November 29



NOVEMBER 29

TV Guide, November 29 – December 5, 2003
On the Cover: Jennifer Gardner

 

Nobyembre 29 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 29, 1574, sinalakay ng mga piratang Intsik na pinamumunuan ni Limahong ang Parañaque upang gawin itong daan patungo sa tangkang pagsakop niya sa Intramuros, ang luklukan ng pamahalaang koloniyal ng mga Kastila, subalit matagumpay silang naitaboy ng mga mamamayan.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The president of the United States, John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
on the cover of Life (November 29, 1963),
exactly one week after his assassination.
The patented red color of Life was replaced with black
to symbolize the mourning of his death.

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 29:

1893 – Maria Ylagan Orosa, chemist, pharmacist and nutritionist – in Taal, Batangas (d. February 13, 1945).

1917 – Dioscoro L. Umali, plant breeder, university (University of the Philippines at Los Baños) administrator and National Scientist – in Manila (d. July 1, 1992).

1964 – Raymond Lauchengco, singer and actor – in Manila.

Raymond Lauchengco

on the cover of Jingle Songhits (May 1983).

  

1975 – Ricci Crisostomo (full name Richard Cleofas Crisostomo), actor – in Marikina City.

1982 – Paolo Ballesteros (full name Paolo Elito M. Ballesteros IV), actor, model and television host – in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.

1984 – Sitti Navarro (full name Sitti Katrina Navarro Baiddin), singer – in Las Piñas City.

1986 – Jerome Sala (full name Jerome Sala Ucab), singer – in Bacagay, Pilar, Bohol.



Isang caricature ni Adolf Hitler at ang Swastika
(na ginawang mga kamay at paa niya),
tampok sa taklob-pahina ng Vanity Fair
(November 1932, mula sa Morelos Collection).

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang Swastika ay ginawang sagisag ni Adolf Hitler at ng Nazi Germany, subalit alam niyo ba ang kahulugan ng bagay na ito? Ang salitang “swastika” ay halaw sa wikang Sanskrit, mula sa su o sva, na ang ibig sabihin ay “mabuti,” at asti(ka), na nagsasaad ng panukalang “upang maging.” Kaya ang isang pakahulugan dito ay “upang maging mabuti.” May isa pang pakahulugan, isang panalangin upang maitaas ang esensya ng sarili sa higit na mataas na antas.

          Ang pinakamatandang bagay kung saan natagpuan ang sagisag na ito ay sa isang pigurin na yari sa ivory ng mammoth (hayop na ninuno ng mga elepante) na tinatayang mula pa sa panahong paleolithic (10,000 B.C.). Bahagi naman ito ng relihiyon at kultura ng mga Hindu mula pa noong 2500 B.C.

          May Chinese character na ang pagkakasulat ay katulad ng hitsura ng swastika. Ang ibig sabihin nito ayon sa Kangxi Dictionary (1716) ay “hindi mabilang na dami,” na sa pakahulugan naman ng mga Buddhist ay “walang hanggan.”

          Sa matematika, sa geometry, ang hugis ng swastika ay isang icosagon o polygon na may 20 gilid (o side) at 20 siha (o angle).

          Ang swastika ang ginamit ng Nationalist Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party at ni Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) bilang sagisag ng lahing Aryan at ginawang pigura ng kanilang watawat.

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August 4

AUGUST 4

Screen Komiks Taon 1 Blg. 18, Agosto 4, 160

Nasa taklop-pahina ang artista ng LVN Pictures na si Lourdes Medel

GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

The 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy,
on the cover of Life (August 4, 1961),
around four months after the failed U.S. invasion of Cuba (Bay of Pigs, April 1961)

Agosto 4 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Agosto 4, 1964, inaprubahan ang pagpapalit ng petsa ng pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Kasarinlan ng Hunyo 12 mula Hulyo 4. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act 4166. Subalit tuluyan lamang itong ipinatupad noong Hunyo 12, 1966 sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos.

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          Ang bayan ng San Jose sa Nueva Ecija ay idineklarang isang lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Republic Act 6051.

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Personalities and celebrities born on August 4:

1974 – Dominic Ochoa (Jose Madrigal Ochoa), actor – in Pasay City.

Dominic Ochoa (with Tracy Vergel)
on the cover of Mr. & Ms. (July 4, 2000)

 

1987 – Phil Younghusband (full name Philip James Placer Younghusband), English-Filipino football player – in Ashford, Surrey, England.

Phil Younghusband
on the cover of Garage (April-May 2011)

 

1995 – Jessica Sanchez (full name Jessica Elizabeth Bugay Sanchez), American-born Mexican-Filipino singer and 2012 American Idol runner-up dabbed as the “World Idol” – in Chula Vista, California.

Jessica Sanchez
on the cover of Style Weekend (January 10, 2014)

 

Samuel L. Jackson for the film
Snakes on a Plane, on the cover of
Entertainment Weekly (August 4, 2006).
Notice Jackson’s quote on his left:
“I’ve had it with these motherfucking snakes
on this motherfucking plane!”

Picture Trivia



          In 2006, Samuel L(eroy) Jackson starred in the film Snakes on a Plane as FBI agent Neville Flynn. Do you know how many snakes were used in the film? Around 450 different species of snakes, including a 22-foot Burmese python that the production crew nicknamed “Kitty.” Most of the snakes you’ll see in the film, however, were added digitally.

          It was also in 2006 when Jackson starred in the film Black Snake Moan. It has, however, nothing to do with snakes, and the title of the film was only taken from the song of American blues singer and guitarist “Blind” Lemon Jefferson in 1927. In this film, Jackson played the role of Lazarus, a former blues musician who was deserted by his wife. The story revolves around Lazarus helping a young girl, Rae (Christina Ricci), long being abused by her parents.

 

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May 6




MAY 6

TV Times, May 6-12, 1979
On the cover: Shaun Cassidy & Lilibeth Ranillo (Inset)

 

Events that happened on May 6:

1761 – The Real Sociedad Economica de Amigos del Pais, an economic society composed of patriotic businessmen and citizens, was organized by Jose Vargas de Basco.

1942 – Fall of Corregidor. Following the surrender of Philippine-American forces in Bataan, General Jonathan M. Wainwright also decided to surrender his remaining force to the Japanese.

Personalities and celebrities born on May 6:

1938 – Robert Arevalo (real name Roberto Ylagan), actor – in Manila.

 

UNANG LABAS

Ang unang labas ng “Rita at Okay” ni Mars Ravelo sa Tagalog Klasiks Blg. 22 na may petsang Mayo 6, 1950.



Photograph of US President John F. Kennedy,

his wife Jacqueline & daughter Caroline (1958)

on the cover of Time (May 6, 1996),

for its Arts & Media cover story on the auction

price of the Kennedy’s memorabilia.

Larawang Tribiya

          Ang ika-35 pangulo ng America na si John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy (1917-1963) at ang kaniyang naging maybahay na si Jacqueline Bouvier (1929-1994) ay unang nagkakilala noong si Kennedy isa pa lamang congressman. Ang mamamahayag at 1956 Pulitser Prize winner (National Reporting) na si Charles L. Bartlett ang siyang nagpakilala sa isa’t-isa. Ikinasal sila noong ika-12 ng Setyembre 1953, isang taon matapos mahalal na senador si Kennedy.

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