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Wednesday 30 Nov 2016



Stay Home Because You're Well Day



Isn’t it a shame to waste your day off feeling sick?

When you finally get some time away from the monotony of the office, isn’t it better to actually enjoy it?

Of course it is! And that’s the thinking behind ‘Stay Home Because You’re Well Day’.

The History of Stay Home Because You’re Well Day

Thomas and Ruth Roy created Stay Home Because You’re Well Day under the name of Wellcat Holidays and Herbs.

They have stated that it exists so that, “we can all call in “well,” instead of faking illness, and stay home from work.”

The point of this holiday is to take a moment to just slow down and enjoy life, seeing as how it has become so very hectic over the recent years, what with the endless barrage of phone calls, text messages, emails, voicemails, etc. that we are face with on an everyday basis.

And who can argue with that?



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Computer Security Day



These days, electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers make up an important component of our everyday lives.

While communication has become easier and more efficient than ever before, these technological advancements have brought with them new concerns about privacy and security.

There’s even a holiday dedicated to keeping your online data safe and secure – it’s fittingly called Computer Security Day.

History of Computer Security Day

Computer Security Day began in 1988, around the time that computers were becoming commonplace, even if they were yet to become ubiquitous in homes.

The 1980s saw not only increased usage of computers, especially in business and government, and the internet was in its early stages.

While hacking and viruses have virtually been around since the early days of modern computing, evolving and increasingly sophisticated technologies began to see more applications, and therefore more security risks due to the simple fact that more data was at risk as computers found their way into banks, government offices, and businesses.

More important data stored on computers and servers meant more valuable information for hackers, and this meant higher profile cases of security breaches.

As such, online security became an important concern by the end of the decade, and so Computer Security Day was created to raise awareness about computer security.

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November 30 Birthdays




Ben Stiller - 51



Bo Jackson - 54



Winston Churchill - (1874-1965)



Mark Twain - (1835-1910)



Dick Clark - (1929-2012)



Billy Idol - 61



Braxton Miller - 24



Mandy Patinkin - 64



Clay Aiken - 38



Colin Mochrie - 59








November 30th

2003: The corner of Bowery and Second Street in New York City was renamed Joey Ramone Place in honor of the singer of The Ramones who passed away two years earlier.

2000: Loverboy bassist Scott Smith was sailing with friends outside of San Francisco when a 26 foot wave swept him overboard into shark infested waters. A four hour search took place and Smith was declared dead. He was 45 years old.

1999: Elton John was criticized by the Boy Scout Association for performing the Pet Shop Boys’ “It’s A Sin” with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts during a concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The dancers took off their outfits during the performance.

1977: Bing Crosby’s 42nd and final Christmas special aired on CBS which featured Crosby’s duet with David Bowie of “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy”. Bowie later said he only appeared on the special because “I just knew my mother liked him.”

1976: Bob Dylan released a live version of “Stuck Inside of Mobile” with the Memphis Blues Again, which featured “Rita May” as the B-side.

1974: Elton John’s Greatest Hits began a ten week run on top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart, giving John his fifth consecutive number one album in the U.S.

1972: Wings released the single “Hi, Hi, Hi” which was banned by the BBC due to having lyrics “unsuitable” for broadcast. The song would later reach number five in the U.K.

Thusday 1 Dec 2016



National Eat A Red Apple Day

Quote:“And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart: Your seeds shall live in my body, And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart, And your fragrance shall be my breath, And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons.” ― Kahlil Gibran

When one thinks of an apple it isn’t the vibrant green color of the McIntosh apple that jumps to mind, nor is it the mottled red and yellow stripes of the Fuji Apple, no indeed. The apple that comes to mind, is the Red Delicious apple.

The Red Delicious is so engrained in our minds as what an apple look likes, that if you ask a child to draw an apple, without question it’s going to be the red crayon they reach for.

That’s why Eat A Red Apple Day exists, to celebrate this iconic member of the apple family, and its history.

History of Eat A Red Apple Day

America became quite the hotbed of apple development after the travels of Johnny Appleseed, and by the late 1800’s apple trees were everywhere in an amazing rainbow of delicious variety.

