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Post by johnmori on May 4, 2022 4:55:31 GMT -5
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May 4, 1953
Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
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Post by BillG on May 4, 2022 6:45:28 GMT -5
Who Knew??? May the 4th is "Star Wars Day".
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Post by soutxed on May 4, 2022 7:26:25 GMT -5
May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others.
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Post by sandipaws on May 4, 2022 12:10:07 GMT -5
Who Knew??? We honor our feathered friends on several holidays called Bird Day in the United States.
The day celebrates birds of all kinds across North America.
With over 2,000 species of birds in North America, birdwatchers and nature lovers alike will appreciate the beauty and variety of these winged friends offer.
From songbirds to waterfowl and domesticated birds, they come in every color of plumage and wingspan.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 4, 2022 21:01:49 GMT -5
There Was Someone Named Mary and She Had a Little Lamb. The nursery rhyme you probably assumed was fiction was actually about a real person. Mary Sawyer, was an 11-year-old girl in Boston who was followed to school one day in 1817 by her pet lamb. In the late 1860s, Mart helped raise money for Old South Meeting House by selling pieces of wool clippings from the famous lamb that had been saved. Mary’s mother made some stockings out of the lamb’s wool for Mary, and she treasured them. Then, when Mary was an old woman living in Somerville, MA, preservationists started raising money to save the Old South Meeting House. Mary donated the wool from her stockings to the fundraising efforts. Volunteers picked apart the stockings and attached the wool to cards that said, “Knitted wool from the first fleece of Mary’s Little Lamb.” They sold like hotcakes.
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Post by johnmori on May 5, 2022 4:47:35 GMT -5
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May 5, 1904
Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball
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Post by BillG on May 5, 2022 6:39:40 GMT -5
Who Knew??? May 5th is "National Cartoonists Day."
 
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Post by soutxed on May 5, 2022 8:23:57 GMT -5
May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7.
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Post by sandipaws on May 5, 2022 10:38:16 GMT -5
Who Knew??? The National Day of Prayer is observed annually on the first Thursday in May. This day observance, designated by the United States Congress, asks people “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” For many, prayer is an integral part of daily life. Prayer offers a rich connection to our spiritual lives, nurturing our relationships and faith. It also provides comfort in times of crisis or need. There are a lot of people in this world who need prayers and help right now.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 5, 2022 23:29:56 GMT -5
Joan of Arc Was a Fashion Icon. Joan of Arc has become a hero of France and canonized as a saint, but few know that she was also a style goddess. Years after she cut her hair short, a decision prompted by the voices in her head, she became a style icon when she became the inspiration for the famous "Bob" haircut.
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Post by BillG on May 6, 2022 5:59:47 GMT -5
Who Knew??? May 6th 2022 is "National Space Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on May 6, 2022 7:47:21 GMT -5
May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey; 35 of the 97 people on board were killed along with a crewman on the ground.
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Post by sandipaws on May 6, 2022 12:54:20 GMT -5
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May 6th honors a unique and delicious dessert on National Crepe Suzette Day!
While there are slightly different versions of crepes Suzette, the dish is quite distinct from most other crepe dishes.
The recipe first appeared in the 19th century in Paris courtesy of Chef Henri Charpentier.
According to the chef’s memoir, he accidentally ruined a sauce for the crepes he was serving Prince Edward of Wales (the would-be King Edward VII) and his guests.
With no time to recover, he tasted the burned sauce and discovered the flavors blended deliciously.
When he served the dish, Charpentier named it Crepes Princesse.
However, when the prince gently protested, Charpentier changed the name to Suzette in honor of the one female guest at the table.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 6, 2022 20:58:41 GMT -5
Escalators Used to Be Terrifying. While escalators seem pretty innocuous today, people used to really be frightened of them. When first introducing them on the London Underground, executives for the escalator's manufacturer, Mowlem & Cochrane, tapped the services of a one-legged man named William Harris to demonstrate how safe it was, riding up and down to show that those who took it were unlikely to lose their balance.
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Post by johnmori on May 7, 2022 5:42:23 GMT -5
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May 7, 1992
Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
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