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A: "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" is a song written by John Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was released in 1967 (the so-called "Summer of Love") and became a cultural icon.
McKenzie's song, penned by Phillips to promote the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, became an instant hit, and became the anthem of the "hippie" era. The song's lyrics tell the listeners, "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair". More
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Friday, January 30, 2009
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The city that houses the world's largest man-made park (Golden Gate Park) and the "world's crookedest street" (Lombard Street) started out as a small mission and presidio on the San Francisco Bay. Established by 18th-century Spanish settlers, the area became a part of Mexican territory when Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821. The mall trading settlement that was established became known as Yerba Buena, named for the mint-like perennial plant that grew abundantly in that area. The US acquired California in 1846 and changed the name of the town to San Francisco on this date in 1847.
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"If you're alive, you can't be bored in San Francisco. If you're not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life." — William Saroyan
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Today in History:
- Mahatma Gandhi: non-violent Indian political and spiritual leader was assassinated in Delhi by a Hindu extremist; Gandhi had been working to promote Hindu-Muslim unity (1948)
- Tet Offensive: the Vietcong launched a series of surprise attacks (1968)
- Bloody Sunday: 14 civil rights protesters were shot to death by British troops in Derry, Northern Ireland (1972)
- Iraq: held its first free election in 50 years (2005)
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Today's Birthdays:
- Barbara Tuchman (1912-1989): Pulitzer Prize-winning author, The Guns of August; writers Edward Martyn (1859-1923), Richard Brautigan (1935-1984) and Michael Dorris (1945-1997) share this birth date
- Boris Spassky (72): chess master
- Dick Cheney (68): former US vice president; also, world leaders Félix Faure (1841-1899) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) and Abdullah II (47)
- Phil Collins (58): drummer/singer, for Genesis and solo; musician Marty Balin (67) also celebrates a birthday today
- Christian Bale (35): actor, The Dark Knight, 3:10 to Yuma; also, actors Dorothy Malone (84), Gene Hackman (79), Tammy Grimes (75), Vanessa Redgrave (72), Charles S. Dutton (58), Brett Butler (51) and Wilmer Valderrama (29)
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WAmmys 2008: the who’s who of WikiAnswers this year.
January 29th, 2009 . by LizSure, Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are getting a lot of attention at the Oscars. Sure, you’ll probably grab some popcorn and watch intently to see which celebs are wearing whose gowns on February 22nd.
But none of that awards-watching will inform you of who racked up the most WAmmys this year. How else will you know which two contributors had the Answers of the Year or the Most Contributions? How will you learn which New Supervisors are this year’s stars? And what about Best How-To Answer, Best Advice Answer and Funniest Answer?
The 2008 WAmmy Awards have been voted on and doled out… And WikiAnswers is the only place to find out the who, what, and most importantly - which questions - are winners this year.
