Did you know that on this day in 1648, at the end of the Eighty Years’ War, the Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain? Or that it was on this day in 1661 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed two years after his death, on the anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed?
And on this day in 1847 Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, in 1862 the first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched, in 1933 Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany, in 1948 Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi known for his non-violent freedom struggle is assassinated by Pandit Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist, in 1969 The Beatles‘ last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police and in 1971 Carole King’s Tapestry album is released, it would become the longest charting album by a female solo artist and sell 24 million copies worldwide.
Some birthdays you may want to remember on this day are Franklin D. Roosevelt, American politician, 44th Governor of New York, and 32nd President of the United States (1882-1945), Olof Palme, Swedish politician (1927-1986), Gene Hackman, American actor (1930), Vanessa Redgrave, English actress and Boris Spassky, Russian chess player (both born in 1937) and Phil Collins, English musician (1951).
Looking for that special reason to raise a glass of bubbly on this day? Perhaps you should look into the celebration of School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain) or Martyrs’ Day (India).
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A Glass of Bubbly 