May 20, or Jeans, Metrology and Bees
Zodiac Sign Taurus
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Taurus, May 20. Born on this day - by nature are maximalists. They are sensitive to the object of their interest and give all their strength to their favorite pastime.
These people absolutely cannot restrain their feelings and experiences - they need to let off steam at all costs! Moreover, they are not interested in expressing themselves in a vacuum, their unrestrained energy must necessarily splash out on others.
Studying, or, in other words, testing life, they subject their thoughts and ideas to a thorough analysis - fortunately, they cannot be denied the ability to analyze.
Perhaps they would have kept their worldview in consciousness, but their physiology requires expression no less.
Sometimes it may seem that those born on May 20 are looking for entertainment, terribly afraid of boredom. This creates certain difficulties for others, who, as a rule, are burdened by the unenviable role of jesters assigned to them.
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Taurus men born on May 20:
- boast the following traits:
- patience,
- loyalty,
- productivity.
- Taurus are not idealistic, preferring to analyze and choose a woman who is comfortable for themselves for life.
- They prefer an equal relationship, and once married, they rarely get divorced.
Taurus women born on May 20:
- characterized by such properties:
- dependence,
- charm,
- and soberness.
- Taurus is one of the most beautiful women in the zodiacal constellation, characterized by powerful sexual energy and a desire to be the center of attention.
- Often they become the soul of the company, while not claiming to be unconditional leadership.
Holidays
Birthday of the jeans
May 20, 1873
Birthday of the jeans
May 20, 1873
May 20 is considered the official birthday of jeans. The history of denim clothing has more than 200 years. More than one generation has grown in these practical pants.
The first patented jeans were released in America by a man named Levi Strauss in 1850 and sold at a price of 1 dollar 46 cents per pair. They were sturdy trousers made of canvas, with seams reinforced with a double stitch, with many pockets. Pants were popular with Californian gold diggers. The first industrial party dispersed instantly. And after a while, Strauss organized a company in San Francisco, "Levi Strauss & Co" for sewing work clothes.
On May 20, 1873 Levi Strauss & Co received a license for the sole right to produce trousers with rivets on pockets. This date is considered the official birthday of jeans.
In 1886 on the jeans "Levi's" appears the famous leather label. The working people quickly appreciated the strength and practicality of the new trousers.
Shortly after the launch of production, the company moved from gray fabric to attractive and strong blue material, called "denim", that is, "from Nimes", a French city. The "indigo" paint that was stained with Levi's trouser fabric was prepared on the basis of natural ingredients and was very expensive.
German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in 1878 invented a synthetic substitute for indigo, which significantly reduced the cost of jeans. The Levi's brand was out of competition until the mid-20th century, when Lee, Wrangler and Cooper appeared. In addition, in the second half of the 20th century, the market for jeans was mastered by such companies as Calvin Klein, Diesel, Gap, Guess, Mustang, Polo, Tommy Hilfinger, Zara. Jeans became fashionable clothes for representatives of all ages and estates.
By the way, jeans with a zipper on the fly appeared in 1926. In 1981, Levi's first issued jeans for women. In 1995, the "stretch" jeans appeared. Every year, all new technologies appeared: jeans were washed with pumice, drenched in acid, bleached ... Today, jeans are available in different colors, a lot of jeans fabrics and models have been developed.
World Metrology Day is an international professional holiday. Celebrated on May 20th. Established by the International Committee for Weights and Measures in October 1999.
The holiday is associated with a significant date, May 20, 1875. On this day in Paris at the Diplomatic Metrology Conference, representatives of 17 states, put their signatures under the famous Metric Convention - the first intergovernmental agreement on scientific and technical cooperation, which laid the foundation for a single international metrological space. The multilateral signing of the treaty was largely made possible by the efforts of prominent Russian scientists - Mendeleev, Struve, Wilde, Jacobi.
