R2sIKlGK8vnz5jiLtbIvzwvmLGW2lNTCpr9o4n4yapvaCjBKvkKldqAyKJG9j_4GbNT1ARQu9qtEZfHX5VVRubx/s200/simon+wright.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348218406219326674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday honours go to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Simon Wright</span> (1964) the heavy metal drummer of the group <a type="amzn">AC/DC</a>. I wonder if they’ve ever played at the Gay Games! Here is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erJc4dzZ3IA" target="-blank"">one of their best</a>. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-62791055318969102652009-06-18T08:26:00.000+02:002009-06-18T19:24:14.492+02:0018 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzIvKc85DZL0uCwah7gKTUS8LThyphenhyphenGUkyFw9cMmbRjch3hiqdPW776DvtC2WUseldjUfCZ3NsD5RqQBmEmU_HvpXy3YzhcRFZEW95iuRsQq4qNTQGXUx2Fzbdv-lEpBpg6zbARxfJW0RB-/s1600-h/rose5.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzIvKc85DZL0uCwah7gKTUS8LThyphenhyphenGUkyFw9cMmbRjch3hiqdPW776DvtC2WUseldjUfCZ3NsD5RqQBmEmU_HvpXy3YzhcRFZEW95iuRsQq4qNTQGXUx2Fzbdv-lEpBpg6zbARxfJW0RB-/s200/rose5.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347487505366814594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxrHjaxOuTrJ0bv6_-RbOLtsiGpeM1NXfXQxiEKKzgO_WhqZgAL7MLZ3Kq4MlPiSCd4QdcuwlcKgiuH2ShA9CUPyNwZ9PU37s5_8ygSsM7nq7o_cRCSXbLPsp2gHgBbV0T4OBSl9814E/s1600-h/pearls5.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohGImG8w-bUM09PXHz4SIkxzGZ1XonxjhkXIrm9xdz-xarSppWBv8517ia-GmTHiDs7qnx3bBVtNIkeGWbZtBEOgP1ByjFsQiLsCSr615eNIBzqLN1kuRQmDjov0uSBbp0vagBJHILnhq/s1600-h/line+flower2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 34px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohGImG8w-bUM09PXHz4SIkxzGZ1XonxjhkXIrm9xdz-xarSppWBv8517ia-GmTHiDs7qnx3bBVtNIkeGWbZtBEOgP1ByjFsQiLsCSr615eNIBzqLN1kuRQmDjov0uSBbp0vagBJHILnhq/s200/line+flower2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347487821569258514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xJc5KeIfstiXwEfVZ4U9mqzXd5-shCXgJHBPDBrMXac-Dxdk1TKb7reZyxwbCAcedMbEydMYPKJpZ5IczuSZsFoc1PbiyviQmEDDIpRFh4Ma3TbwZOJj67-LMKdNcoicJKH1pFhl47aF/s1600-h/napoleon+waterloo.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xJc5KeIfstiXwEfVZ4U9mqzXd5-shCXgJHBPDBrMXac-Dxdk1TKb7reZyxwbCAcedMbEydMYPKJpZ5IczuSZsFoc1PbiyviQmEDDIpRFh4Ma3TbwZOJj67-LMKdNcoicJKH1pFhl47aF/s200/napoleon+waterloo.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347484706970384642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was on this day in 1815 that the great French leader, <a type="amzn">Napoleon</a>, was to meet his Waterloo. In fact he met <a type="amzn">Wellington</a> and a just in time superior force, with the allies being strengthened by the Prussians who arrived at the last minute. Don’t you just hate it when that happens! The site of the battle, just outside of Brussels, has an interesting museum with light and sound effects of the battle. Also, for battle weary tourists, there is a nice choice of cafes and restaurants all serving great Belgium food as well as an amazing range of Belgium beers! Nomanda’s been there, done that!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65t8QvMRF5sJUu3P-mCf3_wxu02DEdG4tBN8vUqv-RV8nfrLcLV1t8RDAWmpMPHPRegvgzZ2dZrRmoO14ibhZz3wbxmCjj0rdfsHpHqmGCb9XZLkup5K9YYE2Q9Uw1EFYf5bYE-6-AtI/s1600-h/de+gaulle+and+churchill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65t8QvMRF5sJUu3P-mCf3_wxu02DEdG4tBN8vUqv-RV8nfrLcLV1t8RDAWmpMPHPRegvgzZ2dZrRmoO14ibhZz3wbxmCjj0rdfsHpHqmGCb9XZLkup5K9YYE2Q9Uw1EFYf5bYE-6-AtI/s200/de+gaulle+and+churchill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212754515710271314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sticking his large French nose out of his luxury accommodation in London was another great leader of the French, <a type="amzn">General de Gaulle</a>. He’d scarpered from France a few days earlier and on this day in 1940 he broadcast his motivating message on the BBC encouraging his countrymen to defy the Nazi occupiers! <a type="amzn">Winston Churchill</a> was not a fan of de Gaulle and neither is Nomanda!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVNk0oIzWaO36jRPQljiFo2cHNs-rd9XMH-ZpLLeUel7bCPbHtdGg2AEErEahNdC1VDTBCI7QMcvodvmUoa_hr-UlNtPhw3uxkfwDd-DlswUiHyOwcSxCCPi2GPFN7Ad-SeWWNd6xaS2T/s1600-h/foot+and+mouth+virus.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 87px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVNk0oIzWaO36jRPQljiFo2cHNs-rd9XMH-ZpLLeUel7bCPbHtdGg2AEErEahNdC1VDTBCI7QMcvodvmUoa_hr-UlNtPhw3uxkfwDd-DlswUiHyOwcSxCCPi2GPFN7Ad-SeWWNd6xaS2T/s200/foot+and+mouth+virus.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347485628844604194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was a happy day for cattle everywhere on this day in 1981 when a vaccine to prevent <a type="amzn">foot and mouth disease</a> was announced. Nomanda has been known to get his foot stuck in his mouth on occasions and no matter how much of this stuff I take it just doesn’t do it for me!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAlb7KBOQePobIANuTustq-SgZWyZ7fGcxvKzO206WRE5qm516GQ1XbAdxik2jVBwFuuVL1hbaR924LdIqw0FaonaZn_ud9oQS9yWEQG9xQf1t83cwM3EgM2FarK62KlFzF3GhED4cvgp/s1600-h/gay+fla.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 68px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAlb7KBOQePobIANuTustq-SgZWyZ7fGcxvKzO206WRE5qm516GQ1XbAdxik2jVBwFuuVL1hbaR924LdIqw0FaonaZn_ud9oQS9yWEQG9xQf1t83cwM3EgM2FarK62KlFzF3GhED4cvgp/s200/gay+fla.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347486636090300482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Something else that doesn’t do it for Nomanda is Gay this that and the Other! However in a poor attempt to be politically correct join me in celebrating the opening of the <a type="amzn">Gay Games</a> on this day in New York in 1994. Apparently these games are held every 4 years just like the real thing; only more time is spent tying up shoelaces than any proper athletic activity. The organisers advise me that you don’t have to be gay to compete but I suppose you have to be open to giving it a try! Actually the more I think about it the more I might give it a go. There can be few better incentives to breaking records than being at the front of a race knowing there are a bunch of shirt lifters chasing up behind, if you forgive the expression! I’m through the tape, still running and breathless thinking about it! Just send the medal on to my home address, please!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPEWFjityrTnIE_VAQfEGDPSFjiXnfO2TANZl2OsB2kc2kfsIrFSWnnj_bIqMqCuyvWDz5kaUw3J-ZosUa4ojNO34m9XeKVIN_m5UhpkoFd8fzkRbmtqdmE-x-a9nEZ4E5BoLj7vOnTs/s1600-h/delia+smith1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 81px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPEWFjityrTnIE_VAQfEGDPSFjiXnfO2TANZl2OsB2kc2kfsIrFSWnnj_bIqMqCuyvWDz5kaUw3J-ZosUa4ojNO34m9XeKVIN_m5UhpkoFd8fzkRbmtqdmE-x-a9nEZ4E5BoLj7vOnTs/s200/delia+smith1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212755669570974770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up for birthday honours today is <a type="amzn">Delia Smith</a> (1941). From a modest start in life she has become a household word and has sold over 18 million copies of her famous cookbooks. The “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Delia Effect</span>” has made her a favourite of hardware stores everywhere when they sold out of stuff they’d had on the shelves for years the day after Delia used them! However she has found a place in Nomanda’s heart for her motivating half time speech to the fans of Norwich City Football Club in 2005. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"<span style="font-style: italic;">A message for the best football supporters in the world: we need a 12th man here. Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you! Come on!</span>" Sadly it didn’t work and they lost to Manchester City! Obviously the Queen is a Norwich City supporter as she awarded the indomitable Delia a CBE in her birthday honours list a couple of days ago.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1V85jIWV7ZvGNlxPrfqQ9zjb0wADF0GCjJfy5Gqt57dEMyn41Lomlj_Krye_xjQpAJNFFry37WQPkLGwNlCI4ixpSkWv4UVkY6CjTqmEZiFlCDz7xxf9-5pMgWY9OMlqlF1-x6FBfh0/s1600-h/Paul+McCartney1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1V85jIWV7ZvGNlxPrfqQ9zjb0wADF0GCjJfy5Gqt57dEMyn41Lomlj_Krye_xjQpAJNFFry37WQPkLGwNlCI4ixpSkWv4UVkY6CjTqmEZiFlCDz7xxf9-5pMgWY9OMlqlF1-x6FBfh0/s200/Paul+McCartney1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212755876958188642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sometimes people can be very unkind as I discovered when I was researching the next birthday boy, <a type="amzn">Paul McCartney</a>, who was born on this day in 1942. The one line tribute described Sir Paul as “<span style="font-style: italic;">writes silly love songs</span>.” Well that is just not true as not all of his songs are love songs! We love you really, Paul! I know he’s past his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnj6NxU4WHo" target="-blank"">64th</a> but it would be nice to hear it!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxhPhJ_dIva-C5yA_HkzYTauWKAr8u8drcSmGWP7HPWusk1KXbpHGX89b2kRTHwVzsSFDiBl0yro4YzZUnRXKESSJ6lNVgIbK-ZfQGDmn_wR3jsv1qbh3rsFJ5G5Pyc5Orm-hx_mamgCD/s1600-h/alison+moyet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxhPhJ_dIva-C5yA_HkzYTauWKAr8u8drcSmGWP7HPWusk1KXbpHGX89b2kRTHwVzsSFDiBl0yro4YzZUnRXKESSJ6lNVgIbK-ZfQGDmn_wR3jsv1qbh3rsFJ5G5Pyc5Orm-hx_mamgCD/s200/alison+moyet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347488527060846786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another lady musician, <a type="amzn">Alison Moyet</a>, will be celebrating her birthday today (1961) and we’d love <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WuxxXAi56Y" target="-blank"">a song</a> from you too, please!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5YkaVdH3fWeYyVn8bOJm_GvD1Hbd87HMLnGuW2ZOuwG2WIhi7teXIB92-7xLqmsp3jBlTdLys5KDdGkkVqQkuvDN9zqboHQwSQknBdGrag7GUzf1VEeUA5UBvDgDzcqUaInaBwD1Ty9Z/s1600-h/darren+dizzy+reed.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5YkaVdH3fWeYyVn8bOJm_GvD1Hbd87HMLnGuW2ZOuwG2WIhi7teXIB92-7xLqmsp3jBlTdLys5KDdGkkVqQkuvDN9zqboHQwSQknBdGrag7GUzf1VEeUA5UBvDgDzcqUaInaBwD1Ty9Z/s200/darren+dizzy+reed.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347488959551062114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday wishes go to Darren “Dizzy” Reed (1963) the keyboardist from <a type="amzn">Guns 'n' Roses</a>. How about a listen to “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oobDQ0vdm8M" target="-blank"">Sweet Child o' Mine</a>”.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-34027672062352885442009-06-17T08:42:00.000+02:002009-06-17T10:46:12.271+02:0017 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPT-YXvBqp7JgUyTVxLM-szG8LMuyowRRExkeJUE4qNyG8PbVAGNcMWYXl5FLempsb3i7aC3qC_NJfhr3VLLIrTvreFmIUBGqCzOcrCmkof68O4VgRGl6dnk2USmX0qbvFQZb26CbbIklT/s1600-h/pearls6.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPT-YXvBqp7JgUyTVxLM-szG8LMuyowRRExkeJUE4qNyG8PbVAGNcMWYXl5FLempsb3i7aC3qC_NJfhr3VLLIrTvreFmIUBGqCzOcrCmkof68O4VgRGl6dnk2USmX0qbvFQZb26CbbIklT/s200/pearls6.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347482995640370770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbt9-0DqrWheC4frQr2xrnDNX2qUrJULYLcQHvGmzBI86_XIKDTExKQChZUP66gMdiGVvTFAGWaiCss2oA3i2oGK-u-yMjyfvOU9Qf9s_puaX5z7KQfUYuEIpNLp_eg7vlbMQEZiBDKz4/s1600-h/rose2.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6V9rmP9TV84LFD3waGg4xhxSDGWUIv2XZ177TpYxmSel6cfzGn8xxZXgFCMPsTXLbzXqW_iM_V9tI_huUemrBv3Be5pOObB4752iN384c7jAG_E_jf-RPUOhiCSc3Ji2ocOMUddpCq2A/s1600-h/happy+birthday.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6V9rmP9TV84LFD3waGg4xhxSDGWUIv2XZ177TpYxmSel6cfzGn8xxZXgFCMPsTXLbzXqW_iM_V9tI_huUemrBv3Be5pOObB4752iN384c7jAG_E_jf-RPUOhiCSc3Ji2ocOMUddpCq2A/s200/happy+birthday.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212419403627852850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQXsVPbmJMpBfGkCEFmk4F4P3Vb1vsjxSnfPKETW9DqoTlh9g_5xiSWTN6ciszAcuR3GDLqJxj4gCphXl_wrAPZnvWhxF0t-_jat6QLTO5R704rn2KTJpgfPp4v45lnbBIal90CDyhFs/s1600-h/chicken+song.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQXsVPbmJMpBfGkCEFmk4F4P3Vb1vsjxSnfPKETW9DqoTlh9g_5xiSWTN6ciszAcuR3GDLqJxj4gCphXl_wrAPZnvWhxF0t-_jat6QLTO5R704rn2KTJpgfPp4v45lnbBIal90CDyhFs/s200/chicken+song.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212419081248155154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today is a very special day for Nomanda as it is the birthday of our one and only lovely daughter, Michelle! So Michelle lots of love to you on this special day!<br />We have a special birthday song for you which used to be one of your favourites. So <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Happy Birthday Michelle</span></span>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njez8hs5O4s" target="-blank"">click and enjoy</a>!