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Bikeridr · 05-17-2011, 06:12 AM

17th May

1814: The men at Eidsvoll agreed "until the Dovre Mountain falls down". Norways constitution day.
Norway declared independency form Denmark-Norway (a union enforced by Denmark since 1380). Denmark answered by "giving" Norway to the Swedes. Although Norway still was not truly independent, the union with Sweden were a little "looser". (And Norway became truly independent 07th June 1905, albeit we had to "import" a King from Denmark since our King heir died in 1200-something)

astrangerhere · 05-17-2011, 06:48 AM

May 17

1873 - Dorothy Richardson is born. Pilgrimage, Richardson's twenty-year experimental novel, began appearing in 1915 -- at about the time Joyce, Proust and Woolf were engaged in similar experiments.

2011 - my partner and i celebrate another year of quasi-marital bliss

kindlekitten · 05-17-2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

May 17

2011 - my partner and i celebrate another year of quasi-marital bliss

congrats!

how many?

astrangerhere · 05-17-2011, 09:53 AM

6 officially (with the rings and the quasi ceremony and all), 9 unofficially.

Pookeysgirl · 05-18-2011, 03:50 PM

I really like this thread so I'll add a couple things I found for today from Wikipedia

1152 - King Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine

1860 – Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.

1863 – American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.

1910 – The Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley.

Born on this day:

1920 – Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła)

1943 – Jimmy Snuka, American professional wrestler

1946 – Reggie Jackson, American baseball player

TenaciousBadger · 05-19-2011, 01:49 AM

May 19

1961 – Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly-by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).

1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".

1991 – Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.

1997 – The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.

1881 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938), wbt

1890 – Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969), wbt

1925 – Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965), wbt

1925 – Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (d. 1998), wbt

1951 – Joey Ramone, American vocalist and songwriter (The Ramones) (d. 2001), wbt

GeoffC · 05-19-2011, 04:51 AM

May 19th ....

Motorola and Verizon have finally stopped teasing us and have made the Droid X2 official. This is a 4.3-inch Android (2.2, to be upgraded to 2.3) smartphone with a qHD screen resolution and a dual-core 1GHz processor. An 8 megapixel camera with continuous autofocus and HD video recording graces the back. The X2 will cost the usual $200 on contract and will be available to buy online on May 19th, before making its way out to stores a week later, on May 26th. Leap past the break for the full PR.

1988 - Birth of Lily Cole ....

1649 – An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.

1749 – King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.

1780 – New England's Dark Day: A combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover causes complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States at 10:30 A.M.

kindlekitten · 05-19-2011, 08:08 AM

who is Lily Cole?

Pookeysgirl · 05-19-2011, 08:57 AM

May 19th...just want to add

1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.

Pookeysgirl · 05-19-2011, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

who is Lily Cole?

She's a model and actress from England

From wikipedia:

Quote:

After several minor acting roles, starting with St Trinian's in 2007, Cole's first leading role was as Valentina in the 2009 film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which she starred alongside Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law.

Bilbo1967 · 05-19-2011, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pookeysgirl

She's a model and actress from England

She was also in the Doctor Who episode The Curse of the Black Spot a week or so ago playing a ghostly Siren (I thought she was pretty good, as well as being decidedly easy on the eye).

dreams · 05-19-2011, 04:56 PM

May 19th

1884 - Ringling Brothers circus premieres

1886 - Camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony in C, premieres

1928 - 51 frogs enter 1st annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp, Cal) - frog jumping, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain - wiki and book

GeoffC · 05-20-2011, 05:05 AM

May 20th ....

526 – An earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia.

685 – The Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated.

1609 – Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe....

1818 – Birth of William Fargo, American pioneer expressman, co-founder of Wells, Fargo & Co.

Emancipation Day (Florida)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cuba from the United States in 1902.

GeoffC · 05-21-2011, 07:13 AM

May 21st ....

1664 – Death of Elizabeth Poole, English-born Puritan settler and founder of Taunton, Massachusetts.

2000 – Deaths of Barbara Cartland and Sir John Gielgud.

1471 – Birth of Albrecht Dürer....

2011 - We are still waiting news on the main topic of the day ....

orlok · 05-21-2011, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

May 21st ....

2011 - We are still waiting news on the main topic of the day ....

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05-17-2011, 06:12 AM	#106
Bikeridr Information Acquirer Posts: 436 Karma: 4265156 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Latvia, Rigas Rajons Device: Kindle 3 International, Pocketbook Color	17th May 1814: The men at Eidsvoll agreed "until the Dovre Mountain falls down". Norways constitution day. Norway declared independency form Denmark-Norway (a union enforced by Denmark since 1380). Denmark answered by "giving" Norway to the Swedes. Although Norway still was not truly independent, the union with Sweden were a little "looser". (And Norway became truly independent 07th June 1905, albeit we had to "import" a King from Denmark since our King heir died in 1200-something)

05-17-2011, 06:48 AM	#107
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,754 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	May 17 1873 - Dorothy Richardson is born. Pilgrimage, Richardson's twenty-year experimental novel, began appearing in 1915 -- at about the time Joyce, Proust and Woolf were engaged in similar experiments. 2011 - my partner and i celebrate another year of quasi-marital bliss

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astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,754 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	6 officially (with the rings and the quasi ceremony and all), 9 unofficially.

05-18-2011, 03:50 PM	#110
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	I really like this thread so I'll add a couple things I found for today from Wikipedia 1152 - King Henry II marries Eleanor of Aquitaine 1860 – Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State. 1863 – American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins. 1910 – The Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley. Born on this day: 1920 – Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła) 1943 – Jimmy Snuka, American professional wrestler 1946 – Reggie Jackson, American baseball player

05-19-2011, 01:49 AM	#111
TenaciousBadger Mrawr? Posts: 1,109 Karma: 15039064 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	May 19 1961 – Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly-by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data). 1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday". 1991 – Croatians vote for independence in a referendum. 1997 – The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts. 1881 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938), wbt 1890 – Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969), wbt 1925 – Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965), wbt 1925 – Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (d. 1998), wbt 1951 – Joey Ramone, American vocalist and songwriter (The Ramones) (d. 2001), wbt

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05-19-2011, 08:08 AM	#113
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	who is Lily Cole?

05-19-2011, 08:57 AM	#114
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	May 19th...just want to add 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.

05-19-2011, 04:56 PM	#117
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05-20-2011, 05:05 AM	#118
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	May 20th .... 526 – An earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia. 685 – The Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated. 1609 – Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.... 1818 – Birth of William Fargo, American pioneer expressman, co-founder of Wells, Fargo & Co. Emancipation Day (Florida) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cuba from the United States in 1902.

05-21-2011, 07:13 AM	#119
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	May 21st .... 1664 – Death of Elizabeth Poole, English-born Puritan settler and founder of Taunton, Massachusetts. 2000 – Deaths of Barbara Cartland and Sir John Gielgud. 1471 – Birth of Albrecht Dürer.... 2011 - We are still waiting news on the main topic of the day ....