September 29: Bruce Springsteen’s gift On September 29th, 1989  Bruce Springsteen gave an impromptu performance at Matt’s Saloon in Prescott, Arizona. The Boss was passing through the sleepy town, which is about 100 miles north of Phoenix, with a few friends on their motorcycles en route to the Grand Canyon.  He arrived at Matt’s, ordered… Read More September 29: Bruce Springsteen’s gift

September 28th: ASK  A  STUPID  QUESTION  DAY In the USA, today is  a holiday  usually celebrated by school students and teachers. Originally an unofficial holiday, its  date coincides with the last day of school in Septembe.  It was created by teachers in the 1980s to encourage pupils to ask more questions in the classroom, since … Read More September 28th: Ask a Stupid Question Day

THE DONKEY OF TORUN (POLAND) In the south-east corner of the Old Market Square there is a  donkey sculpture: the bronze  statue is new (2006), but the history behind it dates back hundreds of years.  In 1629 it became the city pillory: a wooden donkey used to punish criminals. They were obliged to sit on… Read More POLAND: The Donkey of Torun

SEPTEMBER 27th :  WORLD   TOURISM  DAY Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27th. The purpose of this day is to promote awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The theme for 2016 is “Tourism for… Read More September 27th: World Tourism Day

On September 26th  the European Day of Languages is celebrated, as proclaimed by the. Council of Europe. Its aim is to celebrate the 6,000+ languages spoken around the world alert the public to the importance of language learning and diversify the range of languages learned in order to increase intercultural understanding promote the rich linguistic… Read More September 26th: the European Day of Languages

September 24:    Happy National Punctuation Day! This celebration promotes  the importance of proper punctuation. Invitation:  Appreciators of correct punctuation and spelling are invited to send in pictures of errors spotted in everyday life List of Punctuation Marks & Symbols apostrophe ’  ‘ brackets [ ]  ( )  { }  ⟨ ⟩ colon : comma ,  ،  、 dash ‒  –  —  ― ellipsis …  …  . .… Read More National Punctuation Day

Bruce Springsteen, the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on September 23, 1949 On Thursday, Aug. 25 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, the Boss dedicated “My City of Ruins” to the victims of the earthquake in Italy.

September Equinox (Thursday, September 22, 2016): the First Day of Fall There are 2 equinoxes every year – in September and March– when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal. Equinoxes are opposite on either side of the equator, so the autumnal (fall) equinox in… Read More September 22nd, 2016: the First Day of Fall

Publius Vergilius Maro (born 70 BC) died on  September 21st , 19 BC (Before Christ) This Latin poet is  the author of  the Aeneid,  the national epic of ancient Rome, modelled after Homer’s  Iliad and Odyssey The Aeneid is widely considered Virgil’s finest work and one of the most important poems in the history of… Read More September 21st , 19 BC.

On Saturday, September 19, 1981 Paul Simon and Art  Garfunkel reunited for a benefit  concert in New York’s Central Park, where they performed in front of an audience of more than 500,000 people, although rain had been falling throughout the day until the start of the concert Central Park, an oasis that functions as the… Read More September 19, 1981: Simon & Garfunkel – Concert in Central Park