June 13


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Today’s  Historical  Highlights
1774 - Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1888 - Congress creates Department of Labor
1889 - 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming
1917 - Germany bombs London
1927 - Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC
1933 - 1st sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady NY)
1956 - After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control
1979 - Sioux nation receives $100 million in compensation for Black Hills SD
1980 - UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
1990 - Nelson & Winnie Mandela welcomed in NYC

♪Happy Birthday To: ♪ 
                    
Free Rambling Thoughts   
Busy day running some errands. A good day to be out and about. Time to start getting serious about my trip….14 days and counting.

I’m calling tomorrow as I still haven’t gotten my tickets and tags for the trip. I know it takes a little while to get to Flag, but I have waited long enough. Still have to find a motel in Houston, but that won’t be a big problem.

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

NPR Sunday Puzzle
Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name, in which every word contains the consecutive letters R-I. For example: What a person who might fail an FBI background check might pose. The answer would be: secuRIty RIsk.
1.     A black person who lives in the US:
2.     Co-discover of radium:
3.     A power tool with a bit:
4.     Tributary of Mississippi used by Lewis and Clark:
5.     Lead dancer in a Tutu:
6.     Geometric figure that may have sides of 3,4,5:
7.     Russian who was the first man in space:
8.     Breed of dog from the land of Dublin having a wiry coat:
9.     Breakfast cereal that goes ‘snap, crackle, pop’:
10.  Capitalism:
11.  Illegal reproduction of protected text:
12.  A hod:
13.  Something on a spool on a Smith-Corona:
14.  Line that passes through Greenwich England:
15.  Another name for Santa Claus:

What is the answer?
What do the following numbers have in common?
3    7    10    11    12

4X4 Word Boxes
The answer to 1 across is the same word as the answer to 1 down; 2 across is the same as 2 down; etc. Can you solve these Word Boxes? Each answer is 3 letters.
1.              warm up from freezing
2.              sound in health
3.              letter sequence in m????se, a feeling of uneasiness
4.              fence in the water

Lifestyle  Substance     
Songs of the 1970’s

Harper’s Index         
Annual saving the US mint estimates will result for aborting its efforts to circulate $1 coins: $50 million
Found on You Tube 
Dare To Be Great       
Planet Earth—

Joke-of-the-day
Three men are in a hot-air balloon. Soon, they find themselves lost in a canyon somewhere.
One of the three men says, "I have an idea. We can call for help in this canyon and the echo will carry our voices far enough for someone to hear us."
So he leans over the basket and yells out, "Helllloooooo! Where are we?" (They hear the echo several times).
15 minutes later, the men in the balloon hear an echoing voice: "Helllloooooo! You're lost!!"
One of the men says, "That must be a Microsoft service tech!"
Puzzled, one of the other men asks, "Why do you say that?"
The man replies: "For three reasons:  (1) he took a long time to answer,  (2) he was absolutely correct, and  (3) his answer was absolutely useless."
Rules of Thumb   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
Three acts of poor judgment equal one airplane accident.
Yeah, It Really Happened
CHIPPING CAMDEN, England - The judge of the Shin-kicking Championships in Britain said the sport is about more than just two men kicking each other below the knees. James Wiseman, who judged this year's Shin-kicking Championships at the Cotswold Olimpicks, an event held in Chipping Camden, England, on-and-off since the 1600s, said the event is similar to wrestling, ITN reported Wednesday. "I kind of get quite annoyed when people think that shin-kicking is quite literally two guys facing each other and kicking each other as hard as possible in the shins," Wiseman said. "The easiest ways to describe it is it's a bit like wrestling but with a lot of contact below the knees. The idea is really to throw the person to the ground, but to throw the person to the ground you've got to unbalance by kicking them first." The winner of this year's event was Zac Warren, 23, of Pershaw, England.               
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • Sterilizing the arm prior to administering a lethal injection may seem odd, but there is always the chance of a last-minute stay of execution. Officials want to take all necessary precautions to prevent infection "just in case."
  • Saddam Hussein's last meal, per his request, was boiled chicken and rice. Along with that, he drank several cups of hot water mixed with honey, a childhood favorite of his.
  • In 1846, the state of Michigan became the first English-speaking government entity in the world to ban the death penalty.
  • Ruth Snyder wasn't the first woman to die in the electric chair, but she was one of the most memorable, thanks to a photograph on the front page of The New York Daily News. Thomas Howard had smuggled a tiny camera into the viewing area and snapped a picture at the moment Snyder was executed.
  • The Manson Family members who participated in the Tate-LaBianca murders were all sentenced to death. However, in 1972, California declared the death penalty to be unconstitutional, so their sentences were commuted to life in prison.
  • Gary Gilmore signed an organ donor card while on Death Row. Within hours of his execution by firing squad, two patients received his corneas.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
10-16
   National Flag Week
   Jim Thorpe Native American Games
   Men's Health Week
   National Automotive Service Professionals Week

