Category: Omnibit

Revolutionary War Hurricanes — Three of the deadliest hurricanes in on record occurred during the American Revolution. They were the Independence Hurricane of 1775 which killed at least 4,000 people in Newfoundland and is Canada’s deadliest natural disaster; the Pointe-a-Pitre Hurricane of 1776 which killed 6,000 in the Carribbean; and The Great Hurricane of 1780 which started on Oct. 9 and is the deadliest hurricane on record. The death toll was more than 22,000, mostly in the Lesser Antilles. Numerous French and British ships participating in the war were sunk and thousands of soldiers being transported on them were killed.

The 1780 hurricane season was by far the worst ever.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-7-16 Revolutionary War Hurricanes were the deadliest.

French women voted for the first time in October 1945.

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What are shawms and racketts? They were woodwind instruments popular in the Renaissance. You want brass? The sackbut was the Renaissance trombone.

Here is some shawm music:

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-5-16  shawms and racketts

The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299 to 1922 during which time it conquered Arabia, North Africa and a large part of Europe, and was a major world power. It is named for Osman Gazi, whose decedents ruled it for its entirety. The dynasty remains and Osman Bayezid Osmanoğlu heads it. Osmanoğlu is  an American citizen. and worked in the New York Public Library. He’s 91.

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The first city to have to reached 100,000 population is thought to have been Ur in present day Iraq in 2100 B.C. The first city to hit one million  is Alexandria, Egypt in 100 B.C. albeit there are those who claim it was Rome 100 years later.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-3-16 First City to hit one million

 What’s a calendula? It’s a marigold. It’s October’s flower. Calendula means little calendar in Latin.  Marigold refers to the Virgin Mary.

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Most people — about 70 percent — survive a cobra bite. The flip side is that 30 percent don’t.

Think of it like a bowl of Skittles were three out of every 10 would kill you.

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It was not until 681 A.D. when the Damnatio ad bestias — the practice of sentencing prisoners to be eaten alive by animals in an arena — was banned in Rome.

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The oldest music scores still able to be understood by modern scholars are that of Kassiani, a Byazntine abbess who is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and who lived between 810 and 865 A.D. Her Hymn of Kassiani is still song every Holy Wednesday in that tradition.

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-28-16 oldest music scores

 

One in 10 Icelanders are published authors.

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