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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 209
/ Week: 31
July
Averages: 81° \ 51°
Today: Average
Sky Cover: 5%
H 81°… L 57°… Ave. humidity: 53%
Wind: ave: 2mph;
Gusts: 16mph
Average High: 82° Record High: 94° (1995)
Average Low: 51°
Record Low: 36° (1913)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1148 - Crusaders attack Damascus
1794 - Robespierre & 22 leaders of "the
Terror" executed to thunderous cheers
1866 - Metric system becomes a legal measurement
system in US
1868 - 14th Amendment ratified by states, grants
citizenship to ex-slaves
1896 - City of Miami incorporated
1914 - Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof
Garden
1915 - US forces invade Haiti, stays until 1924
1928 - 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam
1931 - Congress makes "Star-Spangled
Banner" our 2nd national anthem
1932 - President Hoover evicts bonus
marchers from their encampment
1943 - Pres FDR announces end of coffee
rationing in US
1945 - US Senate ratifies UN charter 89-2
1959 - Hawaii's 1st US election sends 1st
Asian-Americans to Congress
1976 - 8.2 & 7.4 earthquake devastate Tangsha,
China (240-750,000 die)
1977 - 1st oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline
System reach Valdez, Alaska
1984 - 23rd modern Olympic games opens in Los
Angeles
2012 - 18 people are killed and 11 injured in
ethnic clashes in Ethiopia
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
Another very warm day with very little, if any breeze.
Our
presentation went pretty well last night. We did a lot of wandering around the
topic and never came up with any solutions to the Middle East conflicts. Most
of the people caught on to our little acting, me being the Israeli, and my
partner being the Palestinian. It did help get our point across. Click to see
the political animation video: This Land is Mine
It shows that this is not a new conflict. One of our off-track discussions
was about the refugees in Jordan and Syria who are Palestinian with no homeland.
Interesting and frightening at the same time. One of our group had been a
Fulbright scholar in Syria, living with a Palestinian refugee family. My
partner had lived in Jordan while in the Peace Corps with Palestinian refugee
neighbors.
A quiet
Sunday to catch up on my DVD’d weekly programs. Enjoyable for sure.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain Teasers
I
am the world's greatest traveler. I have been transported by camel, dog sled,
pony express, bicycle ,train, steamship, automobile/car, airplane, airship, and
rocket. I have portraits of presidents, kings, queens, princes, princesses,
shahs, sultans, tribal chiefs, adventurers, explorers, patriots, martyrs,
inventors, pioneers, artists, musicians, architects, poets, aviators,
dramatists, novelists, painters, athletes, cardinals, saints, and sinners.
I have pictures of foreign beaches, rivers, lakes, sounds, waterfalls, geysers, mountains, monuments, castles, temples and ruins of temples, missions, bridges, harbors, docks, locks, locomotives/trains, balloons, rockets, zeppelins, windjammers, native canoes, modern seaplanes, and the world.
What am I?
I have pictures of foreign beaches, rivers, lakes, sounds, waterfalls, geysers, mountains, monuments, castles, temples and ruins of temples, missions, bridges, harbors, docks, locks, locomotives/trains, balloons, rockets, zeppelins, windjammers, native canoes, modern seaplanes, and the world.
What am I?
Lifestyle Substance:
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
OK Then…
Harper’s
Index
Ratio
of engineers to lawyers graduated each year in Japan: 10:1
In
the United States: 1:10
Unusual
Fact of the Day
As a tribute to sight-impaired musician Stevie Wonder, original pressings
of the Paul McCartney & Wings album Red Rose Speedway included
the words "We love you, baby" embossed in Braille.
Earth
Facts…
The Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System.
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
Red Sky at Night
Jesus said: It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' 3 and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. Matthew 16:2
Jesus said: It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' 3 and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. Matthew 16:2
World
Heritage Sites…
Ruins of Loropéni: Burkina Faso
The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country,
with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the
Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear
testimony to the power of the trans-Saharan gold trade. Situated near the
borders of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo, the ruins have recently been shown to
be at least 1,000 years old. Click to learn more:
People
Facts…
Women rate men more attractive if other women are looking and
smiling at him.
Historical
Facts…
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from
history: spades - King David, clubs - Alexander the Great, hearts -
Charlemagne, and diamonds - Julius Caesar.
Retro
Native Humor…
An Indian chief had three wives, each
of whom was pregnant. The first gave birth to a boy. The chief was so elated he
built her a teepee made of deer hide. A few days later, the second gave birth,
also to a boy. The chief was very happy. He built her a teepee made of antelope
hide. The third wife gave birth a few days later, but the chief kept the
details a secret. He built this one a two story teepee, made out of a
hippopotamus hide. The chief then challenged the tribe to guess what had
occurred.
Many tried, unsuccessfully. Finally, one young brave declared that the third wife had given birth to twin boys.
"Correct," said the chief. "How did you figure it out?"
The warrior answered, "It's elementary. The value of the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides."
Many tried, unsuccessfully. Finally, one young brave declared that the third wife had given birth to twin boys.
"Correct," said the chief. "How did you figure it out?"
The warrior answered, "It's elementary. The value of the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides."
Common
Phrase Origins…
Pleased
as Punch
Meaning: To be
very happy
History: A 17th
century puppet show for children called Punch and Judy featured a puppet named
Punch who always killed people. The act of killing brought him pleasure, so he
felt pleased with himself afterwards.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
75 years ago
The formal opening of Bennett Motor Parts Co at 112 East Aspen
Ave., formerly occupied by Wilson-Coffin Plumbing, happened on Saturday. The
public was invited to join in the celebration with refreshments by the new
owners, John H. Bennett, Hubert M. Dennis and Bill Polinski. A red and blue
neon sign has been ordered.
Joke-of-the-day
Three rather deaf
friends meet on the street;
“Windy, isn’t it?
Said one.
“No, it’s
Thursday,” said the second.
“So am I,” said
the third. “Let’s go and have a beer.”
Rules of
Thumb:
HOW NOT TO BE CREEPY
Remember, date
someone no less than half your age plus seven years.
Yeah, It
Really Happened
BRANDON, Alberta (UPI) - A Canadian woman who attempted to dine-and-dash
was arrested after she was forced to return to the scene of the crime because
she left her purse behind. Kyla Anne MacMillan had to return to an Alberta pub
after skipping out on a $160 bar tab that she had rung up with two female
friends. After bailing on the bill, MacMillan returned to the bar because she
had left her purse containing her medication. MacMillan's hefty tab included a
pitcher of beer, chicken wings, nachos and 23 shots. According to the tab, the
ladies slugged down six shots of tequila, 10 B-52s, six Dirty Hookers and one
vodka shooter, the Star reported. She initially claimed that she had simply
stepped outside to use an ATM, but that excuse didn't fly. The suspect pleaded
guilty to fraudulently obtaining food and was fined $325, in addition to being
ordered to pay the bill. MacMillan is unemployed and only had $5.35 on her
during her court appearance.
Somewhat
Useless Information
IKEA, the
Swedish company registered in the Netherlands selling furniture,
appliances and home accessories has two secrets that you may not know!
Firstly,
Ikea products are named based on a system. Beds, for example, are named
after places in Norway.
Secondly,
it’s been estimated that 1 in 10 European babies are conceived in an
Ikea bed!
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week: nothing!
Today
Is
National
Day of the Cowboy
National Milk Chocolate Day
World Hepatitis Day
World Hepatitis Day
/\
Independence
Day (Peru-1821-from Spain)
Today’s
Events through History
1933 - 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy
Vallee), NYC
1951 - Walt Disney's "Alice In
Wonderland" released
1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis makes his 1st TV
appearance (Steve Allen Show)
1996 - Kennewick Man, prehistoric man, is
discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
Birthday’s
Today
Bill Bradley, Basketball (Knicks),
US Senator is 71
Jim Davis, cartoonist
(Garfield) is 69
Sally Struthers, actress (Gloria-All
in the Family) is 66
Georgia Engel, actress
(Georgette-Mary Tyler Moore Show) is 66
Vida Blue, major-league
pitcher (Cy Young & AL MVP 1971) is 65
Elizabeth Berkley, actress
(Jessie-Saved by the Bell,DWTS) is 42
Remembered
for being born today
Ballington Booth, co-founder-Volunteers
of America (1857-1940)
Beatrix Potter, England, children's
author (Tale of Peter Rabbit) (1866-1943)
Joe E Brown, comedian (Buck
Circus Hour) (1892-1973)
Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond
Dreams) (1901-1986)
Jacqueline Lee
Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, 1st lady (1929-1994)
Hugo Chávez, President of
Venezuela, (1954-2013)
Historical
Obits Today
Eileen
Breenan, actress (Pvt Benjamin), 2013, @80
Johann
Sebastian Bach, German composer (Art of the Fugue), stroke, 1750, @65
Antonio
Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer, infection, 1741, @63
Thomas
Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed, 1540, @54ish
Cyrano de
Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, accident?, 1655, @36
Brain
Teasers
I am only a postage stamp.
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.
§ And That Is All for
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