Today Is                                                                      
Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
National Juggling Day
Queen's of England’s Official Birthday

Today’s Other Events                                                             
1500’s
1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns
1600’s
1660: Wamsetta, a Wampanoag, and his younger brother, Metacomet (various spellings), have requested "English" names from the Plymouth court. Today, their names will be officially be changed to Alexander and Philip Pokanoket. Philip would eventually be called "King Philip."
1700’s
1715: As a part of the Yamassee war, South Carolina militia, led by George Chicken, battle coastal Indians. The fight, which took place near the ponds on Goose Creek, resulted in a defeat for the Indians. The Indians sustained forty fatalities. Many of the coastal Indians would withdraw their support for the war after this defeat.
1800’s
1825 - Walter Hunt patents safety pin
1866 - House passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks)
1900’s
1920 - Post Office says children could not be sent by parcel post
1953 - KOAA TV channel 5 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (NBC) 1st broadcast
1962 - "Bob Newhart Show," last airs on NBC-TV
1994 - A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages
1996 - Freeman in Montana give up to FBI after 81 days
2000’s
2005 - A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch
2011 - Christchurch, New Zealand is hit by another strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.3

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Remembered for being born on this day
Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general; conquered Wales in 40
Paul Lynde, Mt Vernon Ohio, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched) in 1926
James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (electromagnetic theory, speed of light) in 1831
Mary Wickes, American actress (Dennis the Menace, Julia, Doc, Sister Act) in 1910
William Butler Yeats, Ireland, poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923) in 1865

In their 70’s
Christo [Javacheff], Bulgaria, artist, wrapper (Running Fence) is 77
In their 60’s
Richard Thomas, actor (John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda) is 61
In their 50’s
Tim Allen, comedian (Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle) is 59
Hannah Storm, sports journalist (CNN, NBC) is 50

Under 30 years old
Ashley Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House), entrepreneur is 26
Mary-Kate Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House), entrepreneur is 26

Today’s Obits                                                           
Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), dies in 1989 at 81
Don Bolles, investigative journalist (against Arizona), blown up in 1976 at 47
Tom C Clark, former Supreme Court Justice (1949-67), dies in 1977 at 77
Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies of heart attack in 1986 at 77
Henry Middleton, American president of the Continental Congress dies in 1784 at 67 
Tim Russert, American television host, Meet the Press moderator, dies of heart attack in 2008 at 58

Answers                                                                                                                                            
Brain Game: Close Up Picture

What is the answer?
When written out the only contain the vowel E
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.     A black person who lives in the US: African American
2.     Co-discover of radium: Marie Currie
3.     A power tool with a bit: electric drill
4.     Tributary of Mississippi used by Lewis and Clark: Missouri River
5.     Lead dancer in a Tutu: prima ballerina
6.     Geometric figure that may have sides of 3,4,5: right triangle
7.     Russian who was the first man in space: Yuri Gagarin
8.     Breed of dog from the land of Dublin having a wiry coat: Irish terrier
9.     Breakfast cereal that goes ‘snap, crackle, pop’: Rice Krispies
10.  Capitalism: private enterprise
11.  Illegal reproduction of protected text: copyright infringement
12.  A hod: brick carrier
13.  Something on a spool on a Smith-Corona: typewriter ribbon
14.  Line that passes through Greenwich England: prime meridian
15.  Another name for Santa Claus: Kris Kringle

4X4 boxes
THAW
HALE
ALAI
WEIR
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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