SillyDog701

[Lorraine]

February 29th, 1992
Leap Year Dog

Sheba my loyal German Shepherd Dog was born on this day in 1992.
She was a beautiful dog, and loved the water.
In June 2003 I had to have her euthanized as she could no longer manage the stairs and I was afraid that she would fall and break something. She was about 75 pounds so I would have been unable to help her if she fell in the night.
The Vet said she had a very good life and her back legs were really bad.
My previous GSD, Tamar, lived until she was 13 years old.
German Shepherds have a lot of problems with their back legs.
Now I have Lola She is nine months old.

To see my Leap Year dog, Sheba, visit my site, and click on the GSD.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/7368

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[Antony]

(4th March 1789 - US Constitution went into effect.)

4th March 1877 - Swan Lake premiered at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake premiered at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on this date in 1877.

Swan Lake is a ballet by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, in which a prince fights for the love of the Swan Queen.

Tchaikovsky or Tschaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich, 1840 - 1893, (also translated as Tschaikovsky or Chaikovsky)

Composer, born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia. He began as a civil servant, joined the St Petersburg Conservatory in 1862, and moved to Moscow in 1865. There he became known for his operas, Second Symphony, and First Piano Concerto. After an unsuccessful marriage, he retired to the country to devote himself to composition, making occasional visits abroad. Among his greatest works are the ballets Swan Lake (1876–7), The Sleeping Beauty (1890), and The Nutcracker (1892), the last three of his six symphonies, two piano concertos, the 1812 Overture, and several tone poems, notably Romeo and Juliet and Capriccio Italien.

Tchaikovsky toured Europe as a conductor, performing his Marche solennelle at the opening concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City, in 1891. A few days after he conducted the première of his Sixth Symphony, or Symphonie pathétique, he died, reportedly of cholera. Some experts believe that the cause was really suicide, possibly precipitated by the threatened revelation of a homosexual relationship. Tchaikovsky's most gifted followers in Russia were Rachmaninov and Arenski; his influence has been great, particularly in England and the United States.

(Source: GuruNet, AND Classification Data Limited, Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia)

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[Antony]

5th March, Jake Lloyd turns 15 today.

Who is Jake Lloyd?
He is the young Padawan Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars, Episode I: the Phantom Menance (1999). In the series, young Skywalker grows up to be the evil Darth Vader in episodes IV, V and VI of the Star Wars series.

He also co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the comedy Jingle All the Way (1996)

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[Antony]

8th March 1930 - Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience in India on this date in 1930.

What is civil disobedience?
Refusal to obey civil laws in an effort to induce change in governmental policy or legislation, characterized by the use of passive resistance or other nonviolent means.

(Source: GuruNet)

(I personally don't agree civil disobedience, and I'll stop here.)

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[Antony]

9th March 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais.

Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France. He is famed for his military successes and for not quite conquering Europe. Starting as a second lieutenant in the French artillery, he rose quickly through the ranks until he became First Consul of France. (Later he crowned himself Emperor.) He led his armies to victory after victory, and by 1807 he ruled territory that stretched from Portugal to Italy and north to the river Elbe. But his attempts to conquer the rest of Europe failed; a defeat in Moscow in 1812 nearly destroyed his empire, and his 1815 loss to the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo finished the job. He was sent into exile on the island of St. Helena, where he died in 1821.

Napoleon died of an unidentified ailment, possibly stomach cancer; because traces of arsenic were later found in his remains, some have suggested he may have been fatally poisoned.

Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763–1814)
First wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, and French empress, born in Trois-Ilets, Martinique. In 1779 she married the Vicomte de Beauharnais who was executed during the French Revolution (1794). She married Napoleon (1796), and accompanied him on his Italian campaign, but soon returned to Paris. At Malmaison, and afterwards at the Luxembourg and the Tuileries, she attracted round her the most brilliant society of France, and contributed considerably to the establishment of her husband's power. The marriage, being childless, was dissolved in 1809, but she retained the title of empress.

