May The 26 Be The Counties In The Republic Of Ireland
May The 27 Be The 5 Vowels & 22 Consonants In The Spanish Alphabet
May The 28 Be A Complete Set Of Dominoes
May The 29 Be The Number Of Days In The Month Of February (In Leap Years Only)
May The 30 Be The Total Number Of Tracks On The Beatles' White Album
May The 31 Be The Number Of Flavors Of Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
This was much harder than it looks, folks. On May 26, Hamill tweeted:
Anyone interested in how anxious I am for this"May The"thing to end? Before deciding on today's tweet I seriously considered "May The 26 Be The Number Of Spacetime Dimensions In Bosonic String Theory" I KNOW! It's time for the "May The"..to END#5MoreAndDONE
Alas, our favorite fictitious galactic hero made it to the end.
We've now arrived at 31-Which means my work is finally done. You think more "May The" would be fun? Then save this tweet & just rerun, 'cuz my brain aches & I AM DONE.
On to our regularly scheduled program...
On This Day
Historic Highlights (credits)1979 - Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit a communist country.
Millions of spectators lined the streets of Warsaw as the Pope began his nine-day tour of his native Poland.
My husband is from a formerly communist country so this date hits a little closer to home in terms of significance and deep appreciation for this act. Remember, it would be ten years later that communism would fall. Many faithful Catholics - especially from former East Bloc countries - attribute this in part to JP2.
1967 - Benno Ohnesorg is killed
A police officer shot the unarmed German student at a demonstration against the state visit of the controversial Shah of Iran. It later ruled that the shooting was not an act of self-defense. The event was pivotal for the foundation of the terrorist organization “Movement 2 June”.
1953 - Queen Elizabeth II is crowned
The coronation in London's Westminster Abbey was the first televised major international event in history. Elizabeth's accession to the throne followed the death of her father, King George VI, 16 months previously.
Here's the blog post I previously wrote about the Queen in regards to her birthday. Note: Her "official" birthday is NEXT Saturday on June 9!
1946 - Italy becomes a parliamentary republic
The transition from a monarchy to today's Italian Republic was effected by the favorable outcome of a referendum, in which 89 percent of Italians, also including women for the first time, took part.
Have you read about Italy in the news this week? If not, have a read now. This is serious stuff, people. Italy's populist coalition: What you should know.
1847 - Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March is used at a wedding for the first time
Dorothy Carew and Tom Daniel were the first to use the iconic piece for their wedding ceremony. The event that made the work world famous was the wedding of Victoria, Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858. Have a listen!
Happy Birthday to You!🎶
2013 - Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist2008 - Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist
1987 - Andrés Segovia, Spanish guitarist
1941 - Lou Gehrig, American baseball player
1882 - Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian military, politician
We made it through Week 1 of Summer Vacation. Kid #3 plans to run cross-country in the fall so I have been helping him get his summer miles by running with him. His goal is to run 100 miles by the time practice starts in August. All I can say is, if I make it to 100, I'm going to ask the coaches for an honorary 100 miles t-shirt.
Get outside, get in your miles and make it a great Saturday!
Kim
332 days until May 1. Looking forward to more fun facts from the kids between now and then.
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