h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

50 years ago today, Apollo 11 lands on the moon.

http://www.google.com/doodles/50th-anniversary-of-the-moon-landing

One from our border.


It's Nacho day!

http://www.google.com/doodles/ignacio-anaya-garcias-124th-birthday


BG

Louisa Aldrich-Blake’s 154th Birthday

https://www.google.com/doodles/louisa-aldrich-blakes-154th-birthday

http://www.google.com/doodles/louisa-aldrich-blakes-154th-birthday

Today's Google Doodle commemorates Joseph Plateau, one of the first people to demonstrate the illusion of a moving image.

He's also a dead ringer for David Battley, British character actor in a number of collections of apparently moving images, including but not limited to the movie "Krull".

Today Sir John Tenniel. Who? He's the guy who drew those iconic pictures in Alice in Wonderland.

I remember getting a copy of 'Alice' as a Christmas present as a kid. Those pictures creeped me out, big-time.

I met an interesting young woman in college, first in a community college, then again a year after she left in a state university. In between, she had traveled to the London and spent a year around there and Berlin briefly. While she was in London she got an autographed copy of Alice in Wonderland illustrated by Ralph Steadman, Hunter S. Thompson's famed illustrator and Gonzo artist and partner in crime with Thompson. It was such a cool coffee table book.

While she was in London, she also met, and then moved in with Robert Smith of The Cure at the height of their fame. Everyone she met liked her and thought she was interesting.

Today is St. David's Day in Wales and for Welsh Expats https://www.google.com/doodles/st-davids-day-2020

Today also the first day of autumn in Australia https://www.google.com/doodles/fall-2020-australia

A COVID-19 doodle recognizing a 19th century Hungarian physician who discovered the medical benefits of hand washing.

http://www.google.com/doodles/recognizing-ignaz-semmelweis-and-handwashing

Very pleased about this, since I put this guide entry in PR last week: A87974608

Excellent.

Today's is celebrating Nicholas Winton who rescued 669 Jewish children from the Nazi regime during WW2.

Today is Ascension Day - a holiday here in Germany. Also known as Father's Day, as men traditionally would take a crate of beer





and go off in small groups of friends to the woods or somewhere to kick a or whatever men do. I don't know anyone who actually does this, but no one will be this year anyway. The google doodle represents this.

http://www.google.com/doodles/fathers-day-2020-germany


BUT weird alert - I also spent a happy few moments going through the interactive google doodle about the mbira. Interactive, musical fun. No idea how I got both - according to Google, it's not showing in Germany (for obvious reasons)!! (I am not using a VPN)

http://9to5google.com/2020/05/20/mbira-musical-google-doodle-game/
http://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-mbira

I just found that..perfect little game for quick fingered homeschooling children and a little bit educational.

That Mbira interactive was quite nice. My "performance", not so much. It was interesting watching my accuracy drop steadily over consecutive steps: 100%, 96%, 82%, to 75%.

, thanks for the tips!

So it's Jesus Christ Airborne day? (That's what the German air force used to call it in English class. 'Mary Airborne' comes later in the summer.)

Today in the US, Juneteenth:

https://www.google.com/?mlLightbox=1

LeVar Burton. (Looked it up.)

Sorry, and for Ripley users:

http://www.google.com/?mlLightbox=1

Not particularly noteworthy, compared to some doodles that have been on our screens since the last post here in June but I find it sad that this doodle is not visible in the UK.

Jacques Brel was a big name well known to me even back in my school days..

http://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-jacques-brel