(Source: GuruNet, Who2, AND Classification Data Ltd)

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[Antony]

13th March 1881 Czar Alexander II assassinated in St. Petersburg

Alexander II (1818-1881), Czar of Russia from 1855 (also Tsar or Tzar.)
Born in St Petersburg, Russia, the son of Nicholas I. He succeeded to the throne during the Crimean War, and signed the Treaty of Pairs which wnded it in 1856. A determined reformer, the great achievement of his reign was the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, followed by reform of the legal and administrative systems, and the establishment of elected assemblies in the provinces. His government was severe in repressing peasant unrest and revolutionary movements. In domestic affairs, Alexander's reforms, while outraging many reactionaries, were regarded as far too moderated by the liberals and the radicals, Radical activiities increased sharply among the intelligentsia, resulting in a reassertion of repressive polices. When the populist, or "to the people", movement arose in the late 1860s, the government arrested and prosecuted hundreds of students. Many radicals responded with terrorist tactics. In 1881, after several unsuccessful attemps, a member of the People's Will, a terrorist offshoot of the populist movement, assassinated Alexander with a hand-thrown bomb; this on the very day (13th March) that Alexander had signed a decree granting the zemstvos an advisory role in legislation. He was successed by his son Alexander III.

(Source: GuruNet, the Columbia Electronic encyclopedia, the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language)

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[Antony]

15th March, 44 B. C. - Ides of March Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by Brutus and Cassius.

Julius Caesar, Roman General and Ruler, born c. 101 BC, full name: Gaius Julius Caesar.
Caesar is remembered as one of the history's greatest generals and a key ruler of the Roman empire.
Caesar is thought to have been assassinated on 15th of March, a date known in Roman calendar as "the Ides of March." He was stabbed to death in the Senate by a group led by his follower Marcus Junius Brutus.

Caesar had a famous romance with Egyptian ruler Cleopatra, and he fathered her son Caesarion... One of Caesar's trusted generals was Marc Antony, who became a lover and ally of Cleopatra after Caesar's death... Caesar's adopted heir was Octavian, who later defeated Antony and became the emperor Caesar Augustus.

Note: ides means the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of other months in the ancient Roman calendar.

(Source: GuruNet, Who2)

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[Antony]

More on Ides of March, fiction.

If you are a Xena - the Warrior Princess fan, you should know Xena hated Caesar all her life. Before Xena became warrior princess,

In the early days, Xena wanted to ensure the safety of her home, and so conquered the surrounding lands that were attacked by the warlord Cortese. At one point, she took Julius Caesar, then a young and ambitious Roman officer, hostage. They had a torrid affair; she naively believe they were an "unstoppable team," and allowed him to be ransomed. Caesar returned to recapture Xena and her men, and had them all crucified on a nearby beach. And Xena's legs were destroyed by Caesar.

Fortunately, Xena had made another acquaintance during the Neapolitis campaign. M'Lila taught Xena to fight and to use acupressure (including the infamous nerve pinch).

In the episode The Debt II, Xena's legs were healed by Lao Ma.

In the episode The Ides of March, Callisto returns from Tartarus, she wants to corrupt Xena and make Julius Caesar Emperor. Xena plans to kill Caesar, but fail. Callisto catches Xena's chakram which aimed Caesar. Callisto throws chakram back to Xena. Chakram is broken, and Xena is paralyzed from where the chakram apparently broke her spine. Xena and Gabrielle are both crucified by Caesar's men. They both dead (second time for Xena). Brutus who received Xena's advice stabs Caesar.

Well, that's the story of Ides of March in Xena - The Warrior of Princess.

Xena and Gabrielle both returned in season 5, and Xena has newer version of her chakram.

For more information about Xena, please check Whoosh! website.

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[Antony]

19th March 1953 - Bob Hope hosted first televised Academy Awards ceremony.

