Apr 11, 2002
A Venezuelan coup d'état attempt failed.
President Hugo Chávez was ousted from office before restoring to power after 47 hours.
Apr 11, 618
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was strangled in a coup led by his general Yuwen Huaji in Jiangdu.
宇文化及弑炀帝于江都，隋二世而亡。
*江都，今江苏镇江。
Today is
National Pet Day
(in the U.S.)
For pet owners, every day is Pet Day.
But it is still great to have a day dedicated to all the lovely pet animals.
If you have a dog, walk it and walk with it today, slowly, lovingly.
If you have a cat, get it something special, like catnip.
*carnip 猫薄荷
Catnip is to cats what marijuana is to some addicts.
If you can get some, try it and observe how your cat behave:)
Apr 2007
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (/ˈvɒnəɡət/), American writer, died at age 84.
Kurt Vonnegut was one of America’s greatest literary satirists and a counterculture icon.
Reference - https://www.vonnegutlibrary.org
Counterculture 反主流文化
Examples of countercultures in the U.S. include the hippie movement of the 1960s, the green movement, polygamists, and feminist groups.
Vonnegut is one of my favorite American authors. If you are interested in him too, I recommend starting reading these two books of his:
Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
Cat’s Cradle (1963)