MY LIFE AS A FLASH… 72 YRS IN 36 SECS
On this day in history... June 13 323 BC: Alexander the Great dies On this day in 323 BC, Alexander the Great, the young Macedonian military genius who forged an empire stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to India, dies in Babylon, in present-day Iraq, at the age of 33. Born in Macedonia to King Phillip II …
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Coming out of a dream this Sunday morning (May 6), I heard some music that I thought at first was Tchaikovsky's. It sounded like a dance, like the Nutcracker ballet. But I knew it was not the Nutcracker. On my drive to Prescott and Sedona, just as I was comping up to the Sunset Point …
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On April 24, 1184 BCE, the city of Troy fell to invading Greek armies, ending the Trojan War. The Trojan War is an important story in Geek mythology and literature. The ancient Greek poet Homer wrote about the final days of the Trojan War in his epic The Iliad.
On this day in history... 753 BC According to HISTORY.COM, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, founded Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. Actually, the Romulus and Remus myth originated sometime in the fourth century B.C., and the exact date of Rome’s …
Also, Girls' Day in Japan, "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" (2010), Magical Alpine Ceremony (2012) What an auspicious day this has been in my life - a triple whammy on the third day of the third month of the year - which is also celebrated as a Girls Day in Japan (Hinamatsuri) and some other …
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY... How Makahiki Games - Hawaiian Olympics - fooled the Englishman into believing Hawaiians are friendly all the time Feb 14 - also our anniversary On February 14, 1779, Captain James Cook, the great English explorer and navigator, is killed by natives of Hawaii during his third visit to the Pacific …
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MAY DAY IS ALSO SAINT PHILIP DAY Today is May 1. When I say "May Day," what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Hopefully it's not a distress call by sailors and aviators. 🙂 For me, the first thing that comes to mind is May Day parades. Both in Belgrade and in Moscow's Red …
