Well, that's interesting
Well, that's interesting
I started adding something interesting around January 1st, 2019 and continuing to add information daily. Although, sometimes I was a little ahead or catching up.
Around May 3rd or 4th, of 2019, I lost the page. After some thoughts and reflections, I was catching up from January to May of 2019. My current approach is to add information in a note section. Then, try to find some common patterns for 2 weeks or the full month. I’ve also added a table of contents for each month at the top of this page as a reference for the months if you want. So, I’m putting the information together per month and then posting it on the 1st of the month.
Please also note that the information that I’m sharing is information that has come to my attention. There are different factors with information including, what information is shared, how it’s presented, different perspectives, context, time, place, etc.
Therefore, I hope that people will find this information interesting and our spirits might invite us to continue to explore as our spirits move us.
I also invite you to share information with me and I might add it to the page. While, I can’t guarantee referencing the information, I might add it given different factors.
May 4th, 2019
This page got lost by the administrators of this site and they couldn't help me get the information back. I'm in the process of redoing this page which will probably have some similarities to the other page and some differences.
Please note, these are some interesting things with a little information. There are a lot of different perspectives. Please take this information with a grain of salt and explore more as your spirit moves you.
Table of Contents
January 1st to 15th - On this day
January 16th to 31st – People
February 1st to 13th – Chinese Zodiac Signs
February 14th to 28th – Feng Shui
March 1st to 31st - Earth and Environment
April 1st to 30th – Audre Lorde Quotes
May 1st to 31st – People
January 1st, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/1
• 45 BC The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time
• 630 Prophet Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly
• 1758 The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae
• 1863 Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in US confederate states
• 1892 Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station - it would go on to be the gateway for more than 12 million people
• 1896 German physicist Wilhelm Röntgenannounces his discovery of x-rays
• 1958 European Economic Community, better known as the European Common Market starts operation
January 2nd, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/2
• 366 The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire
• 1492 Muhammad XII. (Boabdil) last Nasird ruler of Moorish fortress Alhambra surrenders to the Catholic Monarchs
• 1570 Tsar Ivan the Terrible's march to Novgorod begins
• 1905 American anarcho-syndicalist union known as the Industrial Workers of the World forms
• 1942 World War II: the 28 nations at war with Axis powers pledge to make no separate peace deals
• 1947 Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali
January 3rd, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/3
• 1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
• 1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church
• 1777 General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey
• 1925 Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title "Il Duce" (the Leader)
• 1977 Apple Computer, Inc incorporates
• 1985 Israel government confirms resettlement of 10,000 Ethiopian Jews
January 4th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/4
• 1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government
• 1865 New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City
• 1959 Luna 1 (Mechta) becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity
• 1961 Longest recorded strike ends as the Danish barbers' assistants end a 33 year strike
• 2007 The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House
January 5th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/5
• 1477 Battle of Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7,000 + killed including their leader Charles Duke of Burgundy
• 1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia
• 1919 German Workers' Party forms, precursor to the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi)
• 1930 Mao Zedong writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"
• 1949 US President Harry Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal"
January 6th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/6
• 1649 The English Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial for treason and other "high crimes"
• 1912 Alfred Wegener, geophysicist and meteorologist, presents his controversial theory of continental drift in a lecture at a the Geological Association (Geologischen Vereinigung) at the Senckenberg-Museum, Frankfurt.
• 1941 US President Franklin Roosevelt makes his "Four Freedoms" speech (freedom of speech and worship; freedom from want and fear) during his US State of Union address
• 1987 Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy
January 7th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/7
• 1610 Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede
• 1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
• 1941 Chinese Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-shek open fire on the surrounded Communist New Fourth Army at Maolin, Anhui Province, killing or capturing 7,000 troops
• 1953 US President Harry Truman announces American development of the hydrogen bomb
• 1954 Georgetown-IBM experiment, 1st public demonstration of a machine translation system, is held at IBM's head office in New York
• 1999 Impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton begins in the US Senate.
January 8th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/8
• 1656 Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
• 1790 1st US President George Washingtondelivers 1st state of the union address
• 1835 US national debt is $0 for the first and only time in history
• 1912 Chiefs, representatives of people's and church organisations, and other prominent individuals form the African National Congress and declare its aim to bring all Africans together as one people to defend their rights and freedoms
• 1916 WWI: ANZAC forces withdraw from the Gallipoli Peninsula after Ottoman forces successfully defend access to Constantinople
• 1926 Abdulaziz Ibn Saud becomes King of Nejd and Hejaz; forerunner of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
January 9th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/9
• 1431 Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government
• 1760 Afghans defeat Marathas in battle of Barari Ghat
• 1839 Daguerreotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science
• 1909 Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23' south)
• 1941 6,000 Jews exterminated in pogrom in Bucharest, Romania
• 2007 Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone
January 10th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/10
• 49 BC Julius Caesar defies the Roman Senate and crosses the Rubicon, uttering "alea iacta est" (the die is cast), signaling the start of civil war which would lead to his appointment as Roman dictator for life
• 1429 Order of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain
• 1475 Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
• 1776 "Common Sense" Pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published advocating American independence
• 1839 Tea from India 1st arrives in UK
• 1946 UN General Assembly meets for 1st time in London
January 11th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/11
• 1599 Jacob van Neck's fleet leaves Bantam, Java in modern day Indonesia with 1 million pounds of pepper and cloves and a further half a ship full of nutmeg, mace and cinnamon
• 1838 First public demonstration of telegraph message sent using dots & dashes at Speedwell Ironworks, Morristown, New Jersey by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail
• 1922 Insulin first used on humans to treat diabetes, on Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada
• 1964 1st government report warning by US Surgeon General Luther Terry that smoking may be hazardous
January 12th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/12
• 1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the "father of the nation"
• 1554 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia
• 1872 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
• 1948 Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
• 2010 Earthquake occurs in Haiti killing approximately 160,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince
January 13th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/13
• 532 Nika riots begin in Constantinople, revolt against Emperor Justinian, prompted by chariot racing
• 1785 John Walter publishes 1st issue of "The Times" of London
• 1943 Hitler declares "Total War"
• 1970 Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu flees Biafra into exile, leaving his deputy Philip Effiong to surrender to the Nigerian army, unofficially ending the Nigerian Civil War
• 2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position
January 14th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/14
• 1526 Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to give up claims to Burgundy, Italy and Flanders
• 1641 United East Indian Company conquers city of Malacca, 7,000 killed
• 1724 Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
• 1784 US Revolutionary War ends with the US Congress of the Confederation ratifying the Treaty of Paris
• 2011 Tunisian president Ben Ali, flees to Saudi Arabia after popular protests known as the Jasmine Revolution
January 15th, 2019
https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/15
• 588 BC Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah's reign. The siege lasts until July 23, 586 BC.
