Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Only 198 days until the Year 2010
Julian: 2454999 Day of Year: 167
Hebrew: 24th of Sivan, 5769
Islamic: Tuesday 23 Jumaada al-THaany 1430 A.H.
Chinese Year: 4707 Ox (Earth-Ox-26-79)
Chinese Lunar: Ren Chen Day, Geng Wu Month, Ji Chou Year
Chinese Solar: Day 24, Fifth Month, Ji Chou Year
Today is:
Join Hands Day
Celebrating today....
Chhelum in Pakistan
Youth Day in South Africa
International Day of the African Child International
Blooms Day in Ireland
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Fact of the Day
In 1990, the children's classic "My Friend Flicka" was pulled from the
optional reading lists for 5th- and 6th-graders in Clay County,
Florida, because the book reportedly used objectionable language.
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Quote of the Day
"I always suspect an artist who is successful before he is dead."
- John Murray Gibbon
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Quote of the Day
Common sense is not so common.
Voltaire
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Funny Quote of the Day
What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm.
Rodney Dangerfield
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Nature Quote of the Day
The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Love Quote of the Day
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Kahlil Gibran
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Bad Predictions
"With the first moon colonies predicted for the seventies, preliminary
work is moving ahead on the types of shelter that will be required to
maintain men on the moon."
- Arnold B. Barach and the Kiplinger Washington Editors, 1975; and the
Changes to Come, 1962.
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