International No Tobacco Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Poor Mexico: so far from God and so close to the United States." Porfirio Diaz


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Big Ben

Ford Model T

• 1859 The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, starts keeping time.
• 1911 President of Mexico Porfirio Diaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
• 1927 The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 units.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Brandi Carlile

What do we know about the cannibal's background? Watch the ABC News report. Can water be pumped into water? Watch the BBC report. Do you and your dog share similar personalities? Watch the CNN report. What is it with Brandi Carlile? Listen to the NPR interview with the singer. Is Madonna on the road again? Watch the Reuters report. Do Mexican soldiers make good narco agents? Read the Time article. Super-sized sodas to be banned in New York City? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo.

Canary Islands Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Abraham Lincoln


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Surveyor 1

Lincoln Memorial

• 1806 Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.
• 1922 In Washington, D.C. the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.
• 1966 Launch of Surveyor 1 the first US spacecraft to achieve landing on an extraterrestrial body.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Kristen Stewart

Could a first grader survive a stroke? Watch the ABC News report. Was Kristen Stewart destroyed by Snow White? Watch the BBC report. Is Facebook making us digital narcissists? Watch the CNN interview. How about bilingual TV programs? Listen to the NPR report. Is it over for the BlackBerry? Watch the Reuters report. Is cannibalism part of the past? Read the Time article. What's the latest trend on drugs? Watch the AP report via Yahoo

International Day of UN Peacekeepers

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"As far as I am concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue." Albert Einstein


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Boris Yeltsin

Albert Einstein

• 1864 Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
• 1919 Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Crommelin.
• 1990 The Russian parliament elects Boris Yeltsin president of Russia. 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Can Aspirin prevent melanoma? Watch the ABC News report. Are you interested in unicycling? Watch the BBC report. What's the Mexican spring doing to students? Watch the CNN report. Who was Doc Watson? Listen to the NPR report. Which is the new natural wonder? Watch the Reuters report. What's the origin of human monogamy? Read the Time article. Is Japanese radiation polluting Californian tuna? Watch the Yahoo report.

Flag Day (Philippines)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it." Miguel de Cervantes


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Mars Odyssey

Mathias Rust's wings

• 1964 The Palestine Liberation Organization is formed
• 1987 19-year old German pilot Mathias Rust evades Soviet Union air defenses and lands a private plane in the Red Square in Moscow.
• 2002 The Mars Odyssey finds signs of large ice deposits on the planet Mars.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Bruce Dickinson

Are you in for a burger? Watch the ABC News report. Does Iron Maiden's lead vocalist hate music? Watch the BBC interview. Have you heard of Olivia Newton-John? Watch the CNN interview. Are we sharing our loneliness together? Listen to the NPR report. Why are glaciers melting away? Watch the Reuters report. How about Ted Williams? Watch the Time interview with "The Golden Voice". Would you like to optimize your grill? Watch the Fox News report via Yahoo.

Mother's Day (Bolivia)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming circumstances." Christopher Reeve


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Christopher Reeve

The Golden Gate Bridge

• 1703 Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
• 1937 In California, the Golden Gate bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
• 1995 In Culpeper, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from a horse in a riding competition.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

How would you like to be proposed? Watch the ABC News report. Do you know enough about Josefina? Watch the BBC report. Why would a 7-year-old kid commit suicide? Watch the CNN report. Have you been introduced to Vivi Perez yet? Listen to the NPR interview. How's "Men in Black" doing so far? Watch the Reuters report. Would you like to learn a thing or two about elephants? Watch the Time interview. What's the role of women in the Mexican drug cartels? Read the AFP article via Yahoo.

Mother's Day (Poland)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old." Jonathan Swift


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Terry Nichols

Bram Stocker

• 1897 Dracula a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker is published.
• 1969 Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forth coming first manned moon landing.
• 2004 The US veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Lady Gaga

Would you celebrate your 80th birthday parachuting? Watch the ABC News report. Are cookies to be regulated by the law? Watch the BBC report. Should kids be given catastrophe awards? Watch the CNN interview. Who invented the American guitar? Listen to the NPR report. What's the latest update on the Popocatepetl? Watch the Reuters report. How about a male contraceptive pill? Read the Time article. Is Lady Gaga supposed to go to hell? Watch the Yahoo report.