• 1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church in England
• 1559 Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey
• 1759 British Museum opens in Montague House, London
• 1902 Abdulaziz Ibn Saud leads 40 men over the walls of Riyadh and takes the city, marking the beginning of the Third Saudi State
• 2001 Wikipedia a free Wiki or content encyclopedia is launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger
January 16th, 2019
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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Wikipedia
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Born: March 14, 1879, Ulm, Germany
Died: April 18, 1955, Princeton Medical Center at Plainsboro, NJ
Education: University of Zurich (1905), ETH Zürich(1896–1900), More
Children: Eduard Einstein, Hans Albert Einstein, Lieserl Einstein
Spouse: Elsa Einstein (m. 1919–1936), Mileva Marić (m. 1903–1919)
January 17th, 2019
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". Wikipedia
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Born: February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, AL
Died: October 24, 2005, Detroit, MI
Education: Highlander Folk School, Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, More
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal, Spingarn Medal, More
Siblings: Sylvester McCauley
January 18th, 2019
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960. Wikipedia
Born: September 8, 1954 (age 64 years), Tylertown, MS
Education: William Frantz Elementary School
Children: Craig Hall, Sean Hall, Christopher Hall
Parents: Abon Bridges, Lucille Bridges
Awards: Jane Addams Children's Book Awards for Book for Older Children
January 19th, 2019
Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer, serving as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice.Wikipedia
Born: July 2, 1908, Baltimore, MD
Died: January 24, 1993, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Education: Howard University School of Law(1933), Frederick Douglass High School (1925), More
Children: John W. Marshall, Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Spouse: Cecilia Suyat Marshall (m. 1955–1993), Vivian Burey Marshall (m. 1929–1955)
January 20th, 2019
Sandra Day O'Connor is a retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who served from her appointment in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan until her retirement in 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Court. Wikipedia
Born: March 26, 1930 (age 89 years), El Paso, TX
Education: Stanford University (1950), Austin High School Gym (1946), Stanford Law School, More
Appointed by: Ronald Reagan
Children: Brian O'Connor, Scott O'Connor, Jay O'Connor
January 21st, 2019
Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in May 2009 and confirmed that August. She has the distinction of being its first Hispanic and Latina Justice. Sotomayor was born in The Bronx, New York City, to Puerto Rican-born parents. Wikipedia
Born: June 25, 1954 (age 64 years), The Bronx, New York, NY
Nationality: American
Education: Yale Law School (1979), Princeton University (1976), More
Appointed by: Barack Obama
January 22nd, 2019
Marie Michelle Currie is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and artist. Currie is best known for playing in a band with her identical twin Cherie Currie called Cherie & Marie Currie. Their song "Since You Been Gone" charted at number 95 on the US charts. Wikipedia
Born: November 30, 1959, Nancy, France
Died: October 18, 1990, Colombes, France
Spouse: Lionel Gaillarde (m. 1974–1990)
Movies: The Rosebud Beach Hotel
Children: Trevor Lukather
Parents: Marie Harmon, Donald Currie
January 23rd, 2019
Marie Skłodowska Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences. Wikipedia
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Died: July 4, 1934, Sancellemoz
Discovered: Radium, Polonium
January 24th, 2019
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Armando Christian Pérez, known by the stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper. His first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from Lil Jon's 2002 album Kings of Crunk. In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records. It included production producers Lil Jon and Jim Jonsin. Wikipedia
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Born: January 15, 1981 (age 38 years), Miami, FL
Height: 5′ 7″
Full name: Armando Christian Pérez
Nationality: American
January 25th, 2019
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.Wikipedia
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Born: February 23, 1868, Great Barrington, MA
Died: August 27, 1963, Accra, Ghana
Education: Harvard University (1895), Humboldt University of Berlin (1892–1894), More
Known for: The Souls of Black Folk, Black Reconstruction, The Crisis
January 26th, 2019
Audre Lorde was an American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. As a poet, she is best known for technical mastery and emotional expression, as well as her poems that express anger and outrage at civil and social injustices she observed throughout her life.Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1934, Harlem, New York, NY
Died: November 17, 1992, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Children: Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins, Jonathon Rollins
Awards: American Book Award, Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry
January 27th, 2019
Carter Godwin Woodson was an American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. Wikipedia
Born: December 19, 1875, New Canton, VA
Died: April 3, 1950, Shaw, Washington, D.C.
Education: Harvard University, The University of Chicago, Berea College, Dunbar High School
Siblings: Robert Woodson
January 28th, 2019
Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. Mays taught and mentored many influential activists: Martin Luther King Jr, Julian Bond, Maynard Jackson, and Donn Clendenon, among others. Wikipedia
Born: August 1, 1894, Ninety Six, SC
Died: March 28, 1984, Atlanta, GA
Education: Bates College, South Carolina State University, Virginia Union University, More
Spouse: Sadie Gray (m. 1926–1969), Ellen Edith Harvin (m. 1920–1923)
January 29th, 2019
Maya Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. Wikipedia
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Born: April 4, 1928, St. Louis, MO
Died: May 28, 2014, Winston-Salem, NC
Education: California Labor School, George Washington High School
Awards: Langston Hughes Medal, Marian Anderson Award, More
January 30th, 2019
Timothy B. Tyson is an American writer and historian from North Carolina who specializes in the issues of culture, religion and race associated with the Civil Rights Movement of the twentieth century. He has joint appointments at Duke University and the University of North Carolina.Wikipedia
Born: 1959 (age 60 years), North Carolina
Education: Duke University, Emory University
Movies: Blood Done Sign My Name
Nominations: National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
January 31st, 2019
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. Wikipedia
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Born: April 5, 1856, Hale's Ford, Westlake Corner, VA
Died: November 14, 1915, Tuskegee, AL
Education: Wayland Seminary (1878–1879), Hampton University (1875)
Spouse: Margaret Murray Washington (m. 1893–1915), More
February 1st, 2019
https://www.chinatour360.com/culture/zodiac.htm
Chinese astrology has a history of more than 3,000 years. Ancient people in China invented the 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches for chronological purposes. However, since most people were illiterate, 12 animals were designated to symbolize the 12 Earthly Branches in order to be better remembered. These lucky animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig successively.
