Apr 30


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Todays  Historical  Highlights
711 - Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)
1492 - Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet
1808 - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
1857 - San Jose State University forms
1860 - Navaho attack Fort Defiance (Canby)
1861 - President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory
1889 - 1st US national holiday, on centennial of Washington's inauguration
1904 - Ice cream cone makes its debut
1947 - Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover1961 - Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba receives Lenin-Peace Prize
1988 - World Exposition, Expo 88 opens in Brisbane Australia
 
Free Rambling Thoughts   
My next door neighbor stopped by this morning about 8a. There are 4 twenty-something guys living there. Their living room is a pool table and trophies. They have people stop by during the evening for pool. They are never loud, never get rowdy. Last night they had some friends over and went upstairs about 1a. They didn’t lock the front door and this morning two lady visitors came downstairs to discover their purses were missing. They wanted to know if I had heard or seen anything. I hadn’t, but that is scary. Local cops came and took statements but we are not a CSI town, in fact the cop didn’t even walk around the area or knock on any doors. The guess is that someone just opened the door, took the purses and split A year ago I got in the habit of dead bolting the front door when I was home, as well as when I was gone. I started that because my front door is difficult to close tightly, and I was talking to a different neighbor who told me they had left for the weekend and came home to find the front door open. They found nothing missing and realized they just hadn’t closed the door completely when leaving. Back then I got up one morning and found after a big wind, my front door was open…I hadn’t closed it tightly…thus I began using the dead bolt every time. Even small towns have a few jerks.

It was a great day weather wise here in Flag. Enjoyed being outside.

Game   Center   (answers at the end of post)
Brain Game—A close up picture of what?

NPR Sunday Puzzle
You are given two clues. The first answer is a word that starts with the sound T. Change this to a D, and phonetically you'll get a new word that answers the second clue. For example, if the clue is "to work hard" and "author Conan _______," the answer would be "toil" and "Doyle."
1.      Ink for a printer & giver:
2.     A heavy weight & poet who wrote ‘Death be not proud’:
3.     Traveling group of actors & to sag:
4.     Tooth build up & a tiny fish:
5.     A force applied to a wheel & a nerd:
6.     Easily offended & area overseen by a nobleman:
7.     What you might watch TV on & a small supermarket:
8.     Popular food fish & woe for farmers:
9.     Difficult & rear end:
10.  Pants & people who have nodded off:
11.    A certain poison & realm:

Riddle of the day
Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks.

Anagram: unscramblenumbers represent the number of letters in each answer word

Lifestyle  Substance     
Harper’s Index         
Minimum number of times Newt Gingrich has seen The Hangover: 7
Found on You Tube 
Planet Earth—

Joke-of-the-day
A helicopter carrying passengers suddenly looses engine power and the aircraft begins to decent. The pilot safely performs an emergency landing in water, and tells the passengers to remain seated and to keep the doors closed, stating that in emergency situations, the aircraft is designed to stay afloat for 30 minutes, giving rescuers time to get to them. Just then a man gets out if his seat and runs over to open the door. The pilots screams at him, "Didn't you hear what I said, the aircraft is designed to stay afloat as long as the doors remain closed?!".
"Of course I heard you", the man replied, "but it's also designed to fly, and look how good that one worked out!!"
Rules of Thumb   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
If the children are wild, it's going to rain or snow within 24 hours. This is a better barometer than the weather man.
Yeah, It Really Happened
WROCLAW, Poland - A Polish rapper had a giant sculpture of a dog's feces installed in a patch of grass to remind residents to pick up after their pets. Lukasz Rostkowski, 30, aka L.U.C, had the bronze statue installed on a patch of grass Tuesday next to Dominican Square in the southwestern city of Wroclaw, Polskie Radio reported Thursday. Rostkowski told the Gazeta Wyborcza he hopes the statue will serve as a reminder to locals to clean up after their dogs. "Every year, dog messes pop up quicker than snowdrops," the rapper said. "Our action is a bit of fun."      

Somewhat Useless Information   
Interesting headlines:
  • Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge.
  • Hollywood Countenances Plastic Surgery Failures
  • Man Threatens Suicide by Jumping Off Cliff; Is It A Bluff?
  • Genius Toddler Spells Disaster for Parents
  • Paranormal Books Fly Off Shelves
  • Catch oral cancer while it's still treatable!
  • Slain Wife Expected to Die
  • This child is trying!
  • Children Improve After Poisoning

Calendar Information        
…Happening This Week:
19-5/4
Kentucky Derby Week
20-29 
National Dance Week
21-28
Money Smart Week
Administrative Professionals Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National Playground Safety Week
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
Preservation Week
Sky Awareness Week
Week of The Young Child
(Spring) Astronomy Week
Safe Kids Week
24-30
National Scoop The Poop Week:
Fiddler's Frolic
Gathering of the Nations PowWow
National Dream Hotline
National Pie Championships

