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Monday, July 29, 2024

During Early Olympics Events.

 

 


I found out on July 28, 2024, that my 3rd cousin is Althea Lynette Malloy, who was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 18, 1967. She and I are descendants of my 4th great-grandparents of Morefield Hurst Turner (1827-1918) and Milly Woodson-Bozeman (1830-1910). Morefield Turner and Milly Woodson Bozeman had many children, and one was Josephine T. Hurst (1868-1929) during Reconstruction. Josephine T. Hurst married Kenneth Sykes (1865-1949) on December 5, 1888, in Southampton County, Virginia. One of their children was Minnie Eva Sykes (1906-1980). She married Harry Cecil McPherson Sr. (1903-1982) on June 21, 1923, in Norfolk, Virginia. One of their children was Ceceilia Elaine McPherson (1927-2016). Ceceilia Elaine McPherson married John Edward Williams (1924-1955) on March 16, 1948, in Norfolk, Virginia. She later married Joseph Edward Malloy Sr. (1912-1986) on January 25, 1963, at Norfolk, Virginia. Their daughter is my maternal 3rd cousin Althea Lynette Malloy. Althea Lynette Malloy married John Roland Allen III on June 1, 1991, in Norfolk, Virginia. The couple's children are my 4th cousins Christopher Allen (b. 1996), Jasmyn Jaliyah Allen (b. 2000), and another daughter. Ceceilia Elaine McPherson Malloy lived to be 89 years old and lived in Virginia Beach by the time of her transition on November 12, 2016. Cecelia Elaine McPherson these children with John Edward Williams (1924-1955). They are Paulette Delight Williams (1948-2018) and Janette Williams White. Ceceilia Elaine McPherson had these children with Joseph Edward Malloy Sr. (1912-1986) who are Mark Malloy (b. 1963) and Althea Lynette Malloy (b. 1967). My 3rd cousin Mark Malloy (b. 1963) married Stacey Michelle Blanding Malloy (b. 1968) on November 11, 2011. Paulette Delight Williams had many children and grandchildren. 



There are more descendants of my late 2nd cousin Innie Moore (1922-1980) that I found out. She married Ollie Lee Allen (1923-1982) on September 11, 1954, at Dinwiddie, Virginia. Their children are Ollie Allen Jr. (1952-1978), Alveta M. Allen Corbett (b. 1954), Lerona Pulley Allen (1955-2013), Katherine Clara Allen (1957-2010), and Oretha Hope Allen Millage (b. 1959). Lerona Pulley Allen married Walter Henry Jones (b. 1922) on March 30, 1986, at Newport News, Virginia. Lerona Allen had a daughter named Monica Janneese Allen, who was born on June 19, 1970. Monica Janneese Allen had many children (who are my 4th cousins named Samouya Larein Allen (1987-2023), Nakiia Allen, Sydney Allen Yasmine Gates, Bre Fitzgerald, Bayshon Allen, Jonathan Allen, Darrick Allen, Najae Allen, and Jasmine Paul. Samouya Allen had these daughters with Tony Shumaker who are: Nhakiliyan Allen, Jaedyn Hopson, and Saniyah Shumaker of Newport News. She grew up in Newport News except for the brief period of time that she lived in Washington, DC. Samouya Larein Allen attended Newport News Public Schools. She enjoyed  playing her saxophone in middle and high school and also being a part of the R.O.T.C.  She graduated from Heritage High School in June of 2005. Following high school, she attended North Carolina Central University.

 

The Olympics Opening Ceremony has started on Friday at 1:30 pm. EST. That time is 7:30 pm. Paris time, so Paris is 6 hours ahead of us who live in the Eastern Standard Time of the Americas. The movie director Steven Spielberg spoke the introduction to the 2024 Paris Olympics Games in a speech. It starts with a French soccer legend taking the torch. The people carrying the torch will first go around the city of Paris. The ceremony began with a commercial celebrating the diverse people of Paris from parks to the Paris subway. Then, French President Emmanuel Marcon and the President of the IOC met with each other and shook hands. They will sit in the stadium to enjoy the Olympics Opening Ceremony show. Later, kids on a boat with the Olympic flame travel across the river. The colors show the French flag. People in the audience wave the French flag. Tons of fans and athletes' families are in the crowd celebrating the arrival of the Olympic flame. Tons of people are watching outside of homes and apartments in Paris to see the ceremony too. It has been 100 years since the 1924 Paris Olympics too. 


