June 19


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Today’s  Historical  Highlights
1586: English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island NC
1778: Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge
1865: Siege of Richmond, VA
1910: Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash)
1931: 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct
1940: "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago
1956: Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films
1977: Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st US male saint
1987: Ben & Jerry Ice Cream & Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia announce new Ice Cream flavor, Cherry Garcia
1991: Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar surrenders to police
♪Happy Birthday To: ♪ 
                   
Free Rambling Thoughts   
Another very warm day…and a Red Flag day…where are the monsoons?

My last countdown for Kenya has begun…seven days and counting. Time to start getting my act together by laying out stuff I only use once a week. It will also be hot over there, and I will be ready with lots of summer clothes. And we have a day in Dubai, I am not sure I am ready to see all that wealth.

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

NPR Sunday Puzzle
Start with a clue in a category, then name something else in the same category that starts with the second and third letters of the original clue. For example, if the clue was Minnesota, the answer would be Indiana — because the second and third letters of Minnesota are "I-N," which begin Indiana — and both Minnesota and Indiana are states.
1.     Green:
2.     Madison:
3.     Volvo:
4.     Pound:
5.     Crocus:
6.     Yankees:
7.     Texaco:
8.     Moscow:
9.     Airedale:
10.  Grape:
11.  Thanksgiving:
12.  Topaz:
13.  Trix:
14.  Beatles: Whiskey sour:
15.  Hamlet:

What is the answer?
What is the next number in this series?101   103   107   109   113   127   ..
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.     knife
2.     rabbit
3.     flower
4.     sleeveless torso garment
Lifestyle  Substance     
One Hit Wonders of the 1950’s

Harper’s Index         
Number of US service people dismissed for pre-existing ‘personality disorders’ between 2002 and 2007: 22.656
Found on You Tube 
The Three Stooges - Pie Fight      
Planet Earth—

Joke-of-the-day
Two elderly couples were enjoying friendly conversation when one of the men asked the other,” Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to last month?"
"Outstanding," Fred replied. "They taught us all the latest psychological techniques: visualization, association, etc. It was great."
"That's great! And what was the name of the clinic?"
Fred went blank. He thought and thought, but couldn't remember. Then a smile broke across his face and he asked, "What do you call that flower with the long stem and thorns?"
"You mean a rose?"
"Yes, that's it!" He turned to his wife, "Rose, what was the name of that memory clinic?"
Rules of Thumb   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
An acre is about the size of a football field without the endzones.
Yeah, It Really Happened
Edwardsville, Ill. (AP) --Two Missouri women are accused of showing off more than their putting skills at a southwestern Illinois golf course.Madison County Sheriff's Capt. T. Mike Dixon says investigators responded to complaints of lewd behavior Monday at the Woodlands Golf Course in Foster Township and saw the women displaying their breasts.Now, authorities in Madison County have charged 45-year-old Shelly Lewis and 43-year-old Alicia Binford of O'Fallon, Mo., with public indecency.Binford and Lewis couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday. Binford's home telephone number has been disconnected. Lewis hasn't returned a message left at her home. Court records don't show if they have an attorney.Both women are free on bond.               
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • Originally, a lifeboat drill was scheduled to take place on board the Titanic on April 14, 1912 - the day the Titanic hit the iceberg. However, for an unknown reason, Captain Smith canceled the drill. Many believe that had the drill taken place, more lives could have been saved.
  • From the time the lookouts sounded the alert, the officers on the bridge had only 37 seconds to react before the Titanic hit the iceberg. In that time, First Officer Murdoch ordered "hard a-starboard" (which turned the ship to port -- left). He also ordered the engine room to put the engines in reverse. The Titanic did bank left, but it wasn't quite enough.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
14-21
   Nursing Assistants Week
17-23
   Universal Father's Week
   Meet A Mate Week
   Old Time Fiddlers Week

Today Is                                                                      
Garfield the Cat Day
Juneteenth
New Moon
World Sauntering Day 
World Sickle Cell Day

Today’s Other Events                                                             
1200’s
1269: King Louis IX of Frances decrees all Jews must wear a badge of shame

1400’s
1464: French King Louis XI forms postal service
1500’s
1541: de Doto's expedition meets the Casqui near modern day Helena, Arkansas. There has been a drought in the area, and the padres offer to help. A large cross is erected and the Spaniards join in prayer. Soon it starts to rain. The Casqui will become allies of the Spanish

1700’s
1767: The Governor of Louisiana issues an order today. The order recognizes the Chitimacha, and instructs the commander at Manchac to treat them with proper deference
1800’s
1829: Sir Robert Peel found London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies)
1862: Slavery outlawed in US territories
1893: Lizzie Borden acquitted
1900’s
1917: After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles & surnames, they take the name Windsor
1924: Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m (3:52.6)
1934: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created
1941: Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal
1952: "I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
1961: US Supreme Court struck down a provision in MD's constitution requiring state office holders to believe in God
1964: Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes 73-27
1968: 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign
1984: 1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger (Nightline)
1987: Supreme Court rules school teaching evolution need not teach creation
2000’s
2000: Tiger Woods wins golf's US Open by 15 shots, a record for all majors, with a US Open to-par record score of:12
2006: Prime ministers of several northern European nations participate in a ceremonial "laying of the first stone" at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Spitsbergen, Norway

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Remembered for being born on this day
Pat Buttram, actor (Mr Haney-Green Acres) in 1915
Edgar H G Degas, French painter (ballerina) in 1834
Lester Flatt, Earl Scrugg's partner (Beverly Hillbillies theme) in 1914
[Henry] Lou[is] Gehrig, "Iron Horse", 1st baseman (NY Yankees) in 1903
Moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], Bkln NY, comedian (3 Stooges) in 1897
Guy Lombardo, London Ontario Canada, orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne) in 1902
Nancy Marchand, Buffalo NY, actress (Beacon Hill, Margaret-Lou Grant) in 1928
Blaise Pascal, mathematician/physicist/religious writer (Pascal) in 1623
James I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25) in 1566
Evelle Jansen Younger, prosecutor (Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan) in 1918
In their 90’s
Louis Jourdan, Marseilles France, actor (Gigi, Can-Can, Madame Bovary) is 91

In their 60’s
Ann Wilson, San Diego California, rock vocalist (Heart-What About Love)is 61
In their 50’s
Paula Abdul, singer/choreographer (Straight Up) is 50
Kathleen Turner, American actress (Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile) is 58
In their 40’s
Poppy Montgomery (Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Donahue), Australian Actress is 40

Today’s Obits                                                           
James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies of pneumonia in 1937 at 77
Nadir, shah of Persia (1736-47), stabbed in 1747 at 49 or 59
Maximilian F J, Austrian arch duke/Emperor of Mexico, executed in 1867at 34
Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries in 1953 at 37
Julius Rosenberg, NYC, 1st US civilian executed for espionage in 1953 at 35

Answers                                                                                                                                            
Brain Game: Close Up Picture

What is the answer?
131, the series is prime numbers
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.     Green: red
2.     Madison: Adams
3.     Volvo: Oldsmobile
4.     Pound: ounce
5.     Crocus: rose
6.     Yankees: Angels
7.     Texaco: Exxon
8.     Moscow: Oslo
9.     Airedale: Irish setter
10.  Grape: raspberry
11.  Thanksgiving: Halloween
12.  Topaz: Opal
13.  Trix: Rice Krispies
14.  Beatles: Earth, Wind and Fire or Eagles
15.  Whiskey sour: high ball
16.  Hamlet: A Midsummer’s Night Dream

4X4 boxes
SHIV
HAIR
IRIS
VEST
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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