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Offline Meryl

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Re: 1963
« Reply #40 on: September 04, 2013, 12:50:30 am »
Just seen on Facebook:  Seattle Opera turns 50 today.  Founded September 3, 1963.  8)
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Re: 1963
« Reply #41 on: September 04, 2013, 09:19:42 am »
I don't have a founding date, but 2013-2014 is the Fiftieth Anniversary Season for the Pennsylvania Ballet.

(If you got 500 bucks or so that's burning a hole in your pocket, you can attend the anniversary gala on Saturday, Oct. 19. I'll be skipping that event, I'm afraid.  ::) )
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Re: 1963
« Reply #42 on: September 05, 2013, 04:50:55 pm »
Ha! I googled it (is that cheating?  :o), and here's some of what I found:


Flygplanet Boeing 727 gör sin första flygning.
Brittiska popgruppen The Beatles släpper sitt första album, Please, Please Me.
Sveriges riksdag antar en lag om fyra veckors semester.
Pastor Martin Luther King håller sitt berömda tal I Have a Dream.
Kenya blir självständig stat.
Barbiedockan lanseras i Sverige.

Födda 1963
Jonas Gardell, svensk författare, komiker och skådespelare.
Quentin Tarantino, amerikansk filmregissör, skådespelare och manusförfattare.
Whitney Houston, amerikansk sångerska.


Translation:

The aircraft Boeing 727 makes its first flight.
British pop group The Beatles released their first album, Please Please Me.
Swedish Parliament passed a law about four-week vacation.
Reverend Martin Luther King gave his famous speech I Have a Dream.
Kenya becomes an independent state.
Barbie doll launched in Sweden.

Born in 1963
Jonas Gardell, Swedish author, comedian and actor. Our number one public gay icon.
Quentin Tarantino, American film director, actor and screenwriter.
Whitney Houston, American singer.


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