Not often that you see a horse lying down around here, they sleep standing up. I will watch for a foal.
Today in history March 15th 1953:
Yeshiva Medical School becomes Albert Einstein Medical School.
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The games for the disabled start today a good dump of fresh snow here makes us to think about their plight and the struggles they have around weather and others. We wish them well.
Today in History March 12 1951:
300 thousand strike in Barcelona protesting high cost of living.
This was an H and R Block tax business for a long time now graduated to the main street downtown core. As it should be…
Today in history , March 11th 1302:
According to Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet’s wedding day.
This mink has a Woodward’s label and in an era some 30 years ago was a fashion label in BC and Alberta the Woodward family had department stores ,Douglas Lake Ranch and of recent interest the Woodward’s building renovated for the 2010 Olympics with mixed society and tenancy.
Today in History: March 10th 1958:
Report says US has 2-3rds of worlds TVS (47 million)
Also Mexican couple confirmed first octoplets.
This Seventh Day Adventist Church, was before a Sikh Temple, before that a Pentecostal Church. I went to daily vacation bile school as a child there. My neighbours the Logan’s as a child were members when they had street meetings out of it. The Logan’s lived into their 9th decade and were born with in hours of each other and died within hours of each other. Phil Galardi’s wife was instrumental in establishing it. Galardi was in the BC cabinet with the nickname Flying Phil, as the highways minister he used a Lear jet ,as well as attracted speeding tickets to his rushed task of opening the province up for his boss Premier WAC Bennet.
Unfortunately in the time of the Shikhs it suffered a bombing,and street strife including swords.The notorious Craigmont kettle bombing of a young East Indian Bride by a members of that community.
Peaceful now it may be because of the long trail of the Air India bombing still in the news or maybe good management by multicultural mandarins.
Today in History March 9th 1934:
Yuri Gargarin Soviet Cosmonaut born.
Life after the Olympics begins for us in Canada.Hope we all have good things to focus on in a bettering world.Thanks for making our Olympics successful.
Today in history:March 8 1962:
Soviets expand cultural exchange Benny Goodman for Bolshoi Ballet.
A thought before the weekend , respect those that came before they were a step in what you are now…
Today in History March 5th 1923:
Nevada and Montana pass first old age pension plan in US 25 dollars a month (they didn’t say which month), four years before Canada’s first at 20 dollars for 20 resident British Subjects over 70 years old, with a strict means test.
Correction that should read 20 year resident British Subjects./Or should it?.
There was a guy living on this piece of land between the hyways, just outside Merritt, and was telling people he was mental , seen in the bank and doing banking without a physical address some think he was an act to mislead. His actions were often animated past normal, as if he had an agenda. this is what remains of his camp his green tarpolan and a broken end table.
Today in History: March 4th 1861:
Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th US president.
These home’s construction was left off for about a period of a year now nearing completion they are neighbours to a home that sold in the 1/2 million dollar range lately.
This year in History: March 3 1937
Italy links pay to family size to get increase in population.
This sculpture from a dead Romainian-sculptur looks strikingly similar to the recent Olympic torch design , pretty stylish both images . Constantin Brancusi died march 16 1957 after producing many works in bronze and other materials that later sold for millions and made their way to North America.
Today in History: March 1 st 1960:
1000 negro students gather and pray and sing the US national anthem in Montgomery Alabama.
A retired man named Jerry has good access to the great outdoors around here. We think that that’s a privilege and worth much in lifestyle and quality of life. A tenured system allows access to Crown land for responsible recreational purposes. One tenure, the open range land (one of the oldest) is sensitive to noxious weeds spreading on rec vehicles and we advise people always to heed signage and gates.
Today in History : February 26th 1948:
US, Britian and France condem coup in Praque.
Model railway is big here; Hank a retired CPR worker is a catalyst, for many hobbyists.
Today in history Feb 25 1950:
US. Government abruptly freezes assets of citizens from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania.
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