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Today’s Historical
Highlights
31 - 1st
Easter, according to calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus
1669 - Mount
Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000
1807 - British
Parliament abolishes slave trade
1811 - Percy
Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for his publication of
the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.
1896 - Modern
Olympics began in Athens, Greece
1954 - RCA
manufactures 1st color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000)
1960 - DH Lawrence'
"Lady Chatterley's Lover" ruled not obscene (NYC)
1966 - US
Supreme court rules "poll tax" unconstitutional
1966 - Beatles pose
with mutilated dolls & butchered meat for the cover of the "Yesterday
& Today" album, It is later changes to the white album
1986 - Supreme Court
rules Air Force could ban wearing of yarmulkes
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Free Rambling Thoughts
The day started out with blue sky and nice warm temps…and since NPR was having a pledge drive I took a long walk. Good thing I did it early, because as the day wore on, the clouds came in and it looked pretty threatening out there by late afternoon. Nothin yet, but the weatherman says to be ready for wind and a ‘frozen mix’ tomorrow. Ahh, spring at 7000’!
Tomorrow I catch up on mail, and get ready to have taxes done…the day has finally arrived to get serious about doing taxes.
Game Center
(answers at the end of post)
Brain Game
NPR Sunday Puzzle
This
week's puzzle is an assortment of brainteasers that all have to do with the
word "mother." The first challenge: Rearrange the letters of
"mothers" to name something you might drink from. The answer:
"thermos."
1.
Think of a familiar 11 letter word that
consists of only the letters in ‘mother’:
2.
Insert on letter in the exact center of ‘mama’
to spell a familiar 5 letter word:
3.
Insert a three letter word for something to
wear in the exact center of ‘mama’ to get a title of respect:
4.
The French for mother is ‘mere’, what familiar
8 letter word ends with ‘mere’:
5.
What word follows ‘mother’ and precedes
‘bumps’:
6.
‘mothers’ contains the letters of five
pronouns—he ,she, me, hers, her, what 7 letter word meaning ‘twists in pain’
contains 10 pronouns:
Wuzzles What concept or phrase do these suggest?
Lifestyle Substance
Planet Earth—
Found on You Tube
Big
Hoyt Axton fan
Harper’s Index
Percentage of cell phone owners who admit they have pretended to be on the phone to avoid talking to someone in person: 13
Joke-of-the-day
A cocky State Highways employee stopped at a farm and talked with an old farmer. He told the farmer, "I need to inspect your farm for a possible new road."The old farmer said, "OK, but don't go in that field."
The Highways employee said, "I have the authority of the State Government to go where I want. See this card? I am allowed to go wherever I wish on farm land." So the old farmer went about his farm chores.Later, he heard loud screams and saw the State Highways employee running for the fence and close behind was the farmer's prize bull. The bull was madder than a nest full of hornets and the bull was gaining on the employee at every step!! The old farmer called out, "Show him your card!!"
Rules of Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
If you want to fall asleep with the stereo on, turn the volume down to a level that would be too quiet when you are awake. In less than five minutes, that level will feel comfortable, but if you're still awake in 15 minutes you may have to turn it down again.
Somewhat Useless
Information
There are 39 books in the Old Testament
Seth was Adam's third son.
The first commandment was "You shall have no other gods before me."
Israelites were allowed to eat the gazelle. They were NOT, however, allowed to eat the pig, rabbit, or eagle.
Ravens brought Elijah food while he hid in the Kerith Ravine, east of Jordan.
Yeah, It Really
Happened
LONDON - A British woman said she had to postpone her wedding after spending more than $4,700 on chemotherapy for her pet lizard.Calendar Information
Lizzie Griffiths, 25, of London said she adopted George, her bearded dragon, last year and decided to postpone her wedding to Chris Fisher so she could spend their saved cash to treat the reptile's cancer, The Sun reported Thursday.
"Chris knows George will always come first," Griffiths said. "I fell in love with George the minute I saw him and knew I'd do anything to look after him properly. So right now we can't afford a wedding." Griffiths said George, who became the first bearded dragon in Britain to undergo chemotherapy, is now in remission. Fisher said he understands that George will always be "Lizzie's No. 1."
