5-1-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1948 - Glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham Alabama for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes"

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
It’s much too hard to look for May flowers with our continued high winds and today, our very cool temperatures. Any color is being ruined by the overnight lows in the twenties.

I had my second swelling attack in a week, so I guess it’s back to Allegra, which keeps them at one a month. This is getting to be a real pain, as even though the meds do slow it down and seem to stop major swelling, I basically lose the day. It is difficult to eat, drink water, and sometimes it makes me sleepy.

The damage in the south from all those tornadoes is freaky. One of the many amazing things is how no one is talking about cutting government spending. Every report has Americans happy that the Feds are on the way. It is good that our government is able to help at this great time of need.

So Will and Kate didn’t want toasters, blenders, and other typical household wedding gifts. They instead published a list of charities they support and asked that people donate to them. Very cool. I saw today that even some of the charity leaders were invited guests to the wedding. The times they are a changin’.

Hopefully tomorrow will be less windy and I will get to spend some time outside without being blown around. I ran a few errands today, and it was not pleasant to be outside. The wind chill dropped our temp about 10° throughout the day. When I did go out, the thermometer said 45° but the wind chill made it 37°.

Sadly, Libya is starting to sound a lot like Iraq. Today, one of Gaddafi’s sons and three of his grandkids were killed by NATO bombings. Such a tragedy. Sounds like the same thing that happened in Iraq.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…] New Source!
Which state is called the Treasure State?
What is the postal abbreviation for Texas?
Which Joe was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper?
William Henry Gates III amassed his fortune from which source?
In Peter Pan, what sort of animal was Nana?
In basketball, where do the Supersonics come from?
Which state is called the Pine Tree State?
What is the postal abbreviation for Pennsylvania?
What is California's state capital?
What is Ohio's largest city?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
~Number of check-cashing shops currently operating in San Francisco: 141
~Number by which this EXCEEDS combined number of Starbucks and McDonald’s franchises: 42

FIRST TIME…NEW
Ivan IV (the Terrible) 1547 --- 1st Tsar of Russia.
Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) 1553 --- 1st reigning queen of England.
Anne Bradstreet 1650 --- 1st published American woman writer. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
Ann Franklin 1762 --- 1st woman to hold the title of newspaper editor, "The Newport Mercury" in Newport, RI

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
~The cat's clavicle, or collarbone, does not connect with other bones but is buried in the muscles of the shoulder region. This lack of a functioning collarbone allows them to fit through any opening the size of their head.
~A cat sees about six times better than a human at night, and needs 1/6 the amount of of light that a human does - it has a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
~If a cat is frightened, the hair stands up fairly evenly all over the body; when the cat is threatened or is ready to attack, the hair stands up only in a narrow band along the spine and tail.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
SANDOWN, England - A British pub singer said he is facing a racial harassment charge for singing the disco tune "Kung Fu Fighting" with a pair of Chinese people in the bar. Simon Ledger, 34, said he was singing the Carl Douglas tune Sunday at the Driftwood Beach Bar in Sandown, England, and noticed a man of Chinese origin and his mother gesturing toward him and taking cell phone pictures, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday. Ledger, who said he regularly performs the Grammy-winning 1974 disco tune, said he received a call from police later while he was dining at a Chinese restaurant asking to meet with him about the incident. The singer said he was questioned and placed under arrest on a racial harassment charge.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
When a customer left his cell phone in my store, I scrolled through his saved numbers, stopped at "Mom" and pushed send.
His mother answered, and I told her what happened.
"Don't worry," she said, "I'll take care of it."
A few minutes later, the cell phone rang. It was "Mom."
"Martin," she said, "you left your cell phone at the convenience store."

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♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1986 Inductee: Phil and Don transformed the Appalachian folk, bluegrass and country sounds of their Kentucky boyhood into a richly harmonized form of rock and roll. The sons of entertainers Margaret and Ike Everly, a traveling country and western team, the Everly Brothers performed as part of the family act on radio and in concert. On their own, they sang beguilingly of adolescent romance in crisp, shimmering voices…MORE INFO http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-everly-brothers/bio/

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1-7
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«TODAY IS
Amtrak Day
Executive Coaching Day
Free Comic Book Day
Keep Kids Alive! Drive 25 Day
Law Day
Lei Day
Loyalty Day
May Day
Mother Goose Day
Motorcycle Mass & Blessing of The Bikes Day
National Dance Day
National Infertility Survival Day
New Homeowner's Day
Save The Rhino Day
School Principals' Day
Silver Star Day
Stepmother's Day
World Laughter Day

Italy--Festival of Saint Efisio
Russia--International Labor Day
Israel--Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Day)
Most of the World--Labor Day

