I am a fan of Cuba, it is a beautiful country, unfortunately with a lot of poverty i was theee on holliday abd feld in love with the ciuntry and the people
Today is 22 October and this happened in the past today:
1๏ธโฃ Today was the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. President John F. Kennedy alerted Americans to the Cuban missile crisis, declaring a naval blockade to prevent further missile shipments to the island which is 90 miles (145 km) off the coast of the United States. ๐๐๏ธ2๏ธโฃ On 22 October 2010 WikiLeaks ๐ป๐ฝ, a website founded by Julian Assange that functioned as a website for publishing classified information, released thousands of U.S. documents relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
3๏ธโฃ French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre was announced the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature on this day in 1964. However, he became the first person to decline the award. ๐๐๏ธ
4๏ธโฃ French painter Paul Cรฉzanne ๐ผ๏ธ๐งโ๐จ, considered one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists, died on 22 October 1906 at the age of 67. And these people were born on this day: Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811), American actress Joan Fontaine (1917), American psychologist Timothy Leary (1920) and French actress Catherine Deneuve (1943). ๐ฐ๐๐ I only know Paul Cรฉzanne from the museums, but does any of you also know the other persons mentioned here? ๐๐๐๐
PS: I choose from two websites always the day facts and copy parts of the descriptions and make them nicer with emojis and sometimes text if i know something about them! ๐
5๏ธโฃ The Province of Noord Holland adopted a flag on October 22, 1958
Honorable mention to you, Yue ๐
@Sabri_KC should be part of Sheldon Coopers Youtube-Show "Fun with Flags" ๐
i never heard of that but i will watch that!!! ๐ ๐
Today is 23 October and a LOTTT happened on this day in the past:
1๏ธโฃ On this day U.S. and French troops were attacked in Beirut. Suicide bombers drove truckloads of high explosives into the barracks of U.S. Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French troops. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฃ
2๏ธโฃ Apple ๐๐ introduced the iPod๐ฑon 23 October 2001. It became one of the most successful and revolutionary products of the early 2000s.
3๏ธโฃ American singer Britney Spears released the single โBaby One More Timeโ on this day in 1998 which became a huge hit and helped make her a pop star. ๐ผ๐ค
4๏ธโฃ In 1956 the Hungarian Revolution began with a massive demonstration in Budapest. ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐งโ๐ญ๐ฎ๐งโ๐ผ๐จโ๐พ๐คตโโ๏ธ๐ฉโ๐ผ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐จโ๐ผ๐ฆนโโ๏ธ๐จโโ๏ธ๐ฎ๐งโ๐ผ๐จโ๐พ๐คตโโ๏ธ
5๏ธโฃ The International Atomic Energy Agency was created on this day in 1956 with the purpose of increasing the contribution of atomic energy to world peace. โฃ๏ธโฎ๏ธโฎ๏ธโฃ๏ธ
6๏ธโฃ The Disney animated classic Dumbo ๐ had its world premiere on this day in 1941. ๐ฌ๐ฅ I was super surprised when I read this because I thought it was maybe like from 1985 or something like that, but it is MUCHHHH older!! ๐๐
7๏ธโฃ These people were born on this day: American comedian Johnny Carson (1925), Brazilian football player Pelรฉ (1940), American author Michael Crichton (1942) and Taiwanese film director Ang Lee (1954). ๐๐๐๐๐
โโWhich news of above do you think will be asked about in the trivia questions in the future? ๐ ๐
Today is 24 October and this happened today in the past:
1๏ธโฃ The charter for the United Nations - established at the end of World War II to maintain world peace and friendly relations among nations - entered into force this day in 1945.
2๏ธโฃ On 24 October 2005, African American civil rights activist Rosa Parks - whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus to a white man in 1955 helped ignite the American civil rights movement - died at age 92.
3๏ธโฃ The 40-hour workweek went into effect under the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. This happened on 24 October 1940.
4๏ธโฃ On this day in 1922 Benito Mussolini helped plan the March on Rome, which began on October 28 and resulted in him becoming dictator of Italy.
5๏ธโฃ In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia ended the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch and the German phase of the Thirty Years' War.
6๏ธโฃ These people were born on this day: Italian composer Luciano Berio (1925), Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Mughal emperor Bahฤdur Shฤh II (1775), British football player Wayne Rooney (1985) and Canadian rapper Drake (1986).
Sorry this time i have no time to make the news from the past nicer with emojis!! ๐ But I will do that again tomorrow so you have at least the news which i found online for today. ๐ ๐
Interesting facts !!! ๐
Oh, let me add one too !!7๏ธโฃ On this day in 1790, The tricolor flag of France was adopted after centuries of absolute monarchy in France
That is the flag now right? ๐๐คโค๏ธ
Ok, When was the 35h in France, and when will we go back to reduce hours instead of increasing them back ? ๐คจ
I have a four hour work week @Lianshen and @Etienne!! ๐ ๐ But sometimes if they have for example a dinner I also help them in the evening with babysitting. But that is not very often. ๐