So much so, in fact, that apple varieties were being developed as a response to the ease of transporting apples on a commercial level around the US.

The ‘Ben Davis’ Apple was the reigning king of apples in 1880, due to its ability to handle rough growing conditions and its ability to keep a long time. But it wasn’t considered the best tasting one, and as moving produce from farm to store became easier better tasting was winning out.

Red Delicious held its position as the most popular apple in the world well into the 1980’s, when its popularity began to decline.

How popular was it, exactly?

Washington State is one of the biggest producers of apples, and the red delicious constituted 75% of the state’s production.

While it’s shrunk to 1/3rd of that amount since, it’s still a massive part of the world’s production of apples.



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World AIDS Day

Quote:When the AIDS epidemic broke, because I happened to be a science nerd and knew a lot about viruses and a lot about that virus at the time, I felt a moral obligation to go out and try to stem the fear and get out and explain to people what the disease was and how it worked. – Morgan Fairchild

There is a disease that reached out into the world and changed the way we thought about everything, from how we got our blood transfusions to our sexual practices.

It was met with a campaign of fear and superstition that harmed both those who had it, and the families and friends of those who surrounded them.

While HIV and AIDS are out in the world today, the horror stories that were told of how it works and how it was transmitted have largely been mitigated.

World AIDS Day works to ensure that those who suffer from AIDS can live in a safer, more understanding world and help further research to eliminate it.

History of World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day was first held in 1988, just four years after the discovery of the virus and its official classification.

Since that time 35 million people have died, putting it far ahead of many of the other most devastating diseases in the history of man.

Since that day the work of men and women everywhere has led to a greaterbunderstanding of HIV/AIDS (you can’t get it bybsharing a can of coke, or sharing a toilet seat, for instance), but that has only served to slow the tide.

6,000 people each year are diagnosed with HIV in the UK alone, and there are still people out there who don’t know all the facts about it.

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December 1 Birthdays


Sarah Silverman - 46



Bette Midler - 71



Woody Allen - 81



Richard Pryor - (1940-2005)








December 1st

1999: Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra performed a concert at the Show Box in Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization summit.

1993: Pink Floyd held a press conference to announce their 1994 world tour, which proved to be the band’s last tour.

1990: Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille spent six hours in jail in Louisville after being arrested for public drunkenness and criminal mischief after a concert at Louisville Gardens.

1984: Billy Squier made his first and only appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

1983: Geffen Records sued Neil Young for $3 million because the label said Young’s new music was “not commercial in nature and musically uncharacteristic of his previous albums”. The lawsuit would later be settled out of court.

1980: The Talking Heads kick-off their tour of the U.K. at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Support on this tour would come from U2.

1976: The Sex Pistols made their infamous appearance on the U.K.’s ITV program Today, in which host Bill Grundy prompted a profanity-ridden rant from the band.

1973: “Dream On” by Aerosmith initially peaked at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. When it was reissued as a single two and a half years later, it would peak at number 6.

1966: Jimi Hendrix signed an exclusive management deal for four years with Mike Jeffrey, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp’s Yameta Company.



Birthdays:

Eric Bloom - Singer for Blue Oyster Cult born in 1944

John Densmore - Drummer for The Doors born in 1944

Friday 2 Dec 2016



Bartender Appreciation Day



Most occupations have a day dedicated to them and the job of tending a bar is no exception.

Bartender Appreciation Day aims to make customers think about the great service their favourite bartenders give while pouring pints and mixing cocktails as well as their great people skills of talking, listening, joking and being a shoulder to cry on and a person to confide in.

Over the centuries, a bartender’s job has somehow evolved from just pouring your pint or shot into being a therapist of sorts, to the point that these days, that’s what bartenders are best known for: being the person you can tell all about your life’s troubles while sipping an ice-cold beer.

Who could think of a better kind of therapy?

The History of Bartender Appreciation Day

Bartender Appreciation Day originated in America and is linked to the drinks brand, Sailor Jerry.

They aim to spread recognition of the day around the world and recently organized a petition to give to the British government that asks them to make Bartender Appreciation Day a recognized holiday in the UK and a day off for all bartenders.