World Metrology Day
The holiday is associated with a significant date, May 20, 1875. On this day in Paris at the Diplomatic Metrology Conference, representatives of 17 states, put their signatures under the famous Metric Convention - the first intergovernmental agreement on scientific and technical cooperation, which laid the foundation for a single international metrological space. The multilateral signing of the treaty was largely made possible by the efforts of prominent Russian scientists - Mendeleev, Struve, Wilde, Jacobi.
World Bee Day
World Bee Day is an international holiday celebrated on May 20 - the birthday of the founder of modern beekeeping, Anton Yanshi (1734-1773).
Conducting the World Bee Day serves to draw attention to the enormous role that honeybees play in pollinating plants and receiving honey and other beekeeping products (royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, etc.).
The proposal to commemorate the Day of the bees, put forward by Slovenia, was unanimously approved by the UN General Assembly on December 20, 2017 “in order to remind of the importance of pollinators, threats to their existence and their contribution to sustainable development”.
A commemorative coin with a face value of 2 euros, issued in Slovenia for its first celebration in 2018, is devoted to the World Bee Day.
Also on May 20...
325 - the formal opening of the 325 - the formal opening of the First Council of Nicene.
1444 - Donato Bramante was born (real name Donato d’Angelo Lazari; d. 1514), Italian architect, founder of High Renaissance architecture (St. Peter’s Church, Belvedere in the Vatican, etc.)
1506 - died Christopher Columbus (b. 1451), Spanish navigator and discoverer.
1570 - the cartographer Abraham Ortelius developed a prototype of a modern atlas consisting of 53 large-format maps in Belgium Antwerp.
1742 - Russian navigator Semion Chelyuskin, reached on the dog sleds, the northern tip of Eurasia - the cape, soon named after him (Cape Chelyuskin).
1772 - born Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (d. 1828), English inventor, pioneer of rocket weapons.
1799 - Honore de Balzac (d. 1850), French writer, classic of world literature.
1806 - born John Stuart Mill (d. 1873), English positivist-philosopher, economist and social activist, ideologue of liberalism ("The System of Logic", "Foundations of Political Economy").
1851 - Emil Berliner was born (d. 1929), American inventor of German origin, the creator of the gramophone (1887).
1851 - The first postage stamps in Canada were issued.
1862 - The Land Allotment Act (Homestead Act) was adopted in the United States (every US citizen who reached 21 years old and did not fight on the side of the South against the North could receive a land plot of not more than 160 acres (65 hectares) from the lands of a public fund after paying a registration fee of $ 10).
1895 - The first commercial viewing of the film took place in New York (viewers were shown a 4-minute tape about a boxing match).
1916 - Residents of the Canadian city of Berlin (Ontario) in connection with the war against Germany decided to rename the city in Kitchener.
1925 - Alexey Tupolev was born (d. 2001), Soviet and Russian aircraft designer, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Hero of Socialist Labor.
1939 - Pan American Company began delivering air mail across the Atlantic Ocean.
1946 - Cher (Sherilyn Sargsyan) was born, American singer of Armenian descent, winner of ''Oscar'', ''Grammy'', ''Golden Globe'' awards.
1954 - Bill Haley released his famous single "Rock Around the Clock".
1967 - The BBC banned the broadcast of the song The Beatles "A Day in the Life" because of the hints of drug use in the words of the song.
1972 - Basta Rimes (Trevor Smith, Jr.) was born, American rap singer, producer and actor.
2003 - The first flight of the private spacecraft "SpaceShipOne".
2003 - The Holy See issued a dictionary of modern Latin. Concepts such as videophone, Interpol, FBI, bestseller, and many other words that the ancient Romans had no idea about, were added to it.
2009 - Lucy Gordon (b. 1980), British film actress and model, killed herself.
2012 - died Robin Gibb (b. 1949), British singer and songwriter, member of the group "Bee Gees".
2013 - died Ray Manzarek (b. 1939), American musician, producer, songwriter, one of the founders of the ''Doors'' group.
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