Chinese Zodiac Story: Learn more about the origin and the ranking of the twelve zodiac animals.
Chinese astrology argues that one's personality profile can be revealed from one's birth time. However, the zodiac is based on the year rather than in the month as in the western system. In China everybody knows which animal sign he or she is born under. Do you want to know which animal you are born under and check out your astrological path according to Chinese Zodiac? Read on to learn more.
February 2nd, 2019
Year of the Rat - 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032, 2044
Rat was the first animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle. It is usually considered aggressive, ambitious, suspicious, power-hungry, honest, generous, quick to anger and prone to spend freely. Those born under the sign of Rat are imaginative, charming, and truly generous to the one they love. However, they have a tendency to be hot-tempered and overly critical. They are usually suitable for sales work or work as a writer, critic, or publicist. Rats will get well along with Dragons and Monkeys, however should avoid Horses.
February 3rd, 2019
Year of the Ox - 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021, 2033, 2045
Ox is a symbol of powerful individuals with unyielding and stubborn personalities. Those born under the sign are natural born leaders who typically succeed when given the chance and will also make outstanding parents. They are upright, inspiring, easy-going and conservative. The Ox would be successful as a skilled surgeon, general, or hairdresser. Ox gets along with Snakes and Roosters but not sheep.
February 4th, 2019
Year of the Tiger - 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2034, 2046
As the fighting animal, those born under tiger's sign are sensitive, aggressive, unpredictable, charming, emotional, courageous and capable of great love. Often risking themselves, they have a carefree life. Tigers usually will be outstanding as a boss, explorer, racecar driver, or matador. A happy marriage can take place with a Horse or a Dog but never a Monkey.
February 5th, 2019
Year of the Rabbit - 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023, 2035, 2047
Those born under this sign are affectionate, talented, obliging, always pleasant, valuing security and tranquility. They have a tendency to get too sentimental and superficial and to avoid conflict and emotional involvement. Being cautious and conservative, they usually take no risk and are successful in business. They would also make a good lawyer, diplomat, or actor. Their best life partners are Sheep or Pigs instead of Roosters.
February 6th, 2019
Year of the Dragon - 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024, 2036, 2048
Those born under the sign are considered intelligent, gifted, bossy, loud, garish, and unfaithful, but also popular and successful, full of vitality and enthusiasm. They usually look stubborn on the outside, but softhearted inside. They are born to be an artist, priest, politician, or leader. A dragon will be compatible with a Snake or Rooster. However, a sheep will not be a good choice.
February 7th, 2019
Year of the Snake - 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025, 2037, 2049
Those born under this sign are usually considered clever, passionate, determined, romantic, intense, rich in wisdom and charm, but vain. Women born under Snake are often beautiful. Snakes will be strongly guided by their intuition. They certainly will win a lot of money, but have to avoid procrastination and stingy attitude towards money. The Snake would be most content as a teacher, philosopher, writer, psychiatrist, or fortune teller. Marriage with a Rooster or Ox not a Pig will be best.
February 8th, 2019
Year of the Horse - 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954,1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, 2038, 2050
They are hardworking, intelligent and friendly, cheerful and popular, but impatient. Usually they consider themselves superior to others. They have a strong streak of selfishness and sharp cunning and should guard against being egotistical. Adventurer, scientist, poet, or politician will be suitable occupations for them. Horses get well along with Tigers and Dogs instead of Rats.
February 9th, 2019
Year of the Sheep - 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027, 2039, 2051
The sign suggests a person who is creative, artistic, passionate, elegant, warmhearted, honest, charming but pessimistic, timid, disorganized and vulnerable. Too dependent on material comforts, they are easy to complain and do not respond well to pressure, but will find their own natural solution to a problem when given space. Best occupation for a Sheep is an actor or a gardener. They are compatible with Rabbits or Pigs in marriage, but not Ox.
February 10th, 2019
Year of the Monkey - 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028, 2040, 2052
Monkeys are intelligent, inventive, clever, entertaining but also dangerous and easily discouraged. Because of their extraordinary nature and magnetic personality, they are always well liked and make close friends. However, they can't be trusted. They should guard against being an opportunist and distrusting other people. The sign suggests success in any field they try. The best matches are Dragons or Rats while the worst are Tigers.
February 11th, 2019
Year of the Rooster - 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029, 2041, 2053
Roosters are courageous, hardworking, shrewd, arrogant, reckless, selfish and eccentric. They are thirsty for knowledge, devoted to work and definite involved in decision-making. They are skilled at what they do and attentive to details. However, they tend to seem boastful to others. Roosters will be happy as a restaurant owner, publicist, soldier or world traveler. The sign promises harmony with Snakes and Ox and trouble with Rabbits.
February 12th, 2019
Year of the Dog - 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030, 2042, 2054
Those born under this sign are honest, quiet, intelligent, generous, stubborn, loyal and faithful to those they love. They are introverted listeners, dedicated but also cynical and prone to letting their external anxieties get the better of them. Constant worry, a sharp tongue, and a tendency to be a faultfinder will always plague them. However, they are born to be successful. Dogs will be excellent businessmen, activists, teachers, or secret agents. Tigers and Horses are deemed as best matches. Dragons need to be handled with care.
