bingo

is said to have been invented 80 years ago today by Edwin S. Lowe

Berlin Wall

this month has been a time of celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, a “peaceful revolution”, & “These events triggered drastic changes around the world, marking the end of the Cold War and of the division of Europe.”, more info here

International Balloon Fiesta

held annually in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A., find more info here

I was there this year for one of the Mass Ascensions in the early morning

Pete Burns

Peter “Pete” Burns, of the music band Dead Or Alive, was born 50 years ago today, in Port Sunlight, Wirral, England, (United Kingdom)

“You spin me right round, baby, right round like a record, baby, right round round round..” – You Spin Me Around (Like A Record)

National Day

in Luxembourg today, it is that country’s national holiday

Luxembourg (officially) speaks French and German, but also Luxembourgish, spends euros, & its capital is Luxembourg

Independence Day

in Iceland today, it is that country’s national holiday

Iceland (officially) speaks Icelandic, spends Icelandic krona, & its capital is Reykjavik

The Daily Bleed

a really neat, interesting, cool calendar of events which I’ve refered to now & then – for sometime now – to find tidbits of significance about any particular day, a peoples’ history: http://www.eskimo.com/~recall/bleed/calmast.htm

Republic Day

in Italy today, it is that country’s national holiday

Italy (officially) speaks Italian, spends euros, & its capital is Rome

Santa Fe Youth Film Festival

Get Awesome Film Festival to be held Wednesday, June 3, 2009

featuring short films (as in under six minutes each)

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at Warehouse 21 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.

http://www.sfyouthfilm.org/

Unification Day

in Yemen today, it is that country’s national holiday

Yemen (officially) speaks Arabic, spends Yemeni rials, & its capital is Sanaa

Honore De Balzac

was born 210 years ago today, in France, a skeptic & prolific novelist,

“Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn’t, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.”

Academy Awards

the first Academy Awards ceremony was held 80 years ago today, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, “a professional organization dedicated to advancing the art and technology of filmmaking”, the event was hosted at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel,
Wings was awarded “Outstanding Picture” & Sunrise was awarded “Unique & Artistic Picture”, 2 uncategorized awards were given to Charles Chaplin’s The Circus as well as The Jazz Singer produced by Warner Bros.

also referred to as “The Oscars” (a name the trophies were officially dubbed with 10 years later) the Academy Awards continue to be held annually in the U.S.A., for more information check out: http://oscars.com/ & http://www.oscars.org/

International Year Of Astronomy

is this year,  
2009 marks the 400th year since Galileo first used a telescope for astronomy