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DAXRjTkC4v-bZktzAzDTHNObULgHst7SOziFIL5EL-XwUU2ohiuBEfnsGq-l9akAWnikSWnU1KFfGO_PQieG_33-1SSG5SXPX72pQVzWzfoKO79cBL5SdBss9QBxl4WFS6plHjP0qveY/s1600-h/happy+birthday1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DAXRjTkC4v-bZktzAzDTHNObULgHst7SOziFIL5EL-XwUU2ohiuBEfnsGq-l9akAWnikSWnU1KFfGO_PQieG_33-1SSG5SXPX72pQVzWzfoKO79cBL5SdBss9QBxl4WFS6plHjP0qveY/s200/happy+birthday1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347483317770408306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIavwvqGf5GzIvLEYytvr0eLxgYzJVT7y5QOpEnFmJKLZW3Ua4RbUXI7uCCBbQGBLC9VaPE7ZDgcw4CAnj2BZKuJ18dTKax1bYw9s9i9fN6qyi7JLKm5rBFcZqGeHdc2kDzhLhJRLiDv0/s1600-h/statue+of+liberty1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIavwvqGf5GzIvLEYytvr0eLxgYzJVT7y5QOpEnFmJKLZW3Ua4RbUXI7uCCBbQGBLC9VaPE7ZDgcw4CAnj2BZKuJ18dTKax1bYw9s9i9fN6qyi7JLKm5rBFcZqGeHdc2kDzhLhJRLiDv0/s200/statue+of+liberty1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212419795336316130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Freedom lovers everywhere will celebrate this day in 1885 when the <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Statue of Liberty</a>, the gift from the people of France to the US, arrived in <a type="amzn">New York</a>. It is the most recognisable icon of the United States welcoming visitors, immigrants and returning Americans back to the shores of the US. At least it used to before they tightened up on immigration control and visas! The statue itself is 46 metres high and when on its pedestal it stands 93 metres high. Originally it functioned as a lighthouse (1886 – 1902) and its electric lamp (the first lighthouse to use electricity) could be seen from 24 miles out at sea.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHjvY-ZsRy0pYNUu_IMr7h5zwZIYnFwJyVrcbuaw-uUYXo0rR_8MnVR7MmoX3cQ8lE-iRPsc1CkB6_9vV5C3zEiBxjwz9tZKQRlX65daaVlOvpg5e8BsNqVtpIyL6ZK47HclRoR96x1E/s1600-h/George+V.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHjvY-ZsRy0pYNUu_IMr7h5zwZIYnFwJyVrcbuaw-uUYXo0rR_8MnVR7MmoX3cQ8lE-iRPsc1CkB6_9vV5C3zEiBxjwz9tZKQRlX65daaVlOvpg5e8BsNqVtpIyL6ZK47HclRoR96x1E/s200/George+V.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212419905978598034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In an attempt to get his subjects to see him in a more favourable light it was on this day in 1917 that the British King, <a type="amzn">George V</a>, changed the name of the British royal house from the German sounding “<span style="font-weight: bold;">House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha</span>” to the name we are familiar with today, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windsor</span>. Remember Britain was at war with Germany at the time and George V was the first cousin of Kaiser Willheim II, the Bosch who started it all! Sound thinking, George! Apparently George V was a bit of a bore and </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">H G Wells once referred to the “<span style="font-style: italic;">alien and uninspiring court</span>”. Georges V’s famous reply was “<span style="font-style: italic;">I may be uninspiring, but I’m definitely not alien!</span>” The Windsors have never looked back. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgcG0JtIModnw7_q-NbcM38zyarj0r1LJ2Qr68Sv5zJspqwDlnyQUrIso_4YLOXtqHA7kc8aADT0StKlmtt2ABRz3N9qrv6KqQ-L6SK5T09oW247VIt_3q-qfG0uc7JlOITiBj7JfvSg/s1600-h/led+zeppelin1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgcG0JtIModnw7_q-NbcM38zyarj0r1LJ2Qr68Sv5zJspqwDlnyQUrIso_4YLOXtqHA7kc8aADT0StKlmtt2ABRz3N9qrv6KqQ-L6SK5T09oW247VIt_3q-qfG0uc7JlOITiBj7JfvSg/s200/led+zeppelin1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212420023613411682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another German sounding lot, <a type="amzn">Led Zeppelin</a>, were to begin their last tour of Europe on this day in 1980. Selling 300 million albums worldwide they are regarded as one of the best hard rock groups of all time. If you like hard rock, you’ll love <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKg4g9zMeHI&feature=related" target="-blank"">this one</a>! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl2-qcskUzRndulZTacnra5g0u6F6FaY_rUG94HGjEvND_n1zriBRqbAn69BEvtd8hz6f9aYOR1u_QMUVWB0UwszjtBYboVeU2P9kX50zRZfUhyphenhyphen1Qtu3Tuyjn8KWAN1PWOuPpVFwADEs/s1600-h/shorthand1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl2-qcskUzRndulZTacnra5g0u6F6FaY_rUG94HGjEvND_n1zriBRqbAn69BEvtd8hz6f9aYOR1u_QMUVWB0UwszjtBYboVeU2P9kX50zRZfUhyphenhyphen1Qtu3Tuyjn8KWAN1PWOuPpVFwADEs/s200/shorthand1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212420239653353970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The first celebrity sharing his birthday with Michelle is the Irishman <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Robert Gregg</span> (1867 – 1948), the inventor of <a type="amzn">shorthand</a>. Obviously a bright boy he introduced his shorthand system at the age of just 21. Nomanda has never been able to do shorthand but during his student days did develop his own version of fast scribbling which even he couldn’t read afterwards. It’s called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nohand</span>!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJdmm1wMxaa7duP7R01kXFs6XCQmKJUba-Ck1CZeaP6XRADSdZD9Hp7FjI43wld-154n6Cln3obwjfrRp7cMbgrnLyrfKhg9Pq1VqiTDppByiCckzJoUsC3DdIjS0s5XkNyqqjVlHRjs/s1600-h/dean+martin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJdmm1wMxaa7duP7R01kXFs6XCQmKJUba-Ck1CZeaP6XRADSdZD9Hp7FjI43wld-154n6Cln3obwjfrRp7cMbgrnLyrfKhg9Pq1VqiTDppByiCckzJoUsC3DdIjS0s5XkNyqqjVlHRjs/s200/dean+martin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212420378386221826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The founder member of the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Rat Pack</span>”, <a type="amzn">Dean Martin</a> (1917 – 1995), was born on this day. This singer, actor and comedian also knew how to party! Nomanda’s favourite songs are “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI" target="-blank"">That’s Amore</a>”, “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anA4ZIdVQk" target="blank">Everybody Loves Somebody</a>” and the best of the bunch, “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgXu1zR1Czk" target="blank">Mambo Italiano</a>”. He was half Italian after all! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx62flbbonqG-SlYcoWnV8aj_CnYGIDmfcE1GykCqs-p7lDF4AyIhrN2SNeM1T7dfTQuUGKr5oeX_1ORNQlQH7AMnmDPVRopNlbjvhwmruKXy_-pDU2ZEcikFn63NRBNNyV051B5FFPQU/s1600-h/swinging+blue+jeans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx62flbbonqG-SlYcoWnV8aj_CnYGIDmfcE1GykCqs-p7lDF4AyIhrN2SNeM1T7dfTQuUGKr5oeX_1ORNQlQH7AMnmDPVRopNlbjvhwmruKXy_-pDU2ZEcikFn63NRBNNyV051B5FFPQU/s200/swinging+blue+jeans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212420535489306450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Just because Nomanda likes his name the rocker Dickey Do (1939) from “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dickey Doo and the Don’ts</span>” gets a birthday mention today as does Norman Kuhlice (1942) from the “<a type="amzn">Swinging Blue Jeans</a>” who’s “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHcUDA4qsxI" target="blank">Hippy Hippy Shake</a>” and “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBoWDETrSMo" target="blank">You’re No Good</a>” are Nomanda’s favourites.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFChhoQPo-1wj0Z9wTfn30H0IL6lh06UtnVaPcqp1eV1xtbO0SCqAYuiW7ie4Wga01bvADRtk2cp-vMXzp3_ukpdh1PoGw7OVWc9lb19FvmIEz5XeQBSN5l20g43WF_5xmgqhyUu9M6Nc/s1600-h/ken+livingstone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFChhoQPo-1wj0Z9wTfn30H0IL6lh06UtnVaPcqp1eV1xtbO0SCqAYuiW7ie4Wga01bvADRtk2cp-vMXzp3_ukpdh1PoGw7OVWc9lb19FvmIEz5XeQBSN5l20g43WF_5xmgqhyUu9M6Nc/s200/ken+livingstone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212420806114956450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Red <a type="amzn">Ken Livingstone</a>, ex mayor of London and the thorn in the side of the Labour Party (before they got Brown!) was born on this day in 1945. Anyway he’s on his bike now since Mad <a type="amzn">Boris Johnson</a> took over the job!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR95tBvnDQFn8DPAAY_KXe_kWkIjod3FnYZiFSNRfaIDzvsw7JWamCQofBQ0mFUnUXS9ME79WPRXeUXi4ZuIkzcFz2HtK4QlZVnFEeIGY-M1-6y5mXvaqLk9WWocEclu0MAEZzjC3YIo/s1600-h/eddie+merckx.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 78px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR95tBvnDQFn8DPAAY_KXe_kWkIjod3FnYZiFSNRfaIDzvsw7JWamCQofBQ0mFUnUXS9ME79WPRXeUXi4ZuIkzcFz2HtK4QlZVnFEeIGY-M1-6y5mXvaqLk9WWocEclu0MAEZzjC3YIo/s200/eddie+merckx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212420935826819218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Off his bike, but not before he’d clocked up 5 wins in the “<a type="amzn">Tour de France</a>” also born on this day was another of our famous Belgians, <a type="amzn">Eddie Merckx</a> (1945). Cue for an old wagon wheel song “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRae5mRoRE" target="-blank"">Rolling Rolling Rolling!</a>” </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-34932952165111108662009-06-16T08:27:00.001+02:002009-06-17T10:45:43.413+02:0016 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPxLYZH4pSGDsMdFWlMf-QGYiolDHtOuEFQnakbO3ShhNZ-CtBr0_gZ2vHk3BxdfhI1FpJU48QUCo7ZyRLWzaCiEo3_xTJqhmet1awx4LD-c96vVCEWVEZPrYVoIpVGSv-aqzbMiWk00E/s1600-h/rose1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPxLYZH4pSGDsMdFWlMf-QGYiolDHtOuEFQnakbO3ShhNZ-CtBr0_gZ2vHk3BxdfhI1FpJU48QUCo7ZyRLWzaCiEo3_xTJqhmet1awx4LD-c96vVCEWVEZPrYVoIpVGSv-aqzbMiWk00E/s200/rose1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346744163117296690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Rose<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1ZzVrVAIFBE1aylGrm7D8GeLQUmhYQfswDed2Rd7Gh8-O0xGMVIskbqALWxeQ1_HjMG0GWqkY7ITyvMZpwEey-cD_7F4dH36azruvxnGxEXyVIUEGCZHKIL_SyoLsBpH5xVHKumhvVC6/s1600-h/line+sunline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 21px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1ZzVrVAIFBE1aylGrm7D8GeLQUmhYQfswDed2Rd7Gh8-O0xGMVIskbqALWxeQ1_HjMG0GWqkY7ITyvMZpwEey-cD_7F4dH36azruvxnGxEXyVIUEGCZHKIL_SyoLsBpH5xVHKumhvVC6/s200/line+sunline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346744380941908930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Two great American institutions celebrate this day in 1903. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihBmTS_h8C4PrDtKxvc1tOMhcaZXXVY72Qz7lX7ivqQKzrLUqfJEJtHnFSBbJB9YStsQjdWRkoVOBybaxXEzhTrjSr3qMBQN1XpHtSdJJ4sCLGq1rws_LDq4_U-Hv5-deP6sw5ax5yDs/s1600-h/ford+motor+company.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihBmTS_h8C4PrDtKxvc1tOMhcaZXXVY72Qz7lX7ivqQKzrLUqfJEJtHnFSBbJB9YStsQjdWRkoVOBybaxXEzhTrjSr3qMBQN1XpHtSdJJ4sCLGq1rws_LDq4_U-Hv5-deP6sw5ax5yDs/s200/ford+motor+company.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211652670427408258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up is the formation of <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Ford Motor Company</a> that was incorporated on this day and is now the world’s second largest automotive manufacturer after <a type="amzn">General Motors</a> has given up first place and <a type="amzn">Toyota</a> have now jumped to the #1 spot. Haven’t they done well for a sewing machine company prior to WWII!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI7ngGwLhme0Hqf0aFVZl2wrdBSVABla_XRTO-mFUkUpEiw8Ne5CH565lzZhYB9qqtsV8GbPtJTYBoR63Qcquca1XIZ9vZg1srZ498vffUT-e2qLewJ3Vop67byovCu57tr6_auIAfX0/s1600-h/pepsi+cola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVI7ngGwLhme0Hqf0aFVZl2wrdBSVABla_XRTO-mFUkUpEiw8Ne5CH565lzZhYB9qqtsV8GbPtJTYBoR63Qcquca1XIZ9vZg1srZ498vffUT-e2qLewJ3Vop67byovCu57tr6_auIAfX0/s200/pepsi+cola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211652803002788450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The next great American name is <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Pepsi Cola</a> that was trademarked on the same day. Nomanda is considered to be a bit of an expert on colas and frankly prefers the other brand. The rest of us can hardly taste the difference! However whatever brand you fancy, one thing that is for certain is that you never see a slim person behind a diet one!