International Newspaper Carrier Day
This day recognizes the importance of newspaper carriers in getting the newspaper
each day into the hands of millions of readers. This day honors carriers
all over the world, as they deliver the paper diligently in all kinds of
weather conditions.
Birthdays
Thomas Hughes (20 October 1822 – 22 March 1896) was an English lawyer and author. He is most famous for his novel Tom Brown's School Days (1857), a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had attended. It had a lesser-known sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford (1861)
Sir
Christopher Michael Wren (20 October 1632 – 25 February 1723) is one
of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He was accorded responsibility for
rebuilding 52 churches in the City of
London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. The principal
creative responsibility for a number of the churches is now more commonly
attributed to others in his office, especially Nicholas Hawksmoor. Other notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Naval College in Greenwich and the south front of Hampton Court Palace
Dame Anna Neagle, (20 October 1904 – 3 June 1986), born Florence Marjorie Robertson, was a popular British stage and film actress and singer
Mark
King (born 20
October 1958) is an English musician. He is most famous for being the
lead singer and bassist of the band, Level 42. In the early 1980s King
popularized the 1970s slap and pop style for playing the bass guitar by incorporating it into pop music
Dame Anna Neagle, the endearingly popular British star during WWII, was born Florence Marjorie Robertson and began dancing as a professional in chorus lines at age 14. She starred with actor Jack Buchanan in the musical "Stand Up and Sing" in the West End and earned her big break when producer/director Herbert Wilcox, who had caught the show purposely to consider Buchanan for an upcoming film, was also taken (and smitten) by Anna, casting her as well in the process. Thus began one of the most exclusive and successful partnerships in the British cinema.
ReplyDeleteMark King helped to develop and popularize the slap and pop style of playing the bass guitar in the 1980s.King's bass playing style is largely based on continuous 16th notes , sometimes described as "machine-gun" style. This "machine-gun" style consists of playing rapidly using a combination of thumb slaps, pops, hammer-ons, and fretting hand slaps.
ReplyDeleteKing also took part in a comedy skit titled "The Easy Guitar Book Sketch" with comedian Rowland Rivron and fellow British musicians Mark Knopfler, Lemmy from Motorhead, David Gilmour, and Gary Moore.
Who said that International Newspaper Carrier Day is celebrated on October 20?
ReplyDeleteI've just googled it, they all say that this year the event date is October 13.
This day is a salute to the hundreds of thousands of newspaper carriers who deliver more than 44 million newspapers to more than 100 million readers every day. Newspaper carriers work hard to keep us informed by delivering the news all year long. That is why each year, one day is set aside to recognize the accomplishments of carriers.
Hughes also wrote The Scouring of the White Horse (1859), Tom Brown at Oxford (1861), Religio Laici (1868), Life of Alfred the Great (1869) and the Memoir of a Brother. His brother was George Hughes, whom the character of Tom Brown was based upon.
ReplyDeleteGreat Buildings by Sir Christopher Wren:
ReplyDelete• 1670-1683: St. Mary Le Bow, at Cheapside, London
• 1671-1677: Monument to the Great Fire of London (with Robert Hooke)
• 1671-1681: St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, London
• 1672-1687: St. Stephen's Walbrook, London
• 1674-1687: St. James, at Picadilly, London
• 1675-1710: Saint Paul's Cathedral, London
• 1680: St. Clement Danes, at Strand, London
• 1682: Christ Church College Bell Tower
• 1696-1715: Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich