Archive for category Educational
History “Today”: The Munich Massacre
Posted by Rich in Educational on September 5th, 2009
September 5, 1972. On this day, the Summer Games in Munich, West Germany was best remembered not for the world-class athletes who dominated the various field of sports, rather, by the terrorists called Black September who killed 11 athletes and coaches from the Israeli Olympic team.
Sneaking in at the athlete’s village, five of the Palestinian [...]
History “Today”: The Beatles’ Farewell U.S. Concert Tour
Posted by Rich in Educational on August 29th, 2009
 August 29, 1966. Exactly today, England’s biggest contribution to the world of music, the Beatles, held their last concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, USA to close their American tour.
Their performance, which met with smashing success during the first five years of the 1960s, was mired with serious controversy following John Lennon’s comment that “Christianity [...]
Faithfulness In Small Things
Posted by Rich in Educational, Sports on August 29th, 2009
Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra was here in Manila more than a month ago to conduct a basketball camp and teach high school kids some of the fundamental skills in the sport.
The 38-year-old Spoelstra is a Filipino-American, being the first Fil-Am and Asian to become the head coach of an NBA team.
His father, Jon Spoelstra [...]
History “Today”: Birth of Deng Xiao Ping, China’s Economic Architect
Posted by Rich in Educational on August 22nd, 2009
August 22, 1904. Exactly today, Deng Xiao Ping was born in a farming family in Guang’an, Sichuan in China.
Educated in France, Deng learned the fundamental ideals of Marxism while studying and eventually working in France in the 1920. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1923.
Though he rose to the ranks to become of [...]
History Today: Japan Surrenders, Ends World War II
Posted by Rich in Educational on August 15th, 2009
August 15, 1945. Exactly today, Japan, through Emperor Hirohito’s nationwide announcement via radio, declared its surrender to the Allied Forces, marking the official ending of World War II.
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Japan was the last country among the Axis Powers (that included Italy and Germany) to surrender. The Japanese’s formal surrender took place in a on board the battleship [...]