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on this day in history:
Celeborn crosses the Anduin and begins destruction of Dol Guldur, 1419.
Knowledge Zone#OnThisDay The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change entered into force(1994).
Birth Anniversary of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna (1960) - often voted as best and most influential #FormulaOne driver of all time in various motorsport polls.
Today is International Day of #Forests,
International Day for the Elimination of #Racial #Discrimination,
World #Poetry Day,
World #Puppetry Day,
World #DownSyndrome Day and
International #ColourDay.
Project GutenDayMarch 21
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`Push the apple by its north pole—always being careful to keep the knitting needle tilted in the same position—around another quarter of a circle and this is where the Earth is in its orbit, and its position to the Sun on about March 21.`
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“The Book of Stars: Being a Simple Explanation of the Stars and Their Uses to Boy Life” by A. Frederick Collins
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67234
Phil
Manc AvGeekOn This Day 20th March 1992.
N700KC, Canadair Challanger 601-3A, at Manchester Airport, 20th March 1992.
This looks to have been taken through the edge of the exhaust from another plane.
#Manchester #Man #EGCC #Canadair #CL601 #Challanger #OnThisDay
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography
Manc AvGeekPhoto of the Day 20th March 2026.
[…]https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/03/20/photo-of-the-day-20th-march-2026/
Wellington Chinese HistoryAt the weekly tea for soldiers held at the Wellington YMCA headquarters last night the hostesses were members of the New Zealand Chinese Association. NZCA Secretary Mr William Wah stressed the importance of Sino-British understanding & fellowship. Wing Commander White spoke appreciatively of the Chinese nation. Guests included Mr & Mrs E. Yen, Mr & Mrs W. Kwok, Mr & Mrs H. Wong, Mr Joe King, Miss Young, Miss Wong Too. Camp News #OnThisDay 21 March 1941
https://wellingtonchinesehistory.fandom.com/wiki/Chinese_Hostesses,_Camp_News,_21_March_1941,_Page_4
Chinese Hostesses, Camp News, 21 March 1941, Page 4
CHINESE HOSTESSES[1] Soldiers’ Tea At Y.M.C.A. At the weekly tea for soldiers held at the Wellington Y.M.C.A. headquarters last night, the hostesses were members of the New Zealand Chinese Association. The secretary of the association, Mr. W. Wah, speaking on behalf of the central executive, stressed the importance of Sino-British understanding and fellowship, and expressed a hope that the good feeling engendered by this occasion would prove a valuable stone in the monument of Sino-British...
Chris BondRecorded #OnThisDay 36 years ago:
The Charlatans - Peel Session 1990
The complete session recorded by The Charlatans on 20 March 1990 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 9 April 1990.
Tracklist:
1. You Can Talk To Me (0:23)
2. Then (6:05)
3. Always In Mind (12:07)
4. Polar Bear (16:37)
https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-charlatans-peel-session-1990.html
madCamPhoto of the Day 20th March 2026.
The Drummer from Liverpool-based Americana band The Buffalo Riot (memory is fading, but James Lester rings a bell) at Night And Day, Manchester, 5th August 2011.
I came out of retirement for the night, to catch up with a couple of old friends with their new band - they thought I would hate it, as it was completely different to everything I knew them for with previous bands, but they were dazzlingly good.
3 photos behind the link.
https://madcam.co.uk/2026/03/20/photo-of-the-day-20th-march-2026/
#Manchester #NightAndDay #TheBuffaloRiot #LiverpoolBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography #OnThisDay
Hermetic LibraryI note, in passing, on this day, in history … Children of the Forests, first Romani operetta, performed; Otto von Bismarck dismissed; Einstein submits “The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity”; Picasso's first US show …