Happy Days
A bit of nostalgia today, on TV and films of bygone childhood.... I must watch Grease again! Happy Days Do you remember the Fonze on TV? The real star of that show, to you and me It was nostalgia, a fifties that never was And just as untrue as the Wizard of Oz But does that really matter? Past days ...
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September 27 is Insect Day. On this day in history: 1529 - The Siege of Vienna began when Ottoman forces led by Suleiman I attacked the city. 1540 - The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) received its charter from Pope Paul III. 1777 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania was the capital of the United States, for one da ...
Catalan leader calls independence referendum, defying Madrid
Barcelona (AFP) - The president of Catalonia on Saturday called a referendum for November 9 on whether the region should be independent from Spain, defying Madrid's attempts to block the move. The Spanish government has said it will block the ballot planned by Artur Mas by appealing to the Constitut ...
After Scotland, is Catalonia in Spain on way to referendum?
Barcelone, Sept 27: Although Scotland decided against seceding from the 307-year-old union with the United Kingdom last week, the impact is being felt at other parts of Europe. According to a New York Times report, the president of Catalonia, Spain's ...
Spain readies for beatification of Opus Dei leader
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Madrid for the beatification of an early leader of the Roman Catholic organization Opus Dei. At a large outdoor mass Cardinal Angelo Amato began the process that will turn Alvaro del Portillo into a saint.
Catalonia leader calls referendum on independence from Spain
BARCELONA - The president of Spain's Catalonia region signed a decree on Saturday calling an independence referendum on Nov. 9, putting him on a collision course with the central government which says such a vote is illegal. The wealthy north-eastern ...
