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On This Date
1498 – The master artist Michelangelo was commissioned to carve the Pietà, which depicts Mary holding the body of Jesus. This work has interested historians for centuries because the sculpture does not feature the perfect human proportions that are the hallmark of Michelangelo’s work.
1883 – Mount Krakatoa, an island volcano in the Dutch Indies (now Indonesia), erupted with violent explosions that destroyed two-thirds of the island and killed about 36,000 people.
1946 – Animal Farm by George Orwell was published in the U.S. The allegory was based on the totalitarianism and injustice taking place in the Soviet Union at the time. It is included in the list of Great Books of the Western World.
Daily Trivia
The full moon always rises at sunset and sets at sunrise.
Happy Birthday!
Melissa McCarthy, born in 1970, is an American actress and comedian.
She first made a name for herself on TV’s Gilmore Girls, Samantha Who?, and Mike & Molly. McCarthy made a successful
transition to film in Bridesmaids (2011), which earned her a nomination for a Best Supporting Actress Academy
Award. Some of her other hilarious hits include The Heat, Spy, and Boss. She also shines in dramatic roles—McCarthy got another Oscar nomination for the 2018 biopic Can You Ever Forgive Me? She’s married to fellow comic Ben Falcone.
Quote of the Day
“I’ve never been interested in playing the boring ingénue. I always wonder:
Who’s her weird friend?
I like the oddballs.”
~ Melissa McCarthy
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022
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Gadgets & Gizmos
The Cyrcle Phone is just that, a circular smartphone for those who are bored with the traditional rectangular shape. The round device operates just like a regular smartphone, except that designers believe it fits better in your hand and pocket, and is a more appealing design for your life.
Screen Gems
This wizard advises his star pupil, “It is not our abilities that show what we
truly are. It is our choices.”
Household Tips
A housewarming gift is the perfect way to welcome a new neighbor into the community. Many gifts have symbolic meanings behind them. The gift of bread means that you hope the cupboards always stay full and the family should never know hunger.
The gift of salt symbolizes luxury or adding “spice to life.” Candles are meant to be guides through the darkest of times. Coins represent luck and good fortune. Wood represents stability, peace, and harmony. Creative combinations of any or all of these gifts are sure to warm the heart of any home.
Today is
Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the adoption in 1920 of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. This holiday was first celebrated in 1971, following a national Women’s Strike for Equality in 1970.The holiday has been recognized by every president since Richard Nixon.
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