Reporters swarm around Scottish aviator James A. Mollison after his arrival in Roosevelt Field, August 21, 1932, after completing the first solo flight from Europe to New York. He began his trip in Dublin.
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Reporters swarm around Scottish aviator James A. Mollison after his arrival in Roosevelt Field, August 21, 1932, after completing the first solo flight from Europe to New York. He began his trip in Dublin.
Photo: Associated Press via Alamy
Bizarre Festival, 21 August 1998
21 August 1965
In the Minnesota Twins' locker room, the Beatles enjoy a sauna for the first time.
Later that evening, Paul McCartney is threatened with arrest unless a young female fan leaves his hotel room. She is able to prove she is over 21 upon emerging, but sadly I have no further details about this young lady or the incident.
On stage at MSG, Michael said, "My daughter is here tonight."
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"Do you know why my hair is pink? My daughter is here tonight. She's in Crystal's belly. She's still cooking."
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New Gaza fundraiser asks I've received (21 August)
Mohammed El Shaer (@m-elshaer038): Muhammed is a 23 year old software engineer student who did not manage to complete his degree because of the genocide. HIs family house has been destroyed. He and his family (his mother, sister, brother and sister-in-law) are trying to evacuate to Egypt. (https://gofund.me/f93c78cb) (#88 on the verified fundraiser list by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi)
Leila Zaqout (Layla) (@joyfulpeacepolice): Layla is from a family of 8. She is a finally year pharmacy student who cannot graduate because of the war. Her neighbouhood has been destroyed and she was slightly injured in a bombing. She has recently contacted hepatitis A.Layla’s grandfather is an open-heart surgery patient. They are trying to evacuate out of Gaza. (https://gofund.me/e52f6176) (vetted by association, see post here. This campaign has been vouched for by @/ahmed79ss, whose campaign has been shared by 90-ghost (see here and here)) (VERY LOW FUNDS!!!! ONLY $220 USD raised of $155,000 target!)
Mahmoud Al-Sharif (@mahmoud-sharif, @mahmoud-sharif2): Mahmoud had lost his fingers and an eye due to Israel’s previous war on Gaza. He and his wife Soha have 3 children: Retal (12), Joud (11) and Nageh (8). They are trying to evacuate to Egypt. (https://gofund.me/9c6c3ac9) (vetted by 90-ghost),
Hazem Shawish (@hazemsuhail, @nisreensuhail, @kenzish): (https://gofund.me/917ecb89) (UNVETTED but seems legit. @/hazemsuhail's sister @nisreensuhail's Instagram (princess__.nisreen) goes all the way back to 2015. They also have a clean search result, see post here. Hazem reached out to me asking me if I can vet their campaign, but unfortunately I cannot (I'm not a palestinian and I do not speak Arabic), and I have been talking to him about how he can get his campaign vetted.)
Aya (@family-aya): Aya and her husband has 3 children. One of her child child and her husband were injured, and several family members were martyred. Her father is a cancer patient, and her elderly mother is elderly has special needs. They are trying to raise funds for daily necessities including food. (https://gofund.me/2946907d) (shared by bilal-salah0. (Bilal-salah0's campaign is listed as #132 on the verified fundraiser spreadsheet vetted by el-shab-hussein and nabulsi. His campaign has reached its goal and he is trying to support other campaigns now, and has said that he would ensure the legitimacy of the campaigns he promote, see post here.))
Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 13 July - 25 July.
Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 26 July -29 July.
Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 30 July - 1 August.
Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 2 August - 5 August.
Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 6 August - 10 August.
Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 11 August - 14 August.
Click here for my Masterlist for fundraisers from 15 August - 18 August.
How does vetting and verification work? See post here. (also read comments regarding 90-ghost and why we trust the campaigns he has shared)
Mistigram: AdeptApril joins us in celebrating (with #ANSIart) a cool Italian treat today, which apparently is National #Spumoni Day! You too can enjoy a cold serving of the molded multi-flavour gelato dish, which deliciously is related etymologically to the word "spew".
#OTD in Irish History | 21 August:
1693 – Death of Jacobite and soldier, Patrick Sarsfield. Born in Lucan, Co Dublin, he was created the first Earl of Lucan and belonged to an Anglo-Norman family long settled in Ireland. His father Patrick Sarsfield married Anne, daughter of Rory (Roger) O’Moore, who organised the Irish Rebellion of 1641. The family was of Norman origin (by this time, known as “Old English”) and possessed an…
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Mona Lisa necklace by Anburis
Black or white. Brass, silver and bronze, £150
This day in history: on the 21st August 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, by an Italian man, Vincenzo Peruggia.