February 13th, 2019
Year of the Pig - 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2031, 2043
Pigs are honest, reliable, sincere, tolerant, shy, affectionate, kind, impulsive and short tempered. They are splendid companions, intellectuals with a very strong need to set difficult goals and carry them out. In addition they are extraordinarily naive. Their unquenchable thirst for knowledge will facilitate their success whereas their quest for material comfort will frustrate it. Pigs also will sacrifice their lives for good causes. The Pig will be successful in financial affairs, or as an entertainer, or possibly a lawyer. Pigs should be aware of other Pigs and compatible with Sheep and Rabbits.
February 14th, 2019
Feng shui or fengshui, also known as Chinese geomancy, is a pseudoscience originating from China, which claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term feng shui literally translates as "wind-water" in English. Wikipedia
Hanyu Pinyin: fēngshuǐ
February 15th, 2019
What is feng shui based on?
Based on the idea that your living space reflects your life, feng shui strives to achieve balance in both. Feng shui holds that all objects possess an energy called chi, and that you can use this chi to bring luck, wealth, and opportunity into your home.
Photo Gallery: 10 Ways to Feng Shui Your Home - Everyday Health
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February 16th, 2019
What is feng shui and what is its purpose?
This essay is about the main principles involved in Feng Shui and the use of Feng Shui in placement. Feng Shui, literally meaning “wind and water,” is a traditional Chinese concept linking the destiny of man to his environment. It aims to ensure that people live in harmony with their surroundings.
Feng Shui - Academic Sites
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February 17th, 2019
How do you feng shui your home?
Use the five feng shui elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—to create balance and vibrant energy in all areas of your home. For example, if you are working on attracting more prosperity, you can introduce the feng shuielements of Wood and Water in the Southeast area of your house.Dec 20, 2018
How to Create Good Feng Shui in Your Home - The Spruce
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February 18th, 2019
How did feng shui start?
The Chinese adopted and adapted Vastu principles, which evolved into the various schools of feng shui. Those in the feng shuicamp trace the philosophy's origins to village gravesites that date as far back as 6000 B.C. Most scholars agree that feng shui originated as a method of burial that evolved over time.
Feng Shui History | HowStuffWorks
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February 19th, 2019
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.anjiecho.com/holistic-spaces-blog/2014/4/28/feng-shui-101-the-bagua-map%3fformat=amp
Feng Shui 101: The Bagua Map
May 4, 2014 Anjie Cho
Above is the feng shui bagua map. You may have seen this before in an octagon shape with lots of weird symbols. The bagua map I’ve created is a modernized representation, but they mean the same thing. I’ll spend some time sharing with you how to use this map and go into some detail about each area.
The feng shui bagua map is a concept that feng shui practitioners use to look at your environment. This concept can be applied to your entire property, to the floorplan of the house or building, to the floorplan of your bedroom, and even the layout of your desk. The square is a three by three grid and can stretch and shrink to fit over your floorplan.
The first rule is to align the bottom of the bagua to the entrance wall of your space. An easy way to start is to use your bedroom. Stand in the doorway of your bedroom and look into the room. Then you hold this bagua so that the far right corner is Relationships. That would make the back left corner the Abundance area. If we were looking at your desk, you could divide your desktop into a three by three grid and apply the bagua similarly. The far right corner is Relationships, and the back left corner is Abundance.
Now I’ll share a little bit about each area!
February 20th, 2019
New Beginnings:
This area is related to new beginnings of any kind: creation, family matters, and the season and energy of spring and is symbolized by the color green, the number three, columnar and tall shapes, and the element of yang wood. It has that magnificent burst of energy associated with a sprout pushing out of the ground and the excitement of the first beautifully sunny and warm day of spring. This is a great area to activate if you have trouble starting new things.
February 21st, 2019
Abundance:
This area is related to wealth, abundance, prosperity and self-worth, represented by the color purple, the number four, columnar and tall shapes, and the element of yin wood. This is one of the “favorite” areas of the bagua. It’s not just about money though. Your wealth in the world is dependent and related to your self worth, so this area is also about having an abundance of the positive aspects in your life.
February 22nd, 2019
Health:
This area is related to your overall health, signified by earthy colors yellow-orange-brown, the number five, square shapes, and the element of earth. If you look at the location of this area, it’s in the center and is sometimes referred to as the “tai chi”. Because it’s in the center, the health area is affected by and affects all eight bagua areas around it.
February 23rd, 2019
Benefactors:
This area is related to helpful people, benefactors, the energy of heaven, travel and the father, all symbolized by the color gray, the number six, circular shapes, and the element of yang metal. Oftentimes we need the help of others (whether that be people or from the heavens) to move forward. Adjustments can be done in this area to activate the energy to bring supportive energy and people into your life.
February 24th, 2019
Completion:
This area is related to completion, children, any sort of output or offspring, joy, and the season and energy of autumn. The color white, the number seven, circular shapes, and the elementof yin metal relate to Completion. This area is about closure and the end of things. But the end of things brings new beginnings as well. This area would be great to activate if you have trouble completing projects.
February 25th, 2019
Knowledge:
This area is related to knowledge and self-cultivation, represented by the color dark blue, the number eight, square shapes, and the element of yang earth. This area is also about our spiritual inclinations to grow and develop our inner lives. It’s also about your level of skill and knowledge in mundane areas of your life.
February 26th, 2019
Recognition:
This area is related to fame, passion, recognition, reputation and the season and energy of summer. It is symbolized by the color red, the number nine, triangular shapes, and the element of fire. This is also an area for people who want to be seen and recognized. It governs your level of passion and how the world sees you and is a great area to activate if you are starting any new endeavors that require public support.
February 27th, 2019
Path in Life:
This area is related to your career as well as the season and energy of winter. The color black, the number one, wavy shapes, and the elementof water symbolize this area. This is the path you walk in life, and how you express your work in the world. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a traditional career, but it pertains to how you move through the course of your life.
February 28th, 2019
Relationships:
This area is related to relationships, partnerships, the mother and marriage, symbolized by the color pink, the number two, square shapes, and the element of yin earth. This area is probably the second most popular because it can activate attracting a primary relationship
The bagua is one of the most important aspects of feng shui, as it assists in determining what parts of your space relate to each specific type of energy. Without properly defining this, you cannot properly execute feng shui. Look into which bagua area relates to an area that you need to work on, and get started!
by Anjie Cho
March 1st, 2019
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. According to radiometric dating and other sources of evidence, Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Earth's gravity interacts with other objects in space, especially the Sun and the Moon, Earth's only natural satellite. Wikipedia
Mass: 5.972 × 10^24 kg Trending
Surface pressure: 101.325 kPa (at MSL)
Did you know: At the moment, Earth's obliquity is about 23.4 degrees and timeanddate.com
March 2nd, 2019
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/960925-earth-without-art-is-just-eh
Earth without art is just eh.
Mysterious Anonymous and Unknown
Tags: art, earth
March 3rd, 2019
About Earth, Wind & Fire
http://www.earthwindandfire.com
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, dance, Latin, and Afro pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful acts of all time. Wikipedia
Origin: Chicago, IL (1969)
Members: Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Al McKay, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn, More
Genres: Rhythm and blues, Soul music
March 4th, 2019
The Universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
Universe - Wikipedia
Wikipedia › wiki › Universe
Mass (ordinary matter): At least 1053 kg
Age (within Lambda-CDM model): 13.799 ± 0.021 billion years
March 5th, 2019
Multiverse
The multiverse, also known as an omniverse or meta-universe, is a hypothetical group of multiple universes. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, and the physical laws and constants that describe them.
Multiverse - Wikipedia
Wikipedia › wiki › Multiverse
March 6th, 2019
https://spiritualprogressives.org/visionary-strategies/environmental-economic-and-social-justice/
Environmental, Economic and Social Justice
The Environmental and Social Responsibility Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has three main components.
1. Money is not speech. Corporations are not people. Require public funding of all national and state elections (prohibiting monies from any other source).
2. Corporations with incomes over $50 million per year have to get a new corporate charter every 5 years, which would only be granted to those that could prove a satisfactory history of environmental and social responsibility to a jury of ordinary citizens.
3. Environmental sustainability, peace and nonviolence skills, empathy and compassion, and civic engagement education required at all grade levels.
The global environmental crisis can only be solved if we replace materialism and selfishness with a new global ethos of caring for each other and for the earth, challenging those who put private profit above the common good of all humanity. America was founded on the belief that there needed to be constraints on the power of the powerful and that idea guided the shaping of our Constitution. Now we are taking the same step in regard to the concentration of economic and political power in the hands of the few. The ESRA will do that by returning power to ordinary citizens. The ESRA is an educational tool that, if enacted, would be a huge step toward ecological and environmental sensitivity and sustainability and restoration of our democracy.
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March 7th, 2019
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/Storms
World of Change: Severe Storms - NASA Earth Observatory
NASA (.gov) › earthobservatory › Storms
In the past 11 years, two of the most powerful storms were in the ... Damrey, May 9, 2000, 290 (180), 878, Western Pacific.
March 8th, 2019
What was the most powerful storm on Earth?
The strongest tropical cyclone recorded worldwide, as measured by minimum central pressure, was Typhoon Tip, which reached a pressure of 870 hPa (25.69 inHg) on October 12, 1979.
March 9th, 2019
How many hurricanes have there been in the last 10 years?
Officially, the decade with the most Category 5 hurricanes is 2000–2009, with eight Category 5 hurricanes having occurred: Isabel (2003), Ivan (2004), Emily (2005), Katrina (2005), Rita (2005), Wilma (2005), Dean (2007), and Felix (2007).
March 10th, 2019
How many hurricanes were there in 2000?
According to CSU, the average season between 1950 and 2000 had 9.6 tropical storms, 5.9 hurricanes, and 2.3 major hurricanes (storms exceeding Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale).
March 11th, 2019
What is the most powerful hurricane of all time?
Allen had the highest sustained wind speeds ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere until Hurricane Patricia formed in the Pacific in 2015 with 215-mph winds. Oct 10, 2018
March 12th, 2019
Can hailstones kill you?
One of the deadliest hailstorms of all time killed at least 230 people, and over 1600 sheep and goats, in Uttar Pradesh. ... At least 92 people were killed in Gopalganj by some of the heaviest hailstones ever recorded, which were the size of grapefruits and weighed around 1.02 kg (2.25 lb) each.
March 13th, 2019
What are the 5 deadliest hurricanes in US history?
These are the five deadliest hurricanes in American history:
• The Great Galveston Storm (1900) The deadliest storm in American history, the Galveston hurricane killed 8,000 to 12,000 people. ...
• Hurricane Maria (2017) ...
• The Okeechobee Hurricane (1928) ...
• Hurricane Katrina (2005) ...
• The Chenière Caminada Hurricane (1893)
May 29, 2018
March 14th, 2019
Has there ever been a Category 6 hurricane?
First of all, there is currently no Category 6 for hurricanes. We measure hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which classifies storms from weaker (Category 1) to stronger (Category 5) based on their maximum sustained wind speeds. ... Some storms are also more intense, reaching wind speeds of over 200 miles per hour. Sep 13, 2018
March 15th, 2019
What was the last Category 5 hurricane to hit the US?
Hurricane Irma is a monster storm in the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph. Only one Atlantic hurricane on record, Allen in 1980, contained stronger winds, at 190 mph. The only Category 5 hurricanes to hit the U.S. are Andrew in 1992, Camille in 1969 and an unnamed storm in 1935. Sep 5, 2017
March 16th, 2019
What state gets the most hurricanes?
Florida
Counting Irma, Florida has now sustained 117 direct hits by hurricanes in recorded history -- far more than any other US state, according to NOAA. That's almost twice as many major storms as have hit the runner-up, Texas. Louisiana is third in hurricane landfalls, followed by North Carolina and South Carolina. Sep 11, 2017
March 17th, 2019
How many hurricanes have hit the US in 2018?
