TODAY’s “Geez”:
· 1930 - Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by the Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 USD gambling debt owed to Al Capone
Free Rambling Thoughts…
I went to a lunch presentation by my financial advisor. It was an update on one of my investments. Good information, nice to see people I only see at these things. Things are coming back, slowly. This investment is a global investment and in real estate. The prices for real estate remain low, so the group is still buying it.
Just as I was sitting down to the computer, I looked out my window and saw a bunch of smoke to the NE of my place. FB quickly confirmed the fires. Then the planes started coming in like bombers. The fire is about 8 miles from downtown Flagstaff and about 5 miles from my home. Then the scanner said there were 7-9 fires in the area. Very strange, for sure. This is on forest service land but several homes were evacuated. After about 2 hours, it seems that everything is under control and no more evacuations will be needed. Now the scanner is talking ‘clean up’. Such frightening times for everyone in bone dry AZ.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. Which lingerie company did Jane Russell work for in the 1970s?
2. Why was Buddy Ebsen forced to quit his role as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz?
3. What was Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy's first film together?
4. Which actress said, "I'm as pure as driven slush?"
5. In which film did James Cagney say "You dirty double-crossing rat".
6. Who said, "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl?"
7. What drink did Garbo ask for in her first talkie?
8. Who was "the man you love to hate?"
9. Which famous character was played by Butterfly McQueen in Gone With the Wind?
10. In which sport did John Kelly compete in the 1920 Olympics?
11. On which 30s screen legend was Cat woman in Batman based?
12. In what year did David Lean die?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
Ø Amount the US economy loses for each murder committed, according to an Iowa State University study: $17,000,000
Somewhat Useless Information…
· In his famous 1492 voyage, Columbus rationed pickles to his sailors to keep them from getting scurvy. He even grew cucumbers during a pit stop in Haiti to restock for the rest of the voyage.
· The majority of pickle factories in America ferment their pickles in outdoor vats without lids (leaving them subject to insects and bird droppings). But there's a reason. According to food scientists, the sun's direct rays prevent yeast and mold from growing in the brine.
· The Department of Agriculture estimates that the average American eats 8.5 lbs of pickles a year. In America, dill pickles are twice as popular as the sweet variety.
Yeah, It Really Happened…
CANFIELD, Ohio - The principal of an Ohio high school said this year's graduating class of 282 students includes 10 sets of twins and one set of triplets. Principal John Tullio of Canfield High School in Canfield, Ohio, said the students, the largest group of multiples he can recall in a single graduating class, have all been in the Canfield school system since kindergarten and are scheduled to graduate June 12, The Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator reported Wednesday. "I think it's really unique that out of 282 graduates we have so many sets of twins," Tullio said. "In fact, we have a photo of some of them from kindergarten that we're putting in the yearbook." The multiples don't end with the class of 2011 -- the class of 2012 currently has three sets of twins enrolled in the school while the class of 2013 has one set and the class of 2014 has eight sets of twins.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
Some Boy Scouts from the city were on a camping trip. The mosquitoes were so fierce, the boys had to hide under their blankets to avoid being bitten. Then one of them saw some lightning bugs and said to his friend, "We might as well give up. They're coming after us with flashlights.
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Returns tomorrow
Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
4-11
· International Clothesline Week
· National Headache Awareness Week
· National Sun Safety Week
· National Tire Safety Week
· (World) Dystonia Awareness Week
6-12
· National Automotive Service Professionals Week
· National Business Etiquette Week
· World Menopause Week
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TODAY IS
Donald Duck Day
Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1931 - 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon
1958 - "Purple People Eater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9H_cI_WCnE " by Sheb Wooley hits #1
1970 - Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton U
1980 - Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine
… IN ATHLETICS
1945 - Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him
1960 - ABC & AFL sign a 5 year contract
1973 - Secretariat becomes 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning horse racing's Belmont Stakes
1985 - 39th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1534 - Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River
1650 - The Harvard Corporation, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of Harvard, is established. It is the first legal corporation in the Americas
1790 - 1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book"
1802 - US Academy at West Point founded
1822 - Charles Graham patents false teeth
1868 - 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California
1902 - 1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Phila)
1923 - Brinks unveils 1st armored security vans
1977 - 50th National Spelling Bee: John Paola wins spelling cambist
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1870 - Washington: Pres Grant meets with Sioux chief Red Cloud
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
68 - Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
1529 - Zurich declares war on Catholic kantons
1898 - China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years
1940 - General Charles de Gaulle's 1st meeting with Winston Churchill
1940 - Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II
1977 - Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1549 - Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
1856 - 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts
1928 - Charles Kingsford-Smith & Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane
… IN US POLITICS
1628 - 1st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Mass
1732 - Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe
1772 - 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, RI
1943 - "Pay-as-you-go" (withholding) US income tax deductions authorized
1949 - Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of US
1963 - Equal Pay Act enacted
1969 - Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice
1922 - George Axelrod, playwright (Breakfast at Tiffany, Bus Stop)
1930 - Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, US, sci-fi author (Thongor of Lemuria)
Joe [William] Haldeman, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Worlds Apart) turns 68
1915 - Les Paul, guitarist/inventor (Les Paul guitar)
1891 - Cole Porter, composer/lyricist (Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate)
…ATHLETES
1882 - Bobby Kerr, Canadian sprinter
Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns) turns 47
Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees) turns 80
Dick Vitale, US, sportscaster (ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!") turns 71
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1908 - Robert Cummings, actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder)
Michael J. Fox actor turns 50
Jon Lord, England, keyboardist ( Deep Purple-Hush , White Snake) turns 70
Jackie Masoncomedian (World According to Me, Chicken Soup) turns 75
Joe Santos, American actor turns 80
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
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…POLITICIANS
▬…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1812 - Johann G Galle, German astronomer (discovered Neptune)
1900 - Fred Waring, musician/conductor/inventor (Waring Blender)
Today’s Obits:
1834 - William Carey, one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society dies at 72
1870 - Charles Dickens, English writer (David Copperfield), dies after stroke at 58
1997 - Reid Shelton, actor (Daddy Warbucks-Annie), dies of stroke at 71
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Which lingerie company did Jane Russell work for in the 1970s?
Playtex
2. Why was Buddy Ebsen forced to quit his role as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz?
He was allergic to the make-up
3. What was Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy's first film together?
Woman of the Year
4. Which actress said, "I'm as pure as driven slush?"
Tallulah Bankhead
5. In which film did James Cagney say "You dirty double-crossing rat".
Blonde Crazy
6. Who said, "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl?"
Charlie Chaplin
7. What drink did Garbo ask for in her first talkie?
Whisky with ginger ale on the side
8. Who was "the man you love to hate?"
Erich Von Stroheim
9. Which famous character was played by Butterfly McQueen in Gone With the Wind?
Prissy
10. In which sport did John Kelly compete in the 1920 Olympics?
Rowing
11. On which 30s screen legend was Cat woman in Batman based?
Jean Harlow
12. In what year did David Lean die?
1991
Close Up Picture
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
