(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 03/27 - International Whiskey Day [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-03-27 - ********** On this day in history: - 1794 -- The US established a permanent navy 1836 -- The Mexican army massacred 342 POWs at Goliad, Texas. 1886 -- Goyahkla aka Geronimo surrendered to occupying forces 1901 – Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured by the US military 1915 -- Typhoid Mary was quarantined 1964 -- The Good Friday earthquake hit Alaska (9.2 richter) 1975 -- They started building the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System 1980 -- A panic hit the commodity and futures exchanges when the Hunts tried to corner the market in Silver 1981 -- Solidarity staged a "warning strike" 1990 -- The US Started broadcasting TV Marti propaganda 1998 -- The FDA approved Viagra - ********** Some people who were born on this day: “The story of the blues is you tell your feelings. That’s what it is, you have to catch the blues when it comes from the heart. I don’t care if you’re black, white, green or yellow.” ~~ Phil Chess 1702 – Johann Ernst Eberlin, organist and composer 1710 – Joseph Abaco, cellist and composer 1724 -- Jane Colden, botanist 1809 -- Georges-Eugene Haussmann, engineer commissioned to rennovate Paris 1820 -- Edward Augustus Inglefield, explorer 1824 – Virginia Minor, women's suffrage activist 1844 -- Adolphus Greely, explorer 1845 -- Wilhelm Roentgen, physicist, discovered X-rays, won first Physics Nobel Prize 1847 -- Otto Wallach, chemist, terpene maven 1851 -- Ruperto Chapi, composer 1851 -- Vincent d'Indy, composer 1854 – Giovanni Battista Grassi, physician, zoologist, and entomologist 1863 – Henry Royce, engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited 1868 -- Patty Hill, birthday girl 1875 – Albert Marquet, painter 1879 – Edward Steichen, painter and photographer 1886 -- Sergey Kirov, bolshie 1886 -- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect 1892 – Ferde Grofé, pianist and composer 1901 -- Carl Barks, the duck man 1905 -- Leroy Carr, singer, pianist, & songwriter 1905 – Elsie MacGill, author and engineer, "Queen of the Hurricanes" 1906 -- Pee Wee Russell, composer; clarinet & sax player 1909 -- Ben Webster, saxophonist 1915 -- Robert Lockwood, Jr., guitarist 1921 -- Phil Chess, record producer 1924 -- Sarah Vaughan, singer 1924 – Margaret K. Butler, mathematician and computer programmer 1932 -- Junior Parker, singer and harmonica player 1950 -- Tony Banks, keyboard player and songwriter for Genesis 1950 – Maria Ewing, soprano 1951 – Chris Stewart, musician and author, original drummer for Genesis 1959 -- Andrew Farriss, rock musician and multi-instrumentalist 1960 – Renato Russo, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1970 -- Mariah Carey, singer & songwriter 1970 – Brent Fitz, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist 1975 -- Fergie, singer, dancer, songwriter, & pea 1987 – Polina Gagarina, singer and songwriter 1990 – Kimbra, musician - - ********** Some people who died on this day: “Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!” ~~ Yuri Gagarin, who "looked and looked but didn't see god" 1572 – Girolamo Maggi, polymath 1770 – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, painter 1923 -- James Dewar, physicist & chemist 1928 – Leslie Stuart, organist and composer 1945 – Vincent Hugo Bendix, engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation 1968 -- Yuri Gagarin, pilot & astronaut 1977 -- Shirley Graham Du Bois, activist, author, composer & playwright 2015 – Johnny Helms, trumpet player, bandleader, and educator 2018 – Bert Nievera, singer - ********** Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: International Whiskey Day World Theatre Day > - ********** - Today's Tunes - Joseph Abaco - x YouTube Video - Ruperto Chapizzz x YouTube Video - Vincent d'Indy x - Leroy Carr x - Pee Wee Russell x - Ben Webster x - Robert Lockwood, Jr. x - Phil Chess collected, recorded and produced artists, like Robert Lockwood Jr., Muddy Waters and ... x - Sarah Vaughan x - Junior Parker x - Tony Banks, x - Andrew Farriss x - Mariah Carey x - Fergie x - Bonus: some Chess x x YouTube Video - - - - ********** - ********** Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. 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