Famous Stuff & Things.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

EVENTS in HISTORY. “Proclamation No. 1081” contained the formal proclamation of martial law in the Philippines by President Ferdinand Marcos (d. 1989), as announced on September 23, 1972. That day marked the beginning of a 14-year period of authoritarian rule, which included 8 years of Martial Law (till 1981), followed by six more years of Marcos dictatorship. The Marcos family was finally ousted on February 25, 1986 via a “People Power” Revolution. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

INTERESTING PEOPLE. Jann Wenner (born 1946) is co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Rolling Stone magazine, and former owner of Men's Journal etc. A vivid example of Left/liberal mind that plays ideological confection to his sweet advantage. Though I follow the citation icon, the Hall of Fame has faced controversy for eligibility favoritism. Then Jann’s breach of common friendship and (publishing) agreements with John Lennon and Hunter S. Thompson. And more. 😏😒👎

FAMOUS STRUCTURES. The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a colossal sculpture that features the 60-foot-tall heads of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. The structure was carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed the sculpture and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941. 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸

FAMOUS STRUCTURES. The Leaning Tower of Pisa or Torre Pendente di Pisa in Pisa, Italy is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The height of the tower is 183 feet 3 inches from the ground on the low side 185 ft 11 in on the high side. The identity of the architect of the tower is a subject of controversy. For many years, the design was attributed to Bonanno Pisan. 🇮🇹🙃🇮🇹

BTW, the Leaning Tower of Pizza is different. That pizza was created by my friend Buono in Brooklyn NY. 

ABOUT THE LAW. The Official Secrets Act is a legislation that provides for the protection of state secrets and official information. Based on the U.K. Official Secrets Act 1911, OSAs are currently in-force in over 40 countries, (former British colonies). The U.S. does not have OSA although the Espionage Act of 1917 has similar components. As early as the 16th Century, Queen Elizabeth I declared that all accounts of Francis Drake's circumnavigation were “secrets.” (Visual: GooglePlay.) 😒😞🤐

OSAs are currently in-force in over 40 countries, including Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Myanmar, Uganda, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, and have previously existed in Canada and New Zealand.

FAMOUS SPORTS EVENTS. “Rumble in the Jungle,” Oct. 30, 1974. Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire (now, Democratic Republic of Congo). Ali regained his world heavyweight title. In this match, Ali popularized “rope-a-dope” or the bait and switch tactic. He would feign weakness, allowing George to attack him, tired him out. Then Ali sprung to punch Foreman out. 🥊🥊🥊

INTERESTING PEOPLE. Nate Silver (born 1978) is a statistician whose approach uses probabilistic and statistical modeling to understand complex social systems. His data-driven “thoughts” successfully predicted outcomes in 49 of the 50 states in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He gave Donald Trump only a 28.6 percent chance of victory in 2016, but this was higher than many other forecasters, including the media. Insight based on data, not partisan zeal. 📝📌🧮

FAMOUS PLACES. Yosemite National Park in California, covers 759,620 acres in four counties, centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, lakes, mountains, meadows, glaciers, and biological diversity. Almost 95 percent of the park is designated wilderness. Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada. 🌄🏞🌅

FIRST INVENTIONS. First computer. The Antikythera mechanism is believed to be the earliest known mechanical analog computer. It was designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was discovered in 1901 in a wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, and has been dated to c. 100 BCE. Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer, is considered the "father of the computer.” He conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century. 💽💻📀

FASCINATING PEOPLE. Tallest man: Robert Pershing Wadlow, born in 1918 in Alton, Illinois. Robert’s height was 8 ft 11.1 in while his weight reached 439 lb at his death at age 22 in 1940. His coffin measured 10 ft 9 in long by 2 ft 8 in wide by 2 ft 6 in deep. During a professional appearance at a festival in Michigan, a faulty brace irritated his ankle, leading to infection. He was treated with blood transfusion and surgery, but his condition worsened. He later died in his sleep. 😟🙁☹️

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