Google doodles

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A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures.

[[Click on the image to advance to various informative text.)

Today’s Doodle celebrates Mexican singer and songwriter María Grever, considered to be one of the country’s greatest composers. Grever spent a lifetime producing hundreds of songs that went on to be covered by some of the world’s most famous artists, like Placido Domingo, Aretha Franklin, and Frank Sinatra. On this day in 1938, Grever recorded “Ti-Pi-Tin,” a waltz about serenading your loved ones that became one of her biggest hits.

Wikipedia:

María Grever [[14 September 1885 – 15 December 1951) was the first female Mexican composer to achieve international acclaim. She is best known for the song "What A Difference A Day Makes" [[originally "Cuando vuelva a tu lado"), which was popularized by Dinah Washington and has been covered by numerous artists.

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John Lennon's 70th Birthday Google Doodle [[animated plus sound)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYHCeUfoAnw

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John Lennon's 70th Birthday Google Doodle [[animated plus sound)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYHCeUfoAnw

"Imagine" is a song by English rock musician John Lennon from his 1971 album of the same name. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a world at peace without the barriers of borders or the divisions of religion and nationality and to consider the possibility that the whole of humanity would live unattached to material possessions. Shortly before his death, Lennon said that much of the song's lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono, and in 2017 she received co-writing credit.

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Sep 15, 2013
Nicaragua Independence Day 2013

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Sep 15, 2013
Honduras Independence Day 2013

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Sep 15, 2013
Guatemala Independence Day 2013

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Sep 15, 2013
El Salvador Independence Day 2013

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Sep 15, 2013
Costa Rica Independence Day 2013

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Sep 7, 2013
Brazil Independence Day 2013

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Aug 31, 2013
Hari Merdeka/Malaysia Independence Day 2013







The Hari Merdeka Parade [Independence Day Parade] is an annual parade held every 31 August in commemoration of Malaya's independence. Since independence, the event has been usually held at Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur in commemoration of it being the original site of the first independence parade, which was held on 1 September 1957.

However, since 1985, there has been a general consensus by the federal government to bring the celebrations to other parts of the nation, therefore the national parade has also been held in Malacca Town, Johor Bahru, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, George Town, Shah Alam, Putrajaya and Kuantan. Lately, the federal government has favoured holding it at Putrajaya, since it is the administrative centre of the government, with parades held there four times.

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Aug 27, 2013
First Day of School 2013

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Nov 7, 2013
Rafael Pombo's 180th Birthday






José Rafael de Pombo y Rebolledo was a Colombian poet born in Bogotá. Trained as a mathematician and an engineer in a military school, Rafael Pombo served in the army and he traveled to the United States of America as Secretary of the Legation in Washington. After completing his diplomatic assignment, he was hired by D. Appleton & Company in New York to translate into Spanish nursery rhymes from the Anglo-Saxon oral tradition. The product of this work, more than a translation, was a transformative adaptation published in two books under the titles Cuentos pintados para niños and Cuentos morales para niños formales.

In spite of his extensive and diverse literary works, Rafael Pombo is mostly remembered for this contribution to children's literature. Among his most popular children's fables are Michín, Juan Chunguero, Pastorcita, La Pobre Viejecita, Simón el Bobito, El Gato Bandido, and El Renacuajo paseador.

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Michael Jackson


Michael Jackson is one of the most beloved artists in music history, shaping the future of pop with his groundbreaking songs and dance moves. On August 29, 2009, Google commemorated his 51st birthday months after his death with his own Google Doodle, paying homage to his iconic style.