Their main argument are that bartenders do much more than just mix drinks, offering a kind of quiet support to troubled, frustrated customers and making them feel like someone really does care about what they’re going through.

The brand also organises voting competitions to find the nation’s best bartender and makes bar visits on the day to distribute free pizza, clothing and taxi rides home for bartenders.



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Fritters Day



Alright, let’s start this out by admitting something.

Prior to Fritters Day we had no idea that Fritters came in any other variety than Apple.

A whole new world was opened up to us when we discovered that there were blueberry fritters, and banana fritters, pineapple fritters and even clam and shrimp fritters.

Wait… what?

Yep!

Fritters is a term for any food item… any!

History of Fritters Day

Fritters are popular all over the world, though obviously they’re not called fritters everywhere you go.

In Asia there are several varieties, including the Burmese a-kyaw which is popularly made with a rich gourd filling, and are typically served with tea, or for breakfast.

Because who doesn’t like deep fried gourds for breakfast?

Admittedly, they also have it made from chickpea, onion, brown bean paste, just to name a few.

In Indonesia fritters are called gorengan, with one of the most popular being pisand goring, a banana based fritter.

But don’t let that stop you from trying the breadfruit and sweet potato varieties. In Indonesia they think the perfect accompaniment to fritters is bird’s eye chili.

Apparently they enjoy some soul searing spice with their fritters, but who are we to judge?

One type of fritter you may not have realized you’ve had is Tempura. That’s right, that delicious battered and fried dish from your favorite Japanese restaurant is also considered a fritter.

Of course, if all one has to do is batter and fry something to make a fritter, does that make deep fried Twinkies a Twinkie Fritter?

The mind boggles indeed.

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December 2 Birthdays


Britney Spears - 35



Lucy Liu - 48



Rick Savage - 56



Gianni Versace - (1946-1997)




December 2nd

2012: Led Zeppelin were recipients at the Kennedy Center Honors for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. President Barack Obama drew laughs from the crowd when thanked the band for behaving themselves at the White House.

2003: Alice Cooper received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

1997: At a Rolling Stones concert at the Pontiac Silverdome outside of Detroit, 31 year old Eric Zylema fell 23 feet to his death while dancing on a handrail.

1988: Willie Nelson appeared with Kiss members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley on Geraldo to discuss “Sex on the Road”.

1982: Def Leppard filmed the music video for “Photograph” in Battersea, London. This video was the video debut of guitarist Phil Collen.

1978: Rod Stewart reached number one on the U.K. Singles Chart for the fifth time with “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy” which spent one week on top. The song would also reach number one in the U.S. in February the following year.

1973: The Who and members of their entourage were arrested in Montreal for allegedly causing $6,000 worth of damage to a hotel suite after a concert at the Montreal Forum. They spent six hours in jail and paid a $2,100 fine in return for hotel management not pressing charges.

1970: Eric Burdon of The Animals launched his Curb the Clap initiative in Los Angeles by distributing bumper stickers. Burdon said he wanted raise awareness for the number one disease in the record business-VD and raise money for the Los Angeles Free Clinic.

1969: Having seen Eric Clapton perform with Delaney and Bonnie the previous night in London, George Harrison joined them onstage during their concert in Bristol.

Birthdays:

Rick Savage - Bassist for Def Leppard born in 1960

Saturday 3 Dec 2016



Disability Day



Disability Day, or the International Day of People with Disability, is a day that has been promoted by the United Nations since 1992.

The aim of Disability Day is to encourage a better understanding of people affected by a disability, together with helping to make people more aware of the rights, dignity and welfare of disabled people, as well as raise awareness about the benefits of integrating disabled persons into every aspect of life, from economic, to political, to social and cultural.

Disability Day is not concerned exclusively with either mental or physical disabilities, but rather encompasses all known disabilities, from Autism to Down Syndrome to Multiple Sclerosis.

The History of Disability Day

Everything started in 1976, when the United Nations General Assembly made the decision that 1981 should be the International Year of Disabled Persons.

The 5 years between the making of that decision and the actual Year of Disabled Persons were spent contemplating the hardships of the disabled, how the opportunities of the disabled could be equalized, and how to ensure the disabled take part fully in community life enjoying all of the rights and benefits non-disabled citizens have.

