(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 10/23 - Mole Day starts at 6:02 am [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-23 At 6:02 it will be 6:02 10-23, and thus it is mole day because 6.02x10**23 particles constitute a mole. - x YouTube Video - More? - x YouTube Video - OK, moving on - “A boy has never wept… nor dashed a thousand kim for nothing.” - - ********** On this day in history: - 1707 -- The first meeting of Great Britain's Parliament 1739 -- The War of Jenkins' Ear began. 1850 -- The US' first National Women's Rights Convention began 1861 -- Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, today it is merely ignored 1906 -- Alberto Santos-Dumont achieved the first heavier than air flight in Europe 1915 -- 25,000 - 33,000 women marched on NYC's Fifth Avenue demanding suffrage *** 1917 -- Lenin called for the October Revolution. 1929 -- The New York Stock Exchange began to crash. 1935 -- Dutch Schultz and others were gunned down in a bar in Newark, New Jersey 1942 -- The Second Battle of El Alamein took place 1942 -- The Battle for Henderson Field on Guadalcanal began 1944 -- Battle of Leyte Gulf began 1946 -- The UN General Assembly convened for the first time 1955 -- Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem took control of "South Vietnam" 1956 -- The Hungarian revolution began 1972 -- A 5 month US bombing campaign against North Vietnam ended 1973 -- Nixon agreed to turn over the tapes 1983 -- The Marines barracks in Beirut was hit by a truck bomb 1989 -- The Hungarian Republic was declared 1998 -- "Land for peace" between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat *** Note that they didn't waste time with DC or other socio-political backwaters, but went straight to the seat of power. - ********** Some people who were born on this day: “The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I’ve parodied over the years.” ~~ "Weird Al" Yankovic 1875 – Gilbert N. Lewis, chemist and academic, coined the word photon 1892 – Speckled Red, piano player, singer and songwriter 1894 – Emma Vyssotsky, astronomer and academic 1905 – Gertrude Ederle, swimmer, first woman to swim the English Channel 1927 -- Sonny Criss, saxophonist and composer 1933 -- Carol Fran, singer, songwriter and pianist 1937 – Johnny Carroll, rockabilly musician and singer 1940 -- Ellie Greenwich, singer, songwriter and producer 1943 -- Alida Chelli, actress and singer 1944 -- Mike Harding, singer, songwriter and comedian 1945 -- Kim Larsen, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1947 -- Greg Ridley, bass player, Humble Pie co-founder 1949 -- Wurzel, singer and guitarist 1951 -- Charly Garcia, singer, songwriter and keyboard player 1952 -- Pierre Moerlen, drummer (Gong, tubular bells,) 1956 -- Dianne Reeves, singer 1956 -- Dwight Yoakam, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1958 -- Rose Nabinger, singer 1959 -- "Weird Al" Yankovic, singer, songwriter, comedian, actor 1960 -- Mirwais Ahmadzai, keyboard player and songwriter 1964 -- Robert Trujillo, bass player and songwriter 1967 -- Dale Crover, singer, songwriter, and drummer 1972 -- Jimmy Wayne, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1974 -- Christine Yoshikawa, pianist 1975 -- Jessicka, American singer and songwriter 1990 -- Paradise Oskar, singer, songwriter and guitarist - - ********** Some people who died on this day: We didn't have any instruments, so I had to use my guitar. ~~ Maybelle Carter 1939 -- Zane Grey, dentist and author 1950 -- Al Jolson, actor and singer 1978 -- Maybelle Carter, singer and autoharp player 2004 -- Robert Merrill, singer and actor 2012 -- Michael Marra, singer and songwriter 2013 -- Gypie Mayo, guitarist and songwriter but not Wilco 2014 -- Joan Quigley, Whitehouse astrologer under Reagan 2014 -- Alvin Stardust, singer and actor 2015 -- Leon Bibb, singer 2016 -- Pete Burns, singer and songwriter - ********** Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: Mole Day (International observance) - ********** - Today's Tunes - Parliament - x YouTube Video - October Revolution x YouTube Video - Speckled Red x YouTube Video - Sonny Criss x YouTube Video - Carol Fran x YouTube Video - Johnny Carroll x YouTube Video - Ellie Greenwich x YouTube Video - Alida Chelli x YouTube Video - Mike Harding x YouTube Video - Greg Ridley x YouTube Video - Wurzel x YouTube Video - Charley Garcia x YouTube Video - Pierre Moerlen x YouTube Video - Dianne Reeves x YouTube Video - Dwight Yoakam x YouTube Video - Rose Nabinger x YouTube Video - Wierd Al Yankovic x YouTube Video - Mirwais Ahmadzai x YouTube Video - Robert Trujillo x YouTube Video - Dale Crover x YouTube Video - x YouTube Video - Christine Yoshikawa x YouTube Video - Jessicka x YouTube Video - Paradise Oskar (Look Ma, no effing truetone!) x YouTube Video - Zane Grey x YouTube Video - Al Jolsen x YouTube Video - Maybelle Carter x YouTube Video - Robert Merrill x YouTube Video - Michael Mara x YouTube Video - Gypie Mayo x YouTube Video - Leon Bibb x YouTube Video - Pete Burns x YouTube Video - - - Bonus: - Parliament x YouTube Video - Dianne Reeves x YouTube Video - Sonny Criss x YouTube Video - - ********** - ********** Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. 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