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…TODAY’s “Geez”…
1437 - Farmer uprising in Transsylvania
1769 - John Harris builds 1st spinet piano
(US)
1976
- Mao Zedong's funeral takes place
in Beijing
1988 - Burma suspends its constitution
…♪♪HaPpY BiRtHdAy to♪♪…
…Free Rambling Thoughts…
I spent the day enjoying our great
weather. I did take some time out to watch CU beat CSU at Mile High stadium. A
good game. I was surprised to find it on TV…but with all the channels, there it
was.
…Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of
post)…
1.
In what 1970 film
does Ali MacGraw say "I want you to be a merry widower"?
2.
Ingrid Bergman made
one movie twice, first in Swedish and then in English for her Hollywood debut.
What was the title of the movie?
3.
What was the name of
the New York nightclub that Ricky Ricardo was bandleader and emcee of?
4.
In Indiscreet, what
actress said, "How dare he make love to me and not be a married man"?
5.
What Walt Disney
animated film was hyped as "The most beautiful love story ever told"?
6.
The quote "Love
means never having to say you're sorry" comes from what movie?
7.
What was the first
TV sitcom to hit Number one in the Nielsen ratings?
8.
What movie made by
Woody Allen was the first one where neither he nor one of his real-life
romantic partners appeared?
9.
Who won an Oscar for
playing Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love?
10.
Which war was it
that GI's were hearing over the radio "Bart Simpson is making love to your
wife"?
11.
What planetary body
was named after the Roman goddess of love?
12.
"The English
may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes" was a
quote from what conductor?
…NEW! Wuzzles…
What concept or phrase does this
suggest?
…Hmmmmm…
Ratio
of the entire U.S. federal budget in 1957, adjusted for inflation, to the
amount spent so far (in 2008)on the Iraq war: 1:1
Amount
that the U.S. government spent on energy research and development in 1979,
adjusted for inflation: $7,770,000,000-- Amount in 2008: $1,480,000,000
…Somewhat Useless Information…
In
1981 the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 36/67 declaring an International
Day of Peace.
In
the Netherlands, Black Peter is Santa's helper who judges which
children were bad during the year. Children are told that Black Peter will
enter the house through the chimney and leave a bundle of sticks or salt in
their shoes instead of candy if they have been bad. Extremely bad children,
they are told, will be put into Black Peter's gunny bag and carried off.
Saturnalia,
or the festival of Saturn, was celebrated in ancient Rome at the end of the
vintage and harvesting to honor Saturn, the god of agriculture. As part of the
festivities, masters served their slaves--an acknowledgment of the equality of
rank and lack of class distinctions which existed during the golden age
Established
in California by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966,Kwanzaa is a 7-day festival
celebrating the African American people, their culture, history, and community.
Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African
language
…Yeah, It Really Happened…
NEW
YORK - A Las Vegas woman who has been growing her fingernails out for 18 years
was certified as a Guinness World Record holder in New York. Chris "The
Dutchess" Walton, 45, who has nearly 20 feet of fingernails on each hand,
said during her visit to New York she started growing her nails out 18 years
ago and never got around to cutting them, the New York Daily News reported
Thursday.
"I'm
pretty sure one day I will cut them, but I can't see it in my head because I'm
so used to having them," Walton said. "It's like a leg, I wouldn't
just chop it off so it's gonna take some thinking."
Guinness
said Walton will appear in the 2012 Book of World Records for having the
world's longest nails. The previous record holder, Lee Redmond, lost her 28
feet of nails in a 2009 car crash, Guinness said.
…Guffaw…or at least smile…
A
man gets pulled over by the police for speeding.
The cop walks up to the car and says to the
driver, “Sir, did you know that you were going 60 miles an hour?"
The
driver says, "Officer, there is no way I could have been going 60 miles an
hour!"
The
cop says, “Really! Why is that?
The
driver replies," I could not have been going 60 miles an hour because I've
only been out driving for 25 minutes."
…Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
…Daybook Information…
…Happening
This Week:
17-23
Balance
Awareness Week
Constitution
Week
Deaf Awareness Week
National Clean Hands Week
National Farm & Ranch Safety and Health Week
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
National Dog Week
National
Love Your Files Week
National
Singles Week
Pollution Prevention Week
Substitute
Teacher Appreciation Week
Tolkien Week
Turn Off Week
…TODAY IS…
Chiropractic
Founders Day
Hug
A Greeting Card Writer Day
National
Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day
National
Play-Doh Day
National
Respect Day
Wife
Appreciation Day
World
Water Monitoring Day
~*~
Chile:
Independence Day (1810 from Spain)
US:
Air Force Birthday (1947)
…Today’s Events...
