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information!
…TODAY’s
“Geez”…
1860 - 1st British royalty to visit US, Prince
of Wales (King Edward VII)
1932
- Gandhi begins hunger strike
against treatment of untouchables
1963 - JFK proposes a joint US-Soviet voyage
to the moon
1973 - Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in
battle-of-sexes tennis match
1976
- Playboy releases Jimmy Carter's
interview that he lusts for women
1985
- Walt Disney World's
200-millionth guest
…♪♪ HaPpY BiRtHdAy to♪♪…
…Free
Rambling Thoughts…
I
had to run some errands today. I ran into two nurses from TC. They were the
ones who did all our immunizations and various outbreaks at the school. Nice to
see them. Karen has retired and is taking are of her grandkid, Phyllis has just
been promoted to Capt. and will be working three more years…not in TC but out on
Hopi. They are both doing well and were glad that I was enjoying my retirement.
Bob
sent me a really good write up of our Grand Canyon trip. I’m always amazed at
the different ways travelers on the same trip see it so differently. Another
advantage of traveling with friends. I’ll add his write-up to my travel blog in
a few days.
It
was another great weather day here…and to make it even better, the local news
from the NAU channel is back on the air. The student run production always
needs a couple of weeks after classes start to be ready for ‘air’. So nice to
hear and see local stuff. It means that I will be missing the first half of
Rachel Maddow until we change time, but that’s OK.
…Trivia
Quiz…(answers at the end of post)…
1. In 1972,
who took his Burning Love into the charts?
2. In 1988
what British singer had a hit tune "Groovy Kind of Love"?
3. What three
words came just before "land that I love" in the 1938 Irving Berlin
song?
4. What
female singer achieved a top ten hit with ‘Another Sad Love Song’?
5. Who was
performing the song ‘Love Sick’ at a Grammy Awards when it was crashed by a
dancing wacko?
6. In its
tribute to AIDS-victim Freddie Mercury, what band included ‘Too Much Love Will
Kill You on its Made in Heaven’ album?
7. In 1994,
who scored his first platinum album since 1978 with "The Icon Is
Love" ?
8. ‘I Don't
Know How To Love Him’ comes from what show?
9. What kind
of Bites provided Def Leppard with a number one single hit?
10. The
Beatles' All You Need Is Love’ from the
60s began with what?
11. What is
the only track with a foreign title on Celine Dion's ‘Let's Talk About Love’
album?
12. Who had a
number one hit with ‘When A Man Loves A Woman’?
13. What was
the title of the Eagles' first number one single?
14. What was
Bon Jovi's first number one hit?
…NEW!
Wuzzles…
What
concept or phrase does this suggest?
…Hmmmmm…
- Number of states where a court has held that women must return engagement rings if the wedding doesn’t happen: 18
- Amount that U.S. divorce attorneys would gain if gays also divorced at the same rate: $1,900,000,000
- Amount that the U.S. wedding industry would gain each year if gays wed at the same rate as straights: $17,000,000,000
- The first recorded labor strike appears to have taken place in 1245 at Douai (in modern Belgium). Clothmakers walked out on the guild masters (their employers).
- Oktoberfest, now celebrated all over Germany, began in Bavaria at King Ludwig I's wedding on October 27, 1810.
- New Amsterdam had America's first police force. When it was established in 1658, it consisted of just eight men.
- Anatomy lessons in the Renaissance were a social occasion. Invitations were sent out to prominent persons and officials, and a still living speciman was chosen from among condemned criminals.
- The cavalry unit that has become famous as the "Rough Riders" was also known in its day as "Teddy's Terrors," "Teddy's Terriers," and the "Cowboy Cavalry."
- The Althing of Iceland, established in 930, is the oldest parliament in the world.
Thieves
broke into a British museum in Hertfordshire and used a large hammer to pry
loose two rhinoceros horns from taxidermy displays. The stolen horns would have
been worth about $400,000, Natural History Museum officials said, only the
displays were resin replicas with no financial value. (BBC News)
…Guffaw…or
at least smile…
Vicky
was at a business conference. During a break, she decided to call home collect.
Her
six-year-old son picked up the phone and heard a stranger’s voice say, “We have
Vicky on the line. Will you accept the charges?”
Frantic,
the six-year-old dropped the receiver and came charging outside screaming,
“Dad! They have Mom! And they want money!”