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes on November 30, and will be remembered most for hurricanes Florence and Michael, which caused significant damage in the southeastern U.S. In total, the season produced 15 named storms, including eight hurricanes of which two were “major” (Category 3, 4 or 5). Nov 28, 2018
March 18th, 2019
What state has the most tornadoes?
The states with the highest number of F5 and EF5 rated tornadoes since data was available in 1950 are Alabama and Oklahoma, each with seven tornadoes. Iowa, Kansas, and Texas each are tied for second most with six. The state with the highest number of F5 and EF5 tornadoes per square mile, however, was Iowa.
March 19th, 2019
Is there a category 7 hurricane?
Does that mean the five-category hurricane scale should be expanded to include a Category 6, or even Category 7? The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale, developed in the early 1970s, ranks hurricanes from Category 1, which means winds of 74-95 mph, to Category 5, which covers winds of 157 mph or more. Jul 7, 2018
March 20th, 2019
What is the most destructive type of storm on Earth?
Tornado — A tornado is a violent, destructive whirlwind storm occurring on land. ... They are often called the most destructive of storms, and while they form all over the planet, the interior of the United States is the most prone area, especially throughout Tornado Alley.
March 21st, 2019
What is the strongest storm in the world?
It is the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing at least 6,300 people in that country alone. In terms of JTWC-estimated 1-minute sustained winds, Haiyan is tied with Meranti for being the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record.
March 22nd, 2019
How does weather affect climate change?
Global analyses show that the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere has in fact increased due to human-caused warming. This extra moisture is available to storm systems, resulting in heavier rainfalls. Climate change also alters characteristics of the atmosphere that affect weather patterns and storms.
March 23rd, 2019
What is the relationship between climate change and weather?
The difference between weather and climate is that weather consists of the short-term (minutes to months) changes in the atmosphere. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure, as in high and low pressure. Feb 1, 2005
March 24th, 2019
What are four changes in weather and climate that have occurred?
Familiar aspects of weather include temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind that people experience throughout the course of a day. Severe weather conditions include hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and droughts. Climate is the long-term average of the weather in a given place. Aug 2, 2016
March 25th, 2019
What is the difference between global warming and climate change?
“Global warming” refers to the rise in globaltemperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in theatmosphere. “Climate change” refers to the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time – including precipitation, temperature, and wind patterns.
March 26th, 2019
How is climate change affecting natural disasters?
How can climate change affect natural disasters? With increasing global surface temperatures the possibility of more droughts and increased intensity of storms will likely occur. As more water vapor is evaporated into the atmosphere it becomes fuel for more powerful storms to develop.
March 27th, 2019
What causes change in weather and climate?
The amount of solar radiation, the chemistry of the atmosphere, clouds, and the biosphere all affect Earth's climate. As global climate changes, weather patterns are changing as well. ... For example, scientists predict more extreme weather events as Earth's climate warms. Mar 23, 2018
March 28th, 2019
How can we control climate change?
Top 10 things you can do about climate change
1. Get charged up with renewables. The global push for cleaner, healthier energy is on. ...
2. Green your commute. ...
3. Use energy wisely — save money, too! ...
4. Eat for a climate-stable planet. ...
5. Consume less, waste less, enjoy life more. ...
6. Divest from fossil fuels. ...
7. Invest in renewables. ...
8. Help put a price on pollution.
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Jul 3, 2018
March 29th, 2019
What are some examples of climate change
Examples include changes in solar output and volcanism. Human activities can also change earth's climate, and are presently driving climate change through global warming.
March 30th, 2019
How does climate change affect us?
As the climate warms, it changes the nature of global rainfall, evaporation, snow, stream flow and other factors that affect water supply and quality. Specific impacts include: Warmer water temperatures affect water quality and accelerate water pollution.
March 31st, 2019
What are examples of global warming?
Examples include ocean acidification caused by increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, and the long-term melting of ice sheets, which contributes to sea level rise. Some large-scale changes could occur abruptly, i.e. over a short time period, and might also be irreversible.
April 1st, 2019
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house
Audre Lorde
Tags: feminism, inequality, power
April 2nd, 2019
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
Audre Lorde
Tags: poetry
April 3rd, 2019
Your silence will not protect you.
Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Tags: protection, silence, speech
April 4th, 2019
Audre Lorde
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
April 5th, 2019
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
Audre Lorde
Tags: courage, empowering, fear,feminist, political, powerful, vision,women-strength
April 6th, 2019
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.
Audre Lorde
April 7th, 2019
Revolution is not a one time event.
Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Tags: revolution
April 8th, 2019
When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.
April 9th, 2019
Audre Lorde
Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.
April 10th, 2019
Audre Lorde
Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever / Only, nothing is eternal.
April 11th, 2019
Audre Lorde
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
audre lorde
Tags: preservation, self-care
April 12th, 2019
There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.
Audre Lorde
Tags: audre-lorde, campaigning,feminism, issue, life, political-activism,struggle
April 13th, 2019
Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.
Audre Lorde
Tags: emotion, feelings, knowledge
April 14th, 2019
Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.
Audre Lorde
April 15th, 2019
My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all believed, bridging our differences.
Audre Lorde, The Cancer Journals
Tags: cancer, differences, feminism,illness, silence, speaking-out, truth,women, words
April 16th, 2019
I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know survival is survival and not just a walk throught the rain.
Audre Lorde
Tags: duty, pain, survival, triumph, truth
April 17th, 2019
Sometimes we are blessed with being able to choose
the time, and the arena, and the manner of our revolution,
but more usually
we must do battle where we are standing.
Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
April 18th, 2019
I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.
Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
Tags: denial, identity, wholeness
April 19th, 2019
I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.
Audre Lorde
April 20th, 2019
Unless one lives and loves in the trenches, it is difficult to remember that the war against dehumanization is ceaseless.
Audre Lorde
Tags: battle, conflict, dehumanization,endless, humanity, war
April 21st, 2019
Without community, there is no liberation.
Audre Lorde
April 22nd, 2019
We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.
Audre Lorde
April 23rd, 2019
Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society's definition of acceptable women; those of us who have been forged in the crucibles of difference - those of us who are poor, who are lesbians, who are black, who are older - know that survival is not an academic skill...For the master's tools will not dismantle the master's house. They will never allow us to bring about genuine change.
