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How To Open Your 7 Chakras?
This contains a video as well as reading material on how to open your seven chakras.
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January 22 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1689 Prince William of Orange (future King William III of Britain), summons Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary (daughter of exiled King James II)
1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses and a number of other decorations were awarded to the defenders.
1905 In St Petersburg, Russia, a large demonstration of workers led by Father Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters in what becomes known as ‘Bloody Sunday’
1973 Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions
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Flashback 2004 Lammas
(This is written for the Northern Hemisphere in 2004. The date of August 7th is wrong for 2022 the Southern or Northern Hemisphere)
Lammas
Lammas is the first of the harvest festivals, a celebration of ripening grains and grapes. If you celebrate traditionally on the second, the planetary energies offer a for great creative energy, drama, and joy. If you celebrate on the astrologically on August 7 at 15 degrees of Leo, the Moon will aid a ceremony with great magic and mystery.
The Sun is wanning, but still holding sway in the sky. A day of circle dances and foot races will honor the Sun; be certain the music encourages exuberant joy. If you planted wheat in a pot or plot, this is the day to ritually harvest it. Use some to make a Brigid’s cross; save a few stalks to return to the earth as compost next spring and lend continuity from harvest to sowing to harvest.
If corn is your grain of choice, bring ripe ears to the altar and use the husks to make corn dollies for use at Imbolc. Indian corn can be dried, ground, and used in corn bread. Make a fiery incense with dragon’s blood and hot herbs like ginger or galangal. Do a ritual at a sacred spot — a well or tree or sacred hill. Use the colors of green and gold and orange for your altar, and encourage everyone to wear them. The harvest has just begun.
Copyright By K. D. Spitzer in Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2004 Page 89
Flashback 2004 Imbolc
Imbolc
Celebrate this festival by draping the altar in white and silver. Kepp the entire altar white — white candlesticks, white incense bowls, etc. Represent the Goddess with a figure of a horned cow. If you wear robes in ritual, honor Brigid in her guise as the goddess of the dairy by wearing white. With Neptune lending the glamour to your robes to the Sun this time, as glitter to your robes with sliver and “diamonds.” Let your imagination run wild.
Save snow from the last storm, or use crushed ice, and put it out in bowls on the altar. Scrub clean an old milke bottle or cream jar and fill it with fresh milk; freshly made mozzarella cheese will round out your cakes and ale. Nestle all bowls in the snow.
The planetary energies are particularly favorable this sabbat for working magic for world peace. Place all the candles you’ll be using this year on the altar and start this ritual in the dark — this is, without lights. Add your magic to the returning Sun. Dedicate and consecrate all your candles during this festival of lights, and consecrate your agricultural tools for use in the coming cycle of growth. This is the festival of new beginnings.
Copyright By K. D. Spitzer in Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2004 Page 39
January 21 Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1525 The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz’s mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union
1789 1st American novel, WH Brown’s “Power of Sympathy” is published
1793 Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for “high treason” by the newly created French Parliament (Convention nationale), during the French Revolution
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru‘s Congress party wins general election in India
1968 The Battle of Khe Sanh – one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the Vietnam War – begins at the Khe Sanh Air Base
2008 Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%.
Today’s Historical Events
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Flashback 2000 Imbolc
Daylight hours are gradually lengthening, and the Earth is beginning to stir. Although she is still in the middle of her winter’s rest, our planet subtly begins to plan. It’s appropriate that this period is represented by Aquarius, an air sign, since all change begins first in the mind. Every new thought or idea is full of raw potential as the Earth is now,nailing for the touch of fire to ignite her new growth period. Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius, and the planet best known for its jurisdiction over the future. This electric energy only looks forward, never back. It is during Imbolc, in fact, as the Sun is passing through Aquarius, that many ideas are born. As we prepare for the upcoming Equinox, then, it’s important to be sure that we’re looking ahead, as Uranus does, with all the electric enthusiasm and genius of Aquarius. Honor the potential of the coming spring by uncovering your gift of prophecy. Whether you use a crystal ball, a dream journal, or another type of predictive tool, prepare for the Equinox in your heart, by understanding how much is possible now.