…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…
- National Punch Day: The word “punch” allegedly comes from the Hindustani word “panch,” which means “five.” In the early 1600s, sailors and employees of the British East India Company brought a new exotic drink from India to England. The beverage was made with five ingredients—spirits, lemon, sugar, water, and tea. Punch spread from country to country and became one of the most popular party drinks. Today there are hundreds of punch recipes from which to choose. Many of them still incorporate the five key ingredients: base (alcohol), citrus, sugar, water, and spice.
- UN Opening of General Assembly
…Today’s
Events...
IN
ARTS
1946
- The first Cannes Film Festival
is held
IN
ATHLETICS
1919
- Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's
major league mark of 27 HRs
1954
- Roger Bannister awarded
Britain's Silver Pears Trophy
1968 - Mickey Mantle hits final career homer #
536
1988
- Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold
medal in springboard diving
IN
BUSINESS
1839 - 1st railroad in Netherland opens
(Amsterdam-Haarlem)
1877 - Chase National Bank opens in NYC (later
merges into Chase Manhattan)
IN
EDUCATION
--
FOR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1654: A deed for Indian land is recorded in New
England. It says, "This writing witnesseth that I Ratiocan Sagamor of Cow
Harbor, have sold unto Samuel Mayo, Daniel Whitehead and Peter Wright my neck
of land which makes the east side of Oyster Bay, and the west side of Cow
Harbor on the north side bounded with the sound, called by the Indians
Camusett."
1805: through October 9th, Lewis and Clark meet with
the Nez Perce in the Weippe prairie, east of Weippe, Idaho
IN
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1519 - Ferdinand Magellan starts 1st
successful circumnavigation of world
1746 - Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France
from Scotland
IN
RELIGION
622 - Prophet Mohammed/Abu Bakr arrives in
Jathrib (Medina)
IN
SCIENCE
1848 - The American Association for the
Advancement of Science is created
1954 - 1st FORTRAN computer program run
IN
US POLITICS
1664 - Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation
law to stop intermarriage of English women & black men
1870
- Mayor William Tweed accused of
robbing NY treasury
1881 - Chester A Arthur sworn in as 21st
president
1884
- Equal Rights Party nominates
female candidates for Pres & VP
2001 - In an address to a joint session of
Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a
"war on terror"
…Today’s
Birthdays...
ARTISTS: (AUTHORS, COMPOSERS,…)
--
ATHLETES
1917 - Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA
coach/GM (Boston Celtic)
ENTERTAINERS
(ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Gary Cole, actor turns 54
Sophia Loren, actor turns 77
Anne Meara, comedian/actress (Stiller & Meara,
Archie's Place) turns 82
1885 - Ferdinand "Jelly Roll"
Morton, jazz pianist/composer
Gunnar & Matthew Nelson, rock vocalist
(Nelsons-Love & Affection): Rick Nelson’s sons turn 44
1917
- Fernando Rey, [Arambillet], La
Coruna Spain, actor (Matter of Time)
ENTREPRENEURS
& EDUCATORS
--
POLITICIAL
FIGURES
--
SCIENTISTS
& THEOLOGISTS
1842 - James Dewar, Scottish
chemist/physicist (Dewarfles/cordiet)
1771 - Mungo Park, Scotish explorer
(Africa)
Today’s
Obits:
1971
- William F Albright, US
archaeologist, dies at 80
1973
- Jim Croce, vocalist (Time in a
Bottle), dies in a plane crash at 30
1863
- Jakob Grimm, writer, dies at 78
1988 - Roy Kinnear, actor (Casanova, Pirates,
Scrooge, Help!), dies of heart attack at 54
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
a.
Elvis Presley
a.
Phil Collins
3.
What three words
came just before "land that I love" in the 1938 Irving Berlin song?
a.
Toni Braxton
5.
Who was performing
the song Love Sick at a Grammy Awards when it was crashed by a dancing wacko?
6.
In its tribute to
AIDS-victim Freddie Mercury, what band included Too Much Love Will Kill You on
its Made in Heaven album?
a.
Queen
7.
In 1994, who scored
his first platinum album since 1978 with "The Icon Is Love" ?
8.
‘I Don't Know How To
Love Him’ comes from what show?
9.
What kind of Bites
provided Def Leppard with a number one single hit?
10.
The Beatles' All You
Need Is Love’ from the 60s began with what?
a.
The French National
Anthem
11.
What is the only
track with a foreign title on Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love album?
a.
Michael Bolton
13.
What was the title
of the Eagles' first number one single?
14.
What was Bon Jovi's
first number one hit?
Wuzzle
A touching moment
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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