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1939 - Batman comics hit street
1950 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers & Hammerstein (South Pacific)
1961 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)
1979 - Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel
… ATHLETICS
1926 - Brooklyn Dodgers & Boston Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 innings
1940 - The 1940 Olympics are cancelled
1960 - Pancho Gonzalez retires from tennis
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1841 - 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for CA
1883 - "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show
1884 - Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)
1884 - Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States
1927 - 1st British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways)
1935 - Boulder Dam completed
1941 - General Mills introduces Cheerios
1952 - Mr Potato Head, introduced
1994 - Charles Kuralt, retires as CBS newsman (On the Road)
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1637 - After numerous incidents, and incursions on both sides, English settlers in Connecticut declare war on the Pequot Indians. Most of the fighting take places in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
1833 - A census of the Creek upper towns shows 14,142 people, including 445 Negro slaves.
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1889 - 1st International Workers Day
1960 - Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane over Sverdlovsk
1997 - Tasmania becomes the last state in Australia to decriminalize homosexuality
2004 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
2009 - Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1889 - Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany)
1919 - Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5,000 people in 104 small villages
1949 - Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune)
1963 - 1st American (James Whittaker) conquers Mount Everest
… US POLITICS
1866 - American Equal Rights Association forms
1873 - 1st US postal card issued
2010 - Car bomb fails to go off in Times Square, New York City

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1924 - Terry Southern American novelist and screenwriter
…ATHLETES
Chuck Bednarik, Football Hall of Famer, turns 86
Curtis Martin, Football player, turns 38
1915 - Archie Williams, American athlete
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1909 - Ethel Jane Cain, original UK Speaking Clock voice
1830 - Mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Dann Florek, Actor ("Law and Order: SVU"), turns 60
Judy Collins, Folk singer, turns 72
Rita Coolidge, Singer, turns 66
1916 - Glenn Ford, Quebec Canada, actor
1918 - Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, American television host of the Jack Paar Show
Ray Parker Jr., R&B singer, turns 57
1907 - Kate Smith, American singer
…POLITICIANS
1852 - Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/Indian fighter
1738 - King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii
1912 - Winthrop Rockefeller American philanthropist and governor of Arkansas
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
Scott Carpenter, Former astronaut, turns 86
1839 - Chardonnet, inventor (rayon)

Today’s Obits:
1997 - Bebe, AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40
1998 - Eldridge Cleaver, American activist dies of prostate cancer/diabetes at 63
1902 - John Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85
1539 - Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany during childbirth at 35
1965 - Spike Jones, composer (Spike Jones Show), dies of emphysema at 53
1873 - David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies of malaria at 60

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
Which state is called the Treasure State?
Montana
What is the postal abbreviation for Texas?
TX
Which Joe was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper?
DiMaggio
William Henry Gates III amassed his fortune from which source?
Computer Software
In Peter Pan, what sort of animal was Nana?
Dog
In basketball, where do the Supersonics come from?
Seattle
Which state is called the Pine Tree State?
Maine
What is the postal abbreviation for Pennsylvania?
PA
What is California's state capital?
Sacramento
What is Ohio's largest city?
Columbus

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…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
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4-30-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 2009 - The United Kingdom formally ends combat operations in Iraq

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Our first Red Flag Warning of the year. It’s a very complicated formula from the weather service, not the forest service that says it’s windy and the forest is dry and there should be no campfires in the forest. April is a very early time for these warnings and lets us know what is ahead.

Our governor made the Colt 45 our official state firearm. Yet another dumb move. Something about this weapon taming the west. Just how did that happen? By killing our fellow human beings…outlaws, lawmen, peaceful citizens and Native Americans. I saw a gun dealer on the news who hopes this will increase his business. Such a vile and violent remembrance. The our governor signed a bill to give the Tea Party their own license plate. We already have many ‘vanity’ plates that donate money to colleges. The only good thing about this new law is that we will be able to spot the real dedicated Tea Party members. Maybe that will be a good thing.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Which Football Team Managed To Loose The 1974,1978 World Cup Finals?
2. Which toys were sold with the advertising slogan ‘robots in disguise'?
3. Which Yorkshire football team plays at home at Oakwell?
4. Which drink was advertised as 'drunk for a penny; dead drunk for tuppence'?
5. Desire for more cows, is the translation of what Sanskrit word?
6. What Does Dc Stand For In Washington DC?
7. Which animal lives in a holt?
8. Where Is John F Kennedy Airport?
9. Introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, how many months was the Julian calendar divided into?
10. How did folk singer Roy Harper catch Toxoplasmosis?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Chance that an American teen suffers from a severe emotional or behavioral disorder: 1 in 5
>Amount the state of California spent last year on each minor in the juvenile detention system: $224,712
>Amount spent on each students in the Oakland public school system: $4945

THIS REALLY WORKS…
>Get marker of the wall with rubbing alcohol! Simply buff away the marks with a clean cloth dipped in rubbing alcohol.
>Sprinkle salt on a damp sponge to clean the bottoms of stained coffee mugs or cups