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And Ella Fitzgerald, from 2013:

The story of this one's creation is found at this link:
https://www.google.com/doodles/ella-...-96th-birthday

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And Ella Fitzgerald, from 2013:

The story of this one's creation is found at this link:
https://www.google.com/doodles/ella-...-96th-birthday

Ella Jane Fitzgerald [April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996] was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

Ella Fitzgerald Just One of Those Things is a film about her life including interviews with many famous singers and musicians who worked with her and her son. It was directed by Leslie Woodhead and produced by Reggie Nadelson. It was released in the UK in 2019. [Now available on Amazon Prime]

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This is the one that they did for Selena in 2017:

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This is the one that they did for Selena in 2017:

https://www.google.com/doodles/celeb...na-quintanilla [[interactive)
[[Very nice video, with sound)

Today we celebrate Selena Quintanilla: Mexican-American music & entertainment icon, fashion trendsetter, passionate entrepreneur, community philanthropist, and one of the people who taught me growing up that no matter who you are or where you come from, anything is possible.

Born in Lake Jackson, Texas on April 16, 1971, Selena’s talent shone from an early age. Strumming Nat King Cole’s “I’m in the Mood for Love” on guitar, Selena’s Father listened to his daughter sing along, and immediately knew the bright future before her.

With encouragement from their father, nine year old Selena and her older siblings A.B. [[guitar) and Suzette [[drums) formed the beginnings of the Tejano sensation Selena y Los Dinos. Born in Texas, Tejano music [[or “Tex-Mex”) blends Mexican and American sub-genres like pop, polka, ranchera, and cumbia. Widely popular across the TX/Mexico border since the 1800s, Selena y Los Dinos’ infectious brand of Tejano music popularized the genre to audiences globally.

First playing at the family restaurant, quiceañeras, and fairs, the band’s humble beginnings - including sitting on equipment due to the lack of formal seating in their inaugural tour bus “Big Bertha - eventually led to high profile touring. But they also fought through hard times and adversity. In fact, Selena was frequently discriminated against in the male-dominated music genre, and some venues even refused to book the band for shows.

Despite all this, Selena’s talent, energy, and perseverance easily won the hearts of a rapidly growing fan base. In 1986 she was awarded the Tejano Music award for “Female Vocalist of the Year,” catapulting Selena y los Dinos to Tejano stardom. Other milestones followed, solidifying Selena’s legacy as “The Queen of Tejano.” She released her first studio album with Capitol EMI [[self-titled “Selena”) on this day in 1989, consistently straddled the top of the billboard charts, and won a Grammy for best Mexican/American album of 1993 -- the first female and youngest Tejano artist to win the award.

Selena was also much more than a talented musician. A fashionista and trendsetter, she often designed and created entire outfits for her performance wardrobe. In her free time, she was also active in community service, including being a strong advocate for education.
Most importantly, Selena became a beacon of inspiration and hope for the Latinx, immigrant, and bicultural communities around the globe. Her story of embracing and celebrating all parts of her cultural heritage and persevering in the face of adversity forged an emotional connection with millions.

As the daughter of a Mexican immigrant single mom living in a small [[primarily white) town in rural Texas, I was one of the people Selena and her legacy profoundly influenced. My love of music started with her. One of my dearest childhood memories is of my mom and I belting Bidi Bidi Bom Bom and Techno Cumbia in the family van during our annual road trips to Mexico. I even sang Selena classics in talent shows across northeast Texas [photo evidence below, courtesy of my Mom].

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Oct 10, 2017
Fridtjof Nansen’s 156th Birthday





Today we celebrate legendary adventurer Fridtjof Nansen, who explored the world’s unknown terrain and broke new ground as an international humanitarian.

Born in Oslo, Norway in 1861, Nansen was gripped by a sense of adventure from a young age. He learned to cross-country ski as many as 50 miles in one day with minimal supplies — and sometimes with just his dog! His love of the outdoors led him to study zoology at the Royal Frederick University. In 1888, he became the first person to lead an expedition across the snow-capped interior of Greenland. One icy adventure was not enough: just a few years later, Nansen attempted to become the first person to reach the North Pole. Although the expedition was unsuccessful, he did go farther north in latitude than any other explorer at that time.

As World War I took hold in 1914, Nansen was forced to halt his explorations and focus on research at home. However, by 1920, his interests shifted from understanding the landscape of the world to influencing the international political climate. Nansen worked to free hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war and repatriate refugees. He created the Nansen Passport, a travel document that allowed stateless refugees to emigrate and resettle. Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for helping those without a voice find a home.

