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Oct 15, 2017 Week: 42 \ Day: 288
86004 Today: H 70° \ L 29°
Average Sky Cover: 0%
Wind ave: 5mph\Gusts: --mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 78°[1991] Record Low: 19°[1966]
Oct Averages: 63°\31°
Oct Records: H: 85° (1980) L: -2° (1971)
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Quote of the Day
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
James Joyce
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Observances Today
Blind Americans Equality Day
Global Handwashing Day Link
International Day of Rural Women
I Love Lucy Day
National Aesthetician Day Link
National Cake Decorating Day
National Cheese Curd Day Link
National Grouch Day
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Link
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Link
National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day
World Toy Camera Day Link
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Observances This Week
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: 7-15 Link
World Rainforest Week: 9-15 Link
Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week: 12-20 Link
Bullying Bystanders Unite Week: 15-21
Freedom From Bullies Week: 15-21
International Infection Prevention Week: 15-21 Link
Mediation Week: 15-21 Link
National Character Counts Week: 15-21
National Business Women's Week: 15-21 Link
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week:15-21 Link
National Food Bank Week: 15-21
National Forest Products Week: 15-21
National Friends of Libraries Week:15-21
National Pharmacy Week: 15-21 Link
National Save For Retirement Week: 15-21 Link
National Teen Drivers Safety Week: 15-21 Link
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
◄ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1500’s
◄1520 King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