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3 May, 2016 at 9:02 pm #846822

katzenjammer
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I didn’t know that Tux was a pal of Pete Seeger! 😉

4 May, 2016 at 8:01 pm #846864

Jeankit
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Pause in Remembrance:
Today in History 05-04-70:

with 10 days later 05-14-70 🙁

5 May, 2016 at 1:35 am #846879

katzenjammer
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Tragic.

5 May, 2016 at 8:05 pm #846918

Jeankit
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05-05-16
Happy Purrday to Michael Palin:

Happy Birthday comedian, actor and writer Michael Palin. Palin is seventy-three today. 🙂

6 May, 2016 at 7:27 pm #846969

Jeankit
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Happy Belated Purrday to Audrey Hepburn 5-4-16:
Reminder – relax, the cat is in charge

“I’m like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don’t even belong to each other.”
Born in 1929 actress and United Nations children’s advocate Audrey Hepburn.

🙂

10 May, 2016 at 6:18 pm #847095

Jeankit
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05-10-16:
Transcontinental Railroad Completed

On this day in 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history

General Interest
1865
Jefferson Davis captured »
1940
Churchill becomes prime minister »
1994
Nelson Mandela inaugurated »
Hollywood
1977
Joan Crawford dies »

Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, 1904 – May 10, 1977) was an American film and television actress who started as a dancer and stage chorine.
Literary
1749
The final volume of Tom Jones is published »
Music
1909
“Mother” Maybelle Carter is born »

10 May, 2016 at 7:52 pm #847098

Jeankit
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History in the Making:

Pausing with special thoughts/prayers for all affected by this horrible disaster:

🙁

10 May, 2016 at 11:36 pm #847111

Moonshadow_NZ
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Definitely prayers and Positive Vibes for all affected even in the least way by the terrible forest fires in Alberta Canada.

11 May, 2016 at 8:03 pm #847153

Jeankit
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Happy Purrday to:

Born today in 1899 dancer, singer and actor Fred Astaire.
Astaire and Carlyle. Who knew Fred was a snowshoe.

12 May, 2016 at 6:56 pm #847189

Jeankit
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Today’s History Hi-lights:
Presidential
1903
Teddy Roosevelt’s trip to San Francisco is captured on film »

Hollywood
1907
Katharine Hepburn born »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburn
Literary
1828
Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti is born »

Music
1963
Bob Dylan walks out on The Ed Sullivan Show »

13 May, 2016 at 7:12 pm #847236

Jeankit
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Happy World International Hummus Day 😀

20 Creative and Delicious Takes on Hummus

Of all the things we truly love around here, hummus is right there at the top of the list. On May 13th, the entire world gets together to celebrate the love of this dip we all have in common, on International Hummus Day.

Purrday Art Share from this week:
Born today in 1823 painter Alfred Stevens.

Below: Stevens’ painting “Woman With A Fan” and a cat, of course.

17 May, 2016 at 8:15 pm #847483

Jeankit
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Mid May History as Purrday Artist:
Born today in 1782 artist John Sell Cotman.

Below: “Sketch after Rembrandt”

20 May, 2016 at 9:40 pm #847648

Jeankit
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May20:

1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans
with
1498 Vasco da Gama reaches India
1506 Christopher Columbus dies
1862 The Homestead Act
1927 Spirit of St. Louis departs
1969 Battle for Hamburger Hill ends
1996 Supreme Court defends rights of homosexuals

Hollywood
2007 The Simpsons airs 400th episode
Literary
1946 W.H. Auden becomes a U.S. citizen
Music
1998 Frank Sinatra is laid to rest

Happy Purrday to:
Happy Birthday author Shirley Rousseau Murphy. Murphy is eighty-eight today.
Feline fact: Murphy has authored almost twenty “Joe Grey” cat mystery novels. Her fictional cat museum in SF proceeded us and is no relation.

😀

24 May, 2016 at 8:01 pm #847821

Jeankit
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5-24:
Happy Purrday to:

Happy Birthday songwriter and musician Bob Dylan. Dylan is seventy-five today.

5-22: Belated Birthday Wishes for:

Yup – Morrissey

24 May, 2016 at 8:08 pm #847823

katzenjammer
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Synchronicity abounds JK – I just mentioned pic of Bob D. in post on my stylist’s salon in Café.
Love Morrissey – and The Smiths.
And any artists who love purries! 🙂

25 May, 2016 at 6:54 pm #847869

Jeankit
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Today in 1977:

On this day in 1977, Memorial Day weekend opens with an intergalactic bang as the first of George Lucas’ blockbuster Star Wars movies hits American theaters. The incredible success of Star Wars–it received seven Oscars, and earned $461 million in U.S.
Tux celebrating too:

LOL
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Music
1878
HMS Pinafore premieres in London »
Old West
1975
Grizzly bear is classified as a “threatened” species »
Presidential
1961
JFK asks Congress to support the space program »
Sports
1935
Babe Ruth hits last home run »

31 May, 2016 at 7:39 pm #848123

Jeankit
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Belated Happy Purrdays to:

05/27/16
Happy Birthday actress and former Miss America Lee Meriwether. Meriwether is eighty-one today.
Feline fact: Meriwether is one of the lesser known “Catwomen”, playing the role in the 1966 Batman movie.

05/29: Born today in 1917 former US President John F. Kennedy.
Kennedy with a cat while serving in the Navy during World War Two.

6 June, 2016 at 6:51 pm #848312

Jeankit
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In Memory of Muhammad Ali:

RIP

6 June, 2016 at 8:27 pm #848314

Jeankit
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Happy Belated Purrday to:
Tony Curtis!

“The cat’s in the bag… ”
Born in 1925 actor and painter Tony Curtis.

7 June, 2016 at 8:45 pm #848352

Jeankit
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Toot Toot:
Purrday Artist of the Day:

Paul Gauguin
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