Today Is                                                                      
Bugs Bunny Day
Díá De Los Niños / Díá De Los Libros Day
Hairstylist Appreciation Day
Louisiana Purchase Day
National Go Birding Day
World Healing Day
National Honesty Day
National Rebuilding Day: to help communities in need
National Take Back (Prescription Drugs) Day
Walpurgis Night: traditional spring festival on 30 April or 1 May in large parts of Central and Northern Europe. It is often celebrated with dancing and with bonfires. It is exactly six months from All Hallows' Eve.
World Healing Day
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USA: Louisiana: Admission Day (1812-18th state)
USA: Spank Out Day: to give widespread attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior

Todays Other Events                                                             
Before 1000CE
311 - Emperor Galerius legal recognizes Christians in the Roman Empire unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule.
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1300’s
1349 - Jewish community at Radolszell Germany, exterminated
1400’s
1483 - Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503
1492 - Spain announces it will expels all Jews
1500’s
1563 - Jews are expelled from France by order of Charles VI
1600’s
1661 - Tsjeng Tsj'eng-Kung begins siege of Dutch fort Zeelandia, Formosa
1700’s
1789 - George Washington inaugurated as 1st president of US
1800’s
1803 - US doubles in size through Louisiana Purchase ($15 million)
1859 - Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical All the Year Round, continues in weekly installments until Nov 26
1864 - New York becomes 1st state to charge a hunting license fee
1871 - Apaches in Arizona surrender to white & Mexican adventurers; 144 die
1871 - The Camp Grant Massacre takes place in Arizona Territory
1889 - George Washington Bridge linking NYC & NJ opens
1900’s
1900 - USA annexes Hawaii
1900 - Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express
1941 - Spread of Judaism begins in Croatia
1945 - "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio/ ends on this date in 1972
1952 - Mr Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television
1970 - US troops invade Cambodia
1973 - Nixon announces resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, et al
1975 - Last US helicopter leaves US embassy grounds, Saigon surrenders 1980 - Beatrix, Wilhelmina Armgard, crowned queen of Netherlands
1995 - After 120 years the last 15 A & S dept stores close
1997 - 42 million watch "Ellen" admit she is gay
1997 - Big Ben stops at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes
2000’s
2004 - U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison
2009 - Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
2009 - The United Kingdom formally ends combat operations in Iraq

Todays Birthdays                                                           
In their 80’s
Cloris Leachman, Des Moines Iowa, actress (Last Picture Show, Phyllis) is 86
In their 70’s
Gary Collins, Venice California, actor (6th Sense, Home Show) is 74
Willie Nelson, Abbott Texas, country singer (On the Road Again) is 79
In their 60’s
Perry King, TV actor is 64
Bobby Vee, Fargo ND, (Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes) is 69
In their 50’s
Isiah Thomas, NBA forward (Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP) is 51
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In their 30’s
Kirsten Dunst, American actress (Interview with the Vampire, Spider-Man) is 30
Under 30 years old
Molloko, SD Zoo, 1st California condor chick conceived in captivity is 24

Remembered for being born on this day
Eve Arden, Mill Valley California, actress (Connie-Our Miss Brooks) in 1908
Jill Clayburgh, NYC, actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough) in 1944
Juliana, Queen of Netherlands (1948-80) in 1909
Al Lewis, actor (Leo-Car 54, Grandpa-Munsters) in 1910
David Thompson, English/Canadian explorer (Columbia River) in 1770
Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein in 1877

Todays Obits                                                           
Eva Braun, mistress/wife of Hitler, commits suicide in 1945 at 33
Luis Sanchez Cerro, Pres of Peru, assassinated in 1933 at 43
Adolph Hitler, German dictator (1936-45), commits suicide in 1945 at 56
John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck in 1900 at 37
Sergio Leone, Italian director (Good, Bad & Ugly), dies of heart attack in 1989 at 60
Robert Plot, British naturalist in 1696 at 56
Tom Poston, American actor dies in 2007 at 85
Inger Stevens, actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter), commits suicide in 1970 at 35
Muddy Waters, US blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies of heart failure in 1983 at 70
Beatrice Potter Webb, British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies in 1943 at 85

Answers                                                                                                                                            
Brain Game: Close Up Picture

Riddle of the day
A window

NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.      Ink for a printer & giver:
a.     toner, donor
2.     A heavy weight & poet who wrote ‘Death be not proud’:
a.     ton; Donne
3.     Traveling group of actors & to sag:
a.     troop; droop
4.     Tooth build up & a tiny fish:
a.     tarter; darter
5.     A force applied to a wheel & a nerd:
a.     torque; dork
6.     Easily offended & area overseen by a nobleman:
a.     touchy; duchy
7.     What you might watch TV on & a small supermarket:
a.     tele; deli
8.     Popular food fish & woe for farmers:
a.     trout; drought
9.     Difficult & rear end:
a.     tough; duff
10.  Pants & people who have nodded off:
a.     trousers; dowsers
11.    A certain poison & realm:
a.     ptomaine; domain  

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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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