August 16

This day in history:

• 1986 – A Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down near Malakal in present day South Sudan, killing 60.
• 1876 – Richard Wagner's Siegfried, the penultimate opera in his Ring cycle, is premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.
• 1819 – Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England.
• 1920 – Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.

Births:

• 1984 – Candice Dupree, American basketball player
• 1573 – Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (died 1598)
• 1908 – Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (died 2010)

Deaths:

• 2013 – David Rees, Welsh mathematician and academic (born 1918)
• 1952 – Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (born 1866)
• 1705 – Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (born 1654)

Holidays:

• Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
• *Christian feast day:*
• The first day of the Independence Days, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960.

Random Article of the day:

Rayanapadu

at first I thought this was someone pushing a walker, with another person accompanying. Then I burst out laughing.

The artist (in blue) made a clay model, dressed and mounted it. Note the important detail on the back.

#august16 #protest #saynotofascism #notallheroeswearcapes

Italian Festival

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The Italian Festival is back this weekend in Huntington. The 10th annual Italian Festival will take over 4th Avenue, between 8th and 10th Streets. There will be a…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiancuisine #10th #4thavenue #annual #august16 #cuisine #facing #festival #foodbank #fundraiser #hunger #huntington #Italia #Italian #italiancuisine #italiano #italy #tasting #vip #WestVirginia #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2232268/italian-festival/

April 1

This day in history:

• 1954 – United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
• 1999 – Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
• 2001 – An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Chinese pilot ejected but is subsequently lost. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.

Births:

• 1963 – Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (d. 1988)
• 1983 – Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer
• 1866 – Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)

Deaths:

• 2012 – Lionel Bowen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1922)
• 1965 – Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (b. 1870)
• 1914 – Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)

Holidays:

• Cyprus National Day (Cyprus)
• Edible Book Day
• Odisha Day (Odisha, India)

Random Article of the day:

August 16

August 16

This day in history:

• 1916 – The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
• 1930 – The first British Empire Games are opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
• 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
• 1876 – Richard Wagner's Siegfried, the penultimate opera in his Ring cycle, is premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

Births:

• 1997 – Greyson Chance, American musician
• 1935 – Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
• 1876 – Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)

Deaths:

• 2014 – Vsevolod Nestayko, Ukrainian author (b. 1930)
• 2015 – Mile Mrkšić, Serb general (b. 1947)
• 1998 – Phil Leeds, American actor (b. 1916)

Holidays:

• Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
• National Airborne Day (United States)
• *Christian feast day:*

Random Article of the day:

USS Lignite

USS Lignite (IX-162), a Trefoil-class concrete barge designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for lignite. Her keel was laid down on 8 December 1943 by Barrett & Hilp, Belair Shipyard, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract (T. B7-D1-Barge). She was launched on 26 February 1944 sponsored by Miss Catherine Barrett, converted for use as a United States Army and United States Marine Corps stores barge by Barrett & Hilp, acquired by the Navy on 26 September 1944, and placed in service at San Francisco the same day.

The harvest for today, August 16, 2024.

Cucumbers, melons, zucchini, bell peppers and Sweet Marconi peppers, some beans, and lots of tomatoes.

7.7 lbs / 3.5 kg of Principe Borghese were picked, these are the small oval paste or for sun drying tomatoes.

#gardening #melons #RunnerBeans #zucchini #cucumbers #tomatoes #GrowYourOwn #garden #harvest #August16 #MastodonOnly

Song of the Day August 16 2024

In honor of the birth of James “J.T.” Taylor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor

Kool & The Gang - “Celebration”

https://youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M?si=bTpS-KA-0GO7CD4f

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August16 #JamesJTTaylor #KoolAndTheGang #Celebration #Soul #RNB #Pop #Disco #Music #MusicVideo #LeadSinger #1980s

Song of the Day August 16 2024

In honor of the birth of James “J.T.” Taylor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor

Kool & The Gang - “Celebration”

https://youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M?si=bTpS-KA-0GO7CD4f

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August16 #JamesJTTaylor #KoolAndTheGang #Celebration #Soul #RNB #Pop #Disco #Music #MusicVideo #LeadSinger #1980s

Song of the Day August 16 2023

In honor of the birth of James "J. T." Taylor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%22J.T.%22_Taylor

Kool & The Gang - "Celebration"

https://youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2023 #August16 #JamesJTTaylor #KoolAndTheGang #Celebration #Music #MusicVideo #Pop #RNB #DiscoAnthem #1980s