©️ By Kim Rogers-Gallagher Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2000 Page 95
Flashback 2000 Lammas
At Lammas, the Sun is at the very peak of Leo, the sign this planet loves above all others. Our star’s warmth is at its most powerful now in the Northern Hemisphere, as it appears directly overhead. At this time, life too, ia at its peak—as are the crops. The ancients celebrated this festival by giving thanks for their first harvest, most especially the grain harvest, even as they accepted the beginning of the God’s descent into the underworld. The myth of the asteroid-Goddess Ceres (Demeter), giver of the grain, also relates to this season. It was now when she would bid her daughter Farwell, since Persephone was obligated to return to the Underworld to rejoin Hades (Pluto). So bereaved was Ceres to see her daughter leave her, she refused to all the Earth to produce grain until her return. At this time,nothing, modern practitioners should be remind of both astrological principles: the fullness of life the Sun brings, and the necessity for rest, as signified by the coming fall.
©️ By Kim Rogers-Gallagher Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook 2000 Page 95
January 17 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1773 Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33′ S)
1873 A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, a part of the Modoc War
1912 Captain Robert Scott‘s expedition arrives at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen
1946 United Nations Security Council holds its 1st meeting
1991 Operation Desert Storm begins, with US-led coalition forces bombing Iraq, during the Gulf War
Today’s Historical Events
1287 King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca
1377 Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon
1501 Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna
1524 Beginning of Giovanni da Verrazzano‘s voyage to find a passage to China
1536 Francois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III
1562 French regent Catherine de’ Medici issues the Edict of St Germain recognizing Huguenots in France
1584 Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar
1595 King Henry IV of France declares war on Spain
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1949 Radio series “The Goldbergs” by Gertrude Berg premieres on US TV on CBS
1954 Jacques Cousteau‘s 1st network telecast airs on “Omnibus” (CBS)
1983 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar, Rick Springfield, and Olivia Newton-John win
1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) that private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws
1986 2nd Sundance Film Festival: “Smooth Talk” wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
1991 Mountie Jacques Rougeau beats Hart for WWF intercontinental title
1993 14th ACE Cable Awards: Bravo! wins the Golden CableACE for its dedication to films, cultural arts and performing arts programming
1994 Actress Elizabeth Taylor released from the hospital after hip treatment
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1950 “Alive & Kicking” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 46 performances
1959 “Say, Darling” closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 332 performances
1962 Roy Harris’ 8th Symphony, premieres in San Francisco
1972 “My Hang-Up Is You” single released by Freddie Hart (Billboard Song of the Year 1972)
1974 Styne, Comdem & Green’s musical “Lorelei” premieres in NYC
1974 Asylum Records releases “Court and Spark”, Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell‘s 6th studio album; features the songs “Help Me” and “Free Man In Paris”, it becomes her biggest seller
1976 “I Write the Songs” cover by Barry Manilow hits #1
1978 After a tumultuous final tour the Sex Pistols break up as a band, which is announced the following day
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1916 Rodman Wanamaker organises a lunch to discuss forming a golfers association (later the PGA) at the Taplow Club, Martinique Hotel, New York City
1933 Australian cricket batting champion Don Bradman takes only his 2nd Test wicket; bowls England’s Walter Hammond for 85 during 338-run 3rd Test defeat in Adelaide
1934 NY Giants reward NL MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with a huge $18,000 contract
1937 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins inaugural event by 3 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby
1939 Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert
1952 1952 NFL Draft: Bill Wade from University of Vanderbilt first pick by Los Angeles Rams
1953 Australian Championships Women’s Tennis: In an all-American final Maureen Connolly wins 1st leg of her Grand Slam; beats Julia Sampson 6-3, 6-2
1953 Australian Championships Men’s Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Mervyn Rose 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
Salute to Aningan – the Inuit God of the Moon
The northern sky is broad and flawless black,
A vast expanse from which most look away,
But Aningan the Moon is on the track
Of caribou and seals, and will not stray.
His barking dogs work hard to pull his sleigh,
Weighted down with fur, and ivory tusks, and meat.