Fridtjof Nansen began his career by shattering the boundaries of human exploration, and he brought the same courage and tenacity to his fight to support refugees.

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January 17, 2019
Konstantin Stanislavski's 156th Birthday






Born in Moscow on this day in 1863, Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski was raised in a prominent Russian family that supported his interest in theater as it grew from a hobby to a passion. He focused on acting at first, relentlessly refining his craft in a quest to bring emotional truth to the stage.

He later became interested in directing and production, founding the renowned Moscow Arts Theater in 1898. Their 1904 premiere of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is widely considered a masterpiece of modern theater.

Among his contributions to the world of theatre, Stanislavksi developed an influential system for training actors, and his ideas were profoundly important to the development of what is now known as method acting. “There are no small parts,” Stanislavski observed. “Only small actors.” By devising a series of seven questions, he helped aspiring actors to understand their characters and motivation more fully.

During rehearsals, Stanislavski would often comment “I do not believe you,” pushing actors to bring their performances to life by digging into their own psyches.

In recognition of his contributions to Russian theater, he was awarded the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of Lenin, and the title “People's Artist of the U.S.S.R.”

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Lunar New Year [[for all my fellow lunatics out there)




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_New_Year


[[The Hebrew calendar [[Hebrew: הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, HaLuah HaIvri) is a lunisolar calendar.)

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Freddie Mercury Google Doodle




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe0gIFxYhrk

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Freddie Mercury Google Doodle


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe0gIFxYhrk

Freddie Mercury [born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991] was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman, with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen.

Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octavevocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman, with his highly theatrical style influencing the artistic direction of Queen.

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Jul 12, 2009
Pablo Neruda's Birthday






Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda , was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old, and wrote in a variety of styles, including surrealist poems, historical epics, overtly political manifestos, a prose autobiography, and passionate love poems such as the ones in his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.

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"As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series looking back at some of our popular interactive Google Doodle games!"

44th Anniversary of the Birth of Hip Hop


https://www.google.com/doodles/44th-...p-hop?hl=en-GB

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The best thing about them is the history lessons they give you. You can actually learn a lot from occasionally clicking on them. Here's Jacques Brel.

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The best thing about them is the history lessons they give you. You can actually learn a lot from occasionally clicking on them. Here's Jacques Brel.

I agree. Fascinating.

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Wear a Mask. Save Lives : Help Stop Coronavirus #GoogleDoodle [[5 Aug)

https://www.google.com/doodles/wear-...ve-lives-aug-5

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Interesting. I don't remember that one although it seems like I should. The animated ones are rare.

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Here is a fun one, that wouldn't transfer properly for me.

Robert Moog's 78th Birthday
23 May 2012

Search for Moog Synthesizer Google Doodle.
Somehow the link to it becomes inert on my Chromebook. I can play
the game if I go directly there, but I can't share the link here.

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That one was neat. You can customize the sounds by adjusting the ocillators and volume knobs [[and record what you create). I recall Robert Moog giving Stevie Wonder one of the first MiniMoogs that came off the assembly line. Now, there are free programs that you can install on a home computer that can produce a much wider variety of sounds than that device did.

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I knew you geeks could figure it out.

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LOL. Looks like "me geek" right now.

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happy valentine's day




https://www.google.com/doodles/valentines-day-2021

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Bartolomeo Cristofori’s 360th Birthday
4 May 2015



https://www.google.com/doodles/bartolomeo-cristoforis-360th-birthday

This Google Doodle celebrates the 360th birthday of Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the pianoforte, now commonly known as the piano.

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Clara Rockmore’s 105th Birthday
9 March 2016





Learn to play the theremin with Clara Rockmore! #GoogleDoodle

http://www.google.com/doodles/clara-...105th-birthday

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[[Thought some of you might enjoy this.)

CHROME MUSIC LAB

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/About

What is Chrome Music Lab?

Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments.

What can it be used for?

Many teachers have been using Chrome Music Lab as a tool in their classrooms to explore music and its connections to science, math, art, and more. They’ve been combining it with dance and live instruments. Here’s a collection of some uses we’ve found on Twitter.

