March 23, "O.K." and Meteorology Day
Zodiac Sign Aries
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Aries, March 23. Those born on this day, it seems, are interested in literally everything, but in the process of cognition they somehow return to fundamental matters - events, thoughts, feelings and ideas related to a person's stay on this Earth.
Issues of life and death, youth and old age, basic human emotions - this is what arouses increased interest among the personalities of this day.
Their approach to life is scientific, and although it is not at all necessary that they turn out to be scientists, in their desire to get to the bottom of the truth, experimentation, creative search, most of them are very similar to those.
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Aries men born on March 23:
- can be proud of the following distinctive features:
- dynamism,
- initiative,
- swiftness,
- straightforwardness.
- The Aries man is a classic charismatic and leader who does not accept rivalry with a woman, and therefore, choosing a relationship for life, prefers gentle and passive persons who are ready to completely give him the reins of government.
- At the same time, Aries categorically does not accept not only betrayal, but even flirting on the side.
Aries women born on March 23:
- characterized by such traits:
- confidence,
- unpredictability,
- nobility.
- Aries woman is bright, strong, authoritarian and active, with exaggerated self-esteem, experiencing a constant need to be independent.
- By nature, the representatives of this sign are optimists, generous and wasteful natures who prefer impractical gifts - emotions are more important for them than material goods.
- An idealist, philosopher, Aries woman often says what she thinks, without fear of offending her interlocutor.
Holidays
Birthday of the expression "O.K." (nowadays - the popular "okay")
March 23, 1839
It is believed that it was on March 23, 1839, that the expression "O.K." appeared for the first time - today a very popular "okay".
According to some reports in the Boston newspaper "Morning Post", this expression appeared as a joke reduction of the incorrectly written "all korrect".
But the New York Democrats believe that they were the ones who gave birth to OK, giving the name to their club The Democratic OK Club (OK - abbreviated Old Kinderhook, the place where the then US President Martin van Buren was born). And within a month, as if reinforcing this version, in the New York newspaper this reduction appeared in its current meaning: "Do not you think that everything is OK?".
For the sake of justice, it must be said that there were many versions in general:
The Greeks also took part, for "ola kala" means "all is well".
The Latins wrote "omnia correcta".
Finns, occasionally dropping "oikea" - "right."
French seamen were caught in the use of the phrase "aux quais", which has nothing to do with correctness, but simply means "to the berth".
The Haitians also interfered, who argued that the port of Aux Cayes was famous for its excellent rum.
Even the Germans did not stand aside: during the civil war in America, the Germans put under the orders of the reduction of the OK, which could mean "Oberkommando" (General Command).
Well, quite zealous researchers have found that this expression appeared because of ... illiteracy of President Andrew Jackson, who wrote "oll korrekt" contrary to all the rules. As for this version, the supporters of Jackson protested that it was he who adopted the Indians' favorite word "okeh"!
World Meteorology Day
In 1950, it was on this day that the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) entered into force, which declared the formation of the Organization. The motto of the holiday were the words: "Weather, climate and water in the information age." And the holiday itself is celebrated since 1961.
Interesting Facts:
- Meteorology as a science originated after the invention of the Galileo Galilei thermometer and Otto von Gericke’s barometer in the 17th century.
- Meteorology got its name for the reason that at the beginning of the 20th century all natural phenomena, be it rainbow, rain or fog, storm or snow, were called meteorites.
- It’s scary to imagine that in the 17th century, for the incorrect prediction of weather conditions, the death penalty threatened, according to the law!
Today, there is practically no such industry that does not experience the influence of hydro-meteorological conditions and does not need accurate forecasts. An analysis of the data on damage prevented shows that meteorological forecasts make it possible to reduce economic losses by about 40%.
Climate change concerns all of us. It affects almost all socio-economic sectors: from agriculture to tourism, from infrastructure to health care. It affects strategic resources such as water, food and energy. It slows down and even jeopardizes sustainable development - and, of course, not only in developing countries. The cost of inaction is high and it will continue to grow unless we take immediate and decisive actions.
Also on March 23...
1826 - Ludwig Minkus was born, an Austrian composer (''Don Quixote'', ''La Bayadere''), a violinist and conductor.
1841 - in London, Richard Beard opened the first photo studio in Europe. A year earlier, a similar institution was created by the American Alexander Walcott in New York.
1876 - Pavel Yablochkov, a pioneer of Russian electrical engineering, received in Paris patent No. 112024 for the invention of an “electric candle” (they immediately began to call it “the candle of Yablochkov”, and the system developed on its basis - “Russian light”). The first light bulbs burned only 1.5 hours, but enjoyed a very great success.
1891 - a football match was held between the teams of the North and the South of England. It was in this game that the net on the football gates was used for the first time.
1893 - Cedric Gibbons was born, an American artist, one of the 36 founders of the American Film Academy, who invented her highest award - the ''Oscar'' - and himself awarded it 11 times.
1900 - Archaeologists discovered the remains of the legendary ''Labyrinth'' - the palace of the Minotaur in Crete.
1910 - Akiro Kurosawa, Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer (“Seven Samurai”, “Dersu Uzala”) was born.
1956 - The first Islamic republic is proclaimed - Pakistan.
1968 - Damon Albarn was born, an English rock musician, frontman of the ''Blur'' group, member of the ''Gorillaz'' and ''The Good, The Bad & The Queen'' projects.
1976 - Michelle Monaghan was born, an American actress (“The Bourne Supremacy”, “Kiss Able Through”, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, “On the Hook”).
1976 - Keri Russell, American actress ("August Rush", "Waitress") was born.
2001 - The ''Mir'' space station was flooded in the South Pacific, near the Fiji Islands. During the existence of the station, 23,000 scientific experiments were conducted on it (a record number), 104 cosmonauts and astronauts from 12 countries visited it.
2004 - Yandex made changes to the ranking algorithms of sites; as a result, there were changes in the definition of the so-called Citation Index. As a result, a number of IC sites have increased dramatically.
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