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcvJWy8J2oj_v0HK7W34Teqhyesm9_w3KejqaKTGrKFfligV-WlvSYYbE54TQ4kiCe-UYRVWPZ-ftdKpuo1Ios8x8IezAIJtlvUv7NcQXcov1-xw0sPfpub74A6QYofPKDO2LzjWa9TQ/s1600-h/ringo+starr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcvJWy8J2oj_v0HK7W34Teqhyesm9_w3KejqaKTGrKFfligV-WlvSYYbE54TQ4kiCe-UYRVWPZ-ftdKpuo1Ios8x8IezAIJtlvUv7NcQXcov1-xw0sPfpub74A6QYofPKDO2LzjWa9TQ/s200/ringo+starr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211652932961023682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In another strange co-incidence of two things happening on the same day it was on this day in 1978 that the group <a type="amzn">Wings</a> released “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMM_LNcNV-E" target="-blank"">I’ve Had Enough</a>” (haven’t we all!) and the other ex Beatle, <a type="amzn">Ringo Starr</a>, released “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ4K6YLFtNc" target="-blank"">Bad Boy</a>”. I wonder who he had in mind! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaPM4xawPanKIAQ4ZjlY79_SQITFbH4-Gc32SKu3E2478rfTc1IvDS9K-DS-LO_yIUxJS_1C3V5MeeJN6w4NmxfzHHxbYSXlI3lt_lG51h_Ci8P_v8jo6grRe_zT35zx_UlhA6hCBPvI/s1600-h/ghostbusters.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaPM4xawPanKIAQ4ZjlY79_SQITFbH4-Gc32SKu3E2478rfTc1IvDS9K-DS-LO_yIUxJS_1C3V5MeeJN6w4NmxfzHHxbYSXlI3lt_lG51h_Ci8P_v8jo6grRe_zT35zx_UlhA6hCBPvI/s200/ghostbusters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211653291449700594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Not as funny as the first one (how often that is the case) “<a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Ghostbusters II</a>” premiered on this day in 1989. Nomanda still loves the opening music track!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHeJjPqYGx3K2dNDQaDVO2fjfa3hsWEYoQ-GCIlJIv6pJ_aDO6DELNA9eHld02G4iwKnVJbSKqfq_IFp6-ImZgdoQx17CfXwiU2b3nlTKDXPiVn0OIplOmurr-QI_-DMkg27Ply7fuR0/s1600-h/salami1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHeJjPqYGx3K2dNDQaDVO2fjfa3hsWEYoQ-GCIlJIv6pJ_aDO6DELNA9eHld02G4iwKnVJbSKqfq_IFp6-ImZgdoQx17CfXwiU2b3nlTKDXPiVn0OIplOmurr-QI_-DMkg27Ply7fuR0/s200/salami1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211653640046079042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda also is quite partial to a nice bit of salami now and again too but I doubt if the longest <a type="amzn">salami</a> ever, made by the good people of Flekkefjord in Norway on this day in 1992 would have tempted me to taste it out. Nomanda is more of a quality than quantity person. It came in at an astonishing 68 something feet but of course was dwarfed by the 151 metre job made by their Danish neighbours a few years later in 2003. Why do people do this sort of stuff?</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-yZijUKFg5YiGRjd7GsraWHdIGTzDDG97So5e4OIjR8HwxXNXOGJi2T5n382qFeKdbEiirSweopLhg7WYEg4G-s8Lfcy5cQBk4fRArK-n44eJthHffyao6tGIC9a4fGQVw6zQbb3RQM/s1600-h/laurel+and+hardy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-yZijUKFg5YiGRjd7GsraWHdIGTzDDG97So5e4OIjR8HwxXNXOGJi2T5n382qFeKdbEiirSweopLhg7WYEg4G-s8Lfcy5cQBk4fRArK-n44eJthHffyao6tGIC9a4fGQVw6zQbb3RQM/s200/laurel+and+hardy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211653759050655042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The funny half of the <a type="amzn">Laurel and Hardy</a> duo, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stan Laurel</span> (1890 – 1965) was born on this day. It must have been a remarkable journey of experience performing in both silent black and white movies all the way to full Technicolour. Gave a lot of people a lot of laughs!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UV30v8BLh4Nu-HikBfyaFWDdFDKKNIOgAuXXI0g8rImRa0laCT_F4yOrgiBM0CqMWPTvBQ_dqNYPN6nGj7kHQ_4LzoQVYsQmThKI3-mWqYXeG_K-CirQNtTlkH8St3N7b5yUKIFpkiM/s1600-h/peugeot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UV30v8BLh4Nu-HikBfyaFWDdFDKKNIOgAuXXI0g8rImRa0laCT_F4yOrgiBM0CqMWPTvBQ_dqNYPN6nGj7kHQ_4LzoQVYsQmThKI3-mWqYXeG_K-CirQNtTlkH8St3N7b5yUKIFpkiM/s200/peugeot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211653916317920290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Laughing all the way to the bank our next birthday boy, <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Jean Peugeot</a>, was born on this day in 1896. Of course the family had quite a good run at the bicycle market before they turned their attention to cars.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17pMxzyFBb1nGfvGD4vjX-fPWJwv2qFohlZH5XGdv4L42I_hJjRNA6kQnPph1PA4yimtngY25miB1zCRfXRVo7IPCkVaMn-Vf4VDAQ4JgdyQmf7HsPTHhg-n7kRGg_J5ShADVYpcOsck/s1600-h/boomtown+rats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 87px; height: 91px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17pMxzyFBb1nGfvGD4vjX-fPWJwv2qFohlZH5XGdv4L42I_hJjRNA6kQnPph1PA4yimtngY25miB1zCRfXRVo7IPCkVaMn-Vf4VDAQ4JgdyQmf7HsPTHhg-n7kRGg_J5ShADVYpcOsck/s200/boomtown+rats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211654071186994882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Our final birthday wishes go to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gary Roberts</span> of <a type="amzn">Boomtown Rats</a> fame. Great group and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POl4vFp-5os" target="-blank"">great music</a>! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn"">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-2412052018129973592009-06-15T08:41:00.000+02:002009-06-15T11:12:03.702+02:0015 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcEuQfaCEZQMBsd2rot74ij5wdHe2OfBnKyfF9VM7q8t53s_rTw0ap5Qc0jHZODHgf4pDBctapQOfG912wWyiD5r0X5B4rI0VfazyR281pZfHb256p7-MMCfMydCTjyDac078yMCTpBsY/s1600-h/pearls4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcEuQfaCEZQMBsd2rot74ij5wdHe2OfBnKyfF9VM7q8t53s_rTw0ap5Qc0jHZODHgf4pDBctapQOfG912wWyiD5r0X5B4rI0VfazyR281pZfHb256p7-MMCfMydCTjyDac078yMCTpBsY/s200/pearls4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346741530226407346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYW36XZrVq2JmEg6RGcBJZC2SUxbUz5-Cd2jEoWHUjv8vcuCB4j-0Akuo3hhxVU1yshhkmI-JPGwSSTpoI4XKqvvqHlojTbAbFDB81-8n_Q2wuU82JcCH8sUU_X2X79OD-9v0nIRLcC4/s1600-h/rose3.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4TQIKVF3cZkYqSVQ4ccPognufyHqHL0a81EkFJFDoGA5WcvyNCah_jczePjt9CdyfpWHqB4bNUHpoI1kz0PDIwP6sgSuS9fpDkSY0O2gz2-eFpGU7PHLJf7trRFAd5lrAGo2LO1lvj89/s1600-h/line+birdies.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4TQIKVF3cZkYqSVQ4ccPognufyHqHL0a81EkFJFDoGA5WcvyNCah_jczePjt9CdyfpWHqB4bNUHpoI1kz0PDIwP6sgSuS9fpDkSY0O2gz2-eFpGU7PHLJf7trRFAd5lrAGo2LO1lvj89/s200/line+birdies.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346741665844931778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibenMDO2NLAu6emFx27XF4R9UfIRFG15Fg4DNPT2IB9IloW0wfULJO1UMYNQGXvJIcxdhNxHVeBMH-aTv7DlqJwzOAySobwA7QYJ5j9YYEqiZqnkBP_UJiSUVQvB_K5XrfFntTOMt-LndI/s1600-h/king+john+signing+magna+carta.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibenMDO2NLAu6emFx27XF4R9UfIRFG15Fg4DNPT2IB9IloW0wfULJO1UMYNQGXvJIcxdhNxHVeBMH-aTv7DlqJwzOAySobwA7QYJ5j9YYEqiZqnkBP_UJiSUVQvB_K5XrfFntTOMt-LndI/s200/king+john+signing+magna+carta.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346739749772156450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">One guy not enjoying this day in 1215 was <span style="font-weight: bold;">King John</span> who was persuaded to sign the <a style="font-weight: bold;" type="amzn">Magna Carta</a> at Runnymede, near Windsor. Having had enough of the King’s powers a number of important barons entered London and got this document signed which effectively formed the basis for constitutional law as we know it today. The King was not entirely happy with the diminution of his powers and it obviously gave him a bit of a fright as he died from dysentery just one year later!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj912xen4Sy_0Fa9XW2IpRyFnx3GLM3v1kQjk5gOtIpMklT2nSAZ8gnvxjG7R8vQgHNa_wNZP4I1OsuEYZJe053ZDjQhirB72c0DTeqpixVwBrYksiPXUsWiUaBbmhujfMktQ1QopnCFps/s1600-h/harrow+school.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj912xen4Sy_0Fa9XW2IpRyFnx3GLM3v1kQjk5gOtIpMklT2nSAZ8gnvxjG7R8vQgHNa_wNZP4I1OsuEYZJe053ZDjQhirB72c0DTeqpixVwBrYksiPXUsWiUaBbmhujfMktQ1QopnCFps/s200/harrow+school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211633265768125362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wanting to ensure that the local boys got a decent education was farmer John Lyon of Preston who obtained a Royal Charter from Queen <a type="amzn">Elizabeth I</a> and on this day in 1572 founded <a type="amzn">Harrow School</a>. The local boys were taught free although “<span style="font-style: italic;">outsiders</span>” had to pay tuition fees. The original subjects were Latin and a spot of archery. Today it costs around £22,000 to send the apple of your eye to Harrow and there is a larger range of subjects available for the sons of the rich and famous! Remarkably the school has recently gone international establishing other “Harrow” schools in places as bizarre as Beijing and Bangkok! Their most notable old boy is <a type="amzn">Winston Churchill</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyda3rfx1CHDyJvZOPOAe30VxzY3xz_DFD7pvqzxGfMmSQ6hpzhY9_Si3GXkixRhw3PCJA4LMyMhqfoMoGSKJfsHpySv83pMLZwl4kta3ZLWitIDJSItg1-n7r_uIj38U4IqMlblF5d2g/s1600-h/florence+nightingale1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 70px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyda3rfx1CHDyJvZOPOAe30VxzY3xz_DFD7pvqzxGfMmSQ6hpzhY9_Si3GXkixRhw3PCJA4LMyMhqfoMoGSKJfsHpySv83pMLZwl4kta3ZLWitIDJSItg1-n7r_uIj38U4IqMlblF5d2g/s200/florence+nightingale1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211633393217947522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Returning from the <a type="amzn">Crimean War</a> with her group of volunteer nurses the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady with the lamp</span>”, <a type="amzn">Florence Nightingale</a> (named after the town of her birth), opened her School for Nurses at St Thomas’ Hospital in London on this day in 1860. We owe her a lot.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2BX8_aoQfkh8JgicwaNSKXcs-ZIoe-L5BZjaYddG0MEMAFrY8LFV5yZAi4ESVtO3AD-B3HI71Rju8FlNXxRsZU5UnKmtJIjCBDOWJizqx0DyuPRhV_b8EQezE-tasa6bWJVS8mD9y9o/s1600-h/bob+dylan1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2BX8_aoQfkh8JgicwaNSKXcs-ZIoe-L5BZjaYddG0MEMAFrY8LFV5yZAi4ESVtO3AD-B3HI71Rju8FlNXxRsZU5UnKmtJIjCBDOWJizqx0DyuPRhV_b8EQezE-tasa6bWJVS8mD9y9o/s200/bob+dylan1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211633918308449586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The entertainment business gets our attention next with <a type="amzn">Bob Dylan recording</a> “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO0gSJGJ7Fs" target="-blank"">Like a Rolling Stone</a>” on this day in 1965 and <a type="amzn">Ohio Express</a> going to #4 spot with “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG1SVKipKZE" target="-blank"">Yummy Yummy Yummy</a>”. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7IE3Di3bU2JmjvT2PjBN5ggCH9_xpaaS3oGFgtVmZT9CfJ-dA5gCui1Rp5uvNxCXD1eRtv8S5ENiH4UUp7GDaTwK4M70R8q0h0jaOKXdWpH2LCQs9TgPvmSNRRAotokTUYgZDWchqmA/s1600-h/warren+beatty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7IE3Di3bU2JmjvT2PjBN5ggCH9_xpaaS3oGFgtVmZT9CfJ-dA5gCui1Rp5uvNxCXD1eRtv8S5ENiH4UUp7GDaTwK4M70R8q0h0jaOKXdWpH2LCQs9TgPvmSNRRAotokTUYgZDWchqmA/s200/warren+beatty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211634125654875794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wanting to ensure he got his fair share of the royalties <a type="amzn">Warren Beatty</a> produced, directed and starred in the title role of “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dick Tracy</span>” that premiered today in 1990. Warren was cast alongside a couple of other capable performers including <a type="amzn">Madonna</a> and <a type="amzn">Al Pacino</a>!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ41tu2gNT51z6u4hxbGHKbhucjDGXRqBiLW_e5cvbKzeBoffNWr7P5fdlAkwS1jOQ2tKZ47lzc00Ed3qzYetWU-VfqKdOaprieUjBUL3ZgnVhlyaH_74blxl2Hyhtp-xsh7FjB0DzmhQ/s1600-h/lion+king.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ41tu2gNT51z6u4hxbGHKbhucjDGXRqBiLW_e5cvbKzeBoffNWr7P5fdlAkwS1jOQ2tKZ47lzc00Ed3qzYetWU-VfqKdOaprieUjBUL3ZgnVhlyaH_74blxl2Hyhtp-xsh7FjB0DzmhQ/s200/lion+king.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211634277650689874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Another comic book hero would also take to the screens today in 1996 when <a type="amzn">Disney</a>’s “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lion King</span>” enthralled its fans.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXScYHLbIt3tcO3Dpsny_cdbUon2-qrw7Mi6Rt0rsaul4JWb7WxaOfy7bhxcY_CYriH8mVLIFD4paTk3zfFOd7A9mEYYhGcUqEe3WmBlCmYI_IygDa-34Qhxig6YIRUV1DwIkINISFYz6/s1600-h/johnny+halliday.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXScYHLbIt3tcO3Dpsny_cdbUon2-qrw7Mi6Rt0rsaul4JWb7WxaOfy7bhxcY_CYriH8mVLIFD4paTk3zfFOd7A9mEYYhGcUqEe3WmBlCmYI_IygDa-34Qhxig6YIRUV1DwIkINISFYz6/s200/johnny+halliday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346740663324357570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our first birthday wishes go to the famous French rocker <a type="amzn">Johnny Halliday</a> (1943). In a career lasting 48 years he has been on 400 tours had 18 platinum albums and sold over 100 million records. Nomanda sends her best wishes to him in his retirement announced in 2007. Thanks for the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y-vkiFqO6M" target="-blank"">music</a>, Johnny!