On This Day February 1st

 OTD

November 1st is the Thirty-second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 342 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1327 – The teenage Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother, Queen Isabella, and her lover, Roger Mortimer.

1662 – The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.

1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

1814 – Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.

1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.

1893 – Thomas A. Edison finished constructing the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria, in West Orange, New Jersey.

1924 – Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.

1942 – Voice of America, the United States government's official external radio and television service, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.

1950 – The prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

1964 – The Beatles have their first number-one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand."

1981 – The Underarm bowling incident 1981 occurred when Trevor Chappell bowled underarm on the final delivery of a game between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.

 

Birthdays

1561 – Henry Briggs, British mathematician (d. 1630)

1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)

1763 – Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian (d. 1854)

1870 – Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish physician (d. 1949)

1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)

1931 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (d. 2007)

1948 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)

1966 – Michelle Akers, an American soccer player

1994 – Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter and actor

 

Holiday Spotlight

Hula in the Coola Day

  Hula in the Coola is a day we throw our cautions to the winter wind and dance the Hula dance. The holiday cannot be traced to anyone or a specific time but is attributed to the Hawaiian dance, Hula.

 Hula is an ancient Hawaiian dance performed mainly by women in Hawaii. They are dressed in grass skirts with colorful blouses and lei adornments on their heads and wrists. The Hula dance is accompanied by a chant called ‘Oli’ and a song, ‘Mele, ' expressed in body movements.

 There are two types of the Hula dance: ‘Hula kahiko’ and ‘Hula ‘auana.’ ‘Hula kahiko’ is an ancient Hula performed by island natives, with chants and local musical instruments. Meanwhile, the ‘Hula ‘auana’ derives its influence from Western culture using modern instruments like the ukulele, guitar, and double bass.

 The hula dance performed while standing is called the ‘Luna’ dance, while the one performed on the seat is called the ‘Noho’ dance. Some Hula dance types can be performed in both positions. The Hula dance was observed by the first European in Hawaii, James Cook, in 1778. He made notes about the dance and its peculiarities. Later, missionaries arrived and made moves to ban the dance as it appeared immoral. The newly converted Queen Regent Ka’ahumanu banned the dance from being performed publicly. In 1874, King David Kalakaua restored the dance to public performances and was praised for maintaining the cultural dance and preserving the history of Hawaii.

 The Hula dance has since spread worldwide and is now taught in dance schools.

 

Other Include

Candy-Making Day

Car Insurance Day

CBD Day

Change Your Password Day

Dark Chocolate Day

Decorating With Candy Day

G.I. Joe Day

 

International Day of Black Women in the Arts

International Face & Body Art Day

National Baked Alaska Day

National Freedom Day

National Get-Up Day

National Sweater Day (In Canada)

Robinson Crusoe Day

Serpent Day

Spunky Old Broads Day

World Hijab Day

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