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Almanac: Week: 15 \ Day: 095
April
Averages: 58°\27°
86004
Today: H 63°\L 26° Average Sky Cover: 25%
Wind
ave: 11mph\Gusts: 24mph
Ave. High: 55° Record High: 75°
(1959) Ave. Low: 25° Record
Low: 8° (1958)
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Observances Today:
Christian:
Easter
Go
for Broke Day
National Deep Dish Pizza Day
Plum Pudding Day
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Observances This Week:
1-7
The APAWS Pooper Scooper Week
Golden Rule Week
Laugh at Work Week
Medication Safety Week
4-12
Hate Week
National Robotics Week
5-11
Bat Appreciation Week
Explore Your Career Options
Mule Days
National Blue Ribbon Week (Child Abuse)
National Public Health Week
National Window Safety Week
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Quote of the Day
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US Historical Highlights for Today
1621 - Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return
trip to England
1768 - 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC)
1792 - George Washington casts 1st
presidential veto
1887 - Anne Sullivan teaches "water"
to Helen Keller
1922 - KOB-AM in Albuquerque NM begins radio
transmissions
1923 - Firestone Co put their inflatable tires
into production
1927 - Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 &
200 m free style
1944 - Newspapers reported
that the Tucson Medical Center would
open soon in place of the Desert Sanatorium
1948 - WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins
broadcasting
1949 - Fireside Theater debuts on television
1951 - Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies,
sentenced to death
1954 - Elvis Presley records his debut single
"That's All Right"
1962 - NASA civilian pilot Neil
Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m
1965 - Lava Lamp Day celebrated
1971 - US Lt Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre)
sentenced to life
1972 - Baseball season is delayed due to a strike
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt
Chamberlain's all-time career
scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)
1988 - Democratic convention picks Michael Dukakis
as their pres candidate
1989 - David Letterman becomes 1st network TV
series to use dolby stereo
1990 - Paul Newman wins a court victory over
Julius Gold, to keep giving
all profits from Newman foods to charity
1993 - Colorado Rockies 1st game - lose to NY Mets
3-0
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Today’s World Events through History
456 - St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a
missionary bishop
1603 - New English King James I (James VI of
Scotland) departs Edinburgh
for London
1818 - In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence
movement - led by
Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín -
win a decisive victory over Spain,
leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead
1874 - Birkenhead Park, the first civic public
park, is opened in Birkenhead,
England. Designed by Joseph Paxton
1879 - Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru,
starting the War of the Pacific
1895 - Oscar Wilde loses libel case against
Marquess of Queensberry,
who accused him of
homosexual practices
1897 - The Greco-Turkish War, also called
"Thirty Days' War", is declared
between
Greece and the Ottoman Empire
1902 - In Glasgow, Scotland the Ibrox disaster
occurs after a section
of a grandstand collapses killing 25 and
injuring 517
1939 - Membership in Hitler Youth becomes obligatory
1964 - 1st driverless trains run on London
Underground
1997 - Steve Irwin's "The Crocodile
Hunter" debuts
2012 - International internet group Anonymous hack
several Chinese
Bureaus in opposition to censorship
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today
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My Rambling Thoughts
The last few days have been highs and lows. I finally got my high
speed internet working-HIGH; Century Link made is a much bigger hassle than it
should have been-LOW. Accountant called and I owe IRS and AZ about $4K over
what I have already had withheld-LOW; One of my investments has paid very well
this year and is deposited in an account I hardly ever check and the tax bill
is only about ¼ of the capital gains from that account-HIGH. I talked to my
former financial advisor when I got the news about how much I owed-HIGH; and
she and her husband checked out all the paperwork and found the figures were
correct; and found they reminded me of my secret stash-HIGH.
Enjoying my faster internet as searches are much faster…so is Netflix.
Had to laugh when I got a robo-call from Century Link that came in
about noon today to ‘remind me that my new high speed internet was ready to be
enjoyed. Since they know they didn’t send the damn modem, I had to wonder what
things are coming to. Being the good guy I am tried calling them to tell them I
had purchased my own modem and didn’t need on sent out. Their customer service
is closed on weekends but auto-man told me I could chat on line, so I went to
that site and while it says on the page that the chat operates from 11a-5p on
Saturdays, it also says that they are sorry but the Chat is not available at
this time and please try again during the hours listed below. Such idiots.
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
Below
are five band names and one of each of their songs. However, they have been
rephrased and it is your job to figure them out.
1. Blue and yellow in a period after night sings "Avenue containing
shattered nighttime fancies".
2. "Numerically" also, the 21st letter of the alphabet sings "A
sensation of dizziness".
3. Illuminated sight organs sings "A chemical substance that can injure or
kill".
4. Involuntary shutting and opening of the eye #91 doubled sings
"Merry-go-round".
5. The thankful deceased sings "Carton of condensation".
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Found on You Tube with some
relevance to today
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…Author
Fact…
~ More books are written, published and sold per person per year
in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become
a published author in their lifetime.
…Flagstaff,
AZ History…
25 YEARS AGO-1990
The Winter Fest has arrived. It’s being held at the East Flagstaff
Jr. High School mini-dome. Don’t miss the arts, crafts, great foods and
entertainment.
…Harper’s
Index…
260,000: number
of explosives the US Navy plans to detonate in the Pacific between now and 2018
9,600,000: estimated
number of times the explosions will disturb marine animals
…Language
Facts…
~ 'Niblings' is the plural, gender-neutral term for nieces and
nephews.
~ Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
***NEW***…North
Korea Facts…
~ The only country where cannabis is completely legal and du jure
is North Korea.
…Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Henry Ford was a proponent of hiring the handicapped. In 1919,
more than 20% of his workforce had some form of disability.
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2 jokes
for the day
The man applied for a job with a chain food
store.