African Liberation Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." John F. Kennedy


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Star Wars

St. Louis Gateway Arch

• 1961 US President John F. Kennedy announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal to "put a man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
• 1968 Saint Louis Gateway Arch is dedicated.
• 1977 Star Wars is released in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride holiday.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Andy Garcia

Are you sure about your gender? Read the ABC News report. What will the Square Kilometer Array do for the universe?Watch the BBC report. What did this teenager invent? Watch the CNN interview. Should teachers "unfriend" their students? Listen to the NPR report. What does SpaceX mean for the 21st. century? Watch the Reuters report. What is the latest archeological discovery on Peruvian soil? Read the Time article. What's Andy Garcia's latest movie? Watch the Fox News interview with the actor via Yahoo.

Battle of Pichincha Day (Ecuador)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil." Thomas A. Edison


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Samuel Morse

Scott Carpenter

• 1844 Samuel Morse sends a message from the US Capitol to Baltimore, to inaugurate the first telegraph line.
• 1962 American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
• 1991 Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Nicole Kidman

Could a deaf girl regain hearing? Watch the ABC News report. Is it possible to teach ants to dance? Watch the BBC report. Free pizza if ordered in Spanish? Watch the CNN report. Do transgender athletes fit in athletics? Listen to the NPR report. What's Nicole Kidman's last flick? Watch the Reuters report. How can child development be derailed? Why are more and more kids eating detergent? Read the Time article. Would you like to meet the ridiculously photogenic patient? Watch the Yahoo report. 

Student´s Day (Mexico)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"He who opens a school door, closes a prison." Victor Hugo


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Cyrill Demian

Mariano Paredes

• 1829 Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna.
• 1846 President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States.
• 1995 The first version of the Java programming language is released.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Prince Charles

What's the story of the for Bin Laden? Watch the ABC News report. Is Prince Charles a good DJ? Watch the BBC report. Do cheating men love their wives? Watch the CNN interview with a hooker. Can you brake the speed of sound with your bare body? Listen to the NPR report. How are scientists studying the brain? Watch the Reuters report. How can you get ketchup out of the bottle? Read the Time article. Can you quit your gadgets for an hour a day? Watch the Fox News report via Yahoo.

International Day for Biological Diversity

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." Steve Jobs


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Pacman menu

The Wright brothers

• 1906 The Wright brothers are granted a US patent for their "Flying-Machine."
• 1980 Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man.
• 1990 Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Natalia Juarez

Was she fired for being too hot? Watch the ABC News report. What's the fastest train in the world? Watch the BBC report. A topless candidate in Mexico? Watch the CNN interview. Do you remember the group Garbage? Listen to the NPR report. How about the perfect glass to drink wine? Watch the Reuters report. Does cash make poor people poor? Read the Time article. Do sports and energy drink damage your health? Watch the Fox News interview via Yahoo.

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Develpment

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall." Che Guevara


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Porfirio Diaz

Francisco Madero

• 1851 Slavery is abolished in Colombia.
• 1911 Mexican President Porfirio Diaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juarez.
• 2001 French Taubira law is enacted, officially recognizing the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Lisa M. Presley

What's Robin Gibb's legacy? Watch the ABC News report. What's the link between actress Carey Mulligan and Alzheimer's? Watch the BBC interview. How did Jeena Talackova fair at the pageant? Watch the CNN interview with the transgender woman. Who in the world is Lisa Marie Presley? Listen to the NPR report. Is Hugo Boss going east? Watch the Reuters report. Are you into organic food? Read the Time article. What kind of record is this guy trying to brake? Watch the Fox News report via Yahoo.