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>During the Royal Wedding ceremony, royals sat on the right and commoners on the left. All the women in Westminster Abbey donned hats to show their respect. And, the bride won't throw her bouquet to bunch of single ladies. Instead, she'll lay it at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, which the Queen Mum did back in 1923.
>Kate will follow in Princess Diana's footsteps and leave out "obey" in her wedding vows. Instead, she said she will "love, comfort, honor and keep" William. Princess Di did the same thing when she married Prince Charles in 1981, but back then it was seen as a pretty controversial move.
>William and Kate's wedding reception is set to outshine that of Will's parents Charles and Diana. After the ceremony has taken place, 600 chosen guests will enjoy a lunchtime buffet, unlike his parents who celebrated with a 120-guest breakfast hosted by the Queen.
>William and Kate got their own Royal British stamp last week. The stamps feature two photos of the couple-- one is a copy of the official engagement portrait photographed in the Royal Council Chamber and the other is a casual shot taken in the Palace's Cornwall Room.
>Prince William will not wear a ring after the marriage, but it's been reported that Kate will wear a gold ring passed down to William from the Queen. According to tradition, the Welsh gold for royal rings comes from the Clogau St David's mine at Bontddu in North Wales.
>So as to not follow in the footsteps of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, William and Kate are allegedly going to be the first royal couple to enter into a pre-nuptial agreement.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
A woman in Tampa may have figured she'd found a better Easter gift for her elderly father than a basket of candy: a tryst with a prostitute.
Pia Kirchberg, 51, and father Maurice Kirchberg, 80, were both arrested over the holiday weekend after the daughter allegedly tried to buy dear old dad a hooker, according to abcactionnews.com.
Cops were conducting a sting in an area of Tampa known for prostitution when the younger Kirchberg went looking for a pretty woman.
But police say the father-daughter pair, whose hometown is Dubuque, Iowa, wasn't looking to spend big. Pia Kirchberg allegedly offered an undercover officer just $20 to have sex with her father, according to the report.
Both were charged with soliciting prostitution and released on $250 bond. They were two of eight people busted in the sting.
"Prostitution is illegal. It doesn't matter how old you are," police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said. "If we catch you trying to solicit a prostitute, you're going to jail."

A LITTLE LAUGH:
Marvin found the following ransom note slipped under his front door. "Bring $50,000 to the 17th hole of your country club tomorrow at 10:00 AM if you ever want to see your wife alive again."
But it was well after 1:00 PM by the time he arrived at the designated meeting spot. A masked man stepped from behind a bush and demanded, "You're three hours late. What took you so long?"
"Give me a break!" said Marvin, pointing to his scorecard. "I'm a 27 handicap."

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♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
1986 Inductee: While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together. It was his particular genius to graft country & western guitar licks onto a rhythm & blues chassis in his very first single, “Maybelline.”  MORE INFO

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24-30
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National Dream Hotline
National Scoop The Poop Week
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28-30
Gathering of the Nations Pow Wow

«TODAY IS
National Honesty Day
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Hairstylists Appreciation Day
National Rebuilding Day
Penguin Day
Pinhole Photography Day
Sense of Smell Day
World Healing Day

Louisiana Purchase Day
Louisiana: Admission Day (18th state)  

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1877 - Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein
…ATHLETES
Isiah Thomas, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 50
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1902 - Theodore Schultz American economist, Nobel Prize 1979
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1908 - Eve Arden, American actress
Jane Campion, Director ("The Piano"), turns 57
Gary Collins, Talk show host, turns 73
Kirsten Dunst, Actress, turns 29
Johnny Galecki, Actor ("The Big Bang Theory"), turns 36
1925 - Johnny Horton, American musician
Cloris Leachman, Actress ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Phyllis"), turns 85
Kunal Nayyar, Actor ("Big Bang Theory"), turns 30
Bobby Vee, Singer, turns 68
…POLITICIANS
Stephen Harper, Prime minister of Canada, turns 52
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint
1770 - David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer (Columbia River)

Today’s Obits:
1945 - Adolph Hitler, German dictator (1936-45), commits suicide at 56
1900 - John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck
1974 - Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endorra-Bewitched), dies at 73
2007 - Tom Poston, American actor dies at 86
1970 - Inger Stevens, actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter), commits suicide at 35
1983 - Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies of heart failure at 70
1943 - Beatrice Potter Webb, British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies at 85

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1859 - Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical All the Year Round, continues in weekly installments until Nov 26
1992 - 208th & final episode of Cosby Show on NBC-TV
1997 - 42 million watch "Ellen" admit she is gay
… ATHLETICS
1958 - Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1808 - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
1857 - San Jose State University forms
1904 - Ice cream cone makes its debut
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1682 - La Salle stays with the Taensa Indians for 4 days, starting today, on Lake Saint Joseph in Louisiana. He will sign a peace treaty with them.
1860 - Navaho Indians attack Fort Defiance
1871 - Apaches in Arizona surrender to white & Mexican adventurers; 144 die The Camp Grant Massacre
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1492 - Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet
1911 - Portugal approves woman suffrage
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1483 - Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503.
… US POLITICS
1789 - George Washington inaugurated as 1st president of US
1889 - 1st US national holiday, on centennial of Washington's inauguration
1900 - USA annexes Hawaii
1947 - Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Which Football Team Managed To Loose The 1974,1978 World Cup Finals?
Holland
2. Which toys were sold with the advertising slogan ‘robots in disguise'?
Transformers
3. Which Yorkshire football team plays at home at Oakwell?
Barnsley
4. Which drink was advertised as 'drunk for a penny; dead drunk for tuppence'?
Gin
5. Desire for more cows, is the translation of what Sanskrit word?
War - same in English
6. What Does Dc Stand For In Washington DC?
District Of Columbia
7. Which animal lives in a holt?
Otter
8. Where Is John F Kennedy Airport?
New York
9. Introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, how many months was the Julian calendar divided into?
12
10. How did folk singer Roy Harper catch Toxoplasmosis?
Kiss of life, to a sheep

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…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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4-29-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1905 - 2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, TX
MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
I complain about our wind, but thankfully we have no tornadoes here. Watching the aftermath and now footage of the tornadoes as they hit, I certainly see that Flags 45-50mph winds ain’t nuttin. The lives disrupted by yesterday’s super cells in beyond belief.

