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Almanac: Week: 18 \ Day: 122
May
Averages: 68°\35°
86004
Today: H 77°\L 42° Average Sky Cover: 20%
Wind
ave: 8mph\Gusts: 24mph
Ave. High: 63° Record High: 84°
(1947) Ave. Low: 31° Record
Low: 13° (1915)
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Observances Today:
Baby
Day Kentucky
Derby
Bladder
Cancer Awareness Day Mariachi Day
Brothers
and Sisters Day Martin Z.
Mollusk Day-famous
for predicting summer
Dandelion
Days National
Homebrew Day
Fire
Day National
Scrapbooking Day
Free
Comic Book Day Roberts
Rule of Order Day
Join
Hands Day World
Naked Gardening Day
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Observances This Week:
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Quote of the Day
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US Historical Highlights for Today
1670 - King Charles
of England gives all trade rights to "all the Landes
Countreyes and Territoryes upon the Coastes
and Confynes of the Seas"
lying within the Hudson Strait to the
Hudson’s Bay Company.
This monopoly remains in effect until 1859.
1780 - William
Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris
1783 - Architect Pierre
Charles L'Enfant is promoted by brevet to Major
of Engineers in recognition of his service to
American liberty
1865 - US
President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1873 - 1st legal hanging
in Arizona takes place at Yuma across the street
from the school. The teacher, not wishing her
students to witness the
hanging, dismissed classes for the day.
1878 - US stops
minting 20 cent coin
1885 - "Good
Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published
1890 - Territory
of Oklahoma created
1908 – “Take me
out to the Ball Game" registered for copyright
1918 - General
Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware
1927 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Louis Bromfield (Early
Autumn)
1927 - U.S. Supreme Court's "Buck v.
Bell", permits forced sterilizations of
various "unfits" by states'
authorities where such surgeries are
practiced for eugenic reasons
1932 - Jack
Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)
1932 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Pearl S Buck (Good
Earth)
1938 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder
(Our Town)
1949 - Arthur
Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman"
1955 - Pulitzer
prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof)
1960 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Al Drury (Advice
& Consent)
1966 - Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days)
1966 - Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger Jr (Thousand Days)
1970 - KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff,
AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast
1994 - Dr Kervokian found innocent on assisting
suicides
1999 - John
Elway announces his retirement from the NFL
2000 - President Bill
Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would
no longer be restricted to the United States
military
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Today’s World Events through History
1497 - John
Cabot's expedition departs Bristol searching for new lands
across the Atlantic
1536 - Anne
Boleyn is arrested and taken to the Tower of London
1970 - 1st
woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today
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My Rambling Thoughts
Another beautiful summer day. While listening to NPR our local
weatherman was giving us the weather, then started talking about May Day
celebrations around the world. It is basically a day to say summer is almost
here. Anyway, he talked about how in the US, we used to give May baskets with
candy and flowers. The young college student who does the news said that
sounded like a good idea. I grew up with May Day celebrations until, at the
time, I thought we were just too old for that stuff. Later I learned that the
US May Day celebrations basically stopped when the Soviet block was having
military strength parades on May 1. Too bad we lost that nice tradition.
Amazing news from Baltimore with the indictment of 6 police
officers. The people of Baltimore didn’t expect it, the protestors didn’t
expect it, the media didn’t expect it, the cops certainly didn’t expect
it---but this shows that the American Justice system can work with the right
people fighting for it. Good news for everyone.
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
Even
though this is a group of super heroes, which one does not belong?
Spiderman
The Hulk
Batman
Thor
Iron Man
Captain America
Nightcrawler
Spiderman
The Hulk
Batman
Thor
Iron Man
Captain America
Nightcrawler
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Found on You Tube with some
relevance to today
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…Cat
Facts…
An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter and can have 2-3 liters
per year. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100
kittens. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000
kittens in just 7 years.
The Savannah is the largest domestic cat breed. It resembles a
small leopard and behaves like a dog. They can grow up to 40 lbs, have an eight
foot vertical jump, and can be trained to walk on a leash and play fetch.
…Cool
Facts…
Despite being one of the top 10 richest men in the world, Ingvar
Kamprad (founder of IKEA) lives in a small home, eats at IKEA, and uses the
bus.
In 1948, Costa Rica abolished its military and spends the money on
education and culture instead.
A man named Ryan McKnight spent 470 hours building a giant Lego
replica of historic Roman town of Pompeii.
…Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 YEARS AGO-1915
~The Saginaw has commenced logging. About 58 Jacks left Tuesday
for the camp north of Bellemont. Despite a great deal of snow, the ground is in
fairly good condition.
~Brakeman W. W. Grubb was deadheading into Winslow when he fell
from the top of a moving freight train on Friday night. He’s cut up
considerably and bleeding. He was briefly stunned and does not recall how it happened
as the train was moving slowly.
~Last Saturday’s Kite Festival was a grand success with boys and
girls sharing the honors. We hope to see the air filled with kites from now
until the next tournament.
