It is National Animation Day

Da Wiki says:

Animation is a filmmaking technique by which still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets (cels) to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognized as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. Many animations are computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Stop motion animation, in particular claymation, has continued to exist alongside these other forms.

You have to look elsewhere to find that there is an adjective, animated, which means: : full of movement and activity. an animated crowd. c. : full of vigor and spirit : lively. an animated discussion. If I recall correctly, one could once speak or behave with great animation, but I'm not going to try to chase that usage down. It is strange that one would have to

It is also Separation of church and State Day,, but we all know that the Separation of church and State is a complete myth in the US, so I'm not going to waste any time on it.

On this day in history:

On October 28, 1453, Ladislaus the Posthumous was crowned king of Bohemia in Prague. Not really any big deal, it is just that folks named "the Posthumous" while living tend to get my attention. I mean, when they die are they then post-posthumous. Anyway, his brief 17 year life as royal/imperial at birth is as full of skullduggery and such as one might imagine of one borh son of a recently deceased powerful Habsburg monarch.

On October 28, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba, thinking it was Japan, alas. A horrible person who did horrible things, promoted horrible things, and left a horrible legacy. His myth is far vaster than he was in reality, starting with his egregious misconceptions about the diameter of the earth. A buffoon, but an evil one.

On October 28, 1538, The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino was founded in what became the Dominican Republic.

On October 28, 1636, The Massachusetts Bay Colony voted to have a theological college, which eventually become Harvard.

On October 28, 1867, 1893 – Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" was premièred. Unfortunately, as to the composer, it was 9 days posthumous.

On October 28, 1919 Congress passed the Volstead Act with horrible repercussions that should've served as a warning so sane persons to not go and declare a "war on drugs." Sadly, no rational people were involved in the latter decision nor in its perpetuation to this day.

On October 28, 1922 Mussolini's Fascists marched on Rome and otok over Italy's government. Ours, less flamboyant and overt, quietly and slowly insinuated themselves into positions of control and power.

On October 28, 1967, 1962 Khrushchev ordered the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.

Some people who were born on this day:

He who allows oppression shares the crime

~~ Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, aka Erasmus

1466 – Erasmus, a philosopher
1892 – Dink Johnson, pianist, drummer, and clarinet player
1902 – Elsa Lanchester, married Frankenstein's monster
1903 – Evelyn Waugh, journalist, author, and critic

1905 – Tatyana Pavlovna Ehrenfest, mathematician
1914 – Jonas Salk, biologist and physician
1922 – Gershon Kingsley, pianist, composer, electronic music pioneer, and conductor
1927 – Cleo Laine, singer
1931 – Harold Battiste, saxophonist, pianist, and composer
1936 – Charlie Daniels, singer, songwriter, fiddler, and guitarist
1936 – Ted Hawkins, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
1937 – Graham Bond, English keyboardist, saxophonist, and singer
1939 – Andy Bey, singer and pianist
1939 – Curtis Lee, singer and songwriter
1941 – Hank Marvin, singer and guitarist
1945 – Elton Dean, saxophonist and keyboardist
1945 – Wayne Fontana, singer
1948 – Telma Hopkins, singer
1952 – Tuck Andress, jazz guitarist
1953 – Desmond Child, musician, songwriter, and producer
1969 – Ben Harper, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
1980 – Agnes Obel, singer, songwriter, and pianist

Some people who died on this day:

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

~~ John Locke

Every woman too, but not, somehow, in the USofA
~~Enhydra Lutris

1646 – William Dobson, painter
1703 – John Wallis, cryptographer and mathematician
1704 – John Locke, philosopher and physician
1768 – Michel Blavet, flute player and composer
1806 – Charlotte Turner Smith, poet and novelist
1818 – Abigail Adams, writer
1877 – Robert Swinhoe, diplomat, biologist, ornithologist, and entomologist
1899 – Ottmar Mergenthaler, engineer who invented the linotype
1957 – Ernst Gräfenberg, physician and gynecologist
1970 – Baby Huey, singer and songwriter
1975 – Oliver Nelson, saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer
1989 – Henry Hall, bandleader, composer, and actor
2001 - Gerard Hengeveld, pianist and composer
2005 – Richard Smalley, chemist, physicist, and astronomer
2009 – Taylor Mitchell, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The only adult human known to have been attacked and killed by coyotes.
2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis, singer, songwriter and pianist; “The Killer”

Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:

Animation Day
National Chocolate Day
Separation of church and State Day, as if

Today's Tunes

animation

part two

Cristobal Columbus

Dink Johnson

Gershon Kingsley

Cleo Laine

Harold Batiste

Charlie Daniels

Ted Hawkins

Graham Bond

Andy Bey

Curtis Lee

Hank Marvin

Elton Dean

Wayne Fontana

Telma Hopkins

Tuck Andress

Desmond Child

Ben Harper

Michel Blavet

Baby Huey

Oliver Nelson

Henry Hall

Gerard Hengeveld

Taylor Mitchell

Jerry Lee Lewis

It's an open thread, so do your thing

Cross posted from http://caucus99percent.com

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