Watch over us, Brave Moon. We pass your way.
And come as brother hunters, on hushed feet.
We ask for your forbearance as we meet
The challenges laid out along the trail.
We brave the winter’s cold, the summer’s heat,
But know that with your wisdom, none shall fail.
Though harsh the path, your patience will not pall;
You serve as an example to us all
By Elizabeth Barrette in Llewellyn’s Wiches’ Datebook 2004 Page 31
January 2022 Moon Details
The Full Moon for this month will occur on Monday, January 17th. The New Moon is earlier in the month on Sunday, January 2nd.
January Full Moon Name
The very first full moon of the year is known in many cultures as the Full Wolf Moon, which is appropriate given the deep, ancient ties between wolves and January’s full moon. For instance, the Gaelic word for January, Faoilleach, comes from the term for wolves, faol-chù, even though wolves haven’t existed in Scotland for centuries. The Saxon word for January is Wulf-monath, or Wolf Month. Meanwhile, the festival of the Japanese wolf god, Ooguchi Magami, is held in January. The Seneca tribe links the wolf so strongly to the moon, they believe that a wolf gave birth to the moon by singing it into the sky. Just why are wolves so strongly associated with January’s full moon?
The most obvious answer is because wolves are much louder and more noticeable in January, which is when breeding season begins. Wolves begin to howl more frequently and aggressively to establish their territory, threatening neighbors and enemies alike to stay far away from their breeding grounds. A small pack of wolves may even try to make themselves seem like a larger pack by howling together. While a lone wolf can sustain a howl for the duration of a single breath, an entire pack may howl in unison for longer than two minutes during breeding season.
While it makes sense for the haunting howls of wolves to be more memorable during January, how did wolves come to be associated with the full moon itself? Everyone is familiar with the iconic image of a wolf raising its head and howling at the full moon – but do wolves actually sing to the moon? While that might be a romantic idea, there’s no scientific evidence that links wolves to the lunar cycle. Humans may have begun to associate wolves with the moon simpy because they are nocturnal animals that are very active at night. In addition, wolves do raise their heads in the direction of the sky so their howls can travel over far distances to reach their pack mates as they roam. Instead of singing to the moon, they’re actually singing to their friends.
In fact, wolves are so well-known for their tight-knit communities that the Sioux tribe called January’s full moon the Moon Where Wolves Run Together. The wolf is often seen as a symbol of loyalty and protection in many cultures. The Wolf Moon is the perfect time for you to reach out to loved ones and reaffirm your connections, in preparation for deepening your bonds and taking on new challenges together over the upcoming year.
That said, lone wolves are also entirely capable of overcoming hostile conditions on their own with their resourcefulness. According to Celtic mythology, the wolf is infused with lunar power, which refers to its ability to sniff out hidden insights or knowledge, and to detect unexpected sources of danger. In some legends, the wolf even swallows the sun so the wolf can bask in the moon’s overflowing lunar power! The Full Wolf Moon is a great time for you to plan out clever ways to achieve your goals for the upcoming year. Trust your wolfish instincts when it comes to decisions, but also be tenacious in searching for useful knowledge that will help you realize your masterplan.
Local Date and Time for January 2022 Full Moon in major cities around the world:
Los Angeles,
San Francisco,
Vancouver
January 17, 2022
3:48pm PST
Denver,
Salt Lake City,
Calgary
January 17, 2022
4:48pm MST
Chicago,
Houston,
San Antonio
January 17, 2022
5:48pm CST
New York,
Toronto,
Atlanta
January 17, 2022
6:48pm EST
London,
Manchester,
Dublin
January 17, 2022
11:48pm GMT
Paris,
Rome,
Berlin
January 18, 2022
12:48am CET
Athens,
Istanbul,
Helsinki
January 18, 2022
1:48am EET
Dubai,
Abu Dhabi,
Muscat
January 18, 2022
3:48am +04
Bangalore,
Mumbai,
New Delhi
January 18, 2022
5:18am IST
Singapore,
Kuala Lumpur
January 18, 2022
7:48am +08
Perth,
Hong Kong,
Beijing
January 18, 2022
7:48am AWST
Sydney,
Brisbane,
Melbourne
January 18, 2022
10:48am AEDT
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January’s Full Wolf Moon!