Bob Hope, 1903 - 2003.
Hope never won an Oscar for a film performance, but received five honorary Academy Awards for his contributions to the motion picture industry... He was a frequent host of the annual Academy Award ceremonies... Hope's love of golf was famous, and his annual golf tournament, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, became a regular stop on the PGA Tour... Hope was born in England but was raised in Cleveland, Ohio after his family moved there when Hope was four years old... Hope married Dolores Reade in 1934, and they remained married until his death in 2003; the couple adopted four children: Linda, Anthony, Honora (called Nora), and William Kelly... "Thanks For the Memory" was Hope's theme song; the tune came from his first feature film, The Big Broadcast of 1938.

(Source: GuruNet, Who2)

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[Antony]

20th March 2003 War against Iraq started.

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[djv1]

20th March 2003 War against Iraq started.

in other words the day that mr. trigger happy went crazy!!

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[keith]

haha good one dustin!

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[Antony]

25th March 1807 Britain abolished African slave trade.

(US Congress banned the importing of slaves into the United States in 1808.)

Something else,
Sir Elton John turns 57.
Elton Hercules John was born in 25 March 1947. Name at birth: Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

Elton John had 30 top 40 hits between 1970 and 1982, including 16 in the top ten. His theatrics on stage, including a collection of flamboyant spectacles and elaborate costumes, helped make him a pop megastar. Although he lost a bit of his shine during the '80s, John re-emerged in the 1990s, touring and recording and cementing his spot among the pop music aristocracy. He performed his song "Candle in the Wind" at the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997, and the song went on to become an international best-seller. In 2000 John, an established member of the music industry, caused a flap when he performed a duet at the Grammy awards with controversial rapper Eminem.

Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.

Sorry, missed yesterday's.
24th March 1958 - Elvis Presley sworn in as a private in the U.S. Army.
Elvis Aaron Presley: 8 January 1935 - 16 August 1977.

(source: GuruNet, Who2)

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[Antony]

Lucy Lawless turns 36 today.

Lawless, formerly a relatively unknown actress from New Zealand, became a sudden star from the TV show Xena, Warrior Princess.

something else


29th March 1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of spying. Both were executed on 19 June, 1953.

What does the encyclopedia say about the Rosenberg Case?

Rosenberg Case, in U.S. history, a lengthy and controversial espionage case. In 1950, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Julius Rosenberg (1918–53), an electrical engineer who had worked (1940–45) for the U.S. army signal corps, and his wife Ethel (1916–53); they were indicted for conspiracy to transmit classified military information to the Soviet Union. In the trial that followed (Mar., 1951), the government charged that in 1944 and 1945 the Rosenbergs had persuaded Ethel's brother, David Greenglass—an employee at the Los Alamos atomic bomb project—to provide them and a third person, Harry Gold, with top-secret data on nuclear weapons. The chief evidence against the Rosenbergs came from Greenglass and his wife, Ruth.

Both Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty (1951) and received the death sentence; Morton Sobell, a codefendant, received a 30-year prison term, as did Harry Gold; and David Greenglass was later sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Despite many court appeals and pleas for executive clemency, the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. They became the first U.S. civilians to suffer the death penalty in an espionage trial.

The case aroused much controversy. Many claimed that the political climate made a fair trial impossible and that the only seriously incriminating evidence had come from a confessed spy; others questioned the value of the information transmitted to the Soviet Union and argued that the death penalty was too severe. Communists in the United States and abroad organized a campaign to save the Rosenbergs and received the support of many liberals and religious leaders.

(Source: GuruNet, The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Who2)

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[Antony]

6th April 1896 The first modern games of the Olympics were held in Athens, Greece.

Olympic Games:
A group of modern international athletic contests held as separate winter and summer competitions every four years in a different city. In 1994 the winter games were moved ahead two years so that the winter and summer games would alternate every two years. Also called Olympics.

A Pan-Hellenic festival in ancient Greece consisting of athletic games and contests of choral poetry and dance, first celebrated in 776 B.C. and held periodically until A.D. 393 on the plain of Olympia in honor of the Olympian Zeus. Also called Olympian Games.

(Source: GuruNet)

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