9-18-11


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…TODAY’s “Geez”…
1437 - Farmer uprising in Transsylvania
1769 - John Harris builds 1st spinet piano (US)
1976 - Mao Zedong's funeral takes place in Beijing
1988 - Burma suspends its constitution

HaPpY  BiRtHdAy to

…Free Rambling Thoughts…
 I spent the day enjoying our great weather. I did take some time out to watch CU beat CSU at Mile High stadium. A good game. I was surprised to find it on TV…but with all the channels, there it was.

…Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)…
1.      In what 1970 film does Ali MacGraw say "I want you to be a merry widower"?
2.      Ingrid Bergman made one movie twice, first in Swedish and then in English for her Hollywood debut. What was the title of the movie?
3.      What was the name of the New York nightclub that Ricky Ricardo was bandleader and emcee of?
4.      In Indiscreet, what actress said, "How dare he make love to me and not be a married man"?
5.      What Walt Disney animated film was hyped as "The most beautiful love story ever told"?
6.      The quote "Love means never having to say you're sorry" comes from what movie?
7.      What was the first TV sitcom to hit Number one in the Nielsen ratings?
8.      What movie made by Woody Allen was the first one where neither he nor one of his real-life romantic partners appeared?
9.      Who won an Oscar for playing Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love?
10.   Which war was it that GI's were hearing over the radio "Bart Simpson is making love to your wife"?
11.   What planetary body was named after the Roman goddess of love?
12.   "The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes" was a quote from what conductor?

…NEW! Wuzzles…
What concept or phrase does this suggest?

…Hmmmmm…
Ratio of the entire U.S. federal budget in 1957, adjusted for inflation, to the amount spent so far (in 2008)on the Iraq war: 1:1
Amount that the U.S. government spent on energy research and development in 1979, adjusted for inflation: $7,770,000,000-- Amount in 2008: $1,480,000,000

…Somewhat Useless Information…
In 1981 the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 36/67 declaring an International Day of Peace.
In the Netherlands, Black Peter is Santa's helper who judges which children were bad during the year. Children are told that Black Peter will enter the house through the chimney and leave a bundle of sticks or salt in their shoes instead of candy if they have been bad. Extremely bad children, they are told, will be put into Black Peter's gunny bag and carried off.
Saturnalia, or the festival of Saturn, was celebrated in ancient Rome at the end of the vintage and harvesting to honor Saturn, the god of agriculture. As part of the festivities, masters served their slaves--an acknowledgment of the equality of rank and lack of class distinctions which existed during the golden age 
Established in California by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966,Kwanzaa is a 7-day festival celebrating the African American people, their culture, history, and community. Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language 

…Yeah, It Really Happened…
NEW YORK - A Las Vegas woman who has been growing her fingernails out for 18 years was certified as a Guinness World Record holder in New York. Chris "The Dutchess" Walton, 45, who has nearly 20 feet of fingernails on each hand, said during her visit to New York she started growing her nails out 18 years ago and never got around to cutting them, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.
"I'm pretty sure one day I will cut them, but I can't see it in my head because I'm so used to having them," Walton said. "It's like a leg, I wouldn't just chop it off so it's gonna take some thinking."
Guinness said Walton will appear in the 2012 Book of World Records for having the world's longest nails. The previous record holder, Lee Redmond, lost her 28 feet of nails in a 2009 car crash, Guinness said.

…Guffaw…or at least smile…
A man gets pulled over by the police for speeding.
 The cop walks up to the car and says to the driver, “Sir, did you know that you were going 60 miles an hour?"
The driver says, "Officer, there is no way I could have been going 60 miles an hour!"
The cop says, “Really! Why is that?
The driver replies," I could not have been going 60 miles an hour because I've only been out driving for 25 minutes."

…Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…

…Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:

17-23 

Balance Awareness Week
Constitution Week  
Deaf Awareness Week
National Clean Hands Week
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
National Dog Week

National Love Your Files Week
National Singles Week
Pollution Prevention Week 

Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week
Tolkien Week
Turn Off Week


…TODAY IS…
Chiropractic Founders Day
Hug A Greeting Card Writer Day
National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day
National Play-Doh Day
National Respect Day
Wife Appreciation Day
World Water Monitoring Day
~*~
Chile: Independence Day (1810 from Spain)
US: Air Force Birthday (1947)

…Today’s Events...
IN ARTS
1809 - Royal Opera House in London opens
1957 - "Wagon Train" premieres
1965 - "Get Smart"  premieres
1994 - Ken Burn's "Baseball" premieres on PBS
2009 - The 72 year run of the soap opera The Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast.
IN ATHLETICS
1848 - Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner
1925 - Bill Tilden wins 6th straight US tennis championship
IN BUSINESS
1812 - Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses & 1,000 churchs
1997 - Ted Turner gives $1 billion to UN
IN EDUCATION
1945 - 1000 whites walk out of Gary IN schools to protest integration
FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1755 - Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1813 - After the "massacre" at Fort Mims, Alabama, by the "Red Stick" Creeks, the word of the Creek uprising spreads. In Nashville, Tennessee, Governor William Blount calls on the State Legislature to "teach these barbarous sons of the woods their inferiority." The cry for vengeance rings throughout the area. In a few weeks, Andrew Jackson begins his campaign against the Creek.
1823 - Thirty-one Seminoles sign a treaty (7 stat. 224) on Moultrie Creek in Florida, with the United States. The Seminoles give up lands north of Tampa Bay, and return runaway black slaves. They receive an annuity of $5000 [USD 2010$- 89,821].
IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th & last voyage
1914 - Irish home rule bill receive Royal assent
1997 - Voters in Wales vote yes (50.3%) on a referendum on Welsh autonomy
IN RELIGION
2007 - Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some called the Saffron Revolution
IN SCIENCE
1906 - A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong
1959 - Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit
IN US POLITICS
1679 - New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
1793 - Pres Washington lays cornerstone of Capitol building
1850 - Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as part of Compromise of 1850
1987 - US & Russia sign accord to remove mid range missiles

…Today’s Birthdays...
ARTISTS:  (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1709 - Samuel Johnson, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide)
ATHLETES
Lance Armstrong, cyclist turns 40
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1905 - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, actor (Jack Benny Show)
Frankie Avalon, singer, actor (Beach movies) turns 72
Robert Blake, actor (Baretta, Little Rascals, Coast to Coast) turns 78
James Gandolfini, actor (Sopranos) turns 50
1905 - Greta Garbo, actress (Ninotchka, Grand Hotel, Camille)
1926 - Bud Greenspan, documentary maker (Olympic Games)
James Marsden, actor turns 38
Holly Robinson Pete, actress (21 Jump Street; The Talk) turns 47
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, producer, director, author turns 40
Fred Willard, comedian turns 72
ENTREPRENEURS & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIAL FIGURES
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SCIENTISTS & THEOLOGISTS
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Today’s Obits:
1961 - Dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56
1970 - Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), dies of an overdose at 27
1964 - Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (The Plough and the Stars), dies at 84

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1.      In what 1970 film does Ali MacGraw say "I want you to be a merry widower"?
a.      Love Story
2.      Ingrid Bergman made one movie twice, first in Swedish and then in English for her Hollywood debut. What was the title of the movie?
a.      Intermezzo: A Love Story
3.      What was the name of the New York nightclub that Ricky Ricardo was bandleader and emcee of?
a.      Tropicana Club
4.      In Indiscreet, what actress said, "How dare he make love to me and not be a married man"?
a.      Ingrid Bergman talking about Cary Grant in the film
5.      What Walt Disney animated film was hyped as "The most beautiful love story ever told"?
a.      Beauty and the Beast
6.      The quote "Love means never having to say you're sorry" comes from what movie?
a.      Love Story
7.      What was the first TV sitcom to hit Number one in the Nielsen ratings?
a.      I Love Lucy
8.      What movie made by Woody Allen was the first one where neither he nor one of his real-life romantic partners appeared?
a.      Bullets Over Broadway in 1994
9.      Who won an Oscar for playing Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love?
a.      Judi Dench
10.   Which war was it that GI's were hearing over the radio "Bart Simpson is making love to your wife"?
a.      The Persian Gulf War
11.   What planetary body was named after the Roman goddess of love?
a.      Venus
12.   "The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes" was a quote from what conductor?
a.      Thomas Beecham
Wuzzle
Tenors---Ten ‘or’s
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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