The full Wolf Moon rises on (Nothern Hemisphere) Monday, January 17, 2022 (Southern Hemisphere Tuesday, January 18, 2022). Learn more about when, where, and how to see the January full Moon!
When to See January’s Full Moon
January’s full Wolf Moon reaches peak illumination on Monday, January 17, at 6:51 P.M. EST ( Tuesday, January 18 at 10:48 am AEDT). Look for the Moon to rise from the northeastern horizon around sunset that evening.
Consult our Moonrise Calculator to see what time you can expect to catch a glimpse of the first full Moon of 2022!
The sunset embers smolder low,
The Moon climbs o’er the hill,
The peaks have caught the alpenglow,
The robin’s song is still.
–John L. Stoddard (1850–1931)
Why Is It Called the Full Wolf Moon?
The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not just to the full Moon itself.
The Wolf Moon
It’s thought that January’s full Moon came to be known as the Wolf Moon because wolves were more likely to be heard howling at this time. It was traditionally believed that wolves howled due to hunger during winter, but …
From The Old Farmers Almanac
January 12 Today in History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the “father of the nation”
1554 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia
1872 Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, 1st imperial coronation in Axum in over 200 years
1948 Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
2010 Earthquake Devastates Haiti, killing approximately 160,000 and destroying the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince
Today’s Historical Events
475 Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople.
1493 Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years and becomes known as the “father of the nation”
1552 Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, hundreds killed
1554 Bayinnaung crowned King of Burma, goes on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia
1583 Holland begins use of Gregorian calendar (yesterday was 1/1/1583)
1598 Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso
1616 Brazilian city Belem (the entrance gate to the Amazon) founded by Captain Major Francisco Branco
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1949 “Arthur Godfrey & his Friends” premieres on CBS TV
1959 KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 “Hullabaloo” premieres on NBC-TV
1966 “Batman”, starring Adam West as Batman, Burt Ward as Robin, and Cesar Romero as The Joker, debuts on ABC
1967 NBC premiers the colorized remake of “Dragnet”
1968 Nighttime version of “Hollywood Squares” premieres on NBC TV
1971 “All in the Family” premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1979 6th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1723 George Frideric Handel‘s opera “Ottone” premieres at the King’s Theatre London
1946 “Polonaise” closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances
1959 American record company Motown is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records
1961 “Show Girl” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 100 performances
1963 “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1
1968 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd
1969 “Golden Rainbow” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 355 performances
1969 Atlantic Records releases eponymous debut album of Led Zeppelin in US
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1918 Montreal Canadien’s center Joe Malone scores 5 goals in a 9-4 win over Ottawa to become the first 20 goal scorer in NHL history; goes on to score 44 regular season goals
1920 Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to
1946 NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
1951 Ezzard Charles TKOs Lee Oma in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1952 2nd NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: National Conference beats American Conference, 30-13; MVP: Dan Towler, LA Rams, FB
1958 NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring
1958 8th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 26-7; MVPs: Hugh McElhenny, SF 49ers, HB; Gene Brito, Washington Redskins, DE
1958 Syracuse National Dolph Schayes sets NBA record at 11,770 points
Witchcraft Correspondences: What They Are and Why You Need Them for Your Spells
Born in deepest Cornwall, now living in wild Wales, Bev has been practising her personal brand of eclectic witchcraft for years and years.
Sarah is preparing a love spell for herself. The dating scene has been a bit of a desert recently, and she wants a little romance in her life. She’s dusted her altar, cleared her working area, and had a scented bath. Now, she carefully lays out a small collection of objects: a pink candle, a rose bud in a glass of water, two tarot cards (the Ace and Knight of Cups), a photo of a turtle dove, and a rose quartz crystal.
A few streets along, Tanya is also preparing to cast a spell. She needs money to get her car repaired. She has also prepared herself and the room where she does her energy work. Her collection of objects include a green candle, a favorite pebble, a sprig of oak leaves, a small china toad, two tarot cards (Ace and Six of Pentacles), and a chunk of malachite.
