(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 4/10 - Sibling Day (I shit you not) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-10 Cain and Abel by Daniele Crespi So, Sibling Day, seems fraught with peril. It would seem that sibling rivalries are as old as siblinghood itself. Whose idea was this anyway? Of course, in my clan it was "we can will and do thump each other about but you all better back off. This, of course, promotes bigger brawls and even feuds. Guess that's what the "brotherhood of man" is all about, or we wouldn't act that way. It's Dyngus Day in Poland and Ukraine, but you really don't want to know about it, trust me. Maybe stick with the sibling thing. Heh. Formally known as “The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction”, the Convention was negotiated by the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland. It opened for signature on 10 April 1972 and entered into force on 26 March 1975. The BWC supplements the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which had prohibited only the use of biological weapons. States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention undertook “never in any circumstances to develop, produce, stockpile or otherwise acquire or retain: microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes; weapons, equipment or means of delivery designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict.” BWC States Parties have strived to ensure that the Convention remains relevant and effective, despite the changes in science and technology, politics and security since it entered into force. https://www.un.org/disarmament/biological-weapons/ Salt Field; contains many, many, many grains of salt Salt Field; contains many, many, many grains of salt - ********** On this day in history: - 0837 -- Halley's Comet made its closest approach to Earth 1606 -- The Virginia Company of London was established to colonize North America 1710 -- The Statute of Anne regulating copyright went into effect in Britain 1864 -- Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico, a Juan Guaido prototype of sorts 1866 -- The ASPCA was founded 1872 -- The first Arbor Day was held 1904 -- Aleister Crowley transcribed the third (last) chapter of The Book of the Law of Thelema. 1912 -- The Titanic sailed 1919 -- Emiliano Zapata was ambushed and killed. 1925 -- The Great Gatsby was published 1941 -- The Axis powers created the Independent State of Croatia with the fascist Ustase in power 1957 -- The Suez Canal reopened 1963 -- The Thresher sank 1970 -- Paul McCartney quit the Beatles 1972 -- 74 nations signed the Biological Weapons Convention, which the US implemented in 1989 but still didn't comply with. 1972 – Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, were accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong. 1998 -- The Good Friday Agreement was reached bringing peace to Northern Ireland 2019 – Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announced the first ever image of a black hole. x YouTube Video - ********** Some people who were born on this day: The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life. ~~ Frances Perkins 1389 -- Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence 1583 -- Hugo Grotius, philosopher and jurist 1827 – Lew Wallace, general, lawyer, politician, and author 1829 -- William Booth, founded the Starvation Army 1847 -- Joseph Pulitzer, journalist, publisher and founder of Pulitzer, Inc. 1865 -- Jack Miner, conservationist 1880 – Frances Perkins, Asociologist, academic, and politician 1903 -- Clare Turlay Newberry, author & illustrator of children's books 1910 -- Paul Sweezy, founded the Monthly Review 1917 – Robert Burns Woodward, chemist and academic, 1921 -- Sheb Wooley, singer 1924 – Kenneth Noland, painter 1927 – Marshall Warren Nirenberg, biochemist and geneticist 1930 – Claude Bolling, pianist, composer, and actor 1930 -- Dolores Huerta, activist, co-founded the UFW 1934 -- David Halberstam, author 1936 -- Bobby Smith, singer & spinner 1941 -- Paul Theroux, writer 1947 -- Bunny Wailer, singer, drummer, songwriter, wailer 1949 – Eric Troyer, singer, songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist 1950 -- Eddie Hazel, guitarist 1959 -- Babyface, singer, songwriter and producer 1959 -- Brian Setzer, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1960 -- Katrina Leskanich, singer, songwriter & guitarist 1965 -- Tim Alexander, drummer and songwriter 1967 – David Rovics, singer and songwriter 1970 – Kenny Lattimore, singer and songwriter 1972 – Priit Kasesalu, computer programmer x YouTube Video - - - ********** Some people who died on this day: Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist. ~~ Emiliano Zapata 1813 -- Joseph-Louis Lagrange, mathematician and astronomer, who had his points. 1823 – Karl Leonhard Reinhold, philosopher and academic 1909 -- Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet 1919 -- Emiliano Zapata, general, revolutionary, 1931 -- Kahlil Gibran, poet 1947 – Charles Nordhoff, author 1938 -- King Oliver, cornet player and bandleader 1958 -- Chuck Willis, singer and songwriter 1966 -- Evelyn Waugh, writer 1981 -- Howard Thurman, author and civil rights activist 1986 – Linda Creed, singer and songwriter 1993 – Chris Hani, activist and politician 2003 -- Little Eva, singer 2007 -- Dakota Staton, singer 2012 -- Barbara Buchholz, theremin player and composer 2013 – Binod Bihari Chowdhury, activist 2013 – Olive Lewin, anthropologist, musicologist, and author - ********** Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: Dingus Day (Poland, Ukraine) Feast of the Third Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema) Siblings Day (International observance) Safety Pin Day - ********** - Today's Tunes - Paul McCartney - x YouTube Video - Sheb Wooley b x YouTube Video - Bobby Smith x YouTube Video - Bunny Wailer x YouTube Video - Eddie Hazel x YouTube Video - Babyface x YouTube Video - Brian Setzer x YouTube Video - Katrina Leskanich x YouTube Video - Tim Alexander x YouTube Video David Rovics x YouTube Video - King Oliver x YouTube Video - Chuck Willis x YouTube Video - Little Eva x YouTube Video - Dakota Staton x YouTube Video - Barbara Buchholz x YouTube Video - Bonus: x YouTube Video - - - ********** - ********** Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. So what's on your mind? - Cross posted from http://caucus99percent.com Open Thread, Zapata, McCartney, Dolores Huerta, King Oliver, Barbara Buchholz, Stray Cats, Purple People, Evelyn Waugh, Swineburn, Kahlil Gibran, Little Eva [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/10/2159151/-4-10-Sibling-Day-I-shit-you-not Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/