Another issue that was touched on was how world governments could go about preventing disabilities from touching people in the first place, so much of the talk was about the viruses and other illnesses that lead to various kinds of disability.

The decade between 1983 and 1992 was later proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons, and during that time, all of the concepts previously created became parts of one long process that was implemented in order to improve the lives of disabled persons the world over.



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Roof Over Your Head Day

Quote:“Love is not all you need – you will also need food, clothes and a roof over your heads. Silly, but so true.” Moffat Machingura

At the end of a long day, there’s nothing quite like coming back to a warm house, with family and friends. When you’ve been working, or its cold outside, or even when you’ve just gone out for a walk, home is the place you dream of coming back to.

But for some people that’s not an option that exists, there is no roof over their head to come home to. Roof Over Your Head Day reminds you to take a moment to appreciate the fact that you have a place to hang your hat, or if you don’t, to keep working for that most important of dreams.

History of Roof Over Your Head Day

Born out of a response to the number of homeless people that are out there, even in highly developed first world countries, Roof Over Your Head Day serves to bring awareness to the fact that there are so many people out there who don’t have this basic need.

100 million people are estimated to not have a roof over their head, and of those that do, 1.6 billion are seen as having inadequate housing for themselves and their family.

What Roof Over Your Head Day really is, is a call to charity and social awareness.

Homelessness is a real problem, but it can be overcome. There have been a lot of creative moves made to help alleviate this problem, with one notable method being rolled out in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The city discovered it was paying $20,000 a year to handle their homeless issue, including policing, arrests, healthcare, jail time, just to name a few.

So instead they built homes they could put their homeless into for just $7,800 a year. Since then, homeless in the city has dropped by 72%, all while saving the town money.

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December 3 Birthdays




Ozzy Osbourne - 68



Andy Williams - (1927-2012)



Daryl Hannah - 56






December 3rd

1988: Miami-based dance-pop band Will To Power reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for one week with a medley of Peter Frampton’s “Baby, I Love Your Way” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird”.

1986: Judas Priest and CBS Records were sued by James Vance and the family of Raymond Belknap alleging that they were responsible for Vance and Belknap forming a suicide pact and shooting themselves in the head after listening to Judas Priest’s records for six hours. The lawsuit would later be dismissed in 1990.

1980: Kiss performed their last concert with original guitarist Ace Frehley at Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand until their 1996 reunion tour.

1979: Eleven people were trampled to death after a stampede to claim general admission seats at The Who’s concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.

1977: Paul McCartney and Wings topped the U.K. Singles Chart for the first of nine weeks with “Mull of Kintyre” which became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the U.K.

1976: In Kingston, Jamaica, seven gunmen broke into Bob Marley’s home and began shooting. Marley, his wife Rita and manager were in the home, but weren’t hurt.

1976: A 40 foot inflatable pig was being photographed outside of London when it broke free from its moorings and drifted toward the east. There was a warning issued to pilots that a flying pig was on the run. The pig was used for the album cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals.

1971: During a Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention concert in Montreux, Switzerland, the building burned down. Deep Purple immortalized the incident in their song “Smoke on the Water” released the following year.

1969: John Lennon was offered title role in the rock opera Jesus Christ, Superstar. The offer was withdrawn the following day.



Birthdays:

Ozzy Osbourne born in 1948

Mickey Thomas - Singer for Jefferson Starship born in 1949

Duane Roland - Guitarist for Molly Hatchet born in 1953

Sunday 4 Dec 2016



World Wildlife Conservation Day



The sad truth is that the world’s best loved, beautiful and fascinating species are being slaughtered by widespread and dangerous criminal networks that will stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want are animal parts and products that for reasons no sane person really understands, are worth lots of money.

There are plenty of synthetic substitutes for things like ivory and fur that don’t require the brutal slaughter of an animal to obtain, not to mention how hard it actually is to tell the difference between high-quality synthetic substitutes and the real thing. And do you mean to tell me no other dish in the world tastes as good as shark fin soup, and that we really have to mutilate live sharks and then throw them back into the ocean to die?

Long story short, there is simply no excuse for the amount of animals being poached every year. And yet they are. In 2011 alone, for example, there were 13 large-scale seizures of ivory, and over 23 tons of ivory confiscated, which is equivalent to at least 2,500 elephants.

A 2010 United Nations report suggests that gorillas could disappear altogether from large parts of the Congo Basin by the mid-2020s.

And it is not just the animals that are suffering. Park rangers get killed on a regular basis by poachers they’re trying to stop, and the local economies of entire towns and villages suffer terrible damage once enough wildlife is wiped out to make them irrelevant as wildlife tourism destinations.

Corruption and intimidation are weakening law enforcement efforts. Unscreened wildlife and wildlife parts increase the risk of human health pandemics such as bird flu. Everyone involved is suffering.

The History of World Wildlife Conservation Day

A call to action was put out by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2012 to raise awareness and engage conservationists on Wildlife Conservation Day, December 4.

During the “Wildlife Trafficking and Conservation: A Call to Action” event held at the State Department on November 8th 2012, Secretary Clinton outlined the White House’s strategy to address the global problem of wildlife trafficking.

These efforts are estimated to cost between $7 and $10 billion dollars a year.

“Wildlife cannot be manufactured. And once it’s gone, it cannot be replenished. Those who profit from it illegally are not just undermining our borders and our economies, they are truly stealing from the next generation,” she said.



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National Cookie Day



Cookies are sweet and full of all sorts of delicious goodness, from nuts to fruit to chocolate. They can be either delightfully crumbly or sinfully chewy. Not to mention that they keep forever if they are stored properly…

There’s no doubt about: cookies more than deserve their own day, and that’s why Cookie Day is celebrated around the world in order to pay tribute to these delicious little treats.

So grab some flour, butter and sugar, and let’s get celebrating, shall we?

The History of Cookie Day

In 1987 Matt Nader of the San Francisco-based Blue Chip Cookie Company created Cookie Day, saying: “It’s just like having National Secretaries Day… It will just be a fun thing to do.”

This fun and sweet holiday was also championed by The Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.

Although the day did not originate with him, some details about it can be found in Random House’s “The Sesame Street Dictionary”, which was published in the 1980s as well.

Since then, the word got around the globe that there was much tasty fun to be had on December 4th, and people from various countries the world over began to celebrate Cookie Day.

In fact, a number of variations on Cookie Day are also celebrated around the world such as Oatmeal Cookie Day and Bake Cookie Day.

This is likely due to one of the greatest things about cookies: they come in hundreds of shapes and sizes and are relatively simple to make.

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December 4 Birthdays




Dennis Wilson - 72



Southside Johnny - 68



Chris Hillman - 72



Gary Rossington - 65



Jay Z - 47



Tyra Banks - 43



Jeff Bridges - 67








December 4th

1993: Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and children at his side. He was 52 years old.

1991: Van Halen performed a free concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas to make-up for a concert in 1988 in Dallas when Sammy Hagar lost his voice halfway through their set.

1988: Roy Orbison performed his final concert at the Front Row Theatre in Highland Heights, OH outside of Cleveland.

1980: Led Zeppelin publicly announced that they would be disbanding following the death of drummer John Bonham.

1976: Kiss peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Beth” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1976: Tommy Bolin, guitarist for Deep Purple and The James Gang was found dead in a Miami hotel room from a drug overdose. He was 25 years old.

1976: Workers at EMI Records in the U.K. went on strike refusing to package The Sex Pistols’ single “Anarchy in the U.K.”

1975: Kiss received their first Gold record as Alive! was certified Gold by the RIAA.

1956: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash recorded together at Sun Records Studio in Memphis. The sessions were later released as The Million Dollar Quartet and weren’t released until 1981.



Birthdays:

Chris Hillman - Bassist for The Byrds born in 1944

Dennis Wilson - Drummer for The Beach Boys born in 1944

Southside Johnny - Singer for Asbury Jukes born in 1948

Gary Rossington - Guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd born in 1951

Yea ... I remember that happening and I was just stunned ... We should all take that in and at least get checked from time to time ... It can and does slip up on even the best of us...