Our group met for lunch. Mary had a good time with her grandkids for Easter. About a week from now she gets to have a colonoscopy. The day before she and Mike are going on a balloon ride in Sedona—at 4:30am. They will go down in the morning. If it was me, I think I would spend the night in Sedona. It’s only about 40 minutes away, but every few minutes of sleep counts. Cheryl is headed to Santa Fe for a grant writing workshop in two weeks. She won’t be around Flag for her birthday, so we are celebrating it next week in Williams. We’ll be going to Bearizona, a new local wildlife park with a drive through and walk through area. It takes about 2 hours to do the whole park. Then we will have lunch and then Cheryl is serving her favorite birthday cake. Should be a good time.

A few days ago I was busy avoiding the hoopla of the royal wedding. That has almost become impossible. I’m sure if I turn on the TV tomorrow, that is all I will see. I’m sure the internet will be abuzz with everything about the wedding. Between the live reports, the repeated footage, and the incessant commentary on everything may be exciting for some. I will do my best to avoid it.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. In the novel Animal Farm, Benjamin was what type of creature?
2. What book starts with the words -Call me Ishmael?
3. In literature who is the alter ego of Percy Blakney?
4. Who wrote 'Gentlemen Prefer Blonds'?
5. In 'Call of the Wild' by Jack London, what was the dog's name?
6. In Greek mythology who created man?
7. Vienna is the setting for which Shakespearean play?
8. Whose last unfinished novel was 'The Last Tycoon'?
9. Who was the wise cat in T.S. Eliot's book 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'?
10. In James Bond's books what was Dr. No's first name?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Number of US states that provide paid leave to new parents: 2
>Percentage of men and women, respectively who have accessed this benefit: 21, 79
>Percentage of US parents who rank ‘bullying’ as their greatest fear for their children: 30

THIS REALLY WORKS…
>Just soak the oranges in boiling water for five minutes then peel as usual. As a bonus, the "white" part of the peel will come off along with the peel to give an awesome look to your salad.
>This is a great tip to keep your oil-based salad dressings from going to the bottom of the bowl and keeping it on your greens! Take your dressing and heat it in the microwave for ten seconds before using.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
Note: I couldn’t resist a little wedding trivia
>In the U.S., the bride traditionally walks down the aisle last, after the bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girl, and ring bearer. In England, the bride is the first down the aisle to emphasize her importance. Another key difference in the wedding precession is in America, the groomsmen walk arm-in-arm with the bridesmaids. British bridesmaids, however, follow the bride without escort, while the groomsmen, known in England as ushers, stand in the front.
>Each wedding party in England typically has bridesmaids around the same age as the bride and groom, but also younger bridesmaids, from ages 10-12. In the U.S., the bridesmaids are usually close friends or family of the bride or groom and are around the same age
>British women traditionally wear hats—big ones—to weddings. At a Christian ceremony in the U.S., the bride is usually the only person with something on her head.
>Generally in the England, weddings take place in the afternoon. After the ceremony, the guests attend a wedding breakfast. There are a couple of theories about the origin of the term wedding breakfast. One theory is that the name comes from the tradition of the bride and groom fasting before the wedding, therefore, the reception would be when they would break their fast. Another is that the wedding breakfast is the first meal of the couple's married life, just as breakfast is the first meal of the day.
>Pre-wedding bashes are called bachelor and bachelorette parties in the U.S., while in the U.K. they are referred to as stag night or stag weekend for the men and hen night for the women. Britain has more legal restrictions about weddings than America. For example, in England and Wales, couples cannot legally get married outdoors unless the location has been approved by local authority.
>In the U.S., wedding cakes—both the main cake and, in some cases, a groom's cake are a major part of the reception. In Britain, the dessert is traditionally a fruit cake. The top-tier of the fruit cake is saved for the christening of the couples' first child. The top-tier in the U.S. is saved for the couple's first anniversary.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
Cavalcade of Rednecks: (1) A 26-year-old woman was charged with a grab-and-go at a convenience store in Crestview, Fla.--an 18-pack of beer stuffed under her shirt. (2) A 25-year-old man was arrested for trespass after, he said, he forgot exactly which strip club he had been banned from and accidentally wandered back into that one. (3) Sharon Newling was arrested in Salisbury, N.C., for shooting at her stepson (not at him, she said, but shooting toward him to make him stop working on his car). (4) Stephanie Preston married Bobby Duncan in Greensboro, N.C., at our lady of Jiffy Lube cathedral. (5) Carey Newman, 34, was arrested in Franklin County, Ill., charged with throwing a lawn mower at another woman