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISkvLH93oemhqzjetR_Eetq09rsDIBDSI8KUPSKpl2-FS6xtC7mUo6C3yJpKb-z_UxuJYj7scnGR49rcwZ7F6NtyHfeGfbO1KpPlbkFsc-OgwfcmH_i0nkFe6HFU-Yanyfe50PIAQyxU/s1600-h/clio+goldsmith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 83px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISkvLH93oemhqzjetR_Eetq09rsDIBDSI8KUPSKpl2-FS6xtC7mUo6C3yJpKb-z_UxuJYj7scnGR49rcwZ7F6NtyHfeGfbO1KpPlbkFsc-OgwfcmH_i0nkFe6HFU-Yanyfe50PIAQyxU/s200/clio+goldsmith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211634710382835570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our next celebrity, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Clio Goldsmith</span> (1957), the French actress normally wouldn’t have attracted Nomanda’s attention except for the fact that in 1990 she married Mark Shand who is Camilla’s brother! I wonder how she gets on with the in-laws!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFR-6g45ki0zcOfCuRsPs7tTdFSdAwkCMx1JWyiNn4aUBnJdwZV61FxtXGeL8H69NuJcka69rTK6swiF98paaRVO07WwzBlbpDv115nrgc9Kg4YcXj8SyTJQvRBbvNNgBERFbJB_XaZUI/s1600-h/courtney+cox.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFR-6g45ki0zcOfCuRsPs7tTdFSdAwkCMx1JWyiNn4aUBnJdwZV61FxtXGeL8H69NuJcka69rTK6swiF98paaRVO07WwzBlbpDv115nrgc9Kg4YcXj8SyTJQvRBbvNNgBERFbJB_XaZUI/s200/courtney+cox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211634864185574914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our final birthday wishes go the super clean <a type="amzn">Courtney Cox</a> (1964) whose performance in her character “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Monica</span>” has delighted Nomanda over the years! Cheers! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /><br /></div></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-86071171029938832522009-06-14T08:48:00.000+02:002009-06-14T19:20:28.558+02:0014 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQUZmqTta5WssL07inqMX6I2CegkxjHe0H12ecRc_NcebH32Fc8Z-IT6QiyCQz4IVwZW2XpTRIQp0HaKM-j-qv59w68_60ZvjQxAxxwLX6HKIkRAGfIu10eeysvHxSZSMVes1C2MNpX8M/s1600-h/rose3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQUZmqTta5WssL07inqMX6I2CegkxjHe0H12ecRc_NcebH32Fc8Z-IT6QiyCQz4IVwZW2XpTRIQp0HaKM-j-qv59w68_60ZvjQxAxxwLX6HKIkRAGfIu10eeysvHxSZSMVes1C2MNpX8M/s200/rose3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346344123096242514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Rose<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ></span></div></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFu3xixwCXRHvPMEtn0rt7xjQJxgeThwIO3yLeRcvVIYu7IPE0IxaipoWYDuxdAy5qUrrEJt0APubxwyO5siQXtULr6C3EMJfEojfUXnRG0gSJjlcyKwpPTIkLtyghlVpl97hiJo6QLkzb/s1600-h/line+PartyBar.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFu3xixwCXRHvPMEtn0rt7xjQJxgeThwIO3yLeRcvVIYu7IPE0IxaipoWYDuxdAy5qUrrEJt0APubxwyO5siQXtULr6C3EMJfEojfUXnRG0gSJjlcyKwpPTIkLtyghlVpl97hiJo6QLkzb/s200/line+PartyBar.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346344256514231058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9xgaoBL9BNIdAs5RP3bl2vwQpmZ6ScdNPdyVhJ3_N4NUQEnnNiFGCtru6Z401qq2mpc-5tlR1xUrganMo8foOTsWSJgjbmvBMzbB0JUGMdKdSUGo3Om-2xRJ_JCeudYSdoYdpbeTDrY/s1600-h/henley+royal+regatta1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9xgaoBL9BNIdAs5RP3bl2vwQpmZ6ScdNPdyVhJ3_N4NUQEnnNiFGCtru6Z401qq2mpc-5tlR1xUrganMo8foOTsWSJgjbmvBMzbB0JUGMdKdSUGo3Om-2xRJ_JCeudYSdoYdpbeTDrY/s200/henley+royal+regatta1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210946280295141954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Get you oars out, flex your muscles, and prepare yourself for the boating event of the year at Henley. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Henley Royal Regatta</span>, to give it its proper name, was first held on this day in 1834 and has been an annual event ever since. From the humble beginnings of the one day event in its first year it now lasts five day and is one of the social events of the year. International teams from all over the world compete at this prestigious event. If you get the chance to attend it will be held this year 1 - 5 July. Don’t forget the sun cream as it should be full summer in the UK by then!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBiHnVmc4-6w4-ESCuUZYUaldiojd0u2n92bMH3sx5QN27pB6LEyWlpPVteGHfUvcFAdQMk_mxK28O3je_zvKF6HH2m00JsRe6lhqHsjJ4oJMtSj1tynh_l9lPpvwvTasRfATsOpoD40/s1600-h/bunsen+burner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBiHnVmc4-6w4-ESCuUZYUaldiojd0u2n92bMH3sx5QN27pB6LEyWlpPVteGHfUvcFAdQMk_mxK28O3je_zvKF6HH2m00JsRe6lhqHsjJ4oJMtSj1tynh_l9lPpvwvTasRfATsOpoD40/s200/bunsen+burner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210946464160156162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Heating things up in his lab and on the school desktops in chemistry labs throughout the world ever since was <span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert von Bunsen</span> who invented the “<a type="amzn">Bunsen Burner</a>” on this day in 1847. Nomanda’s school chemistry lab was equipped with these and they were great to warm your hands on during long boring chemistry lessons! For some reason they always seemed to be turned on, merrily flickering away!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI8Rdqa1zTy2Huhh8S1USRoykGbQqKIdj7dZyomngWyq1k33ssyDESeRQuiZjMYakRX0vI5zcR0yKy050B2xgzZRhgfuiEBmcfxO-JlYJjLCaVGT78x_HEfEF7truJx_aohhQuv1Vx0U/s1600-h/bambi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmI8Rdqa1zTy2Huhh8S1USRoykGbQqKIdj7dZyomngWyq1k33ssyDESeRQuiZjMYakRX0vI5zcR0yKy050B2xgzZRhgfuiEBmcfxO-JlYJjLCaVGT78x_HEfEF7truJx_aohhQuv1Vx0U/s200/bambi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210946621071954002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Fluttering his little eyelashes and winning friends on the release of his movie on this day in 1942 was one of our favourite Disney characters, <a type="amzn">Bambi</a>. Everybody loves him!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQGxyeQnxdHedRHoQC6x5-5234Lyci9Y2lsoeIeeiU6v9O7hpgo2_QghLRxH_j9aywLsrwjuIzwBTPzE8J3f7jyi_rx8NJorNW2xwdY8p3_QkHpBIHn8PU7KBdGhmrEjsf-AHtPbEHxk/s1600-h/dutch+orange1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQGxyeQnxdHedRHoQC6x5-5234Lyci9Y2lsoeIeeiU6v9O7hpgo2_QghLRxH_j9aywLsrwjuIzwBTPzE8J3f7jyi_rx8NJorNW2xwdY8p3_QkHpBIHn8PU7KBdGhmrEjsf-AHtPbEHxk/s200/dutch+orange1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210946798085731874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Dutch military personnel were dressing to impress on this day in 1968 as they celebrated this day when they were permitted to wear “<span style="font-style: italic;">regular clothing</span>” when off duty. Nomanda knows a thing or two about the Dutch and has to admit that fancy dress sense isn’t one of their national characteristics that immediately spring to mind. That is if you exclude cross dressing and other such apparel! My advice is to stick to the camouflage suits and orange t-shirts!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rJ6lWiTmy7h9u5QT2_UZVSph6Pk3_9gfn7jK1bl7HrsCZ8_khyphenhyphenceIAJKBQ5Q5u7wcnfm3dlvsLfSajsKP-93fJz-sqqeDqZFLQz11S_TWA7MIbF0xwnqymqBG9tMwD30rBp3WTSjWTE/s1600-h/lily+savage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rJ6lWiTmy7h9u5QT2_UZVSph6Pk3_9gfn7jK1bl7HrsCZ8_khyphenhyphenceIAJKBQ5Q5u7wcnfm3dlvsLfSajsKP-93fJz-sqqeDqZFLQz11S_TWA7MIbF0xwnqymqBG9tMwD30rBp3WTSjWTE/s200/lily+savage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210946939216338114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our birthday boy would be happy in a nice frock as born on this day in 1955 was comedian and cross dresser <a type="amzn">Paul O’Grady</a>. His alter ego, Lily Savage, is a blond bombshell. Lily disappeared into a French convent in 2004 having “<span style="font-style: italic;">seen the light</span>”. However more recently she has been reported as having escaped from the convent. Does this mean she’s on her way back?<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGp-Z5tOwCw1uYOOtJrPWcdDyZYeepaOZjRZaXRGCSdgoFIFfq5svSP_0Szlns1iRkp0cz1soPmJavwW5EQgink8U0TRbK5BkFrX0eugV6uJv1tnXiqyxyB5KFNyanz_7TSjX-kx4MKk/s1600-h/steffi+graf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGp-Z5tOwCw1uYOOtJrPWcdDyZYeepaOZjRZaXRGCSdgoFIFfq5svSP_0Szlns1iRkp0cz1soPmJavwW5EQgink8U0TRbK5BkFrX0eugV6uJv1tnXiqyxyB5KFNyanz_7TSjX-kx4MKk/s200/steffi+graf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210947089057295858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Birthday wishes today also go to one of the best lady tennis players of our generation, <a type="amzn">Steffi Graf</a>, who was born on this day in 1969. During her 17 year professional career she knocked up 22 Grand Slam titles and is now happily married to another famous tennis star, <a type="amzn">Andre Agassi</a>. We wish them both well!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-4181250864293103002009-06-13T08:40:00.000+02:002009-06-13T11:16:34.546+02:0013 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaJDhAXnjUNZTf9een6jMw26l55J582Jmj6u6TRcocy3SJ506TtST3CDpHpEf7DOM2cU5Z7QhnZz3t1sMAN2S7PmlWjsAFGq5HSVk49V5hGH6YLj9t83uKYuGJtj3ZRNCFMUDNocGMgSa/s1600-h/pearls5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdaJDhAXnjUNZTf9een6jMw26l55J582Jmj6u6TRcocy3SJ506TtST3CDpHpEf7DOM2cU5Z7QhnZz3t1sMAN2S7PmlWjsAFGq5HSVk49V5hGH6YLj9t83uKYuGJtj3ZRNCFMUDNocGMgSa/s200/pearls5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346342506863413922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ5aWLnBUxVqTARpQZeXR2ORluxQMh8S3H0klipOztBbgzBVjvKTQlpnq45yu6APHDrzadqeRuyy90-uhHhulhuSuQgigd9lYMt6sLqXZhmdY-NZGeI6T0vrspFk7uEaYZPoyLl1Ttb8/s1600-h/rose1.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Cv_NfYd0fWu7_7-nFQBsRpNaimttRNA6HCI88FELvnLmh3BtHdKdJzlayAvaR_y1VOCW3ZwdkLr8gDzGJ0Q8vIk3qW4_k4vuIxxEtWnAUmissGji2kz-zXv3WyIqY6ud5jDCP4Hdu-4K/s1600-h/line+flower.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 28px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Cv_NfYd0fWu7_7-nFQBsRpNaimttRNA6HCI88FELvnLmh3BtHdKdJzlayAvaR_y1VOCW3ZwdkLr8gDzGJ0Q8vIk3qW4_k4vuIxxEtWnAUmissGji2kz-zXv3WyIqY6ud5jDCP4Hdu-4K/s200/line+flower.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346342637222729906" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgviE4CDwGpHSF5r2hMTqdm4aPz3y9LQTggAZiM9HhU-1VrHgbAVvYz5_kMzeIZpUBtaDf25Utq4jV-tqEm7lnQtEdyonp0mKkTFKcE8URWMEeTF1xJYrDXEcbvWMgovMXmrgUc5RVMcw/s1600-h/diving+suit1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgviE4CDwGpHSF5r2hMTqdm4aPz3y9LQTggAZiM9HhU-1VrHgbAVvYz5_kMzeIZpUBtaDf25Utq4jV-tqEm7lnQtEdyonp0mKkTFKcE8URWMEeTF1xJYrDXEcbvWMgovMXmrgUc5RVMcw/s200/diving+suit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210928957398737394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">With 70% of the earth being covered with water and 97% of that being salt water in the oceans it’s hardly surprising that we have always been interested in what’s under the seas. <a type="amzn">Diving suits</a> with varying degrees of suitability have been around from medieval times but it was on this day in 1771 that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Louis Norcross</span> patented the first diving suit with the first closed helmet and watertight suit. He was to get more volunteers than some of the previous efforts and his basic design is still used today.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfOFcgeNZAsljhg3RViSyK0LhVX5QFQFagDM9u9eT5qLKM6J88z7nM4Yu-lU6L9KBd5u83pfEqUC8OIk4tYDnyDONstJCe-lgZQla4Q3KBsIAkrk-82wlS3q2wRCJjSzQ0WJpjMOrSGk/s1600-h/hiccups.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfOFcgeNZAsljhg3RViSyK0LhVX5QFQFagDM9u9eT5qLKM6J88z7nM4Yu-lU6L9KBd5u83pfEqUC8OIk4tYDnyDONstJCe-lgZQla4Q3KBsIAkrk-82wlS3q2wRCJjSzQ0WJpjMOrSGk/s200/hiccups.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210929455849713426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maybe if he’d tried wearing a diving suit <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Osborne</span> would have got rid of his <a type="amzn">hiccups</a> earlier. It was on this day in 1922 that the unfortunate chap started his hiccupping bout and it was to last for another 68 years! He learned to cope with it and in fact managed to marry twice. He stopped hiccupping before he died but as far as I know didn’t tell anyone how he did it! That would have been worth a fortune, Charles!