Each segment of the show has a theme. The 2nd theme is called Enchante. First, the Greek delegation of athletes travels on the Parade of Nations. The Greek delegation of athletes always go first involving the Parade of Nations. They ride on the boat for the ceremony in Paris. People wave the flag of Greece too. The Refugee Team show their support riding in a large boat too with many athletes. Nations come by the river in mostly alphabetical order. Lady Gaga performed a song in Paris France. Lady Gaga performed a dance routine with many dancers. In France, dance performance culture is very popular and historic. The Parade of Nation of Boats ceremony is part of the early part of the Olympic ceremony. Snoop was also in the ceremonies as a commentator along with Hoda Kotb and others like Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning. A segment of people is working to build up Notre Dame, which will be released to the public by December 2024. This comes after a fire nearly destroyed it. A masked person jumped into buildings in France to travel with the Olympic Flame. The person goes into a Louis Vuitton store. Their ceremony celebrates the Olympic and Paralympic medals. People carry a large box around Paris with dancers. The Concord bridge is lit and the Afro-French artist from Mali performs. Her name is Aya Nakamura. 


Then, the French national anthem is sung by another singer, Axelle-Saint-Cirel. The French national anthem is called La Marseillaise from the roof of the Grand Palais. There has been a fashion show on the stage too. The American team came with LeBron James and Coco Gauff as the flag bearers. The last team was the French team. It was raining in Paris as the boats traveled on the Seine River. The 2024 Paris Olympics is about both previous Olympian champions continuing their legacies and the younger generation beginning their own great legacy involving a diversity of athletic sports. As athletes get off their boats, the Caldron lightning takes place. There was the Delegation of Athletes. These human beings displayed flags of all nations involved in the Paris Olympics near the Eiffel Tower. The masked person rides a horse and then goes on a Paris, France stadium stage. Then, the person gives the flag to people, and the Olympic anthem is shown. While this is occurring, the Olympic flag is raised. A massive light show existed on the Eiffel Tower too. The Olympic flame was on a boat with Serena Williams, Nadal, Carl Lewis, and another person. Later, Tony Parker carries the torch and sends it to other people (including members of the Paralympic athletes too). The Caldron is at 5:23 pm. EST or 11:23 pm. Paris time. The flame is lit in the Paris games. A balloon flies in the air. The purpose of this action was to commemorate a high-air balloon being established by French people back in 1792. The balloon flies around the Paris landscape. Celine Dion sends a song to celebrate the beginning of the Paris Summer Olympic Games in 2024. This Opening Ceremony here is one of the most unique, diverse ceremonies in Olympic history.


The Summer Olympics are here now. Events started as early as Wednesday, and Saturday is the first day of events after the Opening Ceremony in Paris. Nic Fink advances to the 100m breaststroke final for Team USA. America's Gauff and Pegula advance to round 2 of women's doubles. America won silver in the women's 4 X 100m freestyle relay, Australia won gold, and China won bronze. Team USA won gold in the men's 4 X 100m freestyle relay. This is the first gold medal won by America. Katie Ledecky won the bronze in the 400m relay freestyle, Australia's Ariarne Titmus took gold, and Canada's Summer McIntosh won silver. 


