Today’s Important Historical Events
1595 Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library
1738 John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement; celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day
1844 Samuel Morse taps out “What hath God wrought” in the world’s first telegraph message
1941 German battleship Bismarck sinks the British battle cruiser HMS Hood; 1,416 die, 3 survive
1988 Section 28 passed as law by Parliament in the United Kingdom prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality. Repealed 2001/2004
Today’s Historical Events
1086 Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III
1153 Malcolm IV becomes King of Scots
1218 The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt
1276 Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral
1300 King Philip IV occupies Flanders, Earl Gwijde captured
1370 Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV
1487 Imposter Lambert Simnel ceremony crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin
1595 Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1895 Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood
1963 Barbra Streisand performs “Happy Days Are Here Again” at White House Press Correspondents Dinner, and meets US President John F. Kennedy
1964 The Beatles’ 4th appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, features an interview and pre-recorded performance of “You Can’t Do That”
1966 Jerry Herman’s musical “Mame”, starring Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 1508 performances, wins 3 Tony Awards
1974 “The Dean Martin Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1974 27th Cannes Film Festival: “The Conversation” directed by Francis Ford Coppola wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1979 32nd Cannes Film Festival: “Apocalypse Now” directed by Francis Ford Coppola and “Die Biechtrommel” directed by Volker Schlondorff jointly awarded the Palme d’Or
1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1873 Leo Delibes’ opera “Le Roi l’a Dit” (“The King Has Spoken”) premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris
1873 Alexandra Palace opens on Queen Victoria‘s 54th birthday with a grand celebration including concerts, recitals and fireworks
1933 Dmitri Shostakovich‘s Preludes premieres in Moscow
1948 Benjamin Britten‘s “Beggar’s Opera” premieres at Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England
1956 1st Eurovision Song Contest: Lys Assia for Switzerland wins singing “Refrain” in Lugano
1958 “New Girl in Town” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 432 performances
1968 Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull arrested for drug possession in England
1969 Beatles’ “Get Back” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1877 5th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:45.5
1879 7th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Harold wins in 2:40.5
1900 34th Belmont: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim wins in 2:21¼
1905 39th Belmont: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Tanya wins in 2:08
1918 Cleveland Indians Stan Coveleski sets club record for most innings pitched (19) as the Indians beat the Yankees 3-2
1926 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000 m (8:25.4)
1928 Record 12 future Hall of Famers take the field, as Yanks beat A’s 9-7
1929 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings
Pagan & Magickal Terms and Definitions
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Today’s Word is
Aisling
a dream vision
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