Events
1860 – Telegraph
line between Los
Angeles and San
Francisco opens.
1974 – Franklin
National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is
the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
1982 – Cats opens on Broadway and
runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000
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Observance" or "Recognition" and three do not recognize it at
all. Most states (including states where it's not a legal holiday) close
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I DO love 'Cats' musical!!! Remember the time when I first saw it, it was 3 years ago at my world art classes:)then I rewatched it twice. That's how I like it. I would recommend you all to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI've found another holiday in the USA and wold like to share it with you!
ReplyDeleteColumbus Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. It was unofficially celebrated in a number of cities and states as early as the 18th century but did not become a federal holiday until the 1937. For many, the holiday is a way of both honoring Columbus' achievements and celebrating Italian-American heritage. Throughout its history, Columbus Day and the man who inspired it have generated controversy, and many alternatives to the holiday have appeared in recent years.
Although in most of the other American countries Columbus Day is celebrated on October 12, in the United States it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
Based on 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' and other poems by T.S. Eliot, the musical takes place in a junkyard where the local cats are auditioning to be chosen by their leader, Old Deuteronomy, to journey to the Heavyside Lair to be reborn. In the end, the former glamour cat, Grizabella - turned disheveled outcast is chosen by Deuteronomy to receive the prized additional life.
ReplyDeleteCATS has been translated into TEN languages:
-Japanese
-German (three versions for Germany , Austria and Switzerland )
-Hungarian
-Norwegian
-Finnish
-Dutch
-Swedish (bilingual cast who performed in German and English on alternate nights)
-French
-Spanish (two versions for Mexico and Argentina)
-Italian
The AWARDS that CATS has won include:
-1981 Laurence Olivier award for Musical of the Year
-Evening Standard award for Best Musical
-Seven 1982/83 Tony awards including Best Musical
-The much-coveted Molière Prize for Best Musical in France
-Seven out of ten Dora Mavor Moore awards including Best Musical in Canada and seven awards in Japan.
Some facts about the failure of the Franklin National Bank.
ReplyDeleteFranklin National Bank is one of the twentieth largest bank in the United States. The failure of the Franklin National Bank in 1974 led to a crisis of confidence that brought the international banking system dangerously close to disaster. Franklin's failure forced US regulatory authorities to create new ways to prevent an international banking crisis, and served as a catalyst for later efforts to bring international banking under public management.