Ø TODAY’s “Geez”:
Ø 1931 - Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition & perjury
Ø 1942 - Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present (Amsterdam)
Ø Free Rambling Thoughts…
A little breezy today, but not bad. I was able to be outside this morning and that was nice. This afternoon I caught up on some movies.
The big fires continue in AZ. Now, one is moving into New Mexico. Today was a good day for the firefighters but tomorrow our scary winds start up again. More than 3200 firefighters on the line of the 470,000 acre fire. The latest news says that particulates in the air in the area are 40times greater than a safe number. There must be an end to this horror.
Ø Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. Which cartoon character is a big fan of Beethoven's music?
2. What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Estonia?
3. Who had the million seller I Walk The Line?
4. Who wrote The Call of the Wild?
5. Lake Champlain is on the border of New York state and which other?
6. Who promised that, "You too can have a body like mine?"
7. Which composer's real first names is Hoagland Howard?
8. Which famous lady participated in the opening of Walt Disney's first European them park, outside of Paris, in 1992?
9. In which decade was Rupert Everett born?
10. Who had a 60s No 1 with Hang On Sloopy?
11. How is actress Cathleen Collins better known?
12. In which state did the Charleston originate?
Ø Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Ø Hmmmmm…
· Estimated number of red-winged blackbirds that fell dead from the sky in Arkansas on New Year’s Eve 2011: 4500
Ø Somewhat Useless Information…
· Sauerkraut was renamed 'Liberty Cabbage' by Americans during World War I. In their denunciation of all things German, some Americans actually kicked dachshunds.
· Samuel Morse did not really invent the telegraph. He managed to get all the necessary information for the invention from the American physicist Joseph Henry, and later denied that Henry had helped him. Henry easily proved the contrary in a court trial. Morse did, however, invent the Morse code.
· A device invented as a primitive steam engine by the Greek engineer Hero, about the time of the birth of Christ, is used today as a rotating lawn sprinkler.
· Opium frequently was used as a painkiller by army doctors during the U.S. Civil War. By the end of the war, according to conservative estimates, 100,000 soldiers were addicted to opium--at a time when the total population of the country was only 40 million.
· In the 1950's Wheaties stopped using athletes on their boxes and started using Disney figurines. Sales went down 15%. General Mills had a meeting and decided to recall their sports stars. The Disney boxes are valuable today.
· Researchers have discovered that events such as pleasant family celebrations or evenings with friends boost the immune system for the following two days. Unpleasant moments had the opposite effect.
Ø Yeah, It Really Happened…
The body of a man has been found on Detroit's east side, and police said they believe he died in the midst of trying to steal valuable metal.
Police said the man appears to have been trying to steal copper from a power line when he was electrocuted and fell to the ground. Police said they're not sure when the man died but that a neighborhood businessman reported the body Monday afternoon.
Now compare that with the story of an injured dog in New Mexico who went to a hospital for treatment.
When the automatic doors at San Juan Regional Medical Center's emergency room slid open Saturday night, the pooch walked in, blood on his nose and paw, and a puncture hole in one leg.
Animal control officer Robin Loev responded to a call from the hospital and suspects the puncture wound was from the bite of another dog.
Loev says the German shepherd mix appeared to be intelligent and calm - and knew enough to go to the right place.
Ø Guffaw…or at least smile…
A lawyer’s son was about to enter college. He asked his son "Now how did it get into your head that you want to be a doctor instead of a lawyer?"
"Well dad," answered the son, "did you ever hear anybody in a crowd gathered around a heart-attack victim shout out frantically, 'Is there a lawyer in the house?'"
Ø Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Houdini Rope Escape
Ø Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
6-12
· National Automotive Service Professionals Week
· National Business Etiquette Week
· World Menopause Week
10-17
· Superman Week
· Nursing Assistants Week
12-18
· National Flag Week
· Men's Health Week
Ø TODAY IS
· Abused Women and Children's Awareness Day
· Crowded Nest Awareness Day
· Loving Day
· Machine Day
· Multicultural American Child Awareness Day
· Raggedy Ann & Andy Day
· Ride The Wind Day, Ride For Wind Day or World Wind Day
· Race Unity Day
· Philippines: Independence Day
· Russia: Independence Day
Ø Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1923 - Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in NYC
1955 - "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC
1965 - Sonny & Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand"
… IN ATHLETICS
1839 - 1st baseball game played in America
1928 - NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples & 2 HRs to be White Sox 15-7
1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY
1981 - 3rd baseball strike starts
1989 - Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids
2002 - Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4-0 in NBA finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal, L.A.
… IN BUSINESS
1849 - Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville Ky)
1859 - Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered
2009 - TSC: All television broadcasts in the United States switch from analog NTSC to digital ATSC transmission
… IN EDUCATION
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… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1756 -DELAWARE Indians, led by King Beaver, will attack the fortified garrison in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, called Bingham's Fort. The number of settlers killed or captured was estimated to be as many as two dozen.
1855 - Walla Walla Conference: Governor Stevens bypassed the entire structure of the American Constitutional System, giving Congress sole power to ratify treaties.
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1903 - Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city
1964 - Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
1991 - Boris Yelstin elected president of Russian Federation
… IN RELIGION
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… IN SCIENCE
1889 - Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc)
… IN US POLITICS
1665 - England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam)
1776 - Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights
1787 - Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old [life expectancy was 35.7]
1838 - Iowa Territory forms
1917 - Secret Service extends protection of president to his family
1962 - 3 convicts used spoons to dig their way out of Alcatraz
1967 - Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages
1978 - US House of Representatives allows live radio coverage
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1912 - Mary Lavin MacDonald Scott, author
1802 - Harriet Martineau, controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist
1929 - Anne Frank, Holland, Nazi victim/diarist (Diary of Anne Frank)
1933 - Eddie Adams, American photographer, won Pulitzer Prize
…ATHLETES
Marv Albert, American sportscaster turns 70
Larry Foote, American football player turns 31
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Jim Nabors, American actor/singer turns 81
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1908 - Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian TV pioneer and president of the CBC
1915 - David Rockefeller, CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank)
…POLITICIANS
George Herbert Walker Bush, MA, 43 VP (1981-89) 41st Pres (R, 1989-93) turns 87
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
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Ø Today’s Obits:
2002 - Bill Blass, American fashion designer dies at 81
1957 - James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, US orchestra leader, dies of cancer at 53
1963 - Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37
1647 - Thomas Farnaby, English grammarian, dies at 72
1994 - Ron Goldman, waiter, murdered with wife of OJ Simpson at 27
2007 - Don Herbert aka "Mr. Wizard", American television host dies at 90
1962 - John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82
2003 - Gregory Peck, American actor dies at 87
1980 - Milburn Stone, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75
Ø ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Which cartoon character is a big fan of Beethoven's music?
Schroeder in Peanuts
2. What are the international registration letters of a vehicle from Estonia?
EST
3. Who had the million seller I Walk The Line?
Johnny Cash
4. Who wrote The Call of the Wild?
Jack London
5. Lake Champlain is on the border of New York state and which other?
Vermont
6. Who promised that, "You too can have a body like mine?"
Charles Atlas
7. Which composer's real first names is Hoagland Howard?
Hoagy Carmichael
8. Which famous lady participated in the opening of Walt Disney's first European them park, outside of Paris, in 1992?
Cher
9. In which decade was Rupert Everett born?
1960s
10. Who had a 60s No 1 with Hang On Sloopy?
The McCoys
11. How is actress Cathleen Collins better known?
Bo Derek
12. In which state did the Charleston originate?
South Carolina
Ø Close Up Picture
Ø …AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
