Seriously thoughtful On this day ...

[GeoffC]

April 30th

65 – Death of Lucan, Roman poet....and in 1883 of Édouard Manet.

1945 - You probably know ..... (by suicide)

1492 – Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration....

1789 – George Washington becomes the first elected President of the United States....

1966 – The Church of Satan is established in San Francisco.....

2009 – Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

1662 – Birth of Queen Mary II of England.....and in 1938 of Larry Niven....

[astrangerhere]

On this day in 1642, courtier, soldier, and gentleman-poet, Richard Lovelace presented the Kentish Petition to Parliament -- a Royalist document calling for the restoration of the rights of King Charles I -- and was promptly imprisoned for it. His confinement produced "To Althea, From Prison"; this has become one of the most anthologized of 17th century poems, known especially for the poster-famous lines in the last stanza:

Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an hermitage;
If I have freedom in my love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that soar above,
Enjoy such liberty.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

...

1966 – The Church of Satan is established in San Francisco.....
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Ah. The 60's.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

On this day in 1642, courtier, soldier, and gentleman-poet, Richard Lovelace presented the Kentish Petition to Parliament -- a Royalist document calling for the restoration of the rights of King Charles I -- and was promptly imprisoned for it. His confinement produced "To Althea, From Prison"; this has become one of the most anthologized of 17th century poems, known especially for the poster-famous lines in the last stanza:

[crich70]

Long may they endure hmm kennyc.lol.

Actually I missed the 60's having been born at the tail end of 1970. Great music in the 60's though.

Originally Posted by kennyc

Ah. The 60's.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by crich70

Long may they endure hmm kennyc.lol.

Actually I missed the 60's having been born at the tail end of 1970. Great music in the 60's though.

I was on the "young" end, but yeah, I was there.......um.....wasn't I?

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by kennyc

I was on the "young" end, but yeah, I was there.......um.....wasn't I?

I too was there - but seem to have forgotten it ...

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

On this day in 1642, courtier, soldier, and gentleman-poet, Richard Lovelace presented the Kentish Petition to Parliament -- a Royalist document calling for the restoration of the rights of King Charles I -- and was promptly imprisoned for it. His confinement produced "To Althea, From Prison"; this has become one of the most anthologized of 17th century poems, known especially for the poster-famous lines in the last stanza:

Thank you for the poem - I didn't know that was the subject ....

[Billi]

April 30th 1916

Germany and Austria-Hungary are the first countries ever that introduce a summer time (Daylight Saving Time), Ireland will follow their example in the same year.

[Poppaea]

Today one of my friends died. She was only 50 and had married her high-school sweetheart in January. They separated in their 20s and he married someone else. As soon as he was divorced he searched and found her. They had one year together. Now she is gone. I never heard her say anything unkind about a fellow human being in the 20 years I had the privilege to know her.

Today is the 30th of April 2011 and funny little friend does not live anymore.

[nohmi2]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Today one of my friends died. She was only 50 and had married her high-school sweetheart in January. They separated in their 20s and he married someone else. As soon as he was divorced he searched and found her. They had one year together. Now she is gone. I never heard her say anything unkind about a fellow human being in the 20 years I had the privilege to know her.

Today is the 30th of April 2011 and funny little friend does not live anymore.

Poppaea, my heart goes out to you.

Friends are our 'chosen' family.

A few good friends are better than having an army of acquaintances. We cherish them.

My condolences.

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Today one of my friends died. She was only 50 and had married her high-school sweetheart in January. They separated in their 20s and he married someone else. As soon as he was divorced he searched and found her. They had one year together. Now she is gone. I never heard her say anything unkind about a fellow human being in the 20 years I had the privilege to know her.

Today is the 30th of April 2011 and funny little friend does not live anymore.

Poppaea, my condolences. It's difficult to come to terms with something like that. I hope that you will find the strength to do so.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Today one of my friends died. She was only 50 and had married her high-school sweetheart in January. They separated in their 20s and he married someone else. As soon as he was divorced he searched and found her. They had one year together. Now she is gone. I never heard her say anything unkind about a fellow human being in the 20 years I had the privilege to know her.

Today is the 30th of April 2011 and funny little friend does not live anymore.

I'm sorry ... Cherish all the memories.

[GeoffC]

May 1st....

1328 – Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton – the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state.

1707 – The Act of Union joins the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

1840 – The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.....

1884 – Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States, and
Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black person to play in a professional baseball game in the United States.

2009 – Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.....

International Workers' Day is the commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, when, after an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they dispersed a public meeting, Chicago police fired on workers during a general strike for the eight hour workday, killing several demonstrators and resulting in the deaths of several police officers, largely from friendly fire. In 1889, the first congress of the Second International, meeting in Paris for the centennial of the French Revolution and the Exposition Universelle, following a proposal by Raymond Lavigne, called for international demonstrations on the 1890 anniversary of the Chicago protests. May Day was formally recognized as an annual event at the International's second congress in 1891.

[astrangerhere]

On this day in 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped began serialization in Young Folks magazine. It was a huge hit; taken with his others from the previous three years (Treasure Island, A Child's Garden of Verses, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) it made Stevenson famous.