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Every Day Is Special: August 6, 2010
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August 6, 2010. Happy Birthday, Andy Warhol. Born on this day in 1928, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andy Warhola dropped the “a” at the end of his name and went on to become of the most famous artists of his generation. Warhol was what is called a “pop artist.” Pop art is an art movement that began in the mid-1950s. The word. Refers to the common subject of the art: items and icons of. Culture, including advertising, comic books, and celebrities. One image that is linked in people's minds to Warhol is.
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Every Day Is Special: August 6 – Anniversary of the Sale of New Holland
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August 6 – Anniversary of the Sale of New Holland. Posted on August 6, 2015. Knowing that the Dutch colony that eventually became New York City was called New Amsterdam, I thought that “New Holland” might refer to the larger New York area. But, instead, the Dutch territory in North America was called New Netherlands. Knowing that there are several towns, villages, or communities called “New Holland” in the U.S., I still assumed that this sale might be located here in North America. The Portuguese ended u...
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Every Day Is Special: August 7 – Renaissance Begins – in Architecture!
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August 7 – Renaissance Begins – in Architecture! Posted on August 7, 2014. The Renaissance – a cultural rebirth, a flowering of exploration, innovation, and discovery that started in Italy in the late 1300s – impacted philosophy, science, music, and of course art, including painting and sculpture. The construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, in Florence, Italy, which began on this date in 1420, is considered the beginning of the Renaissance in architecture. There was also an outer dome that rel...
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Every Day Is Special: August 7 – First Japanese Astronauts Chosen
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August 7 – First Japanese Astronauts Chosen. Published on August 7, 2013. On this date in 1985, three Japanese men were chosen as their nation's first astronauts. Mamoru Mohri is a chemist who worked with materials in vacuums (environments. With no air—you know, like outer space! Chiaki Mukai is a doctor who became the first Japanese woman in space, and the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights. She flew in two Space Shuttle missions (in 1994 and 1998), one of which was a Spacelab mission.
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Every Day Is Special: December 17 – Bhutan's National Day
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December 17 – Bhutan's National Day. Posted on December 17, 2014. Wishing a happy national day to the people of Bhutan—the happiest people in Asia. The “happiest people in Asia”? Says the results of a 2006 survey published by Business Week. I am pretty sure Bhutan SHOULD have some pretty happy people. How many nations do you know that have a Gross National Happiness Commission in charge of reviewing policy decisions to increase the well-being of its people? What are they celebrating? Since 2007, the coun...
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Every Day Is Special: August 6, 2011 - Independence Day
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August 6, 2011 - Independence Day. 8211; Bolivia AND Jamaica. Bolivia is a landlocked nation in South America—in other words, it has no coast on any ocean or sea. Jamaica, in contrast, is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. It borders on nothing but. Bolivia has 37 official languages! Mixed Amerindian and European). Jamaica, on the other hand, has only one official language—English—and has a population that is largely of African descent. Jamaica's Bob Marley and Reggae Music are famous worldwide.
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Every Day Is Special: August 7, 2010
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August 7, 2010. Independence Day – Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivorie). This holiday celebrates the African nation's independence from France in 1960. However, I'm not so sure how many celebrations there will be, since the nation has been suffering from violent political upheaval since the 1990s. This west African nation grows a. Are some African-themed activities to explore. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Dinos of Dinari. The Dinos of Dinari, a new science fiction book for kids and teens. August 9, 2010.
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Every Day Is Special: August 8 – Independence Day for Bhutan
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August 8 – Independence Day for Bhutan. Posted on August 8, 2015. According to several sources, Bhutan is one of the few countries that has been independent throughout its entire history. (Nearby Nepal is another.). Part of the reason for this is its location: Bhutan is located high in the Himalayan Mountains. It's a landlocked nation (that means that it doesn't have any coastline and doesn't touch any ocean or sea), and it borders on China to the north and India to the south, east, and west. The nation ...
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Every Day Is Special: August 6, 2012 - Happy Birthday, Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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August 6, 2012 - Happy Birthday, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The Lady of Shalott". Was one of Tennyson's. Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”. 8220; He makes no friends who never made a foe.”. 8220; So many words, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.”. Alfred Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during the Victorian Age. He wrote such important works as “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” Idylls of the King,” and “Ulysses.”. Many of his words have become common quotes:. August 31, 20...
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Every Day Is Special: August 8, 2010
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August 8, 2010. Peasants' Day – Tanzania. This holiday is called. In Swahili (literally, “eight eight,” for August the eighth). Originally meant to honor the farmers and peasants who feed the nation, this holiday was traditionally held on July 7, called. As the date of an important national holiday unfairly favors the ruling party.Hence the change to August 8. However, the change wasn't smooth and easy. There was confusion among people, and some people refused to work on July 7. Is a Swahili Folktale.