Try a schooner of Root Beer at the Confection Den. Looks like Blue
Ribbon but doesn’t taste like it.
…Harper’s
Index…
$24,000- Average
amount paid on the black market to surrogate mothers in China
…Linguistic
Facts…
About 3 percent of the world's population accounts for 96 percent
of all languages spoken today. Out of all languages in the world,
2,000 have fewer than 1,000 native speakers.
Hence, according to UNESCO estimates, which we
visualized in the map above, about half of the world's spoken languages will
disappear by the end of the century. You can click on the map to enlarge
it.
Linguistic extinction will hit some countries and regions harder
than others. In the United States, endangered languages are primarily located
along the West coast, as well as in reservations of indigenous people in the Midwest.
Globally, the Amazon rain forest, sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania,
Australia and Southeast Asia are about to lose the most languages.
About 3 percent of the world's population accounts for 96 percent
of all languages spoken today. Out of all languages in the world, 2,000 have
fewer than 1,000 native speakers.
Hence, according to UNESCO estimates, which we visualized in the
map above, about half of the world's spoken languages will disappear by the end
of the century. You can click on the map to enlarge it.
Linguistic extinction will hit some countries and regions harder
than others. In the United States, endangered languages are primarily located
along the West coast, as well as in reservations of indigenous people in
theMidwest.
Globally,the Amazon rain forest, sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania,
Australia and Southeast Asia are about to lose the most languages.
…Murphy’s
Real Laws…
16. Pardon my driving,
I'm reloading.
17. Despite the cost of
living, have you noticed how it remains so popular?
…Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Before the invention of nylon bristles in the late 1930's, tooth
brushes actually enabled decay and disease. Up until that
time, the bristles where made from hog hair; the hollow shafts of the hair
tended to retain bacteria.
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2 jokes
for the day-classic
If pros are opposite of cons; that means
congress is the opposite of progress.
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A man goes on a 2-month business trip to
Europe and leaves his cat with his brother. Three days before his return he
calls his brother.
Brother 1: So how is my cat doing?
Brother 2: He's Dead
Brother 1: He's Dead! What do you mean He's Dead! I loved that cat. Couldn't you think of a nicer way to tell me! I'm leaving in 3 days. You could of broke me to the news easier. You could of told me today that she got out of the house or something. Then when I called before I left you could of told me, Well, we found her but she is up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down. Then when I call you from the airport you could of told me, The Fire Department was there and scared her off the roof and the cat died when it hit the ground.
Brother 2: I'm sorry...you're right...that was insensitive I won't let it happen again.
Brother 1: Alright, alright, forget about it. Anyway, how is Mom doing?
Brother 2: She's up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.
Brother 1: So how is my cat doing?
Brother 2: He's Dead
Brother 1: He's Dead! What do you mean He's Dead! I loved that cat. Couldn't you think of a nicer way to tell me! I'm leaving in 3 days. You could of broke me to the news easier. You could of told me today that she got out of the house or something. Then when I called before I left you could of told me, Well, we found her but she is up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down. Then when I call you from the airport you could of told me, The Fire Department was there and scared her off the roof and the cat died when it hit the ground.
Brother 2: I'm sorry...you're right...that was insensitive I won't let it happen again.
Brother 1: Alright, alright, forget about it. Anyway, how is Mom doing?
Brother 2: She's up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.
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Yep, It
Really Happened
Tulsa, OK-Traffic
came to a stop as police in Tulsa chased and tased a naked man running along
the highway. Police arrested and charged James Jackson with indecent exposure,
obstructing justice and burglary.
Drivers slowed and pulled over when they saw Jackson, 24, walking naked down the LL Tisdale Parkway. At least a couple of passengers recorded the incident with their cell phones. One video shows Jackson slamming his fist on a car as it passes by. He appears to try and open the driver side door of a truck that stopped to avoid hitting him.
Jackson continued to walk down the highway and starts to sing before a police officer arrives and attempts to take him into custody. Jackson ignored numerous commands to stop and get on the ground by Tulsa police officers. That's when an officer unsuccessfully used his Taser to subdue Jackson.
In a video Jackson is seen removing the wires from his body and running away again.
A second officer shows up and also uses his Taser. The two officers eventually get him on the ground and carry him away.
Jackson might have been having a mental episode or was under the influence of drugs, according to police.
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Drivers slowed and pulled over when they saw Jackson, 24, walking naked down the LL Tisdale Parkway. At least a couple of passengers recorded the incident with their cell phones. One video shows Jackson slamming his fist on a car as it passes by. He appears to try and open the driver side door of a truck that stopped to avoid hitting him.
Jackson continued to walk down the highway and starts to sing before a police officer arrives and attempts to take him into custody. Jackson ignored numerous commands to stop and get on the ground by Tulsa police officers. That's when an officer unsuccessfully used his Taser to subdue Jackson.
In a video Jackson is seen removing the wires from his body and running away again.
A second officer shows up and also uses his Taser. The two officers eventually get him on the ground and carry him away.
Jackson might have been having a mental episode or was under the influence of drugs, according to police.
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Somewhat
Useless Information
Honeybees
use the sun as a compass and know how far to the left or right of the sun they
must fly. When close to the hive, they can recognize landmarks such as trees
and make a "beeline" for home.
In winter, honeybees cluster in the center of their wax house. They eat honey continuously to generate heat for the hive. In the heat of summer, worker bees fan their wings quickly to set up cooling air currents.
Beeswax from honeycombs is used to make chewing gum, lipsticks and crayons. Because it burns slowly and has a pleasant smell, it is also formed into pure beeswax candles.
Each hive has on queen bee. She is larger than the rest and has a long abdomen that looks somewhat like a wasp. A queen bee can live three to six years, much longer than other bees in the hive. Her only responsibility is to lay eggs which produce more bees.
Drone bees are males that don't do any work other than mating with the queen to produce fertile eggs. Drones rarely leave the hive and don't have stingers for self defense. When the winter food supply gets low, worker bees push the defenseless drones out of the hive and into the cold to die.
Worker bees are females who don't lay eggs and do almost all of the work around the hive. They live only four to five weeks during the summer, but clean the hive, feed bee larvae and take care of the queen. Workers also build new honeycombs and protect the hive's entrance, as well as collect nectar and pollen for the hive colony.
In winter, honeybees cluster in the center of their wax house. They eat honey continuously to generate heat for the hive. In the heat of summer, worker bees fan their wings quickly to set up cooling air currents.
Beeswax from honeycombs is used to make chewing gum, lipsticks and crayons. Because it burns slowly and has a pleasant smell, it is also formed into pure beeswax candles.
Each hive has on queen bee. She is larger than the rest and has a long abdomen that looks somewhat like a wasp. A queen bee can live three to six years, much longer than other bees in the hive. Her only responsibility is to lay eggs which produce more bees.
Drone bees are males that don't do any work other than mating with the queen to produce fertile eggs. Drones rarely leave the hive and don't have stingers for self defense. When the winter food supply gets low, worker bees push the defenseless drones out of the hive and into the cold to die.
Worker bees are females who don't lay eggs and do almost all of the work around the hive. They live only four to five weeks during the summer, but clean the hive, feed bee larvae and take care of the queen. Workers also build new honeycombs and protect the hive's entrance, as well as collect nectar and pollen for the hive colony.
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Birthday’s Today
91 - Theodore Bikel, Austrian/US folk
singer/actor (Russians Are Coming)
79 - Engelbert Humperdinck, [Arnold George
Dorsey], Madras India, singer
67 - Larry Gatlin,
Seminole Tx, country singer (Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady)
63 - Christine
Baranski, actress (Maryann-Cybill, Birdcage)
54 - Peter Doohan, Australia, tennis star
43 - Dwayne "The
Rock" Johnson, American professional wrestler and actor
40 - David Beckham, English footballer
(Manchester United, England)
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Remembered for being born today
- Benjamin Spock,
pediatrician\author 1903-1998@94
- Elijah McCoy,
African American inventor, held over 50 patents 1844-1929@86
- Pinky Lee,
children's show host (Pinky Lee Show) 1907-1993@85
- Phil Bruns, actor
and writer (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) 1931-2012@80
- Hedda Hopper,
American gossip columnist 1885-1966@80
- Lesley Gore,
singer (It's My Party) 1946-2015@68
- Catherine the Great [Catherine
II], Empress of Russia 1729-1796@67
- John Galt,
Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) 1779-1839@59
- Lorenz
Hart, American lyricist 1895-1942@48
- Manfred von Richthofen [The Red Baron], WWI fighter ace1892-1918@25
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Historical Obits Today
Efrem
Zimbalist, Jr., American actor-2014@95
J. Edgar
Hoover, 1st Director of FBI, heart disease-1972@77
Jack Kemp,
Congressman, VP Candidate 1996, cancer-2009@73
Leonardo
da Vinci, artist/scientist-1519@67
Lynn
Redgrave, British actress, cancer-2010@67
Jack
Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), heart attack-1984@66
Osama bin
Laden, leader of al-Qaeda, killed-2011@54
Joseph McCarthy,
anti-communist US senator, hepititus-1957@48
Martin
Bormann, Personal Secretary to Hitler, suicide-1945@44
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Brain Teasers Answers
This is a list of "Marvel" comic super heroes.
Batman does not belong. Batman made his first appearance as a comic book superhero in DC Comics "Detective Comics No. 27, May 1939". Bob Kane has been credited with the original creation of Batman.
Batman does not belong. Batman made his first appearance as a comic book superhero in DC Comics "Detective Comics No. 27, May 1939". Bob Kane has been credited with the original creation of Batman.
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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…§
