Frontpage

Here is one newspaper frontpage when I was born. Daddy had a hard time looking for good one because most of the front page news are about the new year. Anyway, everyone is very hopeful on the year I was born. More newsworthy items about this year in my succeeding post.

NOAH

ETYMOLOGY: This male name, Noah (pronounced NO-ah), is Hebrew in origin.

ORIGIN & HISTORY: The name, Noah, appears in the Holy Bible, in the book of Genesis. It is, therefore, associated with both Christianity & Judaism. This is where the meaning, comfort, is found. Genesis Chap.5, Vs. 29, "And he called his name Noah, saying "This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground the Lord hath cursed." Other meanings include rest, long-lived, repose,& wandering.

POPULARITY: The name, Noah, has risen in popularity since 1992, when it ranked 219. The most dramatic increases were between the years 1992 & 1996. By 2006, Noah took 15th place in popularity.

FACTS: There were 88 people with the surname Noah who arrived at Ellis Island.

Songs with the name include Noah Freestyle (Lil' Flip), Noah's Dove (10,000 Maniacs), and Noah (Harry Belafonte).

NAMESAKES: Noah's Bagels operates in Walnut Creek, California and in Golden, Colorado, and is a registered trademark of Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp.

Noah's Pals are beautifully hand-painted animal figures, and the ark, offered by Divine Inspirations Books and Gifts.

There are numerous children's books and films about Noah and the Arc. Noah's Ark (Picture Yearling Book) by Peter Spier won the prestigious Caldecott Award.

Tony Danza starred in a film called Noah.

FAMOUS PERSONS:

Noah Webster was an American educator, author, lexicographer, & journalist. Noah Webster (Oct. 16, 1758-May 28, 1843) was a descendant of John Webster, Governor of Connecticut (1656-1657). Noah Webster, most famous for his dictionary, also wrote an English translation of the Bible. Noah Webster is known as the "the father of the American dictionary."

Dr. Noah Efron is an historian of science and religion. Dr Efron is a professor at Bar Ilan University. Dr. Efron instituted a new graduate program in the history and philosophy of science. Other universities where Dr. Efron has taught include Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Tel Aviv University, and the Jerusalem affiliate of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Chief Noah Seattle, (born si?al, 178?-1866), led the Duwamish and Suquamish Tribes. His name is frequently and erroneously called Sealth. Since there is no "th" sound in his native language, Lushootseed, it is presumed that his name (written as Shealth on his grave marker), was done so to make it easier to pronounce. Chief Noah Seattle & those first Euro-American settlers came to the greater Seattle area in the 1850s. The city is, of course, named for him.

Noah Wyle, born June 4, 1971, is a prolific American actor. He won the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "ER" in 1997, 1998, & 1999. His first acting role in the 1985 Tab Hunter film, Lust in the Dust, wasn't credited. Noah Wyle's most recent performance is in Nothing But the Truth, in preproduction in 2008.

Noah Beery, Jr. (August 10, 1913-November 1, 1994) was a well-known & well-liked character actor who was nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys! He appeared in such television shows as Love Boat & Trapper John, M.D.

Noah Beery, Sr. (Jan.17, 1882-Apr.1, 1946) made his debut in The Mark of Zorro in Nov, 1920). His last film appearance was in Million Dollar Kid (Feb. 18, 1944). His half-brother was Wallace Beery.

Noah Dietrich was the chief executive officer of the Howard Hughes empire from 1925 - 1957.

NAME VARIANTS: Noach (Hebrew)

Number 1's on 01022010

The Number One Foreign Movie when I was born was

The Number One Pinoy Movie was

The Number One Song in the Billboard was

Replay by Iyaz

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The Number One Foreign Song in the Philippines was

One Less Lonely Girl by Justin Bieber

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The Number One OPM song in the Philippines was

Nananaginip by Callalily

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My Birthday in History

There is no significant event in the Philippine History on this day. However, here's a list in the world history:

* 366 – The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire
* 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy
* 1492 – Reconquista: the emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders
* 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey
* 1788 – Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
* 1791 – Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War
* 1818 – The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
* 1833 – Re-establishment of British rule on the Falklands.
* 1860 – The discovery of the planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the Académie des Sciences in Paris
* 1871 – Amadeus I becomes King of Spain
* 1900 – John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China
* 1905 – Russo-Japanese War: The Russian garrison surrenders at Port Arthur, China
* 1920 – The second Palmer Raid takes place with another 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial. These raids take place in several U.S. cities.
* 1935 – Bruno Hauptmann goes on trial for the murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh
* 1941 – World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales
* 1942 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history — the Duquesne Spy Ring
* 1942 – World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces
* 1945 – World War II: Nuremberg (in German, Nürnberg) is severely bombed by Allied forces
* 1949 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico
* 1955 – Panamanian president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated
* 1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the U.S.S.R.
* 1971 – The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic football match
* 1974 – President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo
* 1999 – A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 68 deaths are reported
* 2001 – Sila Calderón becomes the first female Governor of Puerto Rico
* 2002 – Eduardo Duhalde is appointed interim President of Argentina by the Legislative Assembly.
* 2004 – Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that were returned to Earth.
* 2010 – For the first time since August 31, 1380, the full year, in MM-DD-YY form, forms a palindrome.

Ka-Birthday Ko

Some of my famous ka-birthday

70 Jim Bakker Former TV evangelist
68 Dennis Hastert Former House speaker
63 Jack Hanna TV host
43 Tia Carrere Actress
42 Cuba Gooding Jr. Actor
41 Christy Turlington Model
35 Doug Robb Rock singer (Hoobastank)
35 Dax Shepard Actor ("Punk'd")
34 Paz Vega Actress
27 Kate Bosworth Actress

32 James Wolfe
1/2/1727 - 9/13/1759
English general who captured Quebec

67 Johann Daniel Titius
1/2/1729 - 12/11/1796
Prussian astronomer and physicist

66 Rudolf Clausius
1/2/1822 - 8/24/1888
German mathematical physicist

66 Justin Winsor
1/2/1831 - 10/22/1897
American librarian and historian

68 Ernst Barlach
1/2/1870 - 10/24/1938
German sculpture and playwright

58/59 Tex Rickard
1/2/1870/71 - 1/6/1929
American fight promoter and gambler

79 Albert Coombs Barnes
1/2/1872 - 7/24/1951
American inventor and art collector

24 Saint Theresa of Lisieux
1/2/1873 - 9/30/1897
French Carmelite nun

53 Count Folke Bernadotte
1/2/1895 - 9/17/1948
Swedish diplomat, humanitarian

75 Sally Rand
1/2/1904 - 8/31/1979
American actress and fan dancer

Palindrome

I was born on January 2, 2010.

That is 01022010, which is only the 2nd Palindrome Day of the 21st Century, meaning that if you flip the day over it reads the same: 01/02/2010.

Palindrome days, at least in the long run, are rarer than visits by Halley’s Comet, which swings by the green planet once every 75 or 76 years. Yes, the last palindrome date wasn't that long ago, on Oct 2, 2001 – 10-02-2001, but the one before that came a full 620 years earlier, on Aug. 31, 1380, in the year Charles VI, the French King, declared no taxes forever. The next palindrome day, which will be the third out of 12 in the 21st century, will be on 11-02-2011. The 36th and last palindrome date of this millennium will occur on Sept. 22, 2290. The next one after that will be Oct. 3, 3001. A bit spooky to think of, that.

Palindrome dates are notably rare. They only occur in the first few centuries of a millennium,