DAGEN - den 29. december

 NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: DECEMBER 29

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Belgium 3 minutes longer than December 21. Its length is 8 hours and 1 minute – from 08.44 to 16.45.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today’s name is NOAH’s DAY.  It has it from Noah in The old Testament. He was the constructor of the ARK, which he used to rescue his family, two pairs of all animals and a vine J from the Flood.

Historically it is likely that the Flood actually happened in pre-historic times, when the Mediterranean Sea broke though the Bosphorus into the Black Sea. The Mediterranean was until then about 8 meters higher, so it is evident that the break-through was an enormous disaster. The legend tells that Noah landed his Ark on the mountain Ararat. It lies at the eastern side of the present day Black Sea.

In Belgium the day’s name is SAINT THOMAS BECKET.  He lived in the years 1118-70. He was archbishop of Canterbury in England.  He was murdered on this day in 1170.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1989:  The regime opponent and dramatist Vaclav Havel becomes the president of Czechoslovakia.

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Keelhauling  -  what is that?

This is the name of an old maritime punishment, which was used in many countries from the Middle Ages until around 1800. The guy who had to be punished had his hands and his feed tied, got a rope around his waist and was pulled from one side of the ship under the keel and up on the other side of the ship.  It was in no way fun. Either he drowned because the rope was pulled very slowly. Or his skin was totally torn into pieces by all the sharp shells which were always attached to the ships buttom. Or both.

Fortunately, the rules in human rights made an end to that sort of misbehavior from the side of the skippers!

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Köpenick event  -  what’s the history behind that?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

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

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

I use not only my own brain, but also those I can borrow.

This was said by the American president Woodrow Wilson.

2.  Today’s quote:

Politicians think about the next elections. Statesmen about the next generation.

Who among today’s persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1721:  Madame de Pompadour  ( died 1764 )

1800:  Charles Goodyear  ( died 1860 )

1809:  William Gladstone  ( died 1898 )

1938:  Jon Voight

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

1170:  Thomas Becket  ( 55 years )

1916:  Grigorij Rasputin  ( 47 years ) . See photo. A very special person.

1952:  Fletcher Henderson  ( 55 years )

1986:  Harold Macmillan  ( 92 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

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



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