Ice

Monday 5 Dec 2016



Sacher Torte Day



Forget your diet on Sacher Torte Day!

Such is its ability to alleviate woes, create good vibes, impart feelings of luxurious decadence and make special occasions special, that it should have an entire week/month dedicated to it.

Yes, Sacher Torte deserves more than just a day!

Look at it, say it: the word itself is magic: Sacher Torte! Just writing it on your shopping list is a prelude to festivity, indulgence and culinary delight. Admire and desire its dark wanton voluptuousness as it poses seductively on the plate beckoning you to enter its world of sin.

Impossible to resist!

This is hardcore temptation at its most muscular level. Close your eyes as you take that first bite: turn-of-the-century Vienna pervades the senses, you can almost hear a Strauss waltz… Long live Sacher Torte Day!

The History of Sacher Torte Day

This world-famous chocolate cake owes its origins to apprentice chef Franz Sacher, who created it for the guests of Austrian Chancellor Klemens von Metternich in 1832.

Sacher was in fact filling in for the head chef, who had fallen ill, when he had this stroke of genius.

When it was served up, the guests loved it, and the Chancellor himself was impressed. Still, it took years for Sacher Torte to become one of the most famous and beloved desserts on the planet.

Sacher eventually settled in his hoemtown of Vienna and continued his culinary endevours there. A well-deserved danke, Herr Sacher!



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International Ninja Day



Espionage, Assassination, Guerrilla warfare, and sabotage, these are the skills of the ninja. Clad in their signature black, they appear from the depths of the night like a hawk on stolen wings, striking their quarry and disappearing again without leaving a trace.

They are rumored to be the masters of Kuji-Kiri, an eastern magical practice that made them capable of combining their natural ability to move like ghosts with supernatural powers.

International Ninja Day is dedicated to remembering and honoring these ancient warriors of China and Japan.

History of International Ninja Day

To truly understand the history of International Ninja Day, one must first understand the history of the Ninja.

The original Ninja were warriors of the Iga Province of Japan during the Sengoku period. These warriors were raised from the basic people of the countryside, without access to proper armor, weapons, or training to use them.

This is why so many of the weapons of the Ninja are drawn from agricultural roots, such as the Kunai and sickles, they were also weapons that disguised themselves.

No sir, no infiltration focused assassin here, just a humble farmer working his fields.

The “traditional” black clothing of the ninja actually came about as a result of how Ninja were represented in theater. Being the everyday people of their province, they were invisible to the ruling class. You could not identify them by clothing or weapons, banner or nationality, they were the people of their country and therefore invisible.

In Theater this was represented by the stage hands playing the part of the Ninjas, they wore black clothes that covered them from head to toe, and made them invisible against the black background of the stage.

Also, those who frequented the theater were used to the presence of these stage-hands, and their sudden inclusion in the play came as a shock.

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December 5 Birthdays




J J Cale - (1938 - 2013)



Walt Disney - (1901 -1966)



Frankie Muniz - 31



Little Richard - 84



Martin Van Buren - (1782-1862)



Margaret Cho - 48








December 5th

2003: David Bowie announced that he had to postpone the first five concerts of his first North American tour in eight years due to coming down with the flu.

2000: Roger Waters released his live album "In the Flesh" which was recorded on his "In the Flesh" tour, which was his first tour in twelve years.

1987: R.E.M. peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “The One I Love” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1981: The Police peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” which was their third top ten single in the U.S.

1975: Fleetwood Mac received their first Gold record for their second self-titled album, which was their first album with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

1970: Badfinger peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “No Matter What” which was their second top ten single in the U.S.

1969: Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant prevented Atlantic Records from issuing “Whole Lotta Love” as a single in the U.K. because it edited the middle section.

1968: Graham Nash left The Hollies. Three days later he announced the formation of the supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash.

1965: The Beatles performed in Liverpool for the last time at The Liverpool Empire. There were 40,000 applications for the 5,100 available tickets.



Birthdays:

J.J. Cale born in 1938

Tuesday 6 Dec 2016

National Miners' Day



The men and women who spend every day digging in the earth are some of the greatest unsung heroes of industry and modern civilization.