These items are commonly called ‘correspondences’.
What Are Correspondences in Witchcraft?
Correspondences are objects that are connected to, and representative of other things, intentions, desires and outcomes. They can be such things as candles, crystals, jewelry, household objects, ornaments, plants, herbs, and images of anything. As well as tangible objects, they can be deities, angels, scents, colors, symbols, numbers, and words. Even your own visualizations can be termed correspondences because they are an abstract mirroring of your desire. All spell ‘ingredients’ are correspondences. The elements of earth, air, fire, and water are correspondences. So are the cardinal directions. Each of these has its own distinct kind of energy.
Their purpose is to create a matrix to help focus the mind and magnify the energy which you release into the ether.
Common Correspondences
The following correspondences have mostly been taken from the comprehensive and very big, Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Correspondences: A Comprehensive & Cross-Referenced Resource for Pagans & Wiccans by Sandra Kines. Its 450 pages contain a vast amount of correspondences for many situations and their potential magical workings/spells. The Kindle version has a really useful click-able index which makes the most of the cross-referencing. The lists below are just a tiny sample.
Beauty
- Zodiac sign/s – Libra and Sagittarius
- Switchword – Praise
- Colors – Gold, green, peach, pink
- Number – Three
- Tarot cards – Empress, Nine of …
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January 9 Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1431 Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government
1760 Afghans defeat Marathas in battle of Barari Ghat
1839 Daguerreotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science
1909 Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23′ south)
1941 6,000 Jews murdered in a pogrom in Bucharest, Romania
2007 Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone
Today’s Historical Events
475 Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
1296 Earl Floris V signs accord with French King
1317 Phillips V, the Tall, crowned King of France
1349 700 Jews of Basel Switzerland, burned alive in their houses
1431 Judges’ investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government
1464 1st meeting of States-General of Netherlands
1493 1st sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus
1522 Adriaan F Boeyens elected only Dutch pope (Adrian VI)
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1894 William K.L. Dickson’s motion picture “Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze” aka “Fred Ott’s Sneeze” receives first US copyright for the format; it was filmed a few days earlier at Edison Studio, West Orange, New Jersey [1]
1936 Noël Coward‘s stage drama “Astonished Heart” premieres in London
1956 Musical “Peter Pan”, starring Mary Martin broadcast live, for a 2nd time, on NBC as part of “Producers’ Showcase” series
1959 “Rawhide” with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV
1979 K-Mart pulls Steve Martin‘s “Let’s Get Small” for being in “bad taste”
1984 “TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes” premieres on NBC TV (Whoops)
1989 “Pat Sajak Show” premieres on CBS
1996 First episode of “Third Rock from the Sun” screened on NBC
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1927 Dmitri Shostakovich‘ Octet opus 11 premieres in Moscow
1929 Buddy DeSylva & Lew Brown’s musical “Follow Thru” premieres in NYC
1946 “Would-Be Gentleman” opens at Booth Theater NYC for 77 performances
1947 “Street Scene” opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 148 performances
1947 Roger Sessions’ 2nd Symphony premieres in San Francisco with Pierre Monteux conducting the San Francisco Symphony,
1948 Walter Piston‘s 3rd Symphony in E, premieres in Boston by the Boston Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Serge Koussevitzky; wins 1947 Pulitzer Prize
1965 Beatles ’65 album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
1967 “More of The Monkees” second album by The Monkees is released
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1811 1st Women’s Golf Tournament held
1903 Baseball’s National & American Leagues make peace
1903 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the American League’s Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and move it to NYC (later the NY Yankees)
1930 Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game
1942 In his 20th title defence, Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in the 1st round of their rematch to retain his world heavyweight boxing title at New York’s Madison Square Garden
1947 Providence Steamrollers guard Dino Martin becomes the first NBA player to ever score 40 points in a game, in a 91-68 win over Cleveland Rebels at Rhode Island Auditorium
1951 Washington Capitals NBA club folds
1952 Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title
January 8 Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1656 Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
1790 1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address
1835 US national debt is $0 for the first and only time in history
1912 Chiefs, representatives of people’s and church organisations, and other prominent individuals form the African National Congress and declare its aim to bring all Africans together as one people to defend their rights and freedoms
1916 WWI: ANZAC forces withdraw from the Gallipoli Peninsula after Ottoman forces successfully defend access to Constantinople
1926 Abdulaziz Ibn Saud becomes King of Nejd and Hejaz; forerunner of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Today’s Historical Events