Cuban Independence Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization." Charles Lindbergh


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Charles Lindbergh

Amelia Earhart

• 1927 Charles Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, on the world's first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
• 1932 Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfounland to begin the world's first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot.
• 1940 The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Andy Gibb

How can you survive a deadly rip current? Watch the ABC News report. Did you know Robin Gibb has passed away? Watch the BBC report. Who were Anne Frank's cousins? Watch the CNN interview. Why was SpaceX launch aborted? Listen to the NPR report. Who was the Lockerbie bomber? Watch the Reuters report. Does every single subway system look exactly the same? Read the Time article. Would you like to swim with sharks? Watch the Animal Planet report via Yahoo. 

Malcolm X Day (US)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." John F. Kennedy


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Oscar Wilde

Marilyn Monroe

• 1848 Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of other modern-day US States to the United States for US $15 million.
• 1897 Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol Prison.
• 1962 A birthday salute to US President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday."

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Will Smith

Have you seen Will Smith smacking reporters? Watch the ABC News report. Is Apple losing the tablet battle? Watch the BBC report. Is Ronaldo better than Messi? Watch the CNN interview. What's the importance of learning balance? Listen to the NPR report. Is Gaga not welcomed in Manila? Watch the Reuters report. Can your punk eye be ruined by your punk haircut? Read the Time article. What in the world is misophonia? Watch the ABC news report via Yahoo.

International Museum Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was." Abraham Lincoln


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Abraham Lincoln

Apollo 9 launch

• 1652 Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.
• 1860 Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward.
• 1969 Apollo 9 is launched.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Sacha Baron Cohen

Who exactly is Sacha Baron Cohen? Watch the BBC interview with the actor. What was Donna Summer like? Watch the CNN interview with a DJ. Would you like to hear Carlos Fuentes talking in English? Listen to the NPR interview with the late writer. Is there a cure for dementia? Watch the Reuters report. Are you aware of what your dog is thinking? Read the Time article. Is Bossa Nova about to make a come-back? Watch the AFP report via Yahoo.

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Fortune favors the prepared in mind." Louis Pasteur


TODAY IN HISTORY:

IDAHO logo

The ENIAC

• 1943 The US Army contracts with the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School to develop the ENIAC.
• 1990 The General Assembly of the World Heath Organization eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
• 2004 Massachussetts becomes the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Donna Summers

Enrique Mila wants to sue over what on earth? Watch the ABC News report. What are speed flyers? Watch the BBC report. What does "pre-psychotic" mean? Watch the CNN interview. What does Glenn Close do in her free time? Listen to the NPR interview. Why do these Mexican men have to die? Watch the Reuters report. Are you sick and tired of Facebook? Read the Time article. The disco queen, Donna Summers, has passed away. Watch the CBS report via Yahoo.

Teacher's Day (Malaysia)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were." Richard Bach


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Junko Tabei

Joan of Arc

• 1920 In Rome, Pope Bendedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
• 1929 In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.
• 1975 Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Tom Cruise9

How old is Tom Cruise going to be this year? Watch the ABC News report. Why will Italian students have to study English at college? Read the BBC article. Why are men obsessed with breasts? Watch the CNN interview. How much do you now about the late Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes? Listen to the NPR report. Who's the oldest yoga teacher, according to Guinness? Do coffee lovers live longer? Read the time article. What's the origin of American food? Watch the Yahoo report.

Teacher's Day (Mexico & South Korea)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions." Martin H. Fischer


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Leroy Gordon Cooper

Mickey Mouse first movie

• 1928 Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy.
• 1940 McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
• 1963 The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Leroy Gordon Copper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

The Mayan territory

Are you a sleep-walker? Watch the ABC News report. Is it a good idea to label students? Watch the CNN interview with a student. Is Mexico at war with itself? Listen to the NPR report. Why did the Mayan civilization disappear? Watch the Reuters report. What do you know about psychopathic and sadistic minds? Read the Time article. Are people using technology to spy on each other? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo.