TODAY’s “Geez”: 1813 - South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator")
1939 - British parliament plans to make Palestine independent by 1949
Free Rambling Thoughts…
We are still having great weather in Flag. So nice.
I caught up on my weekly Sunday News shows. So amazing that some are upset with Obama’s Israeli position…it’s been exactly the same—moving back to 1967 borders since Carter. Maybe they realize that Obama may be the first to actually make it happen.
I have long wondered why the US Postal Service, always in financial trouble, sponsored a team of non-postal workers for the Tour de France. The USPS spent $10mil/year during their 8 year contract with the objective of the sponsorship: to "increase revenue and sales of Postal Service's products on a global basis and to increase sales in key international markets" with a specific monetary goal of increasing [annual international] revenue by $20 million. It didn’t work. They stopped their sponsorship when the contract ended in 2003. Now that the latest 60 Minutes story is out, I’ll bet there will be closer scrutiny on sponsorships. The sport of competitive cycling may be in the headlines, and its greatest rider may fall from grace. It will be a sad day if Armstrong is found to have been using banned substances for all those wins—especially since he has denied it for so many years.
I was happy to see that my Federal and State refund both posted this week in my bank account. They will certainly help out a little with my Grand Canyon trip. The more I read about the trip, the more excited I’m getting.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of psot)
What was the name of the army camp on The Phil Silvers Show?
Which tragic actress appeared in The Beverly Hillbillies as bank secretary Janet Treago?
In real life what was the relationship between Cheer's Claire Huxtable and Lydia Grant in Fame?
What was Laverne & Shirley's address?
What was the final episode of M*A*S*H called?
What were the dads called in My Two Dads?
What was Ted Danson's profession when he guested in Taxi?
Who won an Emmy for his role as a marriage counselor in Cheers?
How many Emmys did The Mary Tyler Moore Show win?
Who was the star of My Mother The Car?
How many episodes of Happy Days were made?
The setting of Laverne & Shirley was during the government of which President?
On which cable channel was Dream On first shown?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
>Estimated value of the bulletproof-car marked in Mexico: $90,000,000
The First Time…
1906 --- Winner of the 1st Grand Prix held at Le Mans, France. The Romanian driver drove a Renault: Ferenc Szisz
1907 --- 1st American Indian to become a US Senator. (Kansas) He resigned in March of 1929 to become President Herbert Hoover's Vice President: Charles Curtis
1908 --- 1st airplane fatality. Thomas E. Selfridge, a Lt. in the US Army Signal Corps, was in a group evaluating the Wright plane at Fort Myer, Va. He was up 75 ft. with Orville Wright when the propeller hit a bracing wire and was broken, throwing the plane out of control, killing Selfridge and seriously injuring Wright (Sept. 17).
Somewhat Useless Information…
++ In Japan, the age of consent is 13
++ 52% Icelanders own a vibrator
Yeah, It Really Happened…
CARANGOLA, Brazil - Guinness World Records announced a Brazilian woman who is 114 years and 313 days old is being officially recognized as the world's oldest living person. The record-keeping organization said Maria Gomes Valentim of Carangola was given the title after she was found to be 48 days older than the previous record holder, Besse Cooper of Monroe, Ga., who has now been dubbed the oldest living North American. Valentim, who was born July 9, 1896, said her long life is likely connected to her diet, which includes a full roll of bread each morning with coffee and fruit. She said she occasionally drinks a glass of wine. "To receive a claim from a woman born during the reign of Queen Victoria -- before the Ford Motor Co. was formed, or before even George and Ira Gershwin were born -- is remarkable in itself, but for that woman to be Brazilian makes it extra special. Never has a successful claim for longevity emerged from Brazil -- until now," said Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
A guy was in a cave, looking for treasure. He found an old lamp, rubbed it, and a genie came out.
The genie said "I will grant you three wishes, but your ex-wife will get double."
The man agreed, and said "I wish I had a mansion." The genie granted it, and his ex-wife got two mansions.