“What is your experience with groceries?”
asked the interviewer.
“Well,” said the applicant. “I’m eating them
all the time.”
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A man who was just married was flying to the
Florida Keys for a business trip. His new bride was to accompany him the next
day. When he got there he E-mailed his wife to let her know he made it there
safely.
When he sent the E-mail he miss-typed the address. In Boston, a grieving widow,
whose husband has recently passed away, receives the E-mail. She reads it,
screams, and faints.
Hearing her grandmother’s cry, the widow's 18-year-old granddaughter runs into
the living room to see the computer on with a message. It reads:
Dear love,
Just got here. Preparing for your arrival tomorrow. Can't wait to see you.
Love,
Your Husband
P.S. Sure is hot down here.
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Yep, It
Really Happened
ALLENDALE,
Mich. (UPI) - A Michigan college student's April Fools' prank gone wrong was
blamed for an apartment fire that led to a building being evacuated,
firefighters said. The Allendale Fire Department said crews from Allendale,
Blendon Township, and Georgetown Township responded Wednesday morning to battle
the blaze in an apartment near the campus of Grand Valley State University.
Investigators said the fire apparently started when one of the four female
college students living in the apartment tossed a fire cracker at a roommate as
part of an April Fools' Day prank and the firework landed in hamper, igniting
the laundry inside. Neighbors said the girls knocked on the doors of other
units in the search for a fire extinguisher, but the fire had grown too large
by the time they were able to bring one back to the apartment. Capt. David
Pelton of the Allendale Fire Department said the fire was the first he knew of
to be started by an April Fools' prank. The extent of the damage to the
building was unknown Wednesday, but residents were allowed to return to two of
the building's six units. Firefighters said other residents were expected to be
able to return later Wednesday, but the apartment where the fire started was
unlikely to be considered safe. Firefighters said the girl whose prank ignited
the flames probably won't face charges from the incident.
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Somewhat
Useless Information
According
to the Venerable Bede, Easter derives its name from Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon
goddess of spring. A month corresponding to April had been named
"Eostremonat," or Eostre's month, leading to "Easter"
becoming applied to the Christian holiday that usually took place within it.
In Medieval Europe, eggs were forbidden during Lent. Eggs laid during that time
were often boiled or otherwise preserved. Eggs were thus a mainstay of Easter
meals, and a prized Easter gift for children and servants.
Hares and rabbits have long been symbols of fertility. The inclusion of the
hare into Easter customs appears to have originated in Germany, where tales
were told of an "Easter hare" who laid eggs for children to find.
German immigrants to America brought the tradition with them and spread it to a
wider public. They also baked cakes for Easter in the shape of hares, and may
have pioneered the practice of making chocolate bunnies and eggs.
Easter cards arrived in Victorian England, when a stationer added a greeting to
a drawing of a rabbit. According to American Greetings, Easter is now the
fourth most popular holiday for sending cards, behind Christmas, Valentine's
Day, and Mother's Day.
The most elaborate Easter egg traditions appear to have emerged in Eastern
Europe. In Poland and Ukraine, eggs were often painted silver and gold. Pysanky
(to design or write) eggs were created by carefully applying wax in patterns to
an egg. The egg was then dyed, wax would be reapplied in spots to preserve that
color, and the egg was boiled again in other shades. The result was a
multi-color striped or patterned egg.
In Medieval Europe, churchgoers would take a walk after Easter Mass, led by a
crucifix or the Easter candle. Today these walks endure as Easter Parades.
People show off their spring finery, including lovely bonnets decorated for
spring.
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Birthday’s Today
78 - Colin Powell, Bronx NY, general/asst to
president\Sec of State
74 - Michael Moriarty, actor (Law &
Order)
51 - Christopher
"Kid" Reid, American
rapper (Kid 'n Play)
42 - Pharrell Williams, American music
producer (The Neptunes)\singer
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Remembered for being born today
- (Ruth Elizabeth) Bette Davis, actress (Jezebel) 1908-1989@91
- Gale
Storm, Bloomington Tx, actress (My Little Margie) 1922-2009@87
- Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, film producer (James Bond) 1909-1996@87
- Gregory
Peck, La Jolla California, actor (To Kill a Mockingbird) 1916-2003@87
- Joseph
Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery) 1827-1912@84
- Melvyn
Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Hud, Ghost Story) 1901-1980@81
- Thomas
Hobbes, Westport England, philosopher (Leviathan) 1588-1679@81
- Lady
Fisher, founder (British Women Caring Trust) 1921-1995@74
- Robert
Q Lewis, TV host (Masquerade Party) 1921-1991@71
- Spencer
Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Adam's Rib) 1900-1967@67
- Booker
Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st African
American
on US stamp) 1856-1915@59
- Judith
Arlene Resnik, Akron, astronaut (Chal
disaster) 1949-1986@36
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Historical Obits Today
Saul
Bellow, Canadian born writer, Nobel laureate-2005@89
Charlton
Heston, American Actor-2008@84
Douglas
MacArthur, US general (Pacific theater-WW II)-1964@84
Allen
Ginsberg, beat poet-1997@80
Jane
Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist-1928@77
Ferdinand
A. Porsche, German car designer-2012@76
Sam
Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), multiple myeloma-1992@74
Gene
Pitney, singer, heart attack-2006@66
John
Tower, (Sen-R-Tx), plane crash-1991@65
Kurt
Cobain, grunge rocker (Nirvana), suicide-1994@27
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Brain Teasers Answers
1. Green Day sings "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".
2. U2 sings "Vertigo".
3. Bright Eyes sings "Poison".
4. Blink 182 sings "Carousel".
5. The Grateful Dead sings "Box of Rain".
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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 contains
mistakes and sadly once 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 Now…§
