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TODAY’s “Geez”
- 1773 - Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace"
- 1792 - The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store the jewels
- 1875 - 1st newspaper cartoon strip
- 1906 - Mahatma Gandhi coins the term "Satyagraha" to characterize the Non-Violence movement in South Africa
- 1940 - Buckingham Palace in London destroyed by German bombs
- 1946 - 1st mobile long-distance car-to-car telephone conversation
Free Rambling Thoughts…
It looked like rain all day. It still looks like rain. Looks are deceiving—no rain today.
My CU Buffaloes played today. A good OT game, but in the end, they just didn’t have it. They were playing in Boulder, so lots of nice pix around town and in the mountains. Good memories.
I headed for the Flagstaff tribute to the 9-11 tomorrow morning. Looks like a good program. City Hall will have a flag for each person who died that horrific day. I talked to my brother today, who is in Manhattan. Even though the press is talking about all the increased security, he said it is not that bad, and they are not hiding in their apartment. Good for them. Mary’s daughter and grandson are flying back to Chicago on the 11th. A former colleague was scheduled to be in DC Monday, but cancelled so she wouldn’t be flying on the 11th. Everyone has their own way of dealing with the day.
I did get one closet cleaned out today. Amazing how much stuff one accumulates and just sticks in a closet. I have two big bags for Savers and decided to ‘repurpose’ some other stuff that has been sitting in the closet since I moved in. I was able to redo the extra bedroom with different bed coverings. Looks nice. Three closets to go and then the kitchen cabinet that holds all the stuff I seldom or never use. Maybe tomorrow afternoon.
Hope you didn't sleep through 9-10-11 at 12:13.14am!!!
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. Who was the voice of Choo Choo in Top Cat?
2. Which series was shown in Norway as "Salaiset Kansiot?
3. In which series did Ed Asner play grumpy news editor Lou Grant?
4. Which series about a private eye was a spin-off from Cannon?
5. Hogan's Heroes was set during which conflict?
6. In The Banana Splits, what sort of animal was Bingo?
7. Which star of The Creature From The Black Lagoon trained dolphins for the series Flipper?
8. What was the first US sitcom exported to Britain?
9. What was the name of the law firm in LA Law?
10. In what year did Star Trek's voyages begin on screen?
11. Who led The A Team?
12. Which was the first network to broadcast all its programs in color?
13. Who made the cartoon versions of Laverne & Shirley?
14. What were the names of the two main police officers in the first series of Adam 12?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
- Percentage of US household whose head is nearing retirement age that have a 401K: 60
- Chances that such a household has adequate savings to maintain its standard of living in retirement: 1 in 10
Somewhat Useless Information…
- Omar Rivera and Michael Hingson were saved by their seeing eye dogs who led them down 70 flights of Tower One.
- 250-350 dogs were used at WTC and the Pentagon to find survivors
- Four planes crashed on 9-11…2 in NYC, one at the Pentagon, one in PA--Not ONE of the EIGHT black boxes - two per plane - survived!
- On May 8, 2001, President Bush placed Mr. Cheney in charge of '[A]ll federal programs dealing with weapons of mass destruction, consequence management within the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies'.
Brea, Calif. - A California pet health insurance company said finalists for the strangest claim of the year award include a dog that swallowed 100 rocks.
Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. of Brea said finalists for the VPI Hambone Award, given each year for the most unusual pet health-insurance claim, include Harley, a pug that ate 100 rocks while boarding at a veterinarian's office, and Chico, a Chihuahua that sustained injuries when it was lifted off the ground by a great horned owl. Other finalists include a cat named Eddy that landed on a hot wood stove while chasing a fly and a toy poodle named Howie that needed more than 15 visits to the veterinarian to remove an acorn from its windpipe. VPI said all of the animals made full recoveries and visitors to VPIHamboneAward.com can vote on the finalists through Sept. 20.
The company, which insures more than 485,000 pets in the United States, said the award was named after Hambone, a dog that ate an entire Thanksgiving ham while trapped in a refrigerator.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
Two drunken men were driving home. The first started screaming: - Jim, watch out for the wall, watch out for the waaaaall! Baaaaam! They hit the wall.
The next day in the hospital the first man asked his friend: - You good for nothing, I've been screaming for you to watch out, why didn't you?
Jim answered him: - IT WAS YOU DRIVING!!!