A LITTLE LAUGH:
One night our dog suddenly began barking almost every night at around 3 a.m.
Irritated and sleepy, my husband, Larry, searched the back yard for what might have disturbed this otherwise peaceful animal.
For three days he found nothing amiss. When the dog woke up the neighborhood a fourth night at 3 a.m. with frantic barking Larry finally snuck around the house through the alley only to discover our quiet neighbor, the last man you'd suspect of wrongdoing, throwing pebbles over the fence at the dog.
My husband demanded to know what he was doing.
"My mother-in-law is visiting," the embarrassed neighbor explained. "If she gets woken up in the middle of the night one more time she says she'll leave."

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♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2003 Inductee: The vocal duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield virtually defined the term “blue-eyed soul.” As the Righteous Brothers, they cut a string of hits that fared well on both the pop and rhythm and blues charts: “Unchained Melody” (#4 pop, #3 R&B), “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration (#1 pop, #13 R&B) and their masterpiece - and one of the seminal singles of the rock and roll era - “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (#1 pop, #3 R&B). MORE INFO

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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
24-30
Administrative Professionals Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National Scoop The Poop Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
Safe Kids Week
Sky Awareness Week
28-30
Gathering of the Nations Pow Wow

«TODAY IS
Arbor Day
Interstate Mullet Toss Days
National Dance Day
National Dream Hotline
National Hairball Awareness Day
National Shrimp Scampi Day
Save The Frogs Day
Taiwan: Cheng Cheng Kung Landing Day
(Commemorates landing in Taiwan in 1661 of Ming Dynasty loyalist Cheng Cheng Kung (Koxinga), who ousted Dutch colonists who had occupied Taiwan for 37 years.)
Japan: Showa Day
(honors the birthday of the Shōwa Emperor (Hirohito), the reigning Emperor from 1926 to 1989)

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1667 - John Arbuthnot, Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)
534 - Taliesin, Welsh poet, according to legend in Mabinogion
…ATHLETES
Andre Agassi, Tennis player, turns 41
1918 - George Allen American professional football coach
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1863 - William Randolph Hearst, publisher (SF Examiner, Seattle P-I)
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Duane Allen, Country singer (The Oak Ridge Boys), turns 68
Daniel Day-Lewis, Actor, turns 54
1899 - Duke Ellington [Edward Kennedy], bandleader (Take "A" Train)
Celeste Holm, Actress, turns 94
Tommy James, Singer (The Shondells), turns 64
Rod McKuen, Poet, turns 78
Michelle Pfeiffer, Actress, turns 53
Eve Plumb, Actress ("The Brady Bunch"), turns 53
Jerry Seinfeld, Actor, comedian ("Seinfeld"), turns 57
Uma Thurman, Actress, turns 41
…POLITICIANS
1901 – Hirohito Japanese emperor (1926-89)
1830 - Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
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Today’s Obits:
2006 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist, dies at 97
1980 - Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80
2008 - Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist, the first to synthesize LSD, dies at 102

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1852 - 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published
1953 - The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV
1967 - Aretha Franklin releases "Respect"
… ATHLETICS
1892 - Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter
1961 - ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1553 - Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England
1813 - Rubber is patented
2004 - Oldsmobile builds its final car ending 107 years of production
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1700 - Lemoyne d'Iberville today visits a Pascagoula Indian village, one day's walk from the French post at Biloxi. The Pascagoulas have been hit hard by disease brought by the Europeans. D'Iberville is impressed by the beauty of the women.
1851 - One in a series of treaties with California Indians will be signed today at Camp Barbour. These treaties promise to set aside lands for the Indians and to protect them from Americans.
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1429 - Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English
1970 - 50,000 US & South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia
1975 - Ethiopia nationalizes all ground/earth
1990 - Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate
2005 - Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending 29 years of occupation
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1927 - Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed
… US POLITICS
1983 - Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's 1st black mayor

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. In the novel Animal Farm, Benjamin was what type of creature?
Donkey
2. What book starts with the words -Call me Ishmael?
Moby Dick, Herman Melville
3. In literature who is the alter ego of Percy Blakney?
Scarlet Pimpernel
4. Who wrote 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'?
Anita Loos
5. In 'Call of the Wild' by Jack London, what was the dog's name?
Buck
6. In Greek mythology who created man?
The demigod Promethus
7. Vienna is the setting for which Shakespearean play?
Measure for Measure
8. Whose last unfinished novel was 'The Last Tycoon'?
F Scott Fitzgerald
9. Who was the wise cat in T.S. Eliot's book 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'?
Old Deuteronomy
10. In James Bond's books what was Dr. No's first name?
Julius

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4-28-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1942 - "WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Ah, the winds dropped down, so the ever vigilant forest service held a prescribed burn. So while it was a nice day, the huge smoke plumes of smoke visible from my house, and just about everywhere else in town. I had read about the burn on the web and in the local paper. Still, seeing that huge amount of smoke makes one nervous. The entire town was ‘hazy’, even though the forest service said they determined this was a good day to keep smoke out of the town. I guess there is a difference between ‘smoke’ and ‘haze’. But the ‘haze’ does smell like smoke and burns your eyes when outside.