They dig deep into the darkest places in the world to bring out the riches that help to sustain our lifestyles. From the steel for our cars, to the copper wiring that binds together our digital world together, everything we think of as our modern lives and comforts exist on the back of these intrepid people.

History of Miners’ Day

The history of mining reaches into prehistory, where resources such as flint were removed from the earth to produce the highest quality tools of the age.

As time went on and more was understood about the nature of ores and how to process them, gold, turquoise, and malachite (the ore from which copper is derived) mines began to appear all over the world.

Better technology allowed the development of new mining techniques, and more uses for existing and newly discovered resources.

Even in these ancient days, the bronze and iron brought forth from the earth was used to plow the ground, fight wars, and build grand edifices that would stand the test of time.

Miners’ Day was established to celebrate and recognize those who take part in this dangerous profession, to help our lives be comfortable and full of conveniences.

Thanks to the efforts of the president of the Miners’ Day Memorial Association of West Virginia (MDMAWV) Roy Lee Cooke, National Miners’ Day was established in 2009 by the passing of a resolution by the United States Senate.



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Mitten Tree Day



Mittens, we have all used them in our lives, some of us probably still do. They are our favorite things to use when making snowballs or making a snowman. They keep our hands warm from the cold and crunchy snow that we pick up and throw at each other, and are a good way to make sure our hands are colorful against the bright whiteness of the snowy ground.

We are here today to learn about a day just for these little colorful, fuzzy, and soft hand covers, a day called Mitten Tree Day!

History of Mitten Tree Day

Created by school teachers as a way to have a fun Christmastime activity for the children to make while they were in school.

Others would claim that the holiday was created because of a book with the title “The Mitten Tree” which was written by author Candace Christiansen, in the book the main character Sarah is bundling up to walk through the cold winter weather, and on her trek she sees a group of children placing their mittens on a small dead tree.

No matter where the origin for the holiday came from, children will always enjoy making little mitten trees.

But what about mittens? Where do they come from?

Well, Mitten is derived from the Old French word mitaine which was an old pet name for a cat, because back then mittens were made of animal fur.

The earliest mittens known to man date back to around the year 1000 A.D. and originally were used as sheaths for gloves since mittens did not have any separate finger openings to allow finger mobility. They were believed to have been made out of wool due to the discovery of a woolen mitten found in the harbor area of Dorestad in the Netherlands, determined to be from the 8th or 9th century AD based on surrounding archaeological evidence.

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December 6 Birthdays


Mike Smith - (1943 - 2008)



Peter Buck - 60



Randy Rhoads - (1956-1982)



Otto Graham - (1921-2003)



Sarah Rafferty - 44








December 6th

2009: Bruce Springsteen was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors for his contributions to American culture. President Barack Obama would say “I’m the President, but he’s The Boss.”

2005: Valerie Bertinelli filed for divorce from her husband of 20 years, Eddie Van Halen. The couple had been separated since October 15, 2001.

1997: Metallica entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at number one with their seventh studio album ReLoad which spent one week on top of the chart and went on to sell four million copies in the U.S. This was Metallica’s third album to debut at number one in the U.S.

1995: Four months after the death of guitarist Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead announced that they were splitting up. They would tour again from 1998-2002 as The Other Ones and in 2003 and 2009 as The Dead.

1986: Ringo Starr became the first Beatle to get into advertising after signing a seven-figure deal to be the spokesperson for a wine cooler company.

1983: Asia’s concert from Tokyo’s Budokan, Asia in Asia was broadcast live on MTV. This was Greg Lake’s live debut with Asia.

1980: U2 performed their first concert in North America at The Ritz in New York City.

1973: The Steve Miller Band received their first Gold album for The Joker which went on to sell one million copies in the U.S.

1969: The Rolling Stones performed a free concert at the Altamont Speedway in northern California with support from Jefferson Airplane. During the Stones’ set, 18 year old Meredith Hunter was killed by a member of Hell’s Angels after Hunter allegedly waved a revolver.