Audre Lorde
Tags: differences, different, exclusion,impoverished, lesbians, outcasts, poor, poverty, race, racism, rejection, social-acceptance, society, survival, survival-skills, women
April 24th, 2019
The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.
Audre Lorde
Tags: education, teaching
April 25th, 2019
...and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.
Audre Lorde
Tags: strength, vulnerability
April 26th, 2019
Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless so it can be thought.
Audre Lorde
April 27th, 2019
I realize that if I wait until I am no longer afraid to act, write, speak, be, I'll be sending messages on a Ouija board, cryptic complaints from the other side
Audre Lorde
April 28th, 2019
... poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into idea, then into more tangible action. Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless so it can be thought. The farthest horizons of our hopes and fears are cobbled by our poems, carved from the rock experiences of our daily lives.
Audre Lorde
April 29th, 2019
Institutionalized rejection of difference is an absolute necessity in a profit economy which needs outsiders as surplus people.
Audre Lorde
Tags: dehumanization, differences,different, discrimination, economics-society, institutional-oppression,institutionalized, misfits, outsiders, profit,rejection, social-outcasts, society,surplus, survival-of-the-fittest, truth
April 30th, 2019
What are the words you do not yet have? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence.
Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
May 1st, 2019
William J. Barber II is an American Protestant minister and political activist. He is a member of the national board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the chair of its Legislative Political Action Committee. Wikipedia
Born: August 30, 1963 (age 55 years), Indianapolis, IN
Spouse: Rebecca McLean Barber
Organization: NAACP
Education: North Carolina Central University, Drew University, Duke University
Awards: Order of the Long Leaf Pine
May 2nd, 2019
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, where he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Wikipedia
Born: May 22, 1930, Woodmere, NY
Assassinated: November 27, 1978, San Francisco, CA
Education: University at Albany, SUNY (1947–1951), More
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom
May 3rd, 2019
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpting, ... Wikipedia
Born: April 15, 1452, Anchiano, Italy
Died: May 2, 1519, Château du Clos Lucé, Amboise, France
On view: Ambrosian Library, Louvre Museum, Royal Collection Trust, Museum of Fine Arts, More
Periods: High Renaissance, Early renaissance, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, More
Full name: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
Siblings: Giovanni Ser Piero, Guglielmo Ser Piero, Pandolfo Ser Piero, Giuliomo Ser Piero, More
May 4th, 2019
Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican artist who painted many portraits, self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class and race in Mexican society. Wikipedia
Born: July 6, 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Died: July 13, 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
On view: Museo Dolores Olmedo, Detroit Institute of Arts, The Museum of Modern Art, More
Periods: Naïve art, Modern art, Surrealism, Magical Realism, Symbolism, Naturalism, More
Siblings: Cristina Kahlo, Margarita Kahlo Cardena, Adriana Kahlo Calderón, More
Spouse: Diego Rivera (m. 1940–1954), Diego Rivera (m. 1929–1939)
May 5th, 2019
Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer. She is best known for her engaging portraits—particularly of celebrities—which often feature subjects in intimate settings and poses.Wikipedia
Born: October 2, 1949 (age 69 years), Waterbury, CT
Children: Sarah Cameron Leibovitz, Samuelle Leibovitz, Susan Leibovitz
Education: Northwood High School, San Francisco Art Institute
Awards: Glamour Award for The Visionary, Honorary Clio Award
May 6th, 2019
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an American lawyer and jurist who is an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice of four to be confirmed to the court.Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1933 (age 86 years), Brooklyn, New York, NY
Height: 5′ 1″
Spouse: Martin D. Ginsburg (m. 1954–2010)
Education: Columbia Law School (1959), Cornell University (1954), More
Children: Jane C. Ginsburg, James Steven Ginsburg
May 7th, 2019
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than fifty years.Wikipedia
Born: April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C.
Died: May 24, 1974, New York, NY
Full name: Edward Kennedy Ellington
Awards: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, More
May 8th, 2019
Mary Violet Leontyne Price is an American soprano. Born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi, she rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera.Wikipedia
Born: February 10, 1927 (age 92 years), Laurel, MS
Spouse: William Warfield (m. 1952–1973)
Awards: Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, More
Education: Central State University, Wilberforce University Fcu, The Juilliard School
May 9th, 2019
Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. Wikipedia
Born: March 25, 1942, Memphis, TN
Died: August 16, 2018, Detroit, MI
Children: Teddy Richards, Kecalf Cunningham, Clarence Franklin, Edward Franklin
Albums: Amazing Grace, Lady Soul, Jump to It, Who's Zoomin' Who?, Songs of Faith, More
May 10th, 2019
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people, family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. Wikipedia
Born: Dorchester County, MD
Died: March 10, 1913, Auburn, NY
Full name: Araminta Ross
Siblings: Mariah Ritty Ross, Linah Ross, Soph Ross, Ben Ross, Robert Ross, Henry Ross, More
Children: Gertie Davis
May 11th, 2019
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Wikipedia
Born: February 14, 1818, Cordova, MD
Died: February 20, 1895, Washington, D.C.
Children: Rosetta Douglass, Lewis Henry Douglass, Charles Remond Douglass, More
Spouse: Helen Pitts Douglass (m. 1884–1895), Anna Murray-Douglass (m. 1838–1882)
May 12th, 2019
Fred Hampton was an African-American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and deputy chairman of the national BPP. Wikipedia
Born: August 30, 1948, Summit, IL
Assassinated: December 4, 1969, Chicago, IL
Partner(s): Deborah Johnson; (also known as Akua Njeri)
Known for: Deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter Black Panther Party
Children: Fred Hampton Jr.
