Browsing: December 6

A Brief History On December 6, 2016, Instagram introduced comment liking, which are similar to upvotes.  Today, there are a few useful and effective ways in which fashion businesses, just like any other type of businesses, can use the Instagram platform in the best way possible for their brand promotion and business marketing purpose. Well, being an aspiring fashion business, if you look up on the internet for a few tips and advice, most of these blogs and articles will revolve around the basics of it. They will say that you will need to keep your content fresh and therefore…

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A Brief History On December 6, 1922, The Irish Free State was a state established as a Dominion of the British Commonwealth of Nations.  Ireland can be described as a perpetual tourist destination because of its evergreen countryside, friendly natives, and vibrant pubs. To sweeten up the deal, you will love Guinness drawn straight from the source and a variety of farm-fresh cuisines. The country’s unspoiled sceneries and deep culture offer exciting experiences that will last in your memory for a lifetime. Despite its small size, you will be amazed by a host of attractions Ireland has to offer. Primordial relics and ancient abbeys…

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A Brief History On December 6, 1969, the motorcycle gang known as The Hell’s Angels were contracted to provide security at a Rolling Stones concert, a dumb decision that resulted in the Angels killing a concert goer, an incident we previously discussed in our article “December 6, 1969: 10 Dumb Decisions (Epic Blunders!).”  Not content with pointing out blunders with a limit of only 10 massive mistakes, we expounded on the subject by listing “10 Business Blunders (Corporate Decisions Gone Bad!,” “April 15, 1861: 10 Times Military Needs Were Underestimated,” and “August 2, 1916: 10 Italian Military Catastrophes, Blunders, and…

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A Brief History On December 6, 1969, the Rolling Stones used the motorcycle gang, the Hell’s Angels, as security for a concert.  Doing so was a dumb decision, as chronicled in our previous article on December 6th What Were We Thinking? Dumb Decisions… and we have highlighted other bad choices in our articles of September 8th 10 Infamous Pardons, and April 23rd 10 Business Blunders.  Today we list 10 more of those choices people have made that have proven (with 20/20 hindsight!) to be dumb decisions.  (Note: No significance to the order listed.) Digging Deeper 1. Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor/Germany Declares…

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A Brief History On December 6, 343, the man we have come to know as Santa Claus died at the age of 73 in Myra, part of the Roman Empire in what is now South Western Turkey. Digging Deeper Before you break the bad news to young children, you should know that St. Nicholas of Myra, also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker (now that is a name!) is the real life inspiration for Santa Claus. (Note: Nicholas is an Anglicized version of Nikolaos.) Not only is Nicholas revered as a saint by the Catholic Church, he is also given sainthood…

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