TODAY - August 6

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: AUGUST 6

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 1 hour and 52 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 15 hours and 42 minutes – from 05.30 to 21.12.

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

 

TODAY’s NAME:

This day is called CHRIST's EXPLANATION DAY.  It is called so because the legends tell that it was today that Jesus took three of his disciples, Peter, Jacob and John, up on Mount Tabor to pray. And while they were here a voice from heaven said that Jesus was God's son. Afterwards Jesus "spoke" to Moses and Elias about his coming death in Jerusalem.

In Belgium the day’s name is TRASFIGURATION.   It refers to the same story as the one above.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1890:  As the first person ever William Kemmler was executed in the electric chair.

 

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Vergina - what is that ?

This is a small village in the north of Greece, not far from Thessaloniki. It became known as one of the areas, where Greeks from Turkey and Bulgaria - after they had to move after the Treaty of Lausanne i 1922 - settled down.

But is is much more known, yes world famous, because it was here the old kings of Macedonia lived. It was the royal capital of Macedonia.  It was called Aigai.  That's where the name Aegean comes from. The most famous Macedonian kings are Philip II ( 359-336 BC ) and his son Alexander the Great ( 356-323 BC ). Some of the buildings go back to the 11th century BC.

It was only in 1976 that archeologists during excavations found the royal castle and the grave of Philip II. The palace is the biggest building from ancient Greece and together with the Parthenon at Acropolis the most important one.

The castle and the grave is under a hill. And the new museum is very beautiful and interesting. We were there some years ago.

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Pacific Ocean - what is special about that?

 

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

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

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

 

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

 

                  Conferences today remind me of parking areas for  unsolved                             problems.

                  This was said by the British actor Richard Burton .

 

2.  Today’s quote:

 

                  We have to realise that far too many people are prisoners of other                   people's  freedom.

                  Who among today's persons has said that?

 

3.  Famous people born on this day:

    1881:  Alexander Fleming  ( died 1955 )

    1917:  Robert Mitchum  ( died 1997 )

    1928:  Andy Warhol  ( died 1987 )

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

    1660:  Diego Velazquez  ( 61 years )

    1973:  Fulgenio Batista  ( 72 years )

    1978:  Pope Paul VI  ( 81 years )

    2005:  Robin Cook  ( 41 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

 

niels4europe@gmail.com  

www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   + EUROPE AT WORK:  www.europe-at-work.be

 


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