Birthdays:

Mike Smith - Singer for The Dave Clark Five born in 1943

Peter Buck - Guitarist for R.E.M. born in 1956

Randy Rhoads - Guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne born in 1956

Wednesday 7 Dec 2016



Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Quote:“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt

There is a beautiful lagoon in the Hawaiian Islands that is named for the lustrous jewel that is formed when a piece of sand irritates a clam into coating it to protect itself.

This harbor also houses the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet, and has been an important part of the American Naval placement in the Pacific Ocean since 1887.

Little did anyone know at that time that an attack on this harbor would bring the entire might of the American Military into a war it was desperately seeking to avoid.

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day honors the men and women who died in the Japanese attack on this beautiful harbor one December day in 1941.

History of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

The History of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is the history of the attack itself, an attack which took place on December 7th, 1941. The attack was devastating, killing over 2,400 citizens of the United States from the time it began at 7:48am Hawaiian time and ended just 90 minutes later, making the attack incredibly devastating.

Multiple ships were lost during the attack, though things could have been much worse. Intelligence gathered after the attack indicated that there was intended to be a third-wave of attacks to hit the island, complete with an invasion fleet intended to take the island and prevent it from being used as an American base of operation.

The purpose behind this surprise attack?

America was well positioned in the Pacific to interfere with Japanese fleet maneuvering, and it was hoped that by launching this assault they would cripple the US Pacific Presence and be able to control the ocean unhindered.

Never Forget!

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International Civil Aviation Day

Quote:”Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.” – Eddie Rickenbacker

In 1901 something was accomplished that hadn’t happened in the history of mankind, a man flew upon a glider and covered a respectable distance in a manmade device that was not held aloft by lighter-than-air gas.

The skepticism that greeted this event was profound, with people all over the world saying the Wright Brothers were more liars than fliers, a claim that would be refuted by a demonstration of what would be the most important aeronautics event in the world.

International Civil Aviation Day celebrates the science, art, and sport of aviation that grew out of this initial glide, and the men and women who push the frontiers of it today.

History of International Civil Aviation Day

Civil Aviation is incredibly important to the world we know and love today, and touches all of us in ways we can’t realize. When you order a package overnight from Amazon, odds are good that it’s being transported from their warehouse to your front door in the hold of a cargo plane. When you travel across the country or even around the world to join friends and relatives for vacation or holiday celebrations, you’re traveling on a craft that got its start in the minds of Orville and Wilbur Wright.

But air transport can be perilous, and the International Civil Aviation Organization focuses on the safety, efficiency, and regulations that surround the entire industry. ICAO organized International Civil Aviation Day in 1944 and began a campaign to have it become an officially recognized UN holiday, a campaign that would finally see it’s fruition in 1996.

Civil Aviation includes everything from sports fliers to large commercial aircraft traversing the sky with the essentials of daily living.

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December 7 Birthdays




Larry Bird - 60



Johnny Bench - 69



Tom Waits - 67



Eli Wallach - (1915-2014)




December 7th

2008: Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were honored at the Kennedy Center Honors for their contributions to American culture in The Who.

1999: The Eagles held a press conference with the RIAA to announce that their first Greatest Hits album is the biggest selling album of the century with sales of 26 million.

1993: Guns N’ Roses announced that their cover of Charles Manson’s “Look at Your Game, Girl” will stay on their covers album The Spaghetti Incident? despite protests. It was also announced that royalties will go to the son of a Manson family victim.

1993: The Long Run-era lineup of the Eagles took part in a quasi-reunion on a Hollywood set of the filming of Travis Tritt’s video for his cover of “Take it Easy”.

1991: U2 went to number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the third time when Achtung Baby debuted on top of the chart.

1991: Rush were awarded Madison Square Garden’s Gold Ticket Award for more than 100,000 tickets sold at the venue during the second sold out show of a two night stand.

1985: Heart peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Never” which was their fourth top ten single in the U.S.

1984: Foreigner released their fifth studio album Agent Provocateur which went on to reach number four on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and sell three million copies in the U.S.

1968: Eric Burdon announced during a concert in Newcastle, U.K. that The Animals would be breaking up on December 22nd.



Birthdays:

Tom Waits born in 1949

Ice if I may add this to your thread, I will.

You have already mentioned it .

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