President Obama showed us a copy of his real birth certificate with hopes of stopping the circus that is taking people’s minds off the real problems in our country. Even this is not going to stop the crazies. Donnie Trump, ringmaster de jour, says it is a good first step, but now wants to know how he was a poor student yet ended up in Harvard. I wish these crazies would be exposed for what they are…sore losers with racist tendencies. Conspiracy Theories are part of our country. We like to speculate when there is a ‘black swan’ moment. Roswell? JFK assassination? 9/11? And now, How did Obama become President? Lots of books are written. Lot of money is made. Somehow I find this particular conspiracy theory is different. The President should not have to stoop to this theory.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. What would you suffer from with hypotension?
2. What Was Sellafields former name?
3. Which 2 Towns were linked by the world’s first Commercial Railway?
4. What did British engineer Christopher Cockrell invent in 1953?
5. A Jacaranda is a type of what?
6. What is a number called that is equal to the sum of all the numbers by which it is divisible?
7. What is the name of the phenomenon in which light bends when passing through a lens?
8. Which nation invented Paper?
9. What is the soft spot on a babies head known as?
10. What is Anemia?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Number of countries with which the US has a trade deficit: 77
>Percentage change since 2007 in the amount of venture capital raised annually in the US: -55
>Number of offshore oil and gas leases approved by the federal government since 2005: 4603
>Number of offshore wind projects approved since 2005: 1

THIS REALLY WORKS…
>When taking food off the grill, don't put the cooked items on the same platter which held the raw meat unless you have washed the platter in between uses... this could allow E-Coli bacteria to multiply.
>Smelly Shoes: Simply fill a tube sock with kitty litter, baking soda, or tea leaves; tie the end closed; and place the filled socks in the shoes when you're not wearing them. These sachets can be used over and over in any kind of shoe. Works great especially in gym shoes...

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Each wedding party in England typically has bridesmaids around the same age as the bride and groom, but also younger bridesmaids, from ages 10-12. In the U.S., the bridesmaids are usually close friends or family of the bride or groom and are around the same age
>British women traditionally wear hats—big ones—to weddings. At a Christian ceremony in the U.S., the bride is usually the only person with something on her head.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
Is there something stuck on your teeth? Oh no, that’s just a tattoo of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
One man has officially won The Windsor Knot’s royal wedding mania title by willingly paying £1,000 to submit to six hours in a dentist’s chair in order to have the famous duo emblazoned on his choppers. (The prize? Ridicule!)
British plumber Barmy Baz Franks, 29, got a dentist to use ultrafine brushes and stencils to paint images of the smiling royals. The temporary ivory art – known as “gnasher tats” – will last roughly three months, depending on how much Barmy Baz Franks brushes. “I’ve done some unusual dental cosmetics in my time, but this was certainly one of the strangest,” said the dentist, Dr. Neil Gerrard,in an interview with Small World News Service.
The patient says he was just doing his part to help celebrate the April 29 nuptials. “I love the royal family and this was my way of lending my support to their big day,” said Franks.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
Marvin found the following ransom note slipped under his front door. "Bring $50,000 to the 17th hole of your country club tomorrow at 10:00 AM if you ever want to see your wife alive again."
But it was well after 1:00 PM by the time he arrived at the designated meeting spot. A masked man stepped from behind a bush and demanded, "You're three hours late. What took you so long?"
"Give me a break!" said Marvin, pointing to his scorecard. "I'm a 27 handicap."

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2003 Inductee: The Police brought bristling energy and musical sophistication to the New Wave movement. They were among the first post-punk success stories, applying the succinct and speedy strictures of that genre to more challenging material that appealed to listeners of all ages and musical persuasions.  MORE INFO
Click on Song Title to see and hear it.

DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
24-30
Administrative Professionals Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National Scoop The Poop Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
Safe Kids Week
Sky Awareness Week
28-30
Gathering of the Nations Pow Wow

«TODAY IS
Great Poetry Reading Day
Kiss-Your-Mate Day
Poem in Your Pocket Day
Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day
Workers Memorial Day
Canada: National Day of Mourning: to remember those killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace related hazards and incidents.

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1630 - Charles Cotton, English poet
1922 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist
Harper Lee, Author ("To Kill a Mockingbird"), turns 85
…ATHLETES
John Daly, Golfer, turns 45
Barry Larkin, Baseball player, turns 47
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
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…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1878 - Lionel Barrymore American stage and screen character actor
Penelope Cruz, Actress, turns 37
Jay Leno, Talk show host ("The Tonight Show"), turns 61
Ann-Margret, Singer, actress, turns 70
1874 - Sidney Toler, actor
…POLITICIANS
James A. Baker III, Former secretary of state, turns 81
1758 - James Monroe, 5th pres
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
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Today’s Obits:
1999 - Rory Calhoun, American actor dies at 77
1841 - Peter Chanel, French saint murdered at 38
1936 - Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies at 68
1945 - Bernito Mussolini, Fascist leader (Italy), tried & shot at 63
2007 - Tommy Newsom, American bandleader, dies at 78
1993 - Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47
1843 - William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies at 75

