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The video of Violette Verdy is beautiful, Yue.
There is some similarity with me and my teacher.
But we don`t do balet.
Even though the last times we had some funny dance moves.
That is really nice!!!!! And i am happy that you like it and i did not know that you dance!!! With Michael? What kind of dance if it is not ballet? Maybe ballroom or latin dances? Or streetdance!!! 😛 😛
Today is 9 February and this happened on this date in the past:
1️⃣ On this day in 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal ended with an Allied victory over Japan. I found online that there is a series on Netflix about it The Pacific, but i did not watch it so i dont know if it is a good series to watch.
2️⃣ German physicist Peter Armbruster and his team of scientists synthesized chemical element 112, a heavy transuranium element that was later named copernicium. This happened on 9 February 1996.
3️⃣ Concluded this day in 1757 by Robert Clive, the Treaty of Alinagar restored Calcutta (now Kolkata) - which Clive had recovered in January from Siraj al-Dawlah - to British control and served as a prelude to the seizure of Bengal.
4️⃣ These people were born on this day:
Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda
American singer-songwriter Carole King
American economist Joseph E. Stiglitz
American writer Alice Walker
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi
Sometimes people ask about the information and i wanted to say i use three websites and i select the news i think is nice for this forum!!! I almost forgot it today!! 😛 But there was not A LOTTT of news! 🙂
Today is 11 February and this happened on this date in the past:
1️⃣ After serving 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was released on this date in 1990, and he subsequently began negotiations with President F.W. de Klerk that ended apartheid in South Africa.
2️⃣ On 11 February 1929, Benito Mussolini of Italy and Pietro Gasparri of the Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty, recognizing papal sovereignty over Vatican City, an enclave in Rome.
3️⃣ The Yalta Conference between the Allied leaders of World War II came to a close on this day in 1945. I looked online and found this about the Yalta Conference: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3h9mnb/revision/3
4️⃣ ON 11 February 1975, British politician Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative Party, replacing Edward Heath; she became Europe's first woman prime minister in 1979.
5️⃣ On 11 February 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after nearly 30 years in power, following mass demonstrations that were part of the pro-democracy uprisings known as the Arab Spring. This news is maybe nice to read for @psysarah15! 🥰🥰
6️⃣ American singer Whitney Houston - who was as a pop superstar in the 1980s, especially known for her soaring voice - died at age 48 on 11 February 2012.
7️⃣ On this day in 1858 in Lourdes, France, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, a miller's daughter, first had visions of the Virgin Mary that were authenticated by Pope Pius IX in 1862, initiating the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes.
8️⃣ These people were born on this day: French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes (1596), American politician Jeb Bush (1953), American politician Sarah Palin (1964), American actress Jennifer Aniston (1969) and British actor Damian Lewis (1971)
I saw a beautiful sunset