Can I use it to make my own songs?

Yes. Check out the Song Maker experiment, which lets you make and share your own songs.

Do I need to make an account?

Nope. Just open any experiment and start playing.

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World Vitiligo Day Doodle for Google - MJ
25 June 2011

"Doodle 4 Google is an annual competition in various countries, held by Google, to have children create a Google doodle that will be featured on the local Google homepage as a doodle."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzLJXo3pLBA

“World Vitiligo Day is a day to create extensive awareness on vitiligo and a day dedicated to all living with vitiligo globally."

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Doodle for Saul Bass' 93rd Birthday
May 8, 2013

"Happy birthday to Saul Bass, American graphic designer and filmmaker who designed the title sequences of dozens of classic films, working with directors like Hitchcock, Scorsese and Kubrick. Can you recognize any of the references to Bass' work in our video doodle?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64lDaAmpvSo&list=UL-i7ltjVWkd4&index=857

Music: Dave Brubeck - "Unsquare Dance"

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I love Ella.

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I love Ella.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoJmFg1jUTw

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For Black History Month, Google’s Arts and Culture portal showcases several aspects of lindy hop culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBWGIjYJXA
May 26, 2016

Music:"Riding on a Blue Note" by RYJG

"Known as the Ambassador of the Lindy Hop--the exuberant style born in Harlem--Frankie Manning is remembered as the first person to take swing from the dance floor to the air above it... celebrating Frankie Manning’s acrobatic, powerful style, in which his partners were flipped and spun to the emphatic horns of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and others."

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For Black History Month, Google’s Arts and Culture portal showcases several aspects of lindy hop culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBBWGIjYJXA
May 26, 2016

Music:"Riding on a Blue Note" by RYJG

"Known as the Ambassador of the Lindy Hop--the exuberant style born in Harlem--Frankie Manning is remembered as the first person to take swing from the dance floor to the air above it... celebrating Frankie Manning’s acrobatic, powerful style, in which his partners were flipped and spun to the emphatic horns of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and others."

Has the world has changed or stayed the same? Different dances, different clothes. But for the most part, young people today express themselves much the same as they did 80 years ago. Maybe there's a difference in the energy...

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Has the world has changed or stayed the same? Different dances, different clothes. But for the most part, young people today express themselves much the same as they did 80 years ago. Maybe there's a difference in the energy...

You're joking, right? Young people today don't even dance with partners half the time. They seem to jump up and down to noise and call it dancing. Okay, I'm feeling old.

Also, Frankie Manning was a frequent member of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers and choreographed for them. There was a global revival all over the world in the 80s. Interesting life. The dance craze was interrupted by WWII when many of the dancers were drafted.

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22 December 2018
Teresa Carreño’s 165th Birthday

https://www.google.com/doodles/teres...165th-birthday

María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor. Over the course of her 54-year concert career, she became an internationally renowned virtuoso pianist.

[Jerry Oz]

Yah, I guess you're right. Most dancing today is guys dancing beside [[not "with") other guys and girls dancing beside other girls. Have to believe it's not like that in the nightclubs but since I haven't been dancing in over 20 years, I'm not in position to say. With that being said, dancing is one of the purest forms of expression and I love watching Lindy Hop and big band dancing. That's an era that I unfortunately missed.

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I love watching Lindy Hop and big band dancing. That's an era that I unfortunately missed.

Olympic level athletes. Incredible.

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Here's some fun ...



21 March 2019
Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach

https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-johann-sebastian-bach?hl=en

Today we celebrate world renowned German composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach with our first ever AI-powered Doodle! Made in partnership with the Google Magenta and Google PAIR teams, the Doodle is an interactive experience encouraging players to compose a two measure melody of their choice. With the press of a button, the Doodle then uses machine learning to harmonize the custom melody into Bach’s signature music style [[or a Bach 80's rock style hybrid if you happen to find a very special easter egg in the Doodle...).

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Leonard Bernstein

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B.B. King was a true giant.