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFN0pLrCRtSPXgh7GTHpXsvn1iI4ki_4f8HlcqVxA9mxkFZ1BWYFBapDjmLv4bx6Wpk-1aM3Spuc-HV8CKQ7U39B7ELCPTbxnXsPNQEk5cFvhejdH26-9UsZe6v0dN58TE1t6XaSdbHmI/s1600-h/sean+connery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFN0pLrCRtSPXgh7GTHpXsvn1iI4ki_4f8HlcqVxA9mxkFZ1BWYFBapDjmLv4bx6Wpk-1aM3Spuc-HV8CKQ7U39B7ELCPTbxnXsPNQEk5cFvhejdH26-9UsZe6v0dN58TE1t6XaSdbHmI/s200/sean+connery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210929630543158978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The entertainment business gets our attention next with “<span style="font-weight: bold;">You Only Live Twice</span>” premiering in New York on this day in 1967. <a type="amzn">Sean Connery</a> starred as <a type="amzn">James Bond</a> and it was to be his penultimate performance of the character.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n0L9eKYmR7AhWD8TLkDT4gby89Vm1doFqonPpvvkO8u_FdrvO9mo7SLGhSqQFLPGNfxiZ6OjATnvD6gp47NA5eOPCs5Dk_LWiLYo6KLzb0w-wh9-OYMzTaF0h6qZDM_8VZ65Keg5TP0/s1600-h/beatles4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n0L9eKYmR7AhWD8TLkDT4gby89Vm1doFqonPpvvkO8u_FdrvO9mo7SLGhSqQFLPGNfxiZ6OjATnvD6gp47NA5eOPCs5Dk_LWiLYo6KLzb0w-wh9-OYMzTaF0h6qZDM_8VZ65Keg5TP0/s200/beatles4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210929745933835410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a type="amzn"><br />The Beatles</a> “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COMsKPeWAsw" target="-blank"">Long and Winding Road</a>” and “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67J_66hdN-I" target="-blank"">Let It Be</a>” were to hit #1 spots in the charts on this day in 1970. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEKTHLI1k85tBWBH-5CiRJhE6Q4WXDNzorKKJgF7GDF-VPlE8n_ICKsEFCLbnPu9yYDO4hkxeO_3dQt1yn5WxIZjhLaRh9ezZCuz1s2uSWy244C5wXGm2GJL577CRvyTxOwdyGaztN1RD/s1600-h/mungo+jerry.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEKTHLI1k85tBWBH-5CiRJhE6Q4WXDNzorKKJgF7GDF-VPlE8n_ICKsEFCLbnPu9yYDO4hkxeO_3dQt1yn5WxIZjhLaRh9ezZCuz1s2uSWy244C5wXGm2GJL577CRvyTxOwdyGaztN1RD/s200/mungo+jerry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346341816611243666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And not to be left out <a type="amzn">Mungo Jerry</a>’s “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc9wIzi96_E" target="-blank"">In The Summertime</a>” made the same spot on the same day. Don’t ask, because I don’t know!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGMp6eq_lgzdt6HekWGCswOdzAuTcNAPcCsNIAxwmQ9I3eNiJTkPRTtQagNSVM76nT1KZqBwI6BIogik4KXq0DRwdKEzD4EpnWsrdcMiz32i6McPz9mCiw2Ks8xozqW8DnKo_lBx1ESC_/s1600-h/roadie.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGMp6eq_lgzdt6HekWGCswOdzAuTcNAPcCsNIAxwmQ9I3eNiJTkPRTtQagNSVM76nT1KZqBwI6BIogik4KXq0DRwdKEzD4EpnWsrdcMiz32i6McPz9mCiw2Ks8xozqW8DnKo_lBx1ESC_/s200/roadie.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346342303109276770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ten years later this day in 1980 saw the premier of <a type="amzn">Debbie Harry</a>’s and <a type="amzn">Meatloaf</a>’s film “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Roadie</span>”. And <a type="amzn">Billy Joel</a>’s “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQqhi7BQIsM" target="-blank"">Glass Houses</a>” hit #1 on the same day.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TSVOzRqRD1mw5L9hJ1dSzFFXDjkadgxOlAKSKfN9J9GRHCeOZMPJC2SD9BshhIrSlTXAYGMmWpO-A1Qm3kwOd83XlXMb3N_UQVx0Mge2Ef9usUjt9LSqLkp1I4DF8jtDbXrfuS_hxwk/s1600-h/mary+whitehouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TSVOzRqRD1mw5L9hJ1dSzFFXDjkadgxOlAKSKfN9J9GRHCeOZMPJC2SD9BshhIrSlTXAYGMmWpO-A1Qm3kwOd83XlXMb3N_UQVx0Mge2Ef9usUjt9LSqLkp1I4DF8jtDbXrfuS_hxwk/s200/mary+whitehouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210930365130381442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">On a day that seems not to have been a popular day to be born for interesting personalities <a type="amzn">Mary Whitehouse</a> (1910 – 2001) is our sole representative. This courageous and well meaning lady started her one woman crusade to clean up TV starting in the 1960’s and continued the campaign all her life. The Prime Minister, <a type="amzn">Harold Wilson</a>, and the Director General of the BBC, Sir Hugh Green, were her first targets. Her letters to Downing Street were apparently so difficult to reply to that the civil servants managed to “<span style="font-style: italic;">lose</span>” most of them; and Hugh Greene would never let her anywhere near the BBC cameras! Although she was out of touch with the real world she has to be acknowledged as being a woman of principle and dedicated to her cause, even if it was lost before she started. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-41173348067840232812009-06-12T08:41:00.000+02:002009-06-12T09:29:43.084+02:0012 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yXkd40oc-V8Iu-mZmglY5__lJpjTEjFnqdMHjWPBboRjOFqBLBu0GdVehVNo3jJSDtsXApsLM1TCRH7E2-16ZjP-0yKlyuwLa0_d1NWOtQpdA1vjfmspZ1AtnNMbX_pevI6OMqlSdtyk/s1600-h/rose3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yXkd40oc-V8Iu-mZmglY5__lJpjTEjFnqdMHjWPBboRjOFqBLBu0GdVehVNo3jJSDtsXApsLM1TCRH7E2-16ZjP-0yKlyuwLa0_d1NWOtQpdA1vjfmspZ1AtnNMbX_pevI6OMqlSdtyk/s200/rose3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345618460946042642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month</span></span>: <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pearl<br /><br /></span></span><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s Happy Special Day blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6TJ25c3GDAXMmRODShXqfqcOViMIaIDAo2hcmWfBUmQZrkdcbSqIrKBGUWWUeGcqvVS6oxfKf-FMN0FX2pDGMWF5Ct6fCZy86hr02E0HGK27suVOoW0IXixFBmhpC_YgaJl5uPvE_2F7/s1600-h/line+butterflybar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 28px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6TJ25c3GDAXMmRODShXqfqcOViMIaIDAo2hcmWfBUmQZrkdcbSqIrKBGUWWUeGcqvVS6oxfKf-FMN0FX2pDGMWF5Ct6fCZy86hr02E0HGK27suVOoW0IXixFBmhpC_YgaJl5uPvE_2F7/s200/line+butterflybar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345619353754011362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM0jdYhhUoAXN7OqayBY3tUPEbrD8e6NqJ3dIDpiREaMrpkeos_6W3wzpWn29rFq5UxUCJem3VynokQ55peV0R5C4LxgZ15Nymul9xBpIgsI0Ev7mw_Dj9VzJXhyphenhyphenfwBB3tReOYSvORLk/s1600-h/new+amsterdam1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM0jdYhhUoAXN7OqayBY3tUPEbrD8e6NqJ3dIDpiREaMrpkeos_6W3wzpWn29rFq5UxUCJem3VynokQ55peV0R5C4LxgZ15Nymul9xBpIgsI0Ev7mw_Dj9VzJXhyphenhyphenfwBB3tReOYSvORLk/s200/new+amsterdam1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210215625791913426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">New Yorkers will be happy to celebrate this day in 1665 when the Dutch decided they’d had enough of the place and, encouraged by the English, pulled out. To mark the occasion the English decided to rename the city, previously called <span style="font-weight: bold;">New Amsterdam</span> when the Dutch were there, to <a type="amzn">New York</a>, and the name’s stuck! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3Ug59TcW7Xth39LQhRB4-fxl6UO-U_XvplIVMAuifNcsWLoZxGmeP9XSQw7BnwadwN4l84rnJCLr4IGvqInQhkQtUOGrpMbVrGLaGIRxBBuivM84gjr1nZ8xAQd00LZin_HR6NXC0Mo/s1600-h/swiss+army+knife.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3Ug59TcW7Xth39LQhRB4-fxl6UO-U_XvplIVMAuifNcsWLoZxGmeP9XSQw7BnwadwN4l84rnJCLr4IGvqInQhkQtUOGrpMbVrGLaGIRxBBuivM84gjr1nZ8xAQd00LZin_HR6NXC0Mo/s200/swiss+army+knife.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210215764116236146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">If your horse has got a stone stuck in its shoe then the first thing you will reach for is your <a type="amzn">Swiss Army Knife</a> with its special feature for just this type of emergency. It was on this day in 1897 that Karl Elsener, the owner of a company that made surgical equipment, took out his patent for the well known knife. No Boy Scout or squaddie would be without one ever since! The modern knife boasts the following useful set of tools in addition to the main blade and a smaller second blade, tweezers, toothpick, corkscrew, can opener, bottle opener, slotted/flat-head screwdriver(s), phillips-head screwdriver, nail file, scissors, saw, file, hook, magnifying glass, ballpoint pen, fish scaler, hex wrench w/bits, pliers and key chain. Recent technological features include USB flash drives, digital clock, digital altimeter, LED light, laser pointer, and MP3 player. What more could you ask for. Nomanda’s going to buy one for all his friends!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhOnbSo_bbXNv6E7C-fMp6WMoMVEi60VhwM-2_UP9LowKEYla4Q52jGlPNuOZhpxUH1WhlcC7Ysj6CdV1uibf6wVgZy9Zy_Djv7F681c6IO2qSHft-H7j3PdZoIy6eEgvVeHdkxJNmhh7/s1600-h/frederick+banting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhOnbSo_bbXNv6E7C-fMp6WMoMVEi60VhwM-2_UP9LowKEYla4Q52jGlPNuOZhpxUH1WhlcC7Ysj6CdV1uibf6wVgZy9Zy_Djv7F681c6IO2qSHft-H7j3PdZoIy6eEgvVeHdkxJNmhh7/s200/frederick+banting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345617472591815810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you suffer from diabetes then celebrate this day in 1922 when <a type="amzn">Frederick Banting</a> took out his patent for insulin and vitually overnight gave life and hope to all diabetes sufferers. He was awarded the <a type="amzn">Nobel Prize</a> in medecine for his work the following year.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNpb67T1f-CXKSO3gcb3dxkrSyROZpJJZneGTFz9sX4GjIuYY6-wqdVOAcfGHLbcUhnAI49QukFRdQ_g7y0BUAhDfNalGxtvDGHf5aoPykJsJCEIBSdnN_WO6_sCTXbgeCeQtURUGqZ4/s1600-h/huey+long.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNpb67T1f-CXKSO3gcb3dxkrSyROZpJJZneGTFz9sX4GjIuYY6-wqdVOAcfGHLbcUhnAI49QukFRdQ_g7y0BUAhDfNalGxtvDGHf5aoPykJsJCEIBSdnN_WO6_sCTXbgeCeQtURUGqZ4/s200/huey+long.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210216072200325954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Making his fellow senators suffer was the Senator from Louisiana appropriatley named <a type="amzn">Huey Long</a>. Renowned for upholding the rights of the poor and underpriveleged, he delivered his 15 hour speech of 150,000 words on this day in 1935. Not everybody enjoyed it as he was assassinated a few months later. However, records like this are bound to be broken and the current holder of this dubious title is <span style="font-weight: bold;">J Strom Thurmond</span> who delivered a fillibusting 24 hour and 18 minute speech against the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Blah Blah Blah!<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5sGWWsZj039s-jSUQz3I8zpMKe5lXJG6FP2J93teYBeHVH4UQccisZtCtBxDH6ydSXfmUT9mxaomd9QLrIqGKMYRgrBN-xMU_TOXQOw5cudiJzdPLFpfvXwd12FXL2HotbJBOfBZS6Q/s1600-h/alcatraz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5sGWWsZj039s-jSUQz3I8zpMKe5lXJG6FP2J93teYBeHVH4UQccisZtCtBxDH6ydSXfmUT9mxaomd9QLrIqGKMYRgrBN-xMU_TOXQOw5cudiJzdPLFpfvXwd12FXL2HotbJBOfBZS6Q/s200/alcatraz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210216206724215378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bank robbers normally wouldn’t attract Nomanda’s attention except for today. It was on this day in 1962 that three convicted bank robbers, serving their sentences at the infamous <a type="amzn">Alcatraz</a> prison, dug their way out using just metal spoons. My guess is they would have got out a lot quicker if the prison authorities had provided Swiss Army Knifes as standard issue! They then escaped from the island on a makeshift raft. Their escapade was subsequently immortalised by <a type="amzn">Clint Eastwood</a> in his film made on location at the prison, “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Escape From Alcatraz</span>”.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPO4OGYvLDtqOwxdMN95Wu_k18kL4P1sIX2vO2KRf1faqqKzHr2tFmqY_N7EnYxgyuaVCzm9qWYK18m1s7DHQP_mUU3cRk4GCfC2LyeuaPU9GeLhxmv8QPcVRPWHHYPK3zYRo82aCj6k/s1600-h/batman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPO4OGYvLDtqOwxdMN95Wu_k18kL4P1sIX2vO2KRf1faqqKzHr2tFmqY_N7EnYxgyuaVCzm9qWYK18m1s7DHQP_mUU3cRk4GCfC2LyeuaPU9GeLhxmv8QPcVRPWHHYPK3zYRo82aCj6k/s200/batman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210216339843495090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Not escaping, but returning on this day in 1992 was the super hero “<a type="amzn">Batman</a>”.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuufS5Ho594uB2yuitu8-37F8EROrXR4hJz_GWvWVOnrPPlw0-HUKovZWqif8lINYY7R-Ydqvvk57UyEmLrtKwjaL2mgXO7k-7FoBbtP3KeWic8Q9b9uFxkAozef_3FWo-0He4fLlNwE/s1600-h/green+jelly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuufS5Ho594uB2yuitu8-37F8EROrXR4hJz_GWvWVOnrPPlw0-HUKovZWqif8lINYY7R-Ydqvvk57UyEmLrtKwjaL2mgXO7k-7FoBbtP3KeWic8Q9b9uFxkAozef_3FWo-0He4fLlNwE/s200/green+jelly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210216543923846386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another new twist on an old theme reaching its #17 spot in the charts on this day in 1993 was the song ”<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm9W4Ts-tw0" target="-blank"">Three Little Pigs</a>” by <a type="amzn">Green Jelly</a>. And there’s me thinking that the traditional accompaniment to green jelly was a little lambie!