Parents: Iberia Hampton, Francis Allen Hampton
May 13th, 2019
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Wikipedia
Born: June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, AL
Died: June 1, 1968, Easton, CT
Education: Radcliffe College (1900–1904), The Cambridge School of Weston (1896–1900), More
Movies: The Miracle Worker, Helen Keller in Her Story
May 14th, 2019
Annelies Marie Frank; 12 June 1929 – February or March 1945, commonly known as Anne Frank, was a German-born Jewish diarist. Wikipedia
Born: June 12, 1929, Frankfurt, Germany
Died: February 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Germany
Siblings: Margot Frank
Parents: Otto Frank, Edith Frank
May 15th, 2019
Johanna Mansfield Sullivan Macy, better known as Anne Sullivan, was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At the age of five, Sullivan contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her blind and without reading or writing skills. Wikipedia
Born: April 14, 1866, Feeding Hills, Agawam, MA
Died: October 20, 1936, Forest Hills, New York, NY
Education: Perkins School for the Blind (1880–1886)
Spouse: John Albert Macy (m. 1905–1932)
Siblings: Mary Sullivan, Ellen Sullivan, James Sullivan
May 16th, 2019
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel". Wikipedia
Born: November 30, 1835, Florida, MO
Died: April 21, 1910, Redding, CT
Full name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Children: Clara Clemens, Susy Clemens, Jean Clemens, Langdon Clemens
May 17th, 2019
Harriet Ann Jacobs was an African-American writer who escaped from slavery and was later freed. She became an abolitionist speaker and reformer. Jacobs wrote an autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, first serialized in a newspaper and published as a book in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent. Wikipedia
Born: February 11, 1813, Edenton, NC
Died: March 7, 1897, Washington, D.C.
Children: Louisa Matilda Jacobs, Joseph Jacobs
Parents: Delilah Horniblow, Elijah Knox
May 18th, 2019
William Wells Brown was a prominent African-American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian in the United States. Born into slavery in Montgomery County, Kentucky, near the town of Mount Sterling, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834 at the age of 20. Wikipedia
Born: Lexington, KY
Died: November 6, 1884, Chelsea, MA
Spouse: Annie Gray (m. 1860)
Children: Josephine Brown
May 19th, 2019
James Arthur Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright, and activist. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America. Wikipedia
Born: August 2, 1924, New York, NY
Died: December 1, 1987, Saint Paul de Vence, France
Movies: I Am Not Your Negro, If Beale Street Could Talk, Where the Heart Is, More
Education: DeWitt Clinton High School, The New School Welcome Center
May 20th, 2019
Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and 1970s. She earned her bachelor's degree at Barnard College in New York City and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. Wikipedia
Born: December 16, 1901, Philadelphia, PA
Died: November 15, 1978, New York Hospital, New York, NY
Spouse: Gregory Bateson (m. 1936–1950), Reo Fortune (m. 1928–1935), More
Movies: Trance and Dance in Bali
May 21st, 2019
Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought. Wikipedia
Born: Alopece
Died: 399 BC, Classical Athens
Spouse: Xanthippe
Children: Lamprocles, Menexenus, Sophroniscus
Parents: Sophroniscus, Phaenarete
May 22nd, 2019
Harry Belafonte is an American singer, songwriter, activist, and actor. One of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Wikipedia
Born: March 1, 1927 (age 92 years), Harlem, New York, NY
Spouse: Pamela Frank (m. 2008), Julie Robinson(m. 1957–2008), More
Children: Shari Belafonte, Gina Belafonte, David Belafonte, Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer
Genres: Calypso music, Pop music, Folk music, World music
May 23rd, 2019
María Eva Duarte de Perón was the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón and First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is usually referred to as Eva Perón or Evita. She was born in poverty in the rural village of Los Toldos, in the Pampas, as the youngest of five children. Wikipedia
Died: July 26, 1952, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTrending
Born: May 7, 1919, Los Toldos, Argentina
Buried: Cementerio de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education: Escuela n.º 1 de Junín (1934)
May 24th, 2019
Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, yogi, and historian. Wikipedia
Born: July 12, 1817, Concord, MA
Died: May 6, 1862, Concord, MA
Education: Concord Academy, Harvard College, Harvard University
Essays: Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Slavery in Massachusetts, More
May 25th, 2019
Sandra Bland was a 28-year-old African-American woman who was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County, Texas, on July 13, 2015, three days after being arrested during a traffic stop. Her death was ruled a suicide. Wikipedia
Cause: Asphyxiation (ruled suicide)
Date: July 13, 2015
Location: Waller County Jail, Hempstead, Texas, U.S
Coroner: Harris County Medical Examiner
May 26th, 2019
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black American, was pulled over while driving in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, and killed by Jeronimo Yanez, a St. Anthony, Minnesota, Latino police officer. Wikipedia
Filmed by: Diamond Reynolds
Location: Larpenteur Avenue
May 27th, 2019
Trayvon Benjamin Martin was a 17-year-old African-American teenager from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman. Martin had gone with his father on a visit to his father's fiancée at her townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford. Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1995, Florida
Died: February 26, 2012, Sanford, FL
Height: 5′ 11″
Parents: Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin
Siblings: Jahavaris Fulton, Takira Martin, Demetrius Martin
Education: Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School, Miami Carol City High School
May 28th, 2019
The shooting of Amadou Diallo occurred on February 4, 1999, when Amadou Diallo, a 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, was shot and killed by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers—Sean ... Wikipedia
Death(s): 1 (Amadou Diallo)
Verdict: All not guilty
May 29th, 2019
Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Wikipedia
Deaths: Oscar Grant III
Convicted: Johannes Mehserle
Location: Oakland, CA
Charges: Second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter and gun enhancement
Accused: Johannes Mehserle
Date: January 1, 2009
May 30th, 2019
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an 18-year-old African American man, was fatally shot by 28-year-old Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Brown was accompanied by his friend Dorian Johnson who was 22. Wikipedia
Charges: None filed
Location: Ferguson, MO
May 31st, 2019
Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, better known by her pen name, Nellie Bly, was an American journalist who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days, in emulation of Jules Verne's ... Wikipedia
Born: May 5, 1864, Cochrans Mills, PA
Died: January 27, 1922, New York, NY
Spouse: Robert Seaman (m. 1895–1904)
Movies: 10 Days in a Madhouse
Siblings: Mildred Cochran Mclaughlin, William Worth Cochran, Harry Cummings Cochrane, More
