11-24-11


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Today’s “Geez”                                                               .
1871 - National Rifle Association organized (NYC)
1947 - John Steinbeck's novel "Pearl" published
1947 - Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists
1948 - Ireland votes for independence from UK
1963 - 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald

♪♪ Happy Birthday To:♪♪                                     .                     
 
Free Rambling Thoughts                                                      .
I got the pie baked…so I’m ready for Thanksgiving. Good times, good friends, good food. I hope everyone is ready.

NPR Sunday Puzzle…(answers at the end of post)                            .
Think of five words related to a given category whose first letters spell out "court." For example, if the category was girls' names, the answers could be (C)onnie, (O)lga, (U)ma, (R)achel and (T)ina.
This puzzle has many answers—the ones at the bottom are just a sample
1.     US state
2.    Magazines with 1 million+ circulation
3.    ___ House: 

Wuzzles…What concept or phrase do these suggest?                         .
   
Rules of Thumb                                                             .
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
  • Subtract five from the age of a child to determine his or her grade in school. Conversely, add five to the grade of a child to determine his or her age. A fourth grader, for instance, is usually nine years old.

Hmmmmm                                                                      .
  • Rank of “don’t know”, “none” and “Bill O’Reilly”, respectively, among America’s most trusted political journalists: 1. 2. 3

Somewhat Useless Information                                               .
  • If the earth were the size of an apple, it would feel as smooth as a billiard ball.
  • Traditionally, the third wedding anniversary is called the leather anniversary.
  • The opposite sides of Las Vegas-standard dice always add up to seven.
  • The football huddle was first used in the 19th century by a team at a college for the deaf.
  • The whip was the first man-made invention to break the sound barrier.
  • Margaret Thatcher held the office of prime minister of Great Britain longer than any other person in the 20th century.

Yeah, It Really Happened                                                .            
VALLEJO, Calif. - Police in California said three would-be carjackers were foiled because the vehicle they targeted had a manual transmission. Vallejo police said the men, at least two of them armed with handguns, approached a man in front of his home around 7:10 p.m. Saturday while he was unloading groceries from his car, the Vallejo Times-Herald reported Monday. Police said the attackers, each around 20 years old, forced the man to the ground and took the keys to his car, then fled after discovering they were unable to operate the stick shift.

Guffaw…or at least smile                                                    .
Ladies and Gentlemen, hobos and tramps, cross eyed mosquitoes and bow legged ants, I stand before you yet sit right beside you to tell you a story I know nothing about. Admission is free; so pay at the door pull up a seat sit on the floor. One sunny day in the middle of the night to dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other drew their swords and shot each other. A deaf policeman heard the noise, he went and killed those two dead boys. A blind man saw it all looking threw a knot in a brick wall, while talking to his wife on a disconnected telephone. If you don't believe this lie is true ask the other blind man he saw it too. He lives in a two-story house on a vacant lot.

Searchin’ “You Tube” I found                                             .     

Daybook Information                                                         .
…Happening This Week:
18-24
National Farm-City Week 
20-26 
Better Conversation Week
Church/State Separation Week
National Bible Week
National Family Week
National Game & Puzzle Week


Today Is                                                                    .
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
Thanksgiving Day or National Day of Mourning
Turkey-free Thanksgiving
Use Even If Seal Is Broken Day
~*~

Today’s Events                                                               .
Arts
1859 - Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
Athletes
1957 - Cleve Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yds rushing
1960 - Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
1991 - Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year
Business
1869 - American Woman's Suffrage Association forms (Cleveland)
1971 - Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000
Education
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Indigenous People
1713: Father Junipero Serra is born. During his lifetime he establishes many of the missions in California
1812: As a young boy, Spemicalawba (called Captain Logan or High Horn), is captured by General James Logan. General Logan raises him until he is returned to the Shawnee during a prisoner exchange. Tecumseh's nephew, he tries to temper Tecumseh's feelings toward the Europeans. Spemicalawba scouts for the Americans during the war of 1812. He is killed on this date during a scouting expedition. Buried with military honors, Logansport, Indiana is named after him.
Politics [International]
1655 - English Lord Protector Cromwell bans Anglicans
1995 - Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%)
Politics [US]
1896 - 1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
1932 - In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens
1954 - Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened
1964 - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Wash DC permitted to vote
1969 - Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial
1979 - US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange
1993 - Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales
Religion
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Science
1434 - Thames River freezes
1715 - Thames River freezes
1874 - Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire
1903 - Clyde Coleman of NYC patents automobile electric starter

Today’s Birthdays                                                            .
Artists: [Authors, Composers]
1925 - William F. Buckley Jr, American conservative author and commentator (National Review, Firing Line)
1888 - Dale Carnegie, author (How to Win Friends & Influence People)
1826 - Collodi, [Carlo Lorenzini], Italian author (Pinocchio)
1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter (At the Moulin Rouge)
Athletes
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Entertainers [Actors, Singers…]
1917 - Howard Duff, actor (Flamingo Road, Knots Landing)
1911 - Kirby Grant, Butte Mont, actor ( Sky King)
Katherine Heigl, actor is 33
1868 - Scott Joplin, US, entertainer/composer (The Entertainer)
Dwight Schultz, actor (A-Team) is 64
Entrepreneurs & Educators
1853 - Bat Masterson, American gunfighter
Political Figures
1921 - John V Lindsay, (Mayor-R/D-NY, 1965-73)
1784 - Zachary Taylor, (Whig) 12th Pres (Mar 5, 1849-July 9, 1850)
Scientists & Theologists
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Today’s Obits                                                            .
1807 - Joseph Brant, Mohawk leader dies at 65
1991 - Freddie Mercury, British singer (Queen), dies of AIDS at 45
2005 - Pat Morita, American actor (Karate Kid…) dies at 73
1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's assassinator, shot dead by Jack Ruby
1980 - George Raft, actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 85

Answers                                                                .                                                                           
NPR Sunday Puzzle
US state: CN, OK, UT, RI, TX
Magazines Cosmo, Oprah, Us Weekly, Reader’s Digest, Time
___ House:  Court, Out, Upper; Ranch, Tea

Wuzzle
Stepchildren
A bull in a china shop
Geography lessons

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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