…Happening This Week:
19-25
Act Happy Week
American Chocolate Week
Wellderly Week
21-25
YoYo and Skill Toys Week
21-27
Week of Solidarity with People's Struggling Against Racism
& Discrimination
25-31
Consider Christianity Week:
Passiontide (3/25-4/7)
National Conference on Family Literacy
Pediatric Nurse Practioner Week
Root Canal Awareness Week
National Protocol Officer's Week
National Cleaning Week
Today Is
- Day of Celebration of Greek & American Democracy
- International Day of Remembrance of The Victims of Slavery and The Transatlantic National Old New Year's Day
- Pecan Day
- Slave Trade
- Tolkien Reading Day
- Vaffeldagen (Waffle Day)
- US: Maryland: Maryland Day (1634, settlers disembarked from two small saliling ships—the Ark and the Dove on Maryland soil)
- Greece: Independence Day (from Ottoman Empire in 1821)
Today’s Other Events
Before 1000CE
421 - Friday
at 12 PM - city of Venice founded
>
1100’s
1199 - Richard
I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death
on April 6
>
1300’s
1306 - Robert
the Bruce crowned king of Scotland
>
1600’s
1609 - Henry
Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co
1668 - 1st
horse race in America takes place
1700’s
1713 -
European and Indian forces under
General
James Moore, son of South Carolina Governor James Moore, have been attacking
the Tuscarora fort of Nohoroco, North Carolina, for several days. Today, they
will finally capture the fort. During the fighting, 192 Tuscarora will be
killed, and almost 400 will be taken prisoner. After this defeat, the Tuscarora
will not be a significant force in North Carolina.
1800’s
1807 - 1st
railway passenger service began in England
1882 - 1st
demonstration of pancake making (Dept store in NYC)
1900’s
1905 - Rebel
battle flags captured during war are returned to South
1916 - Women are allowed
to attend a boxing match
1931 - Scottsboro
Boys (accused of raping a white woman) arrested in Alabama
1937 - It's
revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads
1939 - Billboard
Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart
1955 - United States
Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" as obscene
1957 - NBA
modifies the free-throw rule
1957 - Treaty of
Rome establishes European Economic Community (Common Mkt)
1958 - Sugar
Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times
1972 - America's LP
"America" goes #1
1976 - Argentine
milt junta bans leftist political parties
1982 - Wayne
Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season
1996 - US issues
newly-redesigned $100 bill
2000’s
2006 - Capitol
Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party
in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
2006 - Protesters demanding a re-election in Belarus following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006 clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
2006 - Protesters demanding a re-election in Belarus following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006 clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
Today’s Birthdays
In their 90’s
Eileen
Ford, modeling agency head (Ford Modeling Agency) is 90
In their 80’s
James A
Lovell Jr, American astronaut (Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13) is 84
In their 70’s
Gloria
Steinem, US feminist/publisher (Ms Magazine) is 78
In their 60’s
In their 50’s
Mary
Gross, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds) is 59
Brenda
Strong, TV actress is 52
In their 40’s
Avery Johnson,
NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) is 47
Sarah
Jessica Parker, American actress (Square Pegs, Sex and the City) is 47
In their 30’s
Danica
Patrick, race car driver is 30
Under 30 years old
Remembered for being born on this day
Andy
Clyde, Scotland, actor (George-Real McCoys, Cully-Lassie) in 1892
Howard
Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55) in 1906
Jack Ruby,
killer of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1911
Simone
Signoret, Weisbaden Germany, (Casque d'Or, Room at the Top) in 1921
Arturo
Toscanini, Parma Italy, temperamental conductor in 1867
Today’s Obits
James
Braid, Scottish surgeon died of heart disease at 65 in 1860
Ben
Carnevale, American basketball coach dies at 92 in 2008
Claude A
Debussy, French composer (Iberia/La mer), dies of cancer at 55 in 1918
Milton H.
Erickson, American psychiatrist dies at 79 in 1980
Elizabeth
Storrs Mead, American educator dies at 84 in 1917
Buck
Owens, American singer and television personality dies at 76 in 2006
Answers
Brain Game
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
Think of a familiar 11 letter word that
consists of only the letters in ‘mother’:
a.
thermometer
2.
Insert on letter in the exact center of ‘mama’
to spell a familiar 5 letter word:
a.
magma
3.
Insert a three letter word for something to
wear in the exact center of ‘mama’ to get a title of respect:
a.
Mahatma
4.
The French for mother is ‘mere’, what familiar
8 letter word ends with ‘mere’:
a.
cashmere
5.
What word follows ‘mother’ and precedes ‘bumps’:
a.
goose
6.
‘mothers’ contains the letters of five
pronouns—he ,she, me, hers, her, what 7 letter word meaning ‘twists in pain’
contains 10 pronouns:
a.
writhes (I, we, his, her, hers, she, it, its, theirs, he)
Wuzzle
- A man after my own heart
- Flatten
- Sidewalks
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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