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September 5 Events 1590 – Alexander Farnese's army ****** Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. 1661 – Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers. 1666 – Great Fire of London ends: 10,000...

Space, like time, engenders forgetfulness; but it does so by setting us bodily free from our surroundings and giving us back our primitive, unattached state: Thomas Mann. RANDOM TIDBITS On April 12, 1981, John Young and Robert Crippin pilot the space shuttle Columbia on the maiden flight...

September 3 Events 36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius, *** of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. 301 – San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic...

The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender: Emil Ludwig. RANDOM TIDBITS Dating is rare in Afghanistan because...

September 2 Events 44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her *** co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. 44 BC – The first of Cicero’s Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the next several months. 31 BC – Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of...

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win: Jonathan Kozol. RANDOM TIDBITS An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride. *** An albatross can ***** while it flies. It apparently dozes while...

September 1 Events 462 – Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. 1355 – Tvrtko I writes in castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from old town Visoki. 1532 – Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marchioness of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England. 1644 – Battle of Tippermuir: Montrose...

Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain: Mary Catherine Bateson. RANDOM TIDBITS A ****** sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until...

August 31 Events 1056 – Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without ******** to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty. 1142 – With the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the Iroquois tribes establish the Confederation of the...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed: Booker T. Washington. RANDOM TIDBITS Dr. Carter G. Woodson established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now called the...

August 30 Events 1363 – Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the ****** of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang—are pitted against each other in what is one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty...

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminshes fear: Rosa Parks. RANDOM TIDBITS - Famous Firsts by African Americans First Federal Judge: William Henry Hastie, 1946; Constance Baker Motley became the first black woman federal judge, 1966. *** First Nobel...

August 28 Events 475 – The Roman general Orestes ****** western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, ******* his way into Italy. 1189 – Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre...

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled: Richard Feynman. RANDOM TIDBITS The Ford Mustang is generally considered the first "pony car", a new class of automobile first introduced in 1964 and designed to be more compact and...

August 27 Events 479 BC – Greco-Persian Wars: Persian ****** led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea. 410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. 663 – Remnants of the Korean Baekje Kingdom and their...

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos: Edward O. Wilson

RANDOM TIDBITS A flea can jump 150 times its size. That is the same...

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese: Billie Burke. RANDOM TIDBITS Archaeological surveys show that cheese was being made from the milk of cows and goats in Mesopotamia before 6000 B.C. *** Travelers from Asia are thought to have brought the art of cheese...

August 26 Events 1071 – Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. 1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolph I of Germany defeat Premysl Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle of Marchfield near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia. 1303 – Ala ud din Khilji captures...

August 25 Events 1248 – The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht. 1258 – Regent George Mouzalon and his brothers are ****** during a coup headed by the aristocratic faction under, paving the way for its leader, Michael VIII...

Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath: Michael Caine. RANDOM TIDBITS Ducks were once wild until they were domesticated by the Chinese many hundreds of years ago. *** Ducks keep clean by preening themselves with their beaks, which they do...

August 24 Events 49 BC – Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. 79 – Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii...

If you look at his [Lincoln's] portraits they always give you an indelible impression of his great height. So does his life. Height of purpose, height of ideal, height of character, height of intelligence: David Lloyd George. RANDOM TIDBITS Lincoln was the only President ever to obtain a...

August 23 Events 79 – Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. 1305 – William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England. 1328 – Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers. 1514 – Battle of...

August 23 Events 79 – Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. 1305 – William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England. 1328 – Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers. 1514 – Battle of...

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy: George Bancroft. RANDOM TIDBITS The average lifespan for a strand of hair is five and a half years. *** Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body...

August 22 Events 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. 476 – Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop. 565 – St. Columba reports seeing a ******* in Loch Ness, Scotland. 851 – Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland. 1138 – Battle of the Standard...

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved: George Sand. RANDOM TIDBITS It wasn't until 1537 that St. Valentine's Day was declared an official holiday. England's King Henry VIII declared February 14th a holiday. Only the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia and the U.K...

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August 21 Events 1192 – Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192) 1680 – Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt. 1689 – The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. 1760 – The church (later...

Eternity alone can reveal to the human race its debt of gratitude to the peerless and immortal name of Washington: James A. Garfield. RANDOM TIDBITS Washington's Birthday was celebrated publicly for the first time in the late 18th century, while George Washington was still president. ***...

August 20 Events 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab ****** led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia. 917 – Battle of Anchialus: Tsar Simeon I of...

It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end: Ursula K. LeGuin RANDOM TIDBITS - CAVES The Blue Grotto sea cavern located on the island of Capri, Italy is hollowed out in limestone by constant wave action. Because of the sinking coast, it is now...

August 19 Events 43 BC – Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. 1504 – Battle of Knockdoe. 1561 – An 18-year-old Mary Queen of Scots returns to Scotland, after spending 13 years in France. 1666 – Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads...

Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of those pieces: Judith Viorst. RANDOM TIDBITS Forrest Mars came up with the idea for M&Ms during the Spanish Civil War when he learned that soldiers were looking for chocolate...

August 18 Events 293 BC – The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded, starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. 1201 – The city of Riga is founded. 1541 – A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto Prefecture). (Traditional Japanese...

An aching tooth is better out than in. To lose a rotting member is a gain: Richard Baxter. RANDOM TIDBITS Millions of people can crack a walnut with their teeth. While most adults exert about 20 to 40 pounds of pressure when their teeth make contact, millions of people exert as much as...

August 17 Events 986 – A Byzantine army is destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron. The Byzantine emperor Basil II narrowly escaped. 1807 – Robert Fulton's first American steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York on the Hudson...

August 17 Events 986 – A Byzantine army is destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron. The Byzantine emperor Basil II narrowly escaped. 1807 – Robert Fulton's first American steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York on the Hudson...

RANDOM TIDBITS The oldest winner of a competitive Oscar was Jessica Tandy, who was 80 when she took Best Actress for Driving Miss Daisy in 1989. The oldest ever Best Actor was Henry Fonda who was 76 when he won for On Golden Pond in 1981. *** The first actor to receive an Oscar...

August 16 Events 1513 – Battle of Guinegate (Battle of the Spurs) – King Henry VIII of England defeats French ****** who are ****** to retreat. 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark routed British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of...

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles; find what interests you and that you can do well, and put your whole soul into it - every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have: John D. Rockefeller. RANDOM TIDBITS - Pretzels! In A.D. 610, while baking bread, an...

Question that I have: If you're a fighter by nature and the subject line organizations did not exist, then wouldn't you need to create them?

Capitalism, just like any other sterile system, i.e. communism, health care, manufacturing, needs a trial. Every 20 or so years, just like government, because progress in systems such as come at ***** point. As for Mr. Moore, he's simply Rush-of-the-Left. I found every one of his films...

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