IN
ARTS
1809 - Royal Opera House in London opens
2009 - The 72 year run of the soap opera The
Guiding Light ends as its final episode is broadcast.
IN
ATHLETICS
1848 - Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base
for out instead of runner
1925 - Bill Tilden wins 6th straight US tennis
championship
IN
BUSINESS
1812 - Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses
& 1,000 churchs
1997
- Ted Turner gives $1 billion to
UN
IN
EDUCATION
1945 - 1000 whites walk out of Gary IN schools
to protest integration
FOR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1755 - Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens
1813
- After the "massacre" at Fort Mims, Alabama, by the "Red
Stick" Creeks, the word of the Creek uprising spreads. In Nashville,
Tennessee, Governor William Blount calls on the State Legislature to
"teach these barbarous sons of the woods their inferiority." The cry
for vengeance rings throughout the area. In a few weeks, Andrew Jackson begins
his campaign against the Creek.
1823
- Thirty-one Seminoles sign a treaty (7 stat. 224) on Moultrie Creek in
Florida, with the United States. The Seminoles give up lands north of Tampa
Bay, and return runaway black slaves. They receive an annuity of $5000 [USD
2010$- 89,821].
IN
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Costa
Rica on his 4th & last voyage
1914
- Irish home rule bill receive
Royal assent
1997
- Voters in Wales vote yes (50.3%)
on a referendum on Welsh autonomy
IN
RELIGION
2007 - Buddhist monks join anti-government
protesters in Myanmar, starting what some called the Saffron Revolution
IN
SCIENCE
1906 - A typhoon with tsunami kills an
estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong
1959 - Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit
IN
US POLITICS
1679 - New Hampshire becomes a county
Massachusetts Bay Colony
1793 - Pres Washington lays cornerstone of
Capitol building
1850 - Congress passes Fugitive Slave Law as
part of Compromise of 1850
1987
- US & Russia sign accord to
remove mid range missiles
…Today’s Birthdays...
ARTISTS: (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
1709 - Samuel Johnson, lexicographer/writer
(Boswell's Tour Guide)
ATHLETES
Lance Armstrong, cyclist turns 40
ENTERTAINERS
(ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1905
- Eddie "Rochester"
Anderson, actor (Jack Benny Show)
Frankie Avalon, singer, actor (Beach movies) turns 72
Robert Blake, actor (Baretta, Little Rascals, Coast
to Coast) turns 78
James Gandolfini, actor (Sopranos) turns 50
1905
- Greta Garbo, actress (Ninotchka,
Grand Hotel, Camille)
1926 - Bud Greenspan, documentary maker
(Olympic Games)
James Marsden, actor turns 38
Holly Robinson Pete, actress (21 Jump Street; The Talk)
turns 47
Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, producer, director,
author turns 40
Fred Willard, comedian turns 72
ENTREPRENEURS
& EDUCATORS
--
POLITICIAL
FIGURES
--
SCIENTISTS
& THEOLOGISTS
--
Today’s Obits:
1961 - Dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in
an air crash over Congo at 56
1970 - Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple
Haze), dies of an overdose at 27
1964 - Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (The
Plough and the Stars), dies at 84
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1.
In what 1970 film
does Ali MacGraw say "I want you to be a merry widower"?
a.
Love Story
2.
Ingrid Bergman made
one movie twice, first in Swedish and then in English for her Hollywood debut.
What was the title of the movie?
a.
Intermezzo: A Love
Story
3.
What was the name of
the New York nightclub that Ricky Ricardo was bandleader and emcee of?
a.
Tropicana Club
4.
In Indiscreet, what
actress said, "How dare he make love to me and not be a married man"?
a.
Ingrid Bergman
talking about Cary Grant in the film
5.
What Walt Disney
animated film was hyped as "The most beautiful love story ever told"?
a.
Beauty and the Beast
6.
The quote "Love
means never having to say you're sorry" comes from what movie?
a.
Love Story
7.
What was the first
TV sitcom to hit Number one in the Nielsen ratings?
a.
I Love Lucy
8.
What movie made by
Woody Allen was the first one where neither he nor one of his real-life
romantic partners appeared?
a.
Bullets Over
Broadway in 1994
9.
Who won an Oscar for
playing Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love?
a.
Judi Dench
10.
Which war was it
that GI's were hearing over the radio "Bart Simpson is making love to your
wife"?
a.
The Persian Gulf War
11.
What planetary body
was named after the Roman goddess of love?
a.
Venus
12.
"The English
may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes" was a
quote from what conductor?
a.
Thomas Beecham
Wuzzle
Tenors---Ten ‘or’s
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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