13 January-National Geographic Society

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The National Geographic Society is a non-profit scientific and educational organization. Founded in 1888, ‘for the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge’ it has a membership of almost 7 million. The Society has its headquarters in Washington DC, USA.

Shortly after its foundation the National Geographic Society published the magazine National Geographic. The magazine deals with categories such as Geography, Science, History, Nature and World Cultures. Published in almost 40 languages around the world, it has a circulation of over 6 million copies per month. The National Geographic Society also produces educational material and has its own TV Channel.

The National Geographic Society, a non-profit scientific and educational organization, was founded in Washington DC in the year 1888 On This Day.

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22 September-National Geographic

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National Geographic is a monthly magazine which was first published in 1888. The magazine deals with categories such as Geography, Science, History, Nature and World Cultures. It is the official publication of the National Geographic Society.

The National Geographic Society was founded on January 13^th 1888. It is a non-profit scientific and educational organization which has its headquarters in Washington DC, USA. The Society began publishing National Geographic nine months after its foundation. The magazine is published in almost 40 languages around the world. It has a circulation of over 6 million copies per month.

National Geographic, the official publication of the National Geographic Society, was published for the first time in the year 1888 On This Day.

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02 April-Carlow Gaelic Athletic Association GAA

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Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is responsible for Gaelic Games involving the 28 clubs in County Carlow. It is also responsible for the Carlow inter-county teams. The Board has its headquarters at Netwatch Cullen Park in Carlow town.

The GAA was founded at a meeting in Hayes Commercial Hotel in Thurles Co Tipperary on November 1st 1884. Four years later the first meeting of the association was held in Carlow town. However the GAA was active in the county at least two years prior to that first meeting. The Association has continued to thrive to the present day.

The Carlow Senior Football team were Leinster Champions in 1944. Several other teams have had success at various other levels, including the County Vocational Schools team which was won the All-Ireland Championship in 1973. More recently Carlow’s St Mary’s CBS were winners of the 2015 All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior B Football Championship.

When the GAA met in Carlow for the first time nine clubs from the county were represented: Aghade, Ballon, Borris, Carlow, Clonegal, Clonmore, Hacketstown, Rathvilly and Ticknock.

The first meeting of Gaelic Athletic Association in Carlow was held in the CYMS (Catholic Young Men’s Society) Hall in the year 1888 On This Day.

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Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow GAA

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23 December-van Gogh

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Vincent van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter. He was born in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands in 1853. Virtually unknown during his lifetime his work had a big influence on 20th century art. Paul Gauguin, also a post-impressionist painter, was born in Paris, France in 1848. His work was influential on such artists as Matisse and Picasso but he was also not well appreciated until after his death.

Gauguin and van Gogh were both living in Paris in 1888. In February 1888 both artists left Paris. Gauguin moved to work in Brittany. Van Gogh moved to Arles in where he rented a house and established a studio. He invited Gauguin to join him. Gauguin arrived in Arles on October 23^rd 1888. They spent over two months painting together in the studio in Arles. However they quarrelled frequently, mostly about art.

Following one such quarrel van Gogh cut off part of his own ear in the year 1888 On This Day.

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16 October-Eugene O’Neill

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Eugene O Neill whose father was from Kilkenny, Ireland was an award winning American playwright. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama on four occasions. He was the first author to use American vernacular in his writings.

Eugene Gladstone O Neill was born in a Broadway Hotel on what is now Times Square in October 1888. His father was an actor with a theatrical company. As a result Eugene spent his early years on tour with his family. At the age of seven he was sent to a catholic boarding school in the Bronx, New York. In 1906 O’Neill enrolled in Princeton University but left after ten months. He then spent several years at sea. Events during his time at sea, later became a theme of many of his plays.

In 1912 O’Neill contracted tuberculosis. He began writing plays whilst recuperating from his illness. His first full length play, Beyond the Horizon was produced in 1920. O’Neill’s most famous play is ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ (1956). Other plays include Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) and A Moon for the Misbegotten (1957).

In 1936 O’Neill became the first US playwright to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1920, 1922, 1928, and 1957. Eugene O’Neill died in Boston at the age of 65 on November 27^th 1953. His daughter Oona was the wife of the actor Charlie Chaplin.

Eugene O’Neill was born in the year 1888 On This Day.

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Eugene O’Neill, New York City by OpenPlaques on 2012-09-05 21:09:34

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Eugene O’Neill House, Danville, CA by pablo.sanchez on 2011-06-25 14:41:43