Today is...

[IceWizard]

15 June 2017


Magna Carta Day



Magna Carta is Latin for Great Charter, and is one of the most important documents in political history. Drawn up in Britain and signed on 15th June 1215, it outlines the rights of the common people and limits the powers of the monarchy. Since then it has been used as the basis for civil liberties around the World, advancing the cause of liberty, constitutionalism and parliamentarianism.

Why not celebrate Magna Carta Day by making your own parchment declaration. Take a sheet of white paper and crumple it into a ball, then open it out and wipe with strong black coffee, using some cotton wool. Dry this with a hairdryer and your parchment will look old and stained. Write out your declaration using a fountain pen, or quill pen made from a feather. Make a seal by dripping candle wax on the corner and making an impression with a coin.



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Smile Power Day



Smile Power Day is the perfect excuse to shine your pearly whites and show off those dimples. And no, a smiley face or an emoticon won’t do! Not today, at least. The smile is a symbol of happiness and vitality, a beacon of hope and an expression of emotion. So just for today, drop the ‘’ texts and flash them a real smile.

Nobody knows who came up with the idea of dedicating a whole 24 hours to the involuntary contraction of the zygomatic major muscle, but one thing is certain: we’re the only creatures on the planet that can do it. Whether fate smiled upon you or not, you can always find a good reason to smile. So grin from ear to ear, look on the bright side and smile your troubles away, just like the great Dr. Seuss suggested: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

Smile Power Day is meant to be shared with loved ones. You can take them all out to a stand-up show, put together an organised smile-off, eat smiley-glazed cupcakes, drink some Smile Cocktails, and paint smileys everywhere because everyone and his brother loves them. Most importantly, when you crack a smile today, remember that it’s not Smile Power Day unless you can put a smile on someone else’s face, too.

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June 15 Birthdays



Ice " O'Shea Jackson" Cube -




Neil Patrick Harris - 44




Courteney Cox - 53




Leah Remini - 47




Helen Hunt - 54




Waylon Jennings - (1937 - 2002) (64)




Jim Belushi - 63




Jim Varney - (1949 - 2000) (50)








June 15th

2003: The second annual Bonnaroo festival ends with a marathon set by the Dead, a group made up of former members of the Grateful Dead.

1992: Bruce Springsteen kicked off his first tour without the E Street Band at the Globe Arena in Stockholm.

1989: Nirvana released their debut album Bleach. Initially the album sold 30,000 records it would later go on to be certified Platinum.

1985: Bon Jovi made their second appearance on American Bandstand where they performed “In and Out of Love” & “Only Lonely”.

1977: The Sex Pistols held a party on a boat as sailed The River Thames in London and performed “Anarchy in the U.K.” outside of The Houses of Parliament which resulted in members of the party being arrested when the boat docked later in the day.

1970: Jimi Hendrix spent his first day recording at Electric Ladyland studio in New York City. The studio was designed to Hendrix’s exact specifications.

1967: Peter Green left the John Mayall Blues Breakers. Green shortly went on to form Fleetwood Mac.

1965: Bob Dylan began recording sessions for Highway 61 Revisited & one of the songs cut on this day was “Like a Rolling Stone”.

1956: John Lennon first met Paul McCartney at a church dinner in Liverpool, where Lennon’s group the Quarrymen performed. Lennon invited McCartney to join the Quarrymen.



Birthdays:

Noddy Holder - Singer for Slade born in 1946

Steve Walsh - Singer for Kansas born in 1951

Scott Rockenfield - Drummer for Queensryche born in 1963