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1686 - 1st volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia" published
1892 - 1st performance of Antonin Dvorák's overture "Carnival"
1940 - Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"
… ATHLETICS
1931 - Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field
1990 - Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat NY Knicks 157-128
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1922 - WOI (Ames, Iowa) country's 1st licensed educational radio station
1937 - 1st commercial flight across Pacific, Pan Am
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1871 - Either convinced that Eskiminzin's Apache are responsible for raids near Tucson, or just looking for an excuse to attack the Aravaipas, William Oury sets out with 140 armed whites and Indians for the Apache camp near Camp Grant.
1882 - Remnants of Loco's Chiricahua Apaches who fought in the battles south of Stein's Pass, and in Horseshoe Canyon, on April 23, 1882, are attacked today by Captain Tullius Tupper, Troops G, and M, 6th Cavalry, and a company of Indian scouts, 25 miles south of Cloverdale, Arizona. Six Apaches are killed, and 72 head of livestock are seized, according to Army reports. The surviving Indians head toward Mexico.
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1956 - Last French troop leave Vietnam
1958 - Vice Pres Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America
1969 - Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1932 - Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced
1947 - Thor Heyerdahl & "Kon-Tiki" sail from Peru to Polynesia
2001 - Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist
… US POLITICS
1635 - Virginia Gov John Harvey accused of treason & removed from office
1788 - Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution
1980 - Cyrus Vance, Carter's Secretary of State, resigns

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. What would you suffer from with hypotension?
Low Blood Pressure
2. What Was Sellafields former name?
Windscale
3. Which 2 Towns were linked by the world’s first Commercial Railway?
Stockton & Darlington
4. What did British engineer Christopher Cockrell invent in 1953?
The Hovercraft
5. A Jacaranda is a type of what?
Tree
6. What is a number called that is equal to the sum of all the numbers by which it is divisible?
A Perfect Number
7. What is the name of the phenomenon in which light bends when passing through a lens?
Refraction
8. Which nation invented Paper?
China
9. What is the soft spot on a babies head known as?
The Fontanelle
10. What is Anemia?
A Deficiency Of Red Blood Cells

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…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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4-27-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1865 - Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Another windy day. Ran some errands. A Rez friend ran out of gas on the summit, so I got some gas and helped him out. Haven’t driven to the Summit for a long time. I shouldn’t have been surprised when I found road construction. Everything worked out fine.

Karma. What goes around comes around. Before the last elections many democratic incumbents found their local ‘town hall’ meetings were interrupted by angry people. It was soon shown that the ‘Tea Party’ had developed a plan of action for many of them on how to disrupt meetings. Well now the tables have turned, to a degree. There don’t seem to be any action plans, just upset voters asking very tough questions of those who are most concerned about the economy. Young and old do not want Medicare turned over to private insurance companies. The voters want to know why rich individuals and big corporations got tax cuts. There is a lot of yelling, but sadly no answers.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. With which sport do you associate the author Dick Francis?
2. Who were the four members of the Clampett Family who featured in the Beverley Hillbillies TV series?
3. What was Fonzie's favourite magazine?
4. In the Movie "Catch Me If You Can", which Actor is Tom Hanks trying to catch?
5. Which City Is Served By Leonardo Da Vinci Airport?
6. How Many Tears Did The Goombay Dance Band Have?
7. Which French term is used to describe excellent food?
8. Diego Maradona's Infamous "Hand Of God" Goal Occurred At The World Cup Finals In Which Year?
9. What are there 23 pairs of in the Human Body?
10. What is the German word for poison?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

Hmmmm…
>Percentage of Germans who say they would accept a leader with a ‘strong hand’: 13
>Percentage of favor ‘sharply restricting’ Muslim religious practices: 56
>Percentat who support the expulsion of foreigners during periods of high unemployment: 32

THIS REALLY WORKS…
>Toss a pillowcase in your luggage to use as a laundry bag while you're away and to keep clean clothes separate from the soiled ones on the way home.
>Baking soda on a clean damp sponge cleans gently inside and outside the microwave and never leaves a harsh chemical smell. Rinse well with water.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>The Cadbury Creme Egg plant at Bournville UK can produce more than 1.5 million eggs per day. In the UK, over 200 million cream eggs are sold annually, three for every person in the UK.
>The original advertising for the treat featured the tagline "How do you eat yours?", based on the fact that there are so many different ways to enjoy the egg.
>In 2008, the new 'Here Today, Goo Tomorrow' campaign was launched, showcasing creme eggs on amusing missions to release their Goo.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
MEDINA, Ohio — The eggs may not be fresh, but they are drawing attention at an Ohio supermarket.
A female mallard duck is nesting atop bags of mulch just outside the main entrance of a Giant Eagle store in Medina in northeast Ohio. A small sign advises shoppers to beware of the bird and to grab their mulch from another pile.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports the duck is sitting on at least 10 eggs in a nest assembled on top of an 8-foot stack of bags. Store officials think she laid the eggs a couple of weeks ago.
A store spokeswoman told the newspaper two male mallards were seen in the parking lot earlier this spring.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
Jimmy: 'Hey, Mike! How's your new pet fish doing? You told me he was really something special.'
Mike: 'To tell the truth, I'm really disappointed in him. The guy who sold him to me said I could teach him to sing like a bird.'
Jimmy: 'What? Let me get this straight... You bought a fish because you thought you could teach him to sing like a bird?'
Mike: 'Well, yeah. After all, you know, he's a parrot fish.'
Jimmy: 'Now listen, Mike, while you might be able to teach a parrot to sing, you're never going to get anywhere with a parrot fish.'
Mike: 'That's what you think! It just so happens this fish CAN sing. The thing is, he's terribly off-key and it's driving me crazy. Do you know how hard it is to tuna fish?'