871 Battle of Ashdown: Ethelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great beat invading Danish army
1198 Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III
1297 Monaco gains its independence.
1558 French troops under Duc de Guise occupy Calais
1598 Jews are expelled from Genoa, Italy
1610 Simon Marius. a German astronomer, independently discovers the first three moons of Jupiter one day after Galileo
1656 Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1929 CBS radio network buys WABC in NYC
1955 WUNC TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 The Who and The Kinks perform on the last “Shindig” TV show on ABC
1978 TV series “All Creatures Great and Small” debuts on BBC TV, based on the books by James Herriot, starring Robert hardy and Christopher Timothy
1991 “Davis Rules” with Jonathan Winters & Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV
1993 NBC offers “The Tonight Show” to David Letterman
1993 Robert Rodriguez‘s “El Mariachi” debuts at the Toronto Film Fetsival – will become lowest-budgeted film ever to gross $1 million
2008 34th People’s Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Reese Witherspoon win (Movie Star) and Patrick Dempsey & Katherine Heigl win (TV)
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1705 George Frideric Handel‘s 1st opera “Almira” premieres in Hamburg, Germany
1734 Premiere of George Frideric Handel‘s opera “Ariodante” at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
1833 Boston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, established
1949 “Make Mine Manhattan” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 performances
1949 “My Romance” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances
1949 “Small Wonder” closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 134 performances
1954 Jerry Vivino, American rock and R&B saxophonist (Max Weinberg 7; Vivino Brothers), born in Paterson, New Jersey
1956 Elvis Presley‘s “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Hound Dog” single goes #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1913 Frank Chance becomes NY Yankees manager
1925 England cricket opening batsman Herbert Sutcliffe follows his 1st innings 176 with 127 in the 2nd innings but his team cannot avoid an 81 run defeat to Australia in the 2nd Test in Melbourne
1945 University of Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team sets an NCAA record by holding Arkansas State to 6 points in a 75-6 win
1947 Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
1955 Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt
1955 Georgia Tech ends Kentucky’s 130-game home basketball win streak
1962 21 year old future Hall of Fame golfer Jack Nicklaus makes his first professional appearance; tied 50th in Los Angeles Open
1972 NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall
Celebrating Legends, Folklore and Spirituality 365 Days a Year for January 7 – Saint Distaff’s Day
January 7
Saint Distaff’s Day
In southern England, Saint Distaff’s Day was when work began again after the Christmas holiday. Saint Distaff’s Day was not a saint’s day at all, but rather a tongue-in-check commemoration of the day on which women returned to their distaffs of unspun wool.
