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[IceWizard]

10 Apr 2017


National Sibling Day



The bond between siblings is extra-special, even more so if one of them has a life-long illness or a disability. Sibling Day is a way of honouring that special bond. Siblings Day was created by Claudia Evart, a freelance paralegal from Manhattan, NY. Evart started the day after losing both her sister at an early age. It is a day of celebration and recognition for brothers and sisters around the world. Siblings Day can be celebrated by sending a card, gift, making a dinner invitation or simply going for a walk in the park. The date of National Siblings Day is very important to its founder Claudia as it marks the birthday of her sister Lisette.

The siblings bonds are life-long relationships usually lasting from cradle to grave. It is usually the longest relationship of a person’s life and typically much longer than a mother’s and father’s relationship.



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International Safety Pin Day



Celebrate simplicity and practicality this Safety Pin Day. Legend has it that, in 1849, Walter Hunt, the inventor of the safety pin, owed a friend $15 and decided to invent something new in order to earn the money to repay him. He invented the safety pin.

Strong and sharp, yet safe enough to be used on clothing, safety pins are a simple yet ingenious invention, which practically everyone has used at some point. Why not take inspiration from Walter Hunt this Safety Pin Day and try to come up with your own clever invention? It’s a great challenge for children, too, who love to come up with new ideas. Perhaps give a prize for the best new invention and watch their little minds tick away.

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April 10 Birthdays



Charlie Hunnam - 37




John Madden - 81




Steven Seagal - 65




Paul Bearer - (1954 - 2013) (58)




Kasey Kahne - 37




Omar Sharif - (1932 - 2015) (83)







April 10th

1992: Axl Rose left Chicago before a Chicago sheriff could arrest him for allegedly starting a riot during a Guns N’ Roses concert in St. Louis the previous July. St. Louis County authorities had issued a warrant for Rose’s arrest.

1982: Iron Maiden reached number one on the U.K. Album Chart for the first time with The Number of the Beast, which began a two week run on top of the chart.

1976: Frampton Comes Alive! by Peter Frampton reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the first of ten non-consecutive weeks on top and became the biggest selling live album of all time. Today it’s the fourth biggest selling live album of all time.

1976: Bad Company’s third album Run with the Pack peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 Album Chart where it stayed for two weeks. The following December, Run with the Pack would become their first Platinum album.

1976: “Dream On” by Aerosmith peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, two and a half years after its initial release when it only peaked at number 59.

1973: Led Zeppelin received their fifth Gold album for Houses of the Holy which went on to sell eleven million copies in the U.S.

1970: Paul McCartney issued a press statement that The Beatles have disbanded. McCartney stated “I have no future plans to record or appear with The Beatles again, or to write any music with John.”

1970: During a Doors concert in Boston, Jim Morrison was dragged offstage by keyboardist Ray Manzarek after Morrison asked the crowd if they wanted to see his genitals.

1962: The original bassist of The Beatles Stuart Stucliffe died of cerebral paralysis caused by a brain hemorrhage in Hamburg, Germany. He was 21 years old.

1956: Leo Fender received a patent for the Stratocaster guitar.