By July 28, 2024, many things have happened during the early era of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Lebron James and Kevin Durant lead the USA men's basketball team to defeat Serbia in a Group game. Also, Simone Biles fought through calf pain to make a great return to Olympic gymnastics. Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast in human history. French swimmer Leon Marchand set an Olympic record by winning gold in the 400m individual race. Also, Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh finished first and second in the women's 100m butterfly final. A heat wave will come to Paris soon. By Tuesday and Wednesday, temperatures will reach 93 to 97 degrees, in Bordeaux, high temperatures can be 100 degrees by Monday, and other cities (like Lyons and Marseilles) may reach very high temperatures too. Australia's women's soccer team had a victory over Zambia with a score of 6-5. Zambia's Deborah Abiodun comforts teammate Jennifer Echegini after their loss. Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates his doubles victory in the first round with Dan Evans. This is the first round of the men's doubles tournament. Regarding the 100m men's swimming breaststroke, Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi won gold, while U.S. UK swimmer tied for silver. The American Nic Fink and Great Britain's Adam Peaty of the UK tied for silver with a time of 59.05 seconds.


For the women's archery team, South Korea won gold, China won silver, and Mexico won bronze. For the K-1 canoeing, Australia's Jessica Fox won gold, Poland's Klaudia Zwolinkska won silver, and Kimberly Woods from Great Britain won bronze. As for Men's time trial, Belgium's Evenepoel won gold, Filippo Ganna won silver from Italy, and Wout van Aert from Belgium won bronze. As for women's time trial of cycling, Grace Brown of Australia won gold, Anna Henderson of Great Britain won silver, and Chloe Dyger of America won bronze. As for women's mountain biking, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won gold, Haley Batten from America won silver, and Jenny Rissveds of Sweden won bronze. Involving individual foil of fencing, Lee Kiefer of America won gold, Lauren Scruggs of America (she grew up in Queens, New York City. She is one of the two black fencers from America to have won an individual world championship. She is part of the Harvard University class of 2025) won silver, and Eleanor Harvey from Canada won bronze.

 

Fashion culture from 1500 to 1900 represents a radical change in human history. By this time, we saw the growth of Empires globally that dealt with international trade, cultural diffusion, and the growth of economies. The modern capitalist system as we know it (as tons of people have criticized this system too) existed during this era of four centuries. Also, we can't omit an important event of this time too. This time saw the peak of the Maafa which was the worst form of slavery in human history. The Maafa was when millions of innocent black men, women, and children were kidnapped, raped, abused, and murdered. Many black people were kidnapped and forcibly sent to the Americas, other parts of Africa, Asia, etc. In the Americas and throughout the world, black people were stripped of culture, creed, family, and tribal affiliations. This event damaged families, and black people used strength and resiliency to fight back against slavery too. From 1500 to 1900, there were the ages of growth of Empires, the Renaissance period, the Age of Global Revolutions and Wars, and the existence of the start of the Modern Era of time. Fashion during this time became very advanced. Tunics weren't used so much. They were replaced with differentiation in clothing (that defines modern fashion in many ways).  For example, people wore clothing with detachable sleeves, overskirts, jerkins, and baskets. More people wore caps and hats. Different colored dresses and shirts plus religious caps were commonplace in the world. Therefore, the fashion of the era of 1500-1900 set up a foundation where modern fashion flourishes today. 



By the Renaissance period of time, we saw how women and men wore very different clothing. For women, they wore tight bodices, full skirts that could hang to the ankles, and intricate sleeves. Dresses that exposed the neckline were fashionable. Women wore berets, veils, garlands in their hair, and adorned their clothing with feathers and lace. During the Renaissance, men wore puffed sleeves, form-fitting waists, and codpieces worn over tights. Many men wore doublets, berets, and caps. Some used feathers on their hats. There was a linen shift in clothes, regardless of gender. Clothes had fibers like lenin, wool, and silk. There were many heavy clothes for upper-class members of society. By the 1500's more people wore headdresses. Women worn gown as shown in the portrait of Mona Lisa done by Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa was actually Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. Gothic clothing was shown in Northern Europe. In Africa by the 1500's, African people wore shirts, dresses, beads, and shoes. By the 1500's, there was the Little Ice Age where temperatures were cooler in the Northern Hemisphere especially. 


By Timothy



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