January 7 Today In History
Today’s Important Historical Events
1610 Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede
1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
1941 Chinese Kuomintang forces under orders from Chiang Kai-shek open fire on the surrounded Communist New Fourth Army at Maolin, Anhui Province, killing or capturing 7,000 troops
1953 US President Harry Truman announces American development of the hydrogen bomb
1954 Georgetown-IBM experiment, 1st public demonstration of a machine translation system, is held at IBM’s head office in New York
1999 President Bill Clinton‘s impeachment trial begins in the US Senate after the House voted to impeach him for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky
Today’s Historical Events
754 Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion
1325 Afonso IV succeeds Denis as King of Portugal
1558 Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by France
1566 Antonio “Michele” Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V
1584 Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and The Holy Roman Empire
1598 Boris Godunov seizes Russian throne on death of Feodor I
1601 Robert, Earl of Essex, leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth
1608 Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia
Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV
1894 William K.L. Dickson captures “Fred Ott’s Sneeze” as a motion picture at Thomas Edison‘s Black Mariah Studio, West Orange, New Jersey [1]
1925 Musical “Big Boy” with Al Jolson premieres in NYC
1955 WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mt Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become NWA wrestling champion
1968 “GE College Bowl” quiz show premieres on NBC TV
1973 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1982 TV series “Fame”, based on the film of the same name, starring Debbie Allen and an ensemble cast premieres on NBC TV
2001 27th People’s Choice Awards: Mel Gibson & Julia Roberts win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Drew Carey & Jennifer Aniston win (TV)
Today’s Historical Events in Music
1842 Gioachino Rossini‘s cantata “Stabat Mater” premieres in Paris
1903 Vincent d’Indy‘s opera “L’etranger” premieres in Brussels
1950 “Happy as Larry” closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 3 performances
1955 Marian Anderson becomes the 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera
1958 Gibson issued US patent for the Flying V Guitar
1966 Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts
1970 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by “Woodstock Festival”
1973 “Purlie” closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 14 performances
Today’s Historical Events in Sports
1899 Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier’s
1910 Stanley Cup, Dey’s Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (ON), 3-1 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series
1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game in Hinckley, Illinois
1932 1st game played at Orchard Lake Curling Club, Mich
1936 Tennis champs Helen Moody & Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1h18m)
1947 Australia v England at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Australia since 1882
1955 Marian Anderson becomes the 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera
1955 20 year-old future world heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson scores a 5th-round TKO of Willie Troy in a non-title super middleweight bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden
41 Greek Gods and Goddesses: Family Tree and Fun Facts
You’re Invited to Olympus Mall Where the Greek Gods Dwell and Sell
Far away on Mount Olympus lives the… Well, the Olympians — the twelve most important Greek dieties.
In ancient times, the Olympians and the rest of their family were an important part of daily Greek culture. Each god and goddess ruled certain realms and also played their part in mythology; fascinating stories that helped ancient Greeks to grasp the world around them, including the weather, religious beliefs, and their own social system.
That being said, even the Olympian gods must earn a living.
Possessing so many powers and abilities, they all agreed that they would make excellent business owners, and so opened a grand mall and invited all the mortals.
Let’s grab a shopping bag and go explore the Greek god family tree!
Table of Contents
Suspect Infidelity? Hera’s Private Eye Business Can Help
Book a Trip at the Atlas Traveling Agency
Find Variety at Apollo’s Flea Market
The Eros Lounge for Lonely Hearts
There’s Even a Wine-Tasting Event
Stay Away From the Security Booth
Rejuvenate With Sleep Therapy to Continue Your Shopping
There’s a Shuttle Service for Tired Shoppers
Ares Runs the Army Surplus Shop
There’s a Creepy Dude on a Boat
This Family’s Failing Business Sells Air Fresheners
There’s Free Counseling for Disturbed Mortals
This Hardware Shop Has All the Mist You Need
This Paramedic Will Fix Your Bones After Kratos Jumps You
The Mall Has a Mini-Jail Called Tartarus
The Cinema Shows Back-To-Back 3D Horror Movies
The Helios Car Dealership Sells Golden Bowls
The Ghost Tour Has Real Ghosts
Poseidon Runs the Black Market
Please Claim Your Kids at the Lost and Found Tent
Learn How to Chop Necks at Athena’s Karate Club
You Can Buy Bottled Air From Aether
Alastor’s Restaurant Serves All the Revenge You Can Eat
There’s an Old Guy That Sells Answers (But You Probably Won’t Get Them)
Pick a Tour Package at the Extreme Adventure Club
There’s a God in the Mini-Jail
There’s a Celebrity Signing Photos of Himself
Enjoy Free Muffins at the Bingo Hall
You’ll Win Every Race With Nike’s Sports Equipment
The Hypno-Therapist Makes Your Problems Worse
The Water-Girl Might Knock You Out
The Mall’s Casino Doubles as a Human Resources Office
The Archery Range Is Fun (But Deadly If You Upset Artemis)
The Art Gallery Is Full of Living Things and Violence
Mania Is Too Mad to Have a Business
Get Your Face Peeled by Persephone
Get Your Napalm at the Fire-Starter’s Shop
Thank You for Shopping at the Mount Olympus Mall!
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