Written by Happy Holidays everyone!
I wish everyone the very best… may your wishes come true!
There are so many things I’d like to share with you all… but today isn’t the day… however I am committing to updating my blog daily in the new year… so expect allot of stuff in the near future!
I’ve been distracted since last week Thursday as a new member entered my clan 🙂
His name is Buster and I look forward to updating you on his adventures. He is now 7 weeks old… a gorgeous 1.33 pounds of male chihuahua (pictures and videos are forthcoming).
In the context of this post I should also state the following: I tend to avoid celebrating Holidays and other so called special days and I hope that those around me aren’t overly offended. It not part of my ideology… as I believe that each and everyday should be celebrated as opposed to focusing our energies on celebrating specific days… and allowing others to be neglected.
Today is boxing day… and as a Retail Management Consultant… I must conclude this posting… but I wish everyone the best today and everyday… life is meant to be joyous…each and everyday!
Marc Wagner
Hi Marc and congrats on your new addition, the Beast, Buster Brown. As for your not celebrating future Festive Holidays, will you at least accept the salutations that accompany the feast day? Best of the Season to you, Dad.
I will absolutly welcome all salutations 🙂
Buster sais hello Dad… and is wondering why you keep posting as anonymous? He also is wondering when you will be posting your next post on your blog?
Here is a list of things you can celebrate today!
copied from http://www.historyorb.com/today/index.php
Welcome to Today In History for Wednesday, December 27, 2006.
Historical Events on this Day in History …
0418 – [Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0537 – St Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated
1437 – Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia
1503 – Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G C¢rdoba beats France
1521 – “Zwickauer profeten” appear in Wittenberg
1679 – Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java
1703 – England and Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement
1741 – Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia
1825 – 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England
1831 – Darwin begins his voyage on board HMS Beagle
1831 – HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America
1836 – Worst English avalanche kills 8 of 15 buried (Lewes Sussex)
1845 – Ether 1st used in childbirth in US, Jefferson, Ga
1850 – Hawaiian Fire Dept established
1862 – Battle of Elizabethtown, KY
1862 – Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, MS (Chickasaw Bayou)
1867 – Ontario and Qu‚bec legislatures hold 1st meeting
1871 – World’s 1st cat show (Crystal Palace, London)
1884 – Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II’s Congo Free State
1887 – Start of Sherlock Holmes “Adventure of Blue Carbuncle” (BG)
1892 – Foundation Stone of Cathedral of St John laid (NYC)
1892 – N C Biddle beats Livingston 4-0 in 1st black college football game
1897 – Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2
1900 – Carrie Nation’s 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS)
1903 – “Sweet Adaline,” a barbershop quartet favorite, is 1st sung
1904 – Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan)
1904 – W B Yeats/Lady Gregory’s “On Baile’s Strand,” premieres in Dublin
1905 – M A Noble scores 281 (369 mins, 21 fours) NSW v Victoria
1906 – 1st annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI
1919 – Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season
1923 – Unsuccessful attempt on prince-regent Hirohito of Japan
1926 – Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square
1926 – Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st US Jewish soldier to die in WW I
1927 – Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Show Boat,” premieres in NYC
1927 – Philip Barry’s “Paris Bound,” premieres in NYC
1927 – Stalin’s faction wins All-Union Congress in USSR, Trotsky expelled
1932 – Radio City Music Hall opens (NYC)
1934 – Vernon Duke and James Hanley’s musical premieres in NYC
1934 – Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran
1934 – 1st youth hostel in US opens (Northfield, Mass)
1937 – Bradman scores 246 SA v Queensland, 364 mins, 20 fours
1937 – German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany
1937 – Mae West performs Adam and Eve skit that gets her banned from NBC radio
1939 – Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die
1939 – Between 20,000 and 40,000 die in magnitude 8 quake (Erzincam Turkey)
1939 – 1st American skimobiles (North Conway, NH)
1941 – Japan bombs Manila even though it was declared an “open city”
1941 – Siberia: Dmitri Sjostakovitsj completes his 7th Symphony
1942 – 1st Japanese women camp (Ambarawa) goes into use
1942 – NFL Pro Bowl: NFL All-Stars beats Washington 17-14
1943 – Montgomery discusses Overlord with Eisenhower and Bedell Smith
1943 – German warship “Scharnhorst” sinks in Barents Sea
1943 – France transfers most of her powers in Lebanon to Lebanese govt
1944 – Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London
1945 – Arthur Laurent’s “Home of the Brave,” premieres in NYC
1945 – International Monetary Fund established-World Bank founded
1947 – 1st “Howdy Doody Show,” (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC
1949 – Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia
1949 – United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands
1951 – 40th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Sydney (3-2)
1953 – Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game
1954 – “Saint of Bleecker Street” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs
1954 – Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera “Saint,” premieres in NYC
1956 – 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)
1956 – Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games
1959 – Balt Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game
1960 – France performs nuclear test
1961 – Styne/Comden/Green’s musical “Subways are for Sleeping,” premieres
1961 – Belgium and Congo resume diplomatic relations
1961 – “Subways Are for Sleeping” opens at St James Theater NYC for 205 perfs
1962 – 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)
1964 – Cleveland Browns beat Balt Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game
1966 – “At the Drop of Another Hat” opens at Booth Theater NYC for 105 perfs
1968 – Apollo 8 returns to Earth
1968 – China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1970 – “Hello, Dolly!” closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances
1972 – “Purlie” opens at Billy Rose Theater NYC for 14 performances
1972 – Belgium recognizes German DR
1972 – LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak
1972 – New North Korean constitution comes into effect
1973 – LA Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
1974 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1974 – FSLN seizes government hostages at a private Managua party
1974 – Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years
1974 – 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
1975 – Explosion at Chasnala Colliery collapses drowning 350 (Dhanbad India)
1976 – Albania constitution goes into effect
1978 – King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain’s 1st democratic constitution
1979 – Soviet troops invade Afgh nist n, Pres Hafizullah Amin overthrown
1979 – Red Army beats NY Rangers 5-2 at MSG
1979 – “Knots Landing,” premieres on CBS-TV
1980 – Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78
1981 – Lillee becomes the leading wicket-taker in Test Crickets with 310
1981 – Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game)
1981 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1982 – Imran Khan 8-60 to bring innings victory v India at Karachi
1983 – Propane gas fire devastated 16ý blocks of Buffalo
1983 – Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca)
1984 – Padres’ free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
1985 – Terrorists kill 20 and wound 110 attacking El Al at Rome and Vienna airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
1986 – “Les Miserables” opens at Kennedy Center, Wash DC
1986 – 10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards – Young and Restless wins
1987 – Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass
1987 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1988 – Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades
1989 – Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games
1991 – “Carol Burnett Show” last airs on CBS-TV
1991 – Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32)
1991 – Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach
1992 – Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament
1992 – Harry Connick Jr is caught with 9mm gun in NY’s JFK airport
1992 – 13th United Negro College Fund raises $11,000,000
1992 – “Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act” opens at Gershwin NYC for 10 per
1992 – “Les Miserables” opens at Ostregaswerks, Copenhagen
1992 – “3 From Brooklyn” closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 perfs
1993 – “Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe” opens at Palace Theater NYC for 7 perfs
1993 – Actress Teri Garr (44) weds John O’Neil (42)
1993 – Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93
1995 – Boon completes his 21st Test Cricket century (110 v SL, MCG)
1996 – Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21