Nov 25

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Nov 25, 2017 Week: 47 \ Day: 330
86004 Today: H 69° \ L 34°  
Average Sky Cover: 2% 
Wind ave.:   9mph\Gusts:  20mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 69°[1970]   Record Low: -8°[1906]
Nov Averages: 50°\23°
Nov Records: H: 74° (1977) L: -13° (1958)
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Quote of the Day

It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring,
who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.
  B. C. Forbes


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Observances Today
Buy Nothing Day  
Blase'Day
International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women Day
International Hat Day Link
International Aura Awareness Day  

Shopping Reminder Day
World Day of Giving Link 
Small Business Saturday 


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Observances This Week
17-26
American Sand Sculpting Competition Link


19-25
Better Conversation Week
Church/State Separation Week
GERD Awareness Week Link
International Restorative Justice Week Link  
National Family Week


19-26
National Bible Week 
National Game & Puzzle Week


22-28
National Deal Week  

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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
Today’s Significant International Historical Events 

00’s                                    
1491
The siege of Granada, last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins
1667
A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha, in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.
1715
First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
1783
Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in United States
1792
Benjamin Banneker first publishes his Farmer's Almanac
1817
First sword swallower in US performs (NYC)
1834
Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents
1839
Cyclone slams south eastern India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying city of Coringa. Storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships and killing an estimated 300,000 people
1864
Confederate plot to burn New York city fails
1867
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite
1876
Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River.
1912
American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Illinois
1920
1st Thanksgiving Parade (Philadelphia)
1940
Woody Woodpecker debuts with release of Walter Lantz's "Knock Knock"
1949
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts
1957
US President Dwight Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech
1963
JFK laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
1967
Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time
1971
American "Dan Cooper" hijacks plane, extorts $200,000 ransom before jumping out of plane over Washington State, never seen again
1973
US cuts maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure
1975
Netherlands grants Suriname independence (National Day)
1979
Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that would last 22 years and become one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history
1983
World's greatest robbery; 26 million pounds (sterling) worth of gold, diamonds and cash stolen from Brink's-Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, England
1986
Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arms deal
1988
Convention on exploitation of Antarctic mineral resources signed
1990
Lech Wałęsa wins in Poland's first popular election
1996
After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends
2009
Flooding in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia; powerful storm brings 3 years worth of rain in 4 hours, killing over 150 people and sweeping thousands of cars away during Hajj
2013
Disney release “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year)
2014
Protest erupt across US after a decision by Missouri grand jury not to bring charges against a white policeman who shot dead a black teenager
2015
Pope Francis begins his trip to Africa, visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic

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My Rambling Thoughts
Turkey breast turned out moist and tasty. Several people dropped by and one friend even brought ham. Nice meal, enjoyable conversation. Good day. And had a cold turkey sandwich with mayo for lunch today.

Headed to Home Depot this morn for their poinsettia sale. The strip mall was packed at 10a, even though they had been open since 6a. Got the poinsettia and headed home. Looking at the parking lot and knowing what was happening inside the other stores, I decided I really didn’t need anything else. Crowds, even in a small town, are just not for me.

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Birthdays Today
@-  indicates age at death

90’s
@95- Noel Neill,
American actress (Adventures of Superman),
born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
(d. 2016)   

80’s
@88- Ricardo Montalban,
Mexican actor (Fantasy Island, Star Trek II, Naked Gun)
(d. 2009)
@84- Karl Benz,
German inventor, engine designer and automobile manufacturer (Mercedes-Benz),
born in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
(d. 1929)   
@84- "Joltin" Joe DiMaggio [Yankee Clipper],
MLB center fielder who had a 56 game hitting streak,
born in Martinez, California
(d. 1999)   
@83- Andrew Carnegie,
Scottish-American industrialist, steel tycoon, philanthropist and one of the richest Americans ever,
born in Dunfermline, Scotland
(d. 1919)
@81- Pope John XXIII [Angelo Roncalli],
261st Pope (1958-63), born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
(d. 1963)

70’s
@74- Percy Sledge,
soul singer (When A Man Loves A Woman)
(d. 2017) 
70- John Larroquette,
actor (Dan Fielding-Night Court), born in New Orleans

60’s
@64- Carrie Nation,
American temperance advocate
(d. 1911)

50’s
@56- Rene Enriquez,
actor (Ray Calletano-Hill Street Blues), born in San Francisco,
(d. 1990)   
@51- Piet Heyn,
Dutch privateer and admiral (captured Spanish silver fleet), born in Delft
(d. 1629)

40’s
46- Christina Applegate,
actress (Married With Children), born in Hollywood, California

30’s
@38- John F. Kennedy Jr,
American lawyer, magazine publisher (George) and son of JFK, born in NYC,
(d. 1999)
36- Barbara and Jenna Bush,
twin daughters of U.S. President George W. Bush, born in Dallas, Texas

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Historical Obits Today

90’s
@90-2016 Fidel Castro,
Cuban revolutionary, Prime Minister (1959-76) and President (1976-2008)
@90-1968 Upton Beall Sinclair,
US author (Jungle) 

80’s
@82-1958 Charles F. Kettering,
American inventor (auto self-starter)

70’s
@76-1993 Anthony Burgess,
British novelist and essayist (A Clockwork Orange),
cancer
@74-1981 Jack Albertson,
actor (Chico & the Man),
cancer 
@73-1982 Robert Coote,
actor (MacBeth),
heart attack
@71-2016 Ron Glass,
American actor (Barney Miller, Frank's Place),
respiratory failure
@71-1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson,
"Bojangles" famed tap dancer,
heart failure   

60’s
@65-1987 Harold Washington,
1st African American mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87),
heart attack
@65-1974 U Thant,
Burmese politician and 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961-72),
cancer
@64-1998 Flip Wilson,
American actor and comedian,
liver cancer

20’s
@28-1920 Gaston Chevrolet,
French-born American race car driver and automobile pioneers,
racecar crash

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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.

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