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
9-11
Popeye Week
11-17
Balance Awareness Week
National Assisted Living Week TODAY IS
Remembrance Day-- Anniversary - World Trade Center/Pentagon Attacks
Libraries Remember Day
Patriot Day
No News Is Good News Day
National Grandparent's Day
National Hug Your Hound Day
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Ethiopia: New Year's Day
Today’s Events:
IN ARTS
1850 - "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind gives 1st US concert
1950 - "Beetle Bailey" comic strip debuts
1954 - 1st Miss America TV broadcast
IN ATHLETICS
1839 - 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)
1951 - Florence Chadwick becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours & 19 minutes
1960 - 17th Olympic games close in Rome Italy
IN BUSINESS
1910 - 1st commercially successful electric bus line opens (Hollywood)
IN EDUCATION
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FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
693 - As part of a series of attacks on neighboring cities in Guatemala, Mayawarriors from Naranjo attack Tuub'al.
1541 - Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, lead by Michimalonko
1855 - A treaty is signed between the United States and the Mohuache Band of Utah Indians.
IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1297 - Battle at Stirling Bridge, Scottish rebel Wm Wallace beats English
1649 - Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda Ireland, most inhabitants massacred
1758 - Battle of Saint Cast France repels British invasion during the Seven Year's War
1973 - Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup
1997 - After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament, within the United Kingdom
IN RELIGION
1857 - Mountain Meadows Massacre, Mormons dressed as Indians murder 120 colonists in Utah
1893 - First conference of the World Parliament of Religions is held
IN SCIENCE
1961 - Foundation of the World Wildlife Fund
IN US POLITICS
1789 - Alexander Hamilton appointed 1st Secretary of Treasury
1814 - Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British
1919 - US marines invade Honduras
1936 - FDR dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam
1959 - Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans
2001 - Terrorists hijack two passenger planes crashing them into New York's World Trade Towers causing the collapse of both & death of 2,752 people and another into the Pentagon causing the death of 125 people and a fouth plane in Pennsylvania field killing all 64 people onboard.
ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS
Brian De Palma, director turns 71
1885 - David Herbert "DH" Lawrence, England, writer (Lady Chatterly's Lover)
1862 - O Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer
ATHLETES
1913 - Paul "Bear" Bryant, US football coach (Alabama Crimson Tide)
1924 - Tom Landry, NFL player (NY Giants)/coach (Dallas Cowboys)
Marty Liquori, US, runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)) turns 62
ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Harry Connick Jr, singer (We Are in Love) turns 44
Lola Falana, singer, dancer, actor turns 68
Earl Holliman, actor (Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic) turns 83
Kristy McNichol actress (Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest) turns 49
ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
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POLITICIANS
1800 - Daniel S. Dickinson, New York senatorSCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1798 - Franz E Neumann, German mineralogist/mathematician/physicist
Today’s Obits:
1896 - Francis James Child, American ballad collector dies in a carriage accident at 71
1972 - Max Fleischer, American animator [Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye] dies at 89
1987 - Lorne Greene, actor (Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica), dies of prostate cancer at 72
2002 - Kim Hunter, American actress dies at 80
1971 - Nikita Khrushchev, dies of a heart attack at 77
2003 - John Ritter, American actor dies of undiagnosed congenital heart defect at 54
1994 - Jessica Tandy, actress (Driving Miss Daisy), dies of cancer at 85
2002 - Johnny Unitas, American football player dies of heart attack at 69
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Who was the voice of Choo Choo in Top Cat?
a. Marvin Kaplan, Henry from the TV show Alice
2. Which series was shown in Norway as "Salaiset Kansiot”: Secret Folders?
a. The X Files
3. In which series did Ed Asner play grumpy TV news editor Lou Grant?
a. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
4. Which series about a private eye was a spin-off from Cannon?
a. Barnaby Jones
a. WWII
6. In The Banana Splits, what sort of animal was Bingo?
a. Gorilla
a. Ricou Browning
8. What was the first US sitcom exported to Britain?
a. Amos 'N' Andy
9. What was the name of the law firm in LA Law?
a. McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney & Kuzak
a. 1966
a. Hannibal Smith
12. Which was the first network to broadcast all its programs in color?
a. NBC
13. Who made the cartoon versions of Laverne & Shirley?
a. Hanna & Barbera
14. What were the names of the two main police officers in the first series of Adam 12?
a. Reed & Malloy
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Bed Springs
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] may not be totally accurate.
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