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Frida Kahlo’s 103rd Birthday

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Tweet Frida Kahlo de Rivera (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954; born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón) was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán. Perhaps best known for her self-portraits, Kahlo’s work is remembered for its “pain and passion”, and its intense, vibrant colors. Her work has been celebrated in Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition, and by feminists [...]

Happy 4th of July and Happy Birthday Rube Goldberg!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

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Tweet Reuben Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970) was a Jewish American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for a series of popular cartoons he created depicting complex devices that perform simple tasks in indirect, convoluted ways – now known as Rube Goldberg machines. Goldberg received many honors in his [...]

Canada Day 2010

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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Tweet Appeared on Google Canada Canada Day is celebrated on July 1st every year. If it falls on a Sunday, the next day is considered a legal holiday. Canada Day is a statutory holiday throughout Canada. Canada Day was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day. It is a commemoration of the [...]

East Africa now a common market!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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Tweet Appeared on Google Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Five nations in East Africa implemented new economic rules Thursday to boost cross-border employment and trade. The new steps push forward a larger plan to integrate the economies ofBurundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, which together form the East African Community. When most African countries [...]

Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s 110th Birthday

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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Tweet Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃tɛɡzypeˈʁi]) (29 June 1900—31 July 1944) was a French writer and aviator. He is best remembered for his novella The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince), and for his books about aviation adventures, including Night Flight and Wind, Sand and Stars.

Sunthorn Phu’s Birthday 2010

Saturday, June 26, 2010

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Tweet Appeared on Google Thailand Phra Sunthorn Vohara aka Sunthorn Phu (26 June 1786–1855) is Thailand’s best-known poet and most celebrated as the great poet of Rattanakosin Era. He was born four years after Rattanakosin was established. His career as a royal poet commenced in the reign of King Rama II. When King Rama II [...]

Konrad Zuse’s 100th Birthday

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

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Tweet Appeared on Google Germany Konrad Zuse (pronounced [ˈkɔnʁat ˈtsuːzə]; 22 June 1910 Berlin – 18 December 1995 Hünfeld near Fulda) was a German engineer and computer pioneer.

Jean-Paul Sartre’s 105th Birthday

Monday, June 21, 2010

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Tweet Appeared on Google Germany and Google France Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (French pronunciation: [saʁtʁ], English: /ˈsɑrtrə/; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright,novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, existentialism, and Marxism, and his work continues to influence fields such as Marxist philosophy, sociology, and literary studies. Sartre [...]