MeMeMe #2 'Animus' - My Gift To The Spirit

Animus [Latin] A word denoting the essence of human consciousness, spirit, and the driving forces of the heart and mind. From ane- "to breathe"- anemos in Greek (ἄνεμος), meaning "Wind"

Some 06/15 observances:
Magna Carta Day,
Global Wind Day,
National Electricity Day,
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers

Famous People Born 06/15
1915-David Rockefeller
1953-Xi Jinping
1969-Ice Cube

Some Historic events on 06/15
1094-Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar occupies Valencia

1215-Magna Carta charter sealed by King John of England

1389-Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs, Bosnians

1567-Battle at Carberry Scot; Protestant troops defeat Earl Bothwells army
-Genoa Italy expels Jews

1626-King Charles I disbands English parliament

1648-Margaret Joneshanged inBostonMA

1664-New Jersey established

1752-Ben Franklin's Kite experiment (Traditional date)

1775-2nd Continental Congress appoints George Washington as commander in chief of American Army

1776-Delaware Separation; Delawarevotes to separate from PA & to suspend governance by British Crown

1804-12th Constitutional Amendment ratified

1808-Joseph Bonapartecrowned King of Spain

1826-Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II executes thousands/abolishes the Elite Janissary Corps

1836-Arkansas joins as 25th U.S. state

1844-Charles Goodyear obtains patent for vulcanization of rubber

1846-United States & Britain sign treaty settling dispute of U.S./Canada boundary

1864-2nd Battle of Petersburgbegins
-Arlington National Cemetery established
-US Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black Soldiers

1866-Prussia attacks Austria

1888-Wilhelm II becomes Emperor of Germany

1896-Deadliest tsunamiin Japan's history kills over 22,000 people

1898-Hawaii annexation approved

1904-The "General Slocum" exursion tragedy

1908-World Congress for Women's Rights opens in Amsterdam

1911-The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. (now I.B.M.) incorporated in New York

1916-Woodrow Wilsonsigns bill to incorporate Boy Scouts of America

1917-Espionage Act passed by U.S. Congress

1919-1st non-stop trans-Atlantic plane flight

1920-Lynching in Duluth, Minnesota

1921-Bessie Colemanbecomes 1st female pilot of African-American descent

1924-Recognition of Native Americans as citizens; (commemorative day of June 2nd event)
-J. Edgar Hoover assumes leadership of FBI

1931-Poland & USSR sign friendship & trade treaty

1934-Great Smoky Mountains National Park founded

1936-Vickers Wellingtonbomber's 1st flight

1940-German forces capture Fortress of Verdun, Occupy Paris -Soviet Army Occupies Lithuania
-Allied troops begin evacuation of France.

1944-U.S. forces begin invasion of Saipan

1947-British plan for partition of India accepted by The All-Indian Congress

1955-17 day Rail Strike in UK ends after settlement reached.

1958-Greece severs military ties to Turkey

1964-Last French troops leave Algeria

1966-Worlds 1st Hovercraft show

1967- Governor Reagan signs liberalized CA abortion bill

1970-Charles Mansongoes on trial forSharon Tatemurders

1977-Spain's 1st free elections since 1936

1978-Italy's President Leone resigns

1981-The U.S. agrees to provide Pakistan with $3 billion for military/economic aid

1982-Supreme Court rules all children be granted public education regardless of citizenship
-Falklands war ends as Argentine troops surrender to British

1983-Supreme Court reinforces position on abortion, striking down state/local restrictions

1985-Russian space probe Vega 2 lands on Venus
-Lebanon Hijacking of Boeing 727
1986-Pravda announces firing of chief engineer of Chernobyl plant.

1987-Bettino Craxi's Socialist Party wins election in Italy

1988-NASA launches space vehicle S-213

1991-Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo erupts

1992-1st Berlin Air Show in 60 years
-U.S. Supreme Court rules government can kidnap criminal suspects from foreign countries for prosecution.

1994-Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
-Israel and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations

1996-Manchester Bombing outside Arndale centre

1998-Stocks suffer worldwide as Japanese Yen crashes

1999-South Korean naval forces sink North Korean torpedo boat during exchange in disputed Yellow Sea.

2001-Shanghai Cooperation Organization forms.

2002-Asteroid 2002MN misses Earth by 75,000 miles

2005-Microsoft encounters criticism for censoring Chinese blogs.

2006-Bill Gates announces transition from responsibilities at Microsoft to concentrate on Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

2010-The inquiry into Bloody Sunday of 1972, reaches determination that British paratroopers fired 1st shot.

2012--Obama announces U.S. will immediatly end deportation of underage illegal immigrants, with Romney opposed

2013-Bus bombed in Quetta, Pakistan killing at least 25 and wounding 22 others.

2014-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos re-elected.

2020-20 Indian soldiers killed in confrontation with Chinese forces. (17 Indian Troops later died from critical injuries)