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eA0rtrSp9T8z5OO5uHKLW0enF6YR7mnKpPSRyImoH7BczHzFr_vHQWhGWBbBrsQ-BaKAmMQh2KOfZrmiujvoGf99Cff6E8-sBjqEkMuj9X2pDl6k1xFmTtX2gw4Fe0tIfFgIz68bBxk/s1600-h/president+bush+senior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eA0rtrSp9T8z5OO5uHKLW0enF6YR7mnKpPSRyImoH7BczHzFr_vHQWhGWBbBrsQ-BaKAmMQh2KOfZrmiujvoGf99Cff6E8-sBjqEkMuj9X2pDl6k1xFmTtX2gw4Fe0tIfFgIz68bBxk/s200/president+bush+senior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210216864957829698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Taking up dangerous sports much too late for a lot of his fans it was on this day in 2004 that former President <a type="amzn">George H. W. Bush</a> celebrated his 80th birthday by skydiving. Well, he’s still going strong and maybe his son will follow in his fathers’ wings soon! After all, when you’ve had two terms of the Presidency what else is there to get up for in the morning? According to his wife he doesn’t get up very early anyway!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqwtigYC9Un3Z-EoeelhfwcQO5Btz06h2ZAOulpw8N6b7gGlC9Mf1ZV_NCvdukU7iZMU4Kc01ycNKstR0RmBObUs6De1afiVIk7x2tPz6HI4O60Jdsh2_Qbgsl0FSudqABQd_MNDHi3E/s1600-h/charles+kingsley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 84px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqwtigYC9Un3Z-EoeelhfwcQO5Btz06h2ZAOulpw8N6b7gGlC9Mf1ZV_NCvdukU7iZMU4Kc01ycNKstR0RmBObUs6De1afiVIk7x2tPz6HI4O60Jdsh2_Qbgsl0FSudqABQd_MNDHi3E/s200/charles+kingsley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210217202859448274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Birthday celebrities today start with the author <a type="amzn">Charles Kingsley</a> (1819 – 1875). His best known works of “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Hereward the Wake</span>”, “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Westward Ho!</span>” and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Water Babies</span>” are classics.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2mk3W_jweo9DYSdMLhZ_ONsB28JbkKfQ2UaTXrV-C-wCARHcRB8p2KjKXJuTQ7xb6lrJkZEJKFJMygGfoPXpONd7cB5sSniy-ayWdSiatwudI6ofrxPqJ3EIwHFPjE1XwtRZOgtSKw0/s1600-h/grace+jones.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2mk3W_jweo9DYSdMLhZ_ONsB28JbkKfQ2UaTXrV-C-wCARHcRB8p2KjKXJuTQ7xb6lrJkZEJKFJMygGfoPXpONd7cB5sSniy-ayWdSiatwudI6ofrxPqJ3EIwHFPjE1XwtRZOgtSKw0/s200/grace+jones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210217372843487570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Claiming that she was born on this day in 1953 is the actress and singer <a type="amzn">Grace Jones</a>. She sings, she models and does a bit of acting too! Her performance in the <a type="amzn">James Bond</a> movie “<span style="font-weight: bold;">A View to a Kill</span>” is one of her best! Wouldn’t want to bump into her in a dark alley, though!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaAGhq-rZ7-l884NeleTn_7HjQuVngnFlwLr9jndp0AVZY9ZyqE2qX375svzOBphKK6eHzN0Iq0ZgIzndWElcKYDThyd4hJtKOSGB8Dou2kW4zHvdzQLqNPRN5a2qESwY7ATVuosq0-s/s1600-h/jim+morris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 67px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaAGhq-rZ7-l884NeleTn_7HjQuVngnFlwLr9jndp0AVZY9ZyqE2qX375svzOBphKK6eHzN0Iq0ZgIzndWElcKYDThyd4hJtKOSGB8Dou2kW4zHvdzQLqNPRN5a2qESwY7ATVuosq0-s/s200/jim+morris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210217566178088402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The impressionist and comedian <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Morris</span> was born on this day in 1957. Nomanda loves his impressions of two of our favourite American politicians Ronald Reagan and George Bush.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-7UuhIiTkEOeZxqNvlQu3xFdiyi6ebbBSa7BLxGqKQg6YemKsgI55G80SFWMPWmGQVKGMaChV27QP9t79FeqtniteaQsWCIhIuHy-Onz-KkTQCTTg0xUZ1S6txReuIFQxndUDTNyylc/s1600-h/adriana+lima.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-7UuhIiTkEOeZxqNvlQu3xFdiyi6ebbBSa7BLxGqKQg6YemKsgI55G80SFWMPWmGQVKGMaChV27QP9t79FeqtniteaQsWCIhIuHy-Onz-KkTQCTTg0xUZ1S6txReuIFQxndUDTNyylc/s200/adriana+lima.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210217704621914914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Final birthday wished go to the lovely Brazilian model <span style="font-weight: bold;">Adriana Lima</span> who was born on this day in 1981. No matter how much I use I have to admit that “<a type="amzn">Maybelline</a>” just doesn’t do it for Nomanda! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-66996991202105598592009-06-11T08:48:00.000+02:002009-06-11T19:36:36.673+02:0011 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_o0qau2QlE2D_fW8xbe4swNo6Q0-bMxggxMqZ1KZ8KEk0v2vAppWEVD3lKEQCHNU-iTk-KyEOGIAYO_71fITncUUcrHNH5w9LBJr8JzSsnPbL1s2ksCDj6ZqVLAdw30eotZN0LDzS0hr/s1600-h/pearls1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_o0qau2QlE2D_fW8xbe4swNo6Q0-bMxggxMqZ1KZ8KEk0v2vAppWEVD3lKEQCHNU-iTk-KyEOGIAYO_71fITncUUcrHNH5w9LBJr8JzSsnPbL1s2ksCDj6ZqVLAdw30eotZN0LDzS0hr/s200/pearls1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345615107858999890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyoZhaHJxq6NZhtI7xfh9Hr5Sa1h70aQPga46AWvsUqlngfmdj5RJKwtm2nOWr50vGaBI3DeO3f3U68TkfP71NSfQvq2sQ8CSfp70Axv7ZUQ6-4rMbCHdscxr9jwHrLgxOyukrQlY3LI/s1600-h/rose4.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pearl<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZMnJtXinx_WKOQ0NS8s7s_6aRiD7Zm8-UmrWz-WTYh509C3raf69am139Q5gW4hZcgztadgI2cGRiJ3RFWf-qPtAh1sMwb2v8BayZGHrNB1szRtZ5-FtHv8fKbUjcaZMfFEwtkdq2CS6/s1600-h/line+PartyBar.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZMnJtXinx_WKOQ0NS8s7s_6aRiD7Zm8-UmrWz-WTYh509C3raf69am139Q5gW4hZcgztadgI2cGRiJ3RFWf-qPtAh1sMwb2v8BayZGHrNB1szRtZ5-FtHv8fKbUjcaZMfFEwtkdq2CS6/s200/line+PartyBar.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345616259597783586" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T5NpVVmSy_3RR-gZUx22pwXpPQgpQvKzmpqiCKdxz3akHH040M8I6I-5AWQj5zHlbgxkuHU3eK19HO7q1H-sy0bItfpDb0MiAirCQgxg2ex91cMf2KzioeJt7iIn6IF9fF0gRF3zbgdx/s1600-h/cricket.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3T5NpVVmSy_3RR-gZUx22pwXpPQgpQvKzmpqiCKdxz3akHH040M8I6I-5AWQj5zHlbgxkuHU3eK19HO7q1H-sy0bItfpDb0MiAirCQgxg2ex91cMf2KzioeJt7iIn6IF9fF0gRF3zbgdx/s200/cricket.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345614899581663634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">In a rare display of batting prowess England managed to knock up 658 runs against Australia and declared with 2 wickets left on this day in 1938. In fact the Belgians were so gob smacked that they had an <a type="amzn">earthquake</a> on the same day!<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5aMqZIxe4Ybp6mmMfQjHCUOxjVzFltstJg5Z1t5k12zqydxsHAsgxWa0FT5kuNUfY-_2Li6tgRnDG4NGLPQ-OOuRhzoyyPMysegq2h8DmfcpqhiYJV735HagFzu-C5QHKOAgospH6Pk/s1600-h/amstel+beer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5aMqZIxe4Ybp6mmMfQjHCUOxjVzFltstJg5Z1t5k12zqydxsHAsgxWa0FT5kuNUfY-_2Li6tgRnDG4NGLPQ-OOuRhzoyyPMysegq2h8DmfcpqhiYJV735HagFzu-C5QHKOAgospH6Pk/s200/amstel+beer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210152041998156706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Beer drinkers of the world unite and celebrate this day in 1870 that marked the founding of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Amstel Brewery</span> in <a type="amzn">Amsterdam</a>. The brewery was named after the river alongside the building and water from the river was used in the cooling of the golden liquid. Within two short years production was up to around 2 million pints per year and everybody was very happy! Initially most of the production was consumed by the beer lovers of Amsterdam. That is a lot of pints every night for the unfortunate inhabitants! Cheers!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfoBoHnhYlxDwW56eV53D1shR-Gk0nTKF1C2UlczgIY8P53kKdRmuXEwM72VW6-PFXgqK7FMlSnI_Ktv3vdODGyLeamCiYVOmHptAwe6ag3CGk7jd_dGAAb0cV7l7Y-TGuIXcWsaRnLs/s1600-h/hot+dog3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfoBoHnhYlxDwW56eV53D1shR-Gk0nTKF1C2UlczgIY8P53kKdRmuXEwM72VW6-PFXgqK7FMlSnI_Ktv3vdODGyLeamCiYVOmHptAwe6ag3CGk7jd_dGAAb0cV7l7Y-TGuIXcWsaRnLs/s200/hot+dog3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210152272705486498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Smacking their lips at FDR’s party on this day a year later in 1938 were the King and Queen of England who tasted their first “<a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" type="amzn">hot dogs</a>” at this prestigious party! Way to go FDR! I bet that impressed your old colonial masters! Who else would serve “hot dogs” at a state banquet? I’ve a sneaky feeling that the Queen didn’t ask for the recipe to pass on to the butler!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlKsAC2zkEUqa9vUGUCew6Ne2aX4d6SpCnBJQgB6ghhZ4ggoMiE5GM6780NBTmzxeTZeIUCUN_cidlZHaYO74ii3b1RKl7jRvxrIu_rgMU6h55t3EgY8IiHjb5-4d27NmVQSkqSfOim0/s1600-h/queen+elizabeth+II4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlKsAC2zkEUqa9vUGUCew6Ne2aX4d6SpCnBJQgB6ghhZ4ggoMiE5GM6780NBTmzxeTZeIUCUN_cidlZHaYO74ii3b1RKl7jRvxrIu_rgMU6h55t3EgY8IiHjb5-4d27NmVQSkqSfOim0/s200/queen+elizabeth+II4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210152461133777458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another Queen, HRH <a type="amzn">Elizabeth II</a>, showed the country that she was “<span style="font-style: italic;">with it</span>” on this day in 1964 when she ordered (royals do that, they don’t just ask like us ordinary mortals!) the “<a type="amzn">Beatles</a>” to play at her birthday party. They did and the Queen is cool! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee9yDC1FLwXMYzrdTCafL84wmS7ZpcTtWWZ5PMWNsS11r7brMKrouvz1rROojs3qdXZcZbkPa5m8qE5yaoEtuSJDZaekHLh19yAYzTfudzK28k3HoLx5mJRasXOxXBbEj8vO7daxiRok/s1600-h/north+sea+oil+platform.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee9yDC1FLwXMYzrdTCafL84wmS7ZpcTtWWZ5PMWNsS11r7brMKrouvz1rROojs3qdXZcZbkPa5m8qE5yaoEtuSJDZaekHLh19yAYzTfudzK28k3HoLx5mJRasXOxXBbEj8vO7daxiRok/s200/north+sea+oil+platform.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210152662755698994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now I know that the Americans have had oil for ever but it was on this day in 1975 that the UK first started pumping the black stuff from its little oil field in the <a type="amzn">North Sea</a>. All UK economic problems were going to be resolved overnight now that it had become an oil producing nation. So what happened? The last I heard current prices at the pumps were bringing the country to its knees, lorry drivers were protesting and demonstrating, and all other prices were squirting upwards as a result of increased distribution costs. The only guy who daren’t smile on camera is the Chancellor of the Exchequer who is building bigger coffers to accommodate this latest revenue windfall. When challenged on the subject he defended the fact that he hadn’t intervened in the taxes on oil because,”<span style="font-style: italic;">Revenues will be less from the commercial sector</span>.” Of course it will, they’ll all be bust!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfcn1s_lWdX24FxLNQZVaxt-NpKXfr9vSyEciHxmD4DtE4Zmo9tO94D4YCurt6pk9bmDtwC6Nzsb7ElgtNUOiaqFBugLzmNP34AXwc_pq8vJBvz0nYike0T3fujASBcRtS6GvOof-2zU/s1600-h/bjorn+borg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfcn1s_lWdX24FxLNQZVaxt-NpKXfr9vSyEciHxmD4DtE4Zmo9tO94D4YCurt6pk9bmDtwC6Nzsb7ElgtNUOiaqFBugLzmNP34AXwc_pq8vJBvz0nYike0T3fujASBcRtS6GvOof-2zU/s200/bjorn+borg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210152796168971922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Busting his racquet strings on his way to the French Open Title on this day in 1975 was the blond Swede, <a type="amzn">Bjorn Borg</a>. The poor chap had to leave his homeland and relocate to Monaco to avoid the tax man. It’s so sad!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Qoza-LI2jVB-v9TRT3WAlZZnZvX7j9frUhtIYd-urcGM2b-ODIFXuloEMFK2MBUKLxJp2g62jn5v6Z205PvOEvTeRcgMa9n9qPyrnnzFq7a0p7CLEE2TmBMnbCjXe2yukCCEKpl68g/s1600-h/E.T.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Qoza-LI2jVB-v9TRT3WAlZZnZvX7j9frUhtIYd-urcGM2b-ODIFXuloEMFK2MBUKLxJp2g62jn5v6Z205PvOEvTeRcgMa9n9qPyrnnzFq7a0p7CLEE2TmBMnbCjXe2yukCCEKpl68g/s200/E.T.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210152954911410930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Making pots of cash for his backers on the release of his film on this day in 1982 was the frail extra terrestrial “<a type="amzn">ET</a>”. It is the highest grossing film ever!