TODAY - May 29


NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: MAY 29

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Belgium 8 hours and 10 minutes longer than December 21. Its length is 16 hours and 7 minutes – from 05.37 to 21.44.

See more – also in English – about where you are on:  www.dagenslaengde.dk

TODAY’s NAME:

This day is called MAXIMINUS’ DAY. It has its name from bishop Maximus in Trier, Germany. He functioned in the period 330 – 352 AC. The legend tells that during one of his trips to Rome his donkey was eaten by a bear. He then put the saddle on the back of the bear, and it carried him the rest of the journey.



Maximinus died in 352 after a visit to Constantinopel. Here he had tried to reconcile the Eastern and the Western churches.



The day’s name in Belgium is the same:   SAINT MAXIMIEN.



TODAY’s EVENT:

862:  The Viking chief Rurik ( probably a Dane from Hedeby / Hauthabu ) is founding the first Russian state in Novgorod.



TODAY’s QUESTION:

Sandwich – what is the history behind that word?

We all know what a sandwich is: two pieces of bread put on top of one another and with some nice stuff like meat, cheese or salad in between. But do you also know the origin of the word? Where does it come from?

The Earl of Sandwich ( a place in Kent in south-east England ) was in the 18th century a gentleman called John Montagu. He lived from 1718 to 1792. He was the 4th Earl of Sandwich. He was a very active and very well respected politician, and he had several ministerial posts at his CV. But he was also a very active card player. He played with his friends as soon as he had time. And he was so dedicated to his play that he did not want to interrupt playing just because of a meal. On the other hand he did not want to make the cards dirty or filthy with remains from the food. So he asked his waiter to prepare one or several breads (two pieces of bread with stuff – for him: normally meat - in between). Then playing and eating could go very well together.

The Sandwich had been invented!

Some people with less interest in and respect for playing cards have invented the “spin” that it was during his long hours at work that he asked for “sandwiches” from his staff, so that he could eat without making the king’s papers dirty with all sorts of food J



QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Tobil – what is it? And what’s the history behind it?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

EUROPE AT WORK     www.europe-at-work.be



TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

The woman I dream about has more sex in her eyes than in any other of her body parts.

            This was once said by the American politician Henry Kissinger ( popular with

             women J )

2.  Today’s quote:

Propaganda is the art to step other people on their toes and at the same time scream OUCH !

Who among today’s persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1880:  Oswald Spengler  ( died 1936 )

1903:  Bob Hope  ( died 2003 )

1917:  John F. Kennedy  ( died 1963 )



4.  Famous people died on this day:

1956:  Johannes Jørgensen  ( 90 years )

1982:  Romy Schneider  ( 44 years )

1994:  Erich Honecker  ( 82 years )

1998:  Barry Goldwater  ( 89 years )



Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  
www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   +  EUROPE-AT-WORK   www.europe-at-work.be

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