March 4, 2013
Today marks the 81st birthday of Miriam Makeba, a well-known singer and actress in South Africa. Named Zenzile Miriam Makeba, she became popular with her song Pata Pata that was released in 1956 and it got positive response and great appreciation from the audience. Reports said that the popular Makeba spent her first six months [...]
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January 25, 2013
If we have Robin Hood in an English folklore, Slovaks had Juraj Jánošík. Baptized on January 25, 1688, Juraj Jánošík has his 325th birthday celebrated today by Slovakians. As an outlaw, Jánošík is a popular character in many Slovak legends, novel, poems, and films. The legend is not only known in his place but also [...]
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