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jFtc-WHqPquqJoGNTWjY1rWfe2iQiQrUlf7HQu0YdA_Hg11lQLx-SdM20mjv_7IVlze8tXY5rzkco4edj7iXwn-Y8X1V_8lrwksFQAGiapbfXJIaFUyvI_77it7uie9ufi55fm7CoEA/s1600-h/simon+and+garfunkel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jFtc-WHqPquqJoGNTWjY1rWfe2iQiQrUlf7HQu0YdA_Hg11lQLx-SdM20mjv_7IVlze8tXY5rzkco4edj7iXwn-Y8X1V_8lrwksFQAGiapbfXJIaFUyvI_77it7uie9ufi55fm7CoEA/s200/simon+and+garfunkel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210153110565054002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">There’s so much music stuff happening on this day in history that I’ll let you choose what you’d like to hear. Manfred Mann record “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30p0PJrHrgE">Do Wah Diddy Diddy</a>” in 1964. The Beach Boys “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_KY_d9MQv8">Sloop John B</a>” goes to #1 in 1966. “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPioSdlIERg&feature=related" target="-blank"">I Am A Rock</a>” by Simon and Garfunkel peaks at #3 in 1966 and Naked Eyes’ “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ExVRfKHHRw" target="-blank"">Always Something There To Remind Me</a>” goes to #8 in 1983. Really Great Stuff!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49_HnzQbWdWVyGyFU8yX6BpfGa5taeLbdtgM7TvDI0RsouErgRyGVV8iNMiOEjf0O5caIH7gmaeuhFJCC4eoFc_LW-dZjmPJGeer5hsJN92YbAyEE9XzBbTSq9Y04wFcMIufry7Mw9DFb/s1600-h/john+constable.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 87px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49_HnzQbWdWVyGyFU8yX6BpfGa5taeLbdtgM7TvDI0RsouErgRyGVV8iNMiOEjf0O5caIH7gmaeuhFJCC4eoFc_LW-dZjmPJGeer5hsJN92YbAyEE9XzBbTSq9Y04wFcMIufry7Mw9DFb/s200/john+constable.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345614520299242802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our birthday celebrities’ start with <a type="amzn">John Constable</a> (1776 – 1837), the great painter from Suffolk, now often referred to as “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Constable Country</span>”. During his lifetime the French bought more of his works than his countrymen and his “<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hay Wain</span>” is probably his best known work.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeZlr4hi3OX7bL64j7J_LbLwjEXAyTb3BMLxQiDaJp0_H970IndEJOlCTZDXB8juxpXMNEs-FFbxX0j2ypR6idN2WSEYOJtWSSP2ctzKahKf1_wDo1cBHl8aTjC56wKm5Jx-XKgzaBgY/s1600-h/jackie+stewart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeZlr4hi3OX7bL64j7J_LbLwjEXAyTb3BMLxQiDaJp0_H970IndEJOlCTZDXB8juxpXMNEs-FFbxX0j2ypR6idN2WSEYOJtWSSP2ctzKahKf1_wDo1cBHl8aTjC56wKm5Jx-XKgzaBgY/s200/jackie+stewart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210153536689296098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The next celebrity is the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Flying Scot</span>”: <a type="amzn">Jackie Stewart</a> (1939) whose 8 year career in Formula 1 motor sport from 1965 – 1973 includes 100 starts, 43 podium finishes, 27 wins and 3 times world champion. Not at all bad! He now pursues a successful career as a sports commenter in the US.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca9X9RGU3A6A-0q2HCUrSR-0DvjZOR8toEiQPjAVri03botJzDdbwXQ7i89PcT5t6UP-LOhkBTFVMYNXHJVR_E6WHIU6OT0nw5X24ohkhQG5olLR1zfT7i7L3uTOB4bYifopBelN2VyM/s1600-h/hugh+laurie1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca9X9RGU3A6A-0q2HCUrSR-0DvjZOR8toEiQPjAVri03botJzDdbwXQ7i89PcT5t6UP-LOhkBTFVMYNXHJVR_E6WHIU6OT0nw5X24ohkhQG5olLR1zfT7i7L3uTOB4bYifopBelN2VyM/s200/hugh+laurie1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210153712251064338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Final birthday greetings go to the very funny man, <a type="amzn">Hugh Laurie</a> (1959) who is at his best when teamed up with his old friend <a type="amzn">Stephen Fry</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-24080030641530716222009-06-10T08:38:00.000+02:002009-06-10T19:40:17.756+02:0010 June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Flower of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAkpdbATFyg5eeY3nuqa_v4-MzCNEnvuv-SHumNJNLFttzt1UtylvDcQcD99p5l4_oQfLWjJRboJ6VY1rWx-pGVGMQeBBkPgloQz5X2rNLnRx_l7PrF8ST1-oECrId0VbWvjOEG7i2c3H/s1600-h/rose1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAkpdbATFyg5eeY3nuqa_v4-MzCNEnvuv-SHumNJNLFttzt1UtylvDcQcD99p5l4_oQfLWjJRboJ6VY1rWx-pGVGMQeBBkPgloQz5X2rNLnRx_l7PrF8ST1-oECrId0VbWvjOEG7i2c3H/s200/rose1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344935875549284290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rose<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gemstone of the Month: Pearl<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span></span><br /><br /><span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day </span>blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHTOFlXFF3V9XW4Fu7VE_q0CywWooGpC23O_5B8LSwA8udOsXl3nuJ6aejWLmVRBf00PFd-Y5rRNouDy85njCXlFRvttV3o06TGST64JKPAzIsr7rMv5PputdLl2YHvJ4T7aBobASq9eL/s1600-h/line+balloonline2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 20px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHTOFlXFF3V9XW4Fu7VE_q0CywWooGpC23O_5B8LSwA8udOsXl3nuJ6aejWLmVRBf00PFd-Y5rRNouDy85njCXlFRvttV3o06TGST64JKPAzIsr7rMv5PputdLl2YHvJ4T7aBobASq9eL/s200/line+balloonline2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344936013186600594" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5eqrj8TQQGibv4bYTQWdOxBfHKPBW3orWkBhtCdYYVa44cJqQVLB2ty9VnB0n93DcCZS2NIf1neuqMOgPA8vVHJqAdUQFd_FpRuhXYLxE1kSO6P-vlNS6cETxHUfghQ0YdkhJe29txc/s1600-h/mustard1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5eqrj8TQQGibv4bYTQWdOxBfHKPBW3orWkBhtCdYYVa44cJqQVLB2ty9VnB0n93DcCZS2NIf1neuqMOgPA8vVHJqAdUQFd_FpRuhXYLxE1kSO6P-vlNS6cETxHUfghQ0YdkhJe29txc/s200/mustard1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209826585600626466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">As you are putting your spoon in the mustard pot and sticking a large dollop of the smooth hot paste on the side of your plate spare a thought for the lady who on this day in 1720 invented the paste that we all take for granted. Her name was <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mrs Clements</span> from Durham in England and she discovered that by grinding the seeds down and making a paste, the hot stuff got even hotter! We all relish your discovery, Mrs Clements, and by selling the idea to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Coleman’s</span> you have ensured that you will never be forgotten. Nomanda’s father used to say that Coleman’s made their money not from the <a type="amzn">mustard</a> you ate, but from the amount you left on the plate, and I think he was right!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jpMFp_TrqMPA31tLfVMB2aDVkDnKXCZSSkD3FXRTOobmWgPUWPrBvYIdek3VYnonFfg_YT9YJt_jqRrXE4ptm33GFFBHp9nFNDS0Iro4430BS6H4JCENJUXWt7dlyAr1MnUamXwyteWg/s1600-h/guillotine+french+revolution.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jpMFp_TrqMPA31tLfVMB2aDVkDnKXCZSSkD3FXRTOobmWgPUWPrBvYIdek3VYnonFfg_YT9YJt_jqRrXE4ptm33GFFBHp9nFNDS0Iro4430BS6H4JCENJUXWt7dlyAr1MnUamXwyteWg/s200/guillotine+french+revolution.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344935154435098050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Things were hotting up a bit in <a type="amzn">Paris</a> on this day in 1794 when the French Revolutionary Regime began their first trials. It was all pretty straightforward, if you were noble or connected to Royalty in any way your next trip was to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Madame Guillotine</span>.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoNDKiAZZWcvckUJz8GqGJ-Z9cfYo7kmUDMSnP0tegbBqmylwM9J5BSMnxoSmHwudFuIzB72L7EBSqvvljci1x8M0xedOMNcxyZ6vVG4LiOD9XTVd_6tJ-KhuwMn0GXwVLTbLNvsmEx7I/s1600-h/decimal+currency+system.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoNDKiAZZWcvckUJz8GqGJ-Z9cfYo7kmUDMSnP0tegbBqmylwM9J5BSMnxoSmHwudFuIzB72L7EBSqvvljci1x8M0xedOMNcxyZ6vVG4LiOD9XTVd_6tJ-KhuwMn0GXwVLTbLNvsmEx7I/s200/decimal+currency+system.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344935525619190562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I guess if you have an <a type="amzn">Empire</a> then it’s not a bad idea to try out new ideas on your colonies before adopting them at home. It was on this day in 1857 that England passed an act putting Canada onto a decimal based currency system. It proved to be successful and just 115 years later it was adopted in the UK!</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Wouldn't want to rush the job now, would we?</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQzE0_Q8SWUKFXROnmHmBWRssxsS3tLD9Z9D2BhjThDm1CFt243qw1xYw3AkFACcNKQVh3d8712ObIsPRQSDb3nRYdKFKQ9wzNuVl0o26l-TWxj-2Wxhw2Rmo4OwPBt-HCWHxUpytqfQ/s1600-h/harold+macmillan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQzE0_Q8SWUKFXROnmHmBWRssxsS3tLD9Z9D2BhjThDm1CFt243qw1xYw3AkFACcNKQVh3d8712ObIsPRQSDb3nRYdKFKQ9wzNuVl0o26l-TWxj-2Wxhw2Rmo4OwPBt-HCWHxUpytqfQ/s200/harold+macmillan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209827003688762402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The well meaning Conservative, <a type="amzn">Harold MacMillan</a>, became Prime Minister on this day in 1957. One of his most remembered quotations is “<span style="font-style: italic;">Most of our people have never had it so good</span>”. In fact if he’d looked a little closer he would have discovered that most of the people had never had it at all! But then that’s politicians for you!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT8r39R1CkVRnWizRQ6GNGpVWuW10J6gtflW29jZPAoQPIw_aelte1H7z7h68nCVFi56q9XqW7x1yLQaRbKvIePwWKhbGxqVoPLZPKddQBs_nmLmvUQbNhxCvpnXkVyL-KP-2b3AAsjzo/s1600-h/mamas+and+papas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnT8r39R1CkVRnWizRQ6GNGpVWuW10J6gtflW29jZPAoQPIw_aelte1H7z7h68nCVFi56q9XqW7x1yLQaRbKvIePwWKhbGxqVoPLZPKddQBs_nmLmvUQbNhxCvpnXkVyL-KP-2b3AAsjzo/s200/mamas+and+papas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344933985857217858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />June 10th 1966 was a happy day for the “<a type="amzn">Mamas and Papas</a>” whose record “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7KrlDZ5Hkw" target="-blank"">Monday, Monday</a>” went gold, and not to be outdone, The “<a type="amzn">Beatles</a>” released “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AoeM3V0LDg" target="-blank"">Paperback Writer</a>” on the same day!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cy09j4k2dIvzdQscbhZG1u_9XJTcjzCgLxQMTS0l7tEIwSW-_zG2nGx-wv2708_Q5cjN9y8UPXYsAlj4_ZsCBFjXtGxc5amEuxdC99oLo5moEOm2FhuyPC9ueZjTTV5bI84TsaUITwA/s1600-h/sebastian+coe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cy09j4k2dIvzdQscbhZG1u_9XJTcjzCgLxQMTS0l7tEIwSW-_zG2nGx-wv2708_Q5cjN9y8UPXYsAlj4_ZsCBFjXtGxc5amEuxdC99oLo5moEOm2FhuyPC9ueZjTTV5bI84TsaUITwA/s200/sebastian+coe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209827339635403554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sprinting his way into the record books on this day in 1981 was the athlete <a type="amzn">Sebastian Coe</a> when he set the 800 metre record time of 1.41.73 on this day in Florence. After he retired from athletics he went into politics running for the Conservative Party. Changing his stride, having headed up the successful London bid to host the 2012 <a type="amzn">Olympic Games</a>, he then became the Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. He is now well on his way to another record of over spending for the whole affair!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3jHLoRS9KSJ_ovCZUYOb6re40eqeCYvZ2TOvMnbRzeyznhv6Lbs6eyICDyYnuKQYFvRQGyrb-XGOJPtvNAoftUvFdUyOU19GZPWyqfGC5VYf0RQRv8yZrrBCJGucOYLGBnd0SNV8Lv4/s1600-h/prince+philip1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3jHLoRS9KSJ_ovCZUYOb6re40eqeCYvZ2TOvMnbRzeyznhv6Lbs6eyICDyYnuKQYFvRQGyrb-XGOJPtvNAoftUvFdUyOU19GZPWyqfGC5VYf0RQRv8yZrrBCJGucOYLGBnd0SNV8Lv4/s200/prince+philip1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209827482565901570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">First up today for birthday greetings is <a type="amzn">Prince Philip</a> (1921) the husband of HRH Elizabeth II. His outspoken comments have earned him many friends!</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">And Nomanda is one his greatest admirers!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ary1xyDcc1gaIHorR6YyswUSaf6Vpt-jERSQQVwgahyfn8r5VBVgQFHijmpiELOdreavL72bMh9sdDUHJp3BFLMeXLBlNZ4JaOtzq4dky7H2K-1c4Hcb7Wx50qxhrW5eYjLQmz9o3SQ/s1600-h/judy+garland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ary1xyDcc1gaIHorR6YyswUSaf6Vpt-jERSQQVwgahyfn8r5VBVgQFHijmpiELOdreavL72bMh9sdDUHJp3BFLMeXLBlNZ4JaOtzq4dky7H2K-1c4Hcb7Wx50qxhrW5eYjLQmz9o3SQ/s200/judy+garland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209827630956884242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Our next celebrity is <a type="amzn">Judy Garland</a> (1922 – 1969) whose career covered 45 of her short 47 year life. Her performance in the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wizard of Oz</span>” is one of her best remembered.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPsKJXdsOUh1hr9UDWP3Py0oZonLplyNZ9rJNo6t-sXE_pCAaJthU34plt6PnzSNwNDBRrxc5dqus8AtGrQ8LaGIDrMZoRLfaFBi2UwE_xAqhkH7fpY4fObYN3t91b173b5vgmyUltHM/s1600-h/elizabeth+hurley1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPsKJXdsOUh1hr9UDWP3Py0oZonLplyNZ9rJNo6t-sXE_pCAaJthU34plt6PnzSNwNDBRrxc5dqus8AtGrQ8LaGIDrMZoRLfaFBi2UwE_xAqhkH7fpY4fObYN3t91b173b5vgmyUltHM/s200/elizabeth+hurley1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209827908355322946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Two super models, <a type="amzn">Elizabeth Hurley</a> and <a type="amzn">Linda Evangelista</a>, share the same birthday on this day in 1965. Spare a kind birthday thought for these two poor girls who reputedly won’t get out of bed for less than $10,000. Didn’t they do well!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!!</span> </span><br /><br /><br /></div>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516346903226886871.post-85666676374223390522009-06-09T08:42:00.000+02:002009-06-09T19:32:57.226+02:009 - June - Historical Events and Special Celebrations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Gemstone of the Month<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyKSUeWLjozkYvJQCA9vPmzoR3EGePhZxJjrT5H2kRz_18gLDdmbQPzwj727u4aJbPLySSVWyn8vfrYNUnCjk1Vvlz23atmTRFZOyEMthyphenhyphenqpAH34tDnxZuLSmNIVtvoXJzOvC1iJD0Iq-/s1600-h/pearls5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyKSUeWLjozkYvJQCA9vPmzoR3EGePhZxJjrT5H2kRz_18gLDdmbQPzwj727u4aJbPLySSVWyn8vfrYNUnCjk1Vvlz23atmTRFZOyEMthyphenhyphenqpAH34tDnxZuLSmNIVtvoXJzOvC1iJD0Iq-/s200/pearls5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344924056925410370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Pearl</span><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />Flower of the Month: Rose<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">First of all Nomanda would like to thank all our new readers! We have been getting more and more of you every day and we really appreciate you! If you are enjoying Nomanda’s blog please <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">pass it on</a> to your friends. And if you would like to make a comment or get your own special mention on your own special day just send us the details through the comments section and we’ll make sure we don’t forget you!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Nomanda’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Special Day</span> blog is a celebration of events and anniversaries that have touched our lives. If today is your special day join us in looking at a few other events that have occurred on your day. Enjoy!</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hQmEW0V1IMMW_weJ15VNC5VMPTfgI07DD2kxx30lT8Axwn1BJyg2MNhAhBp0qDdw4lYLxnwFyV0IqQocPoIThCoNoXKtJoOfP8mn-t3rIEEZvrJDqek9GUMwT4p2D6aveR9-uSQ7a7ow/s1600-h/line+multi+flowerline.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hQmEW0V1IMMW_weJ15VNC5VMPTfgI07DD2kxx30lT8Axwn1BJyg2MNhAhBp0qDdw4lYLxnwFyV0IqQocPoIThCoNoXKtJoOfP8mn-t3rIEEZvrJDqek9GUMwT4p2D6aveR9-uSQ7a7ow/s200/line+multi+flowerline.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344924187672284818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjknpuT0z5nwi63ZGSjNzu13tBtyZQZ0JN_1ve7LWwmDqqisZvI0VxYZsReTzUaExRqEhSobXNbNHYwzxeaKIixNvY-kwBxQxG4t9YMi92vrc_z23cb-dtrTtm9OsM96n4aYTaSlmJQtg/s1600-h/charles+kingsford+smith+and+charles+ulm.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjknpuT0z5nwi63ZGSjNzu13tBtyZQZ0JN_1ve7LWwmDqqisZvI0VxYZsReTzUaExRqEhSobXNbNHYwzxeaKIixNvY-kwBxQxG4t9YMi92vrc_z23cb-dtrTtm9OsM96n4aYTaSlmJQtg/s200/charles+kingsford+smith+and+charles+ulm.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344923451245060962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today is a memorable day in the history of <a type="amzn">Australian aviation</a>. Two Australian aviators, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Kingford-Smith</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Ulm</span>, became the first to fly across the Pacific arriving in Brisbane on this day in 1928. They set off from California, stopped at Hawaii and Fiji (and why not!) and finally arrived in <a type="amzn">Brisbane</a>. I just hope they didn’t have to go through the severe customs inspection Nomanda experienced when he first arrived in Brisbane!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0jobC1MUWhqrNsBAGGrQWYdqKaxP0SlsATuTFSDEslPbWNe7BPCnINGU1Ttjxn-hqOsv2XWCFQayBbuu14kqU-qzL_z-zzB28dAQKf1vU5OTw8Uqrmq_LLRsgE9zC9bcswhvrhFGo28/s1600-h/donald+duck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0jobC1MUWhqrNsBAGGrQWYdqKaxP0SlsATuTFSDEslPbWNe7BPCnINGU1Ttjxn-hqOsv2XWCFQayBbuu14kqU-qzL_z-zzB28dAQKf1vU5OTw8Uqrmq_LLRsgE9zC9bcswhvrhFGo28/s200/donald+duck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209060331842825394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Taking off into stardom on this day in 1934 was none other than the cartoon character “<a type="amzn">Donald Duck</a>”. “Donald’s” debut was in the film the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wise Little Hen</span>” and the poor old duck has had his share of bad luck over the years. His voice is lovely and squeaky and apparently he only wears pants when he’s swimming! Funny thing that for a duck! Ok so he takes them off when he’s not in the water and puts them on when he is! Got it!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusD1nORXdJ0SNXzE4pJtS5yS8KkTnBOxY22RaUgJyZhir4ZraS_l8o_m7GR5otlKy4An4xGvka5RK-sJqKlAfR9Q0qtoujarmrxI2Vfl-c-IYwGFTfUGQtc1xCMJ7Fs5-KzLirmxemAA/s1600-h/domino+toppling3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusD1nORXdJ0SNXzE4pJtS5yS8KkTnBOxY22RaUgJyZhir4ZraS_l8o_m7GR5otlKy4An4xGvka5RK-sJqKlAfR9Q0qtoujarmrxI2Vfl-c-IYwGFTfUGQtc1xCMJ7Fs5-KzLirmxemAA/s200/domino+toppling3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209060528347073666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Cairney</span>’s team from the UK thought they’d made it on this day in 1979 when they entered the record books with a very respectable toppling of 169,713 dominoes! They’d really upped their act from the pp performance in 1977 when all they could manage was a mere 33,266 <a type="amzn">dominoes</a>. However time was to prove that domino toppling is the speciality subject of the Dutch who have dominated (like it!) the world stage for the last ten years. “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Team Weijers Productions</span>” are the current world champions with a whopping 4,078,381 dominoes toppled in 2006. Nomanda knows a little about the Dutch and my only explanation as to why they should have taken this activity so seriously is that they just don’t get out enough!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLllelCnPt5HMmS9gWB6iemjbB21fxp3HLmOUxVjeUuIWtk6u539xDKYouxE8GilDwVBl0GzXx8dh9TF4DQ0Hn0wKlU3wZDrUMWHwKQMeQHEIaJIfI6bIW64xUE9hHT3EabwNKrP8lXiE/s1600-h/margaret+thatcher1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLllelCnPt5HMmS9gWB6iemjbB21fxp3HLmOUxVjeUuIWtk6u539xDKYouxE8GilDwVBl0GzXx8dh9TF4DQ0Hn0wKlU3wZDrUMWHwKQMeQHEIaJIfI6bIW64xUE9hHT3EabwNKrP8lXiE/s200/margaret+thatcher1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209060693421310306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">On her mission to further topple the culture, standards and economy of the UK it was on this day in 1983 that the UK’s first female Prime Minister, <a type="amzn">Margaret Thatcher</a>, was returned for a second term of office. By this time she had raised VAT by 50%, doubled the numbers of unemployed from 1 million to 2 million and the manufacturing output of the UK had dropped by 30% compared with 1978. Well done, Ma’am! Of course we’ve only got ourselves to blame. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr41A1RysMcsUnzmyiuIQhdN7YtxzBiun-MMcTC8aYcWa4TN1KIli3nDKMe3_5DXDrX9xqpmKO5vxh6G4wgtPcnNrJG8Z2nXCm57x5M9ym4t8Q_w9g8jNmZEmx1IxhLGlDepZapIrNq_E/s1600-h/george+stephenson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr41A1RysMcsUnzmyiuIQhdN7YtxzBiun-MMcTC8aYcWa4TN1KIli3nDKMe3_5DXDrX9xqpmKO5vxh6G4wgtPcnNrJG8Z2nXCm57x5M9ym4t8Q_w9g8jNmZEmx1IxhLGlDepZapIrNq_E/s200/george+stephenson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209060819284233650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Going full steam ahead was our first birthday celebrity, <a type="amzn">George Stephenson</a> (1781 – 1848). The pioneer of steam driven locomotives his first train ran from Darlington to Stockton-on-Tees. His legacy is that the original gauge chosen by Stephenson of 4’5.5” (1435mm) is still the world standard gauge.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxgbfcBOpFUFN6fU0wvgayOS1WJmJJr1EkjrS2ChvdsjSBDrU6twiFARah6Fi4DUWV4Sl9GYv2OwcY9iJeWq8jkVHZMFwcUcmP7qky5s-c5ixwL66QREe9yUgteqVjzhyALTXiAqrKng/s1600-h/charles+saatchi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKxgbfcBOpFUFN6fU0wvgayOS1WJmJJr1EkjrS2ChvdsjSBDrU6twiFARah6Fi4DUWV4Sl9GYv2OwcY9iJeWq8jkVHZMFwcUcmP7qky5s-c5ixwL66QREe9yUgteqVjzhyALTXiAqrKng/s200/charles+saatchi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209060962036520866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">“Maggie” probably sent the next birthday boy cards and presents because born on this day in 1942 was Charles <a type="amzn">Saatchi</a>, the advertising magnate. He ran the Conservative Party’s election campaigns with the slogan “<span style="font-style: italic;">Labour Isn’t Working</span>”. Apparently he is a notorious recluse so marrying his third wife; <a type="amzn">Nigella Lawson</a> in 2003 may be his way of saying sorry!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUabxUEQ_AM2MZM8IdWRbd0596Ufvk3jQznjphweqOQsZOXYtAu7k2x7j9yIo0R44eVhrOyzNOTLe74PCQ09c4zw9-i7sYFVYQASqxUTov4P26dGP-rvZ5u1sNlVmYIC2tSMwvmmvUEOk/s1600-h/michael+j+fox1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUabxUEQ_AM2MZM8IdWRbd0596Ufvk3jQznjphweqOQsZOXYtAu7k2x7j9yIo0R44eVhrOyzNOTLe74PCQ09c4zw9-i7sYFVYQASqxUTov4P26dGP-rvZ5u1sNlVmYIC2tSMwvmmvUEOk/s200/michael+j+fox1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209061189542076066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Final birthday wishes go to the actor <a type="amzn">Michael J Fox</a> (1961) who is best remembered for his performances in the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Back to the Future</span>” trilogy, and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Family Ties</span>”. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Happy Special Day to one and all!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you know someone who is celebrating their birthday, anniversary or a special day today or sometime soon why not send them a nice e-card so they get it as soon as they log on! Even better, why not send <a class="contact" href="mailto:?SUBJECT=Happy%20Special%20Day&BODY=Hi%2C%20I%20am%20sending%20you%20this%20message%20on%20your%20special%20day%20%20so%20you%20can%20check%20out%20who%20shares%20your%20special%20day%20with%20you%20and%20what%20interesting%20or%20amusing%20events%20have%20happened%20on%20your%20special%20day%20in%20the%20past%20You%20can%20view%20it%20at%3A%20http%3A//happyspecialday.blogspot.com%20" onmouseover="status='Envoyer cette page à vos amis'; return true;" title="Send your friends e-mail about this page">this page</a> to your friend!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don’t know what to get for a present? Think about what your special person enjoys doing and the things they like. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Girls</span>, I know that flowers and chocolates are a bit cliché but nevertheless they always seem to work! Of course, if your budget stretches that far, jewellery, watches, perfume and fashion items are always appreciated! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Boys</span>, all boys like toys! It’s just as they get older the toys get more expensive. So gadgets and gimmicky things work. Again, if you have the budget then <a type="amzn">car accessories</a>, <a type="amzn">sporting equipment</a> and clothes, and man type jewellery like watches and gold chains will go down very well! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if all else fails, you could always send them a <a type="amzn">gift voucher</a> and they can choose whatever they want! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special event today I hope you got lots of cards and presents and that there is someone special in your life who will make this day a very happy and special day for you.</span><a style="font-family:verdana;"><span style=""><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Happy celebrations to you from the Happy Special Day Blog!! </span><br /><br /><br /></span></a></div><a style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style=""><br /></span></a>nomandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621584390931067640noreply@blogger.com0