The man said "I would like a million dollars." The genie again granted it and his ex-wife got two million dollars.
Then the man said, "Scare me half to death."
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Sam Snead Biography – Golf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUjE2TVPdsM
Daybook Information
…Happening This Week:
21-28
Cover the Uninsured Week
National Safe Boating Week
23-30
National Backyard Games Week
Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories
Old-Time Player Piano Week
Black Single Parents Week
«TODAY IS
Declaration of the Bab Day 1844 Persian proclaims the advent of a great messenger from God
National Penny Day: time to clean out the couch and use all those pennies there and in jars.
National Taffy Day
World Crohn's and Colitis Day
Canada--Victoria Day
Sweden--World Turtle Day Linnaeus Day
Morocco--National Day
Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1921 - "Shuffle Along" 1st black musical comedy, opens in NYC
1922 - Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films
1969 - BBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus
… IN ATHLETICS
1876 - 1st NL no-hitter (Joe Borden, Boston)
1948 - Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1943 - Thomas Mann begins writing his novel Dr Faustus
1953 - Schools 1st use Cliff's Notes
1990 - Cost of rescuing savings & loan failures is put at up to $130 billion
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1838 - Under the provisions of the New Echota Treaty of December 29, 1835, this the deadline for Cherokees to emigrate to the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma). Any Cherokees still east of the Mississippi River, after today, are forced to leave.
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1430 - Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne & sold to the British
1568 - The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain
1618 - 2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War
1853 - Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina
1945 - Winston Churchill resigns as British PM
1949 - Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day)
1960 - Israel announces capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
1998 - The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with 75% voting yes … IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1785 - Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
1863 - Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan
1955 - Presbyterian Church begins accepting women ministers
… IN US POLITICS
1774 - Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River)
1788 - SC becomes 8th state to ratify US constitution
1991 - US Supreme Court bars subsidized clinics from discussing abortion
1992 - Pres Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
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…ATHLETES
1862 - William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Barbara Barrie will be 80
Drew Carey will be 53
Joan Collins will be 78
1910 - Scatman Crothers, [Benjamin], Terre Haute IN, actor (Zapped, Shining)
1883 - Douglas Fairbanks, actor (Zorro/3 Musketeers/Robin Hood)
1910 - Artie Shaw, [Arthur Arshawsky], NYC, bandleader (Come'on my House)
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1908 - Max Abramovitz, US architect (Lincoln Center, UN Building)
1828 - Edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)
1875 - Alfred P. Sloan, American long-time president and chairman of General Motors
…POLITICIANS
1820 - Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1707 - Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier
1734 - Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism)
Today’s Obits:
1867 - Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, dies at 74
1934 - Clyde Barrow, outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush at 25
2006 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician dies at 85
1868 - Kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent dies of abdominal aortic aneurysm at 58
1961 - Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53
1981 - George Jessel, US comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83
1701 - William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock at 56
1934 - Bonnie Parker, outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), killed in police ambush at 23
2002 - Sam Snead, American golfer dies at 90
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
What was the name of the army camp on The Phil Silvers Show?
Fort Baxter
Which tragic actress appeared in The Beverly Hillbillies as bank secretary Janet Treago?
Sharon Tate
In real life what was the relationship between Cosby’s Claire Huxtable and Lydia Grant in Fame?
Sisters
What was Laverne & Shirley's address?
730 Hampton Street
What was the final episode of M*A*S*H called?
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
What were the dads called in My Two Dads?
Michael Taylor & Joey Harris
What was Ted Danson's profession when he guested in Taxi?
Hairdresser
Who won an Emmy for his role as a marriage counselor in Cheers?
John Cleese of Monty Python fame
How many Emmys did The Mary Tyler Moore Show win?
A record-breaking 29
Who was the star of My Mother The Car?
Jerry Van Dyke
How many episodes of Happy Days were made?
255
The setting of Laverne & Shirley was during the government of which President?
Eisenhower
On which cable channel was Dream On first shown?
HBO
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