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2004 Inductee: A self-taught pianist, Floyd Cramer was one of the architects of the “Nashville Sound,” a merger of country and pop that helped revive the former genre as it emerged from a commercially fallow period. Often mentioned alongside such fellow sessionmen as guitarist Chet Atkins and saxophonist Boots Randolph, Cramer became the pianist to use in Nashville from 1955 on. MORE INFO http://rockhall.com/inductees/floyd-cramer/bio/

Click on Song Title to see and hear it.

DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
24-30
Administrative Professionals Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National Scoop The Poop Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
Safe Kids Week
Sky Awareness Week

«TODAY IS
Administrative Professionals Day or Secretary's Day
Babe Ruth Day
Mantanzas Mule Day: Naval Action of Spanish American War
Morse Code Day
Tell A Story Day
Sierra Leone: Independence Day from UK
South Africa: Freedom Day
Togo: Independence Day from France

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1673 -Claude Gillot French painter, engraver and theatrical designer
1759 - Mary Wollstonecraft English writer and women's rights advocate
…ATHLETES
1896 - Rogers Hornsby American professional baseball player
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1791 - Samuel Morse American painter and developer of the telegraph
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Sheena Easton, Singer, actress, turns 52
Ace Frehley, Rock musician (Kiss), turns 60
Casey Kasem, Radio announcer, turns 79
Jack Klugman, Actor ("The Odd Couple," "Quincy"), turns 89
1899 - Walter Lantz American film animator; creator of "Woody Woodpecker"
…POLITICIANS
1822 - Ulysses S. Grant 18th president of the United States
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1896 - Wallace Hume Carothers American chemist; developed nylon

Today’s Obits:
1124 - Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies at 44
1959 - Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies
1998 - Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born writer dies of cancer at 72
1991 - Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, Gunsmoke), dies at 74
1882 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, US poet (Representive Men), dies at 78
1999 - Al Hirt, American trumpeter dies at 77
1521 - Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50
1965 - Edward R Murrow, newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57
1813 - Zebulon M Pike, US explorer (Pike's Peak), dies in battle as Americans overtake Toronto, at 34

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1667 - The blind and impoverished, John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.
1810 - Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.
… ATHLETICS
1908 - 4th modern Olympic games opens in London
1947 - Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & throughout US
1953 - Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek"
1983 - Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3,509), passing Walter Johnson
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1865 - Cornell University (Ithaca NY) is chartered
1897 - Grant's Tomb (famed of song & legend) dedicated
1965 - RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1763 - Pontiac will hold a council with a large group of Ottawa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi Natives. He will tell them of his plans to attack Fort Detroit. He will extol the virtues of returning to the old Indian ways, before the coming of the Europeans.
1877 - General George Crook contacts Red Cloud with a message for Crazy Horse. Crook promises that if Crazy Horse surrenders, he will get a reservation in the Powder River area. On this date, Red Cloud delivers the message to Crazy Horse. Crazy Horse agrees and heads to Fort Robinson, in northwestern Nebraska, where he will surrender to the U.S.Army.
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1539 - Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar
1565 - 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1946 - 1st radar installation aboard a commercial ship installed
1977 - Bloody riots in Soweto South Africa
… US POLITICS
1805 - US Marines attack shores of Tripoli
1861 - President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus
1861 - West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US
1937 - 1st US social security payment made
1978 - Accident at nuclear reactor Willow Island, W Virginia, kills 51

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. With which sport do you associate the author Dick Francis?
Horse Racing
2. Who were the four members of the Clampett Family who featured in the Beverley Hillbillies TV series?
Jed, Granny (Daisy Moses), Jethro (Bodine) and Elly May
3. What was Fonzie's favorite magazine?
Hot Rod
4. In the Movie "Catch Me If You Can", which Actor is Tom Hanks trying to catch?
Leonardo Di Caprio
5. Which City Is Served By Leonardo Da Vinci Airport?
Rome , Italy
6. How Many Tears Did The Goombay Dance Band Have?
Seven
7. Which French term is used to describe excellent food?
Cordon Bleu
8. Diego Maradona's Infamous "Hand Of God" Goal Occurred At The World Cup Finals In Which Year?
1986, Mexico
9. What are there 23 pairs of in the Human Body?
Chromosomes
10. What is the German word for poison?
Gift

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…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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