Igor Stravinsky Birthday, 2009
June 17th, 2009 7:21 pm
Google today (17 May, 2009) celebrates the Birth Anniversary of Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky by displaying this logo on all its homepages.
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, considered by many to be one of the most important and influential composers of 20th century music. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the century. In addition to the recognition he received for his compositions, he also achieved fame as a pianist and a conductor, often at the premieres of his works. More about Igor on Wikipedia.
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Philippines Independence Day - 2009
June 12th, 2009 1:10 pm
Google Today (12 June, 2009) celebrates Independence Day in Philippines on Google.com.ph by displaying this logo:
More info on Philippine Declaration of Independence on Wikipedia.
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Mary Cassatt’s Birthday, 2009
May 22nd, 2009 3:46 pm
Incase if you are wondering what’s the Google Logo today about: Google today celebrates the birth anniversary of Mary Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926).
Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.
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Doodle 4 Google 2009 – Winners Announced
May 21st, 2009 7:11 pm
The 2009 Doodle 4 Google Competition saw school kids from all over U.S submitting designs for Google Logo based on the theme “What I Wish For The World” and 28,000 designs were received this year. Here are the winners: (The winning logo is displayed today -May 21, 2009 on Google’s Homepage) | National Winner |
“A New Beginning” by Christin Engelberth (12) Grade 6 from Bernard A. Harris Jr High School, San Antonio, TX My doodle, "A new beginning," expresses my wish that in the current crisis discoveries will be made. That in these discoveries solutions will be found to help the Earth prosper once more. That those solutions will help the world get back on its feet, and create a better place for everyone.
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