JiuJiu Icebreaker – GBD Bartenders bi-weekly blog – 9th May 2019

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May 9th – Victory Day in Russia, a national holiday commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany during the “Great Patriotic War” (World War II) honoring the 20 million Russians who died in the war.
May 10, 1869 – The newly constructed tracks of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways were first linked at Promontory Point, Utah. A golden spike was driven by Leland Stanford, president of the Central Pacific, to celebrate the linkage. It is said that he missed the spike on his first swing which brought roars of laughter from men who had driven thousands upon thousands of spikes themselves.
May 14, 1796 – Smallpox vaccine was developed by Dr. Edward Jenner, a physician in rural England. He coined the term vaccination for the new procedure of injecting a milder form of the disease into healthy persons resulting in immunity. Within 18 months, 12,000 persons in England had been vaccinated and the number of smallpox deaths dropped by two-thirds.
May 17, 1954 – In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that segregation of public schools “solely on the basis of race” denies black children “equal educational opportunity” even though “physical facilities and other ‘tangible’ factors may have been equal. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Thurgood Marshall had argued the case before the Court. He went to become the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court.
May 18, 1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France, snatching the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII during the actual coronation ceremony, and then crowning himself.
May 20, 1927 – Charles Lindbergh, a 25-year-old aviator, took off at 7:52 a.m. from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, in the Spirit of St. Louis attempting to win a $25,000 prize for the first solo nonstop flight between New York City and Paris. Thirty-three hours later, after a 3,600 mile journey, he landed at Le Bourget, Paris, earning the nickname “Lucky Lindy” and becoming an instant worldwide hero.

May 22, 1972 – President Richard Nixon became the first American president to visit Moscow. Four days later, Nixon and Soviet Russia’s leader Leonid Brezhnev signed a pact pledging to freeze nuclear arsenals at current levels.

May 18th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
May 17th National Endangered Species Day – Third Friday in May
May 20th World Bee day
May 21st Haiku Poetry Day
May 21st National Waiters and Waitresses Day

Upcoming Sporting events
10-26 May: Ice Hockey – Men’s World Championship, Slovakia
11: Rugby union – European Champions Cup final, Newcastle
11: Formula E – Monaco
11-12: Athletics – World Relays, Yokohama, Japan
11-2 June: Cycling – Giro d’Italia
11-12: Cricket – One-Day Cup semi-finals
12: Formula 1 – Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
15-19: Taekwondo – World Championships, Manchester
16-19: Golf – US PGA Championship, Bethpage, New York
17-18: Rugby union – Pro14 semi-finals
17-19: Diving – London World Series
18: Football – FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium
18: Football – Women’s Champions League final, Budapest
24: Rugby union – Premiership semi-finals
25: Football – Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park
25: Rugby union – Pro14 final, Glasgow
25: Cricket – One-Day Cup final, Lord’s
25: Formula E – Berlin, Germany
25-27: Football – EFL play-offs, Wembley Stadium
25-26: Rugby league – Super League Magic Weekend, Liverpool
25 May-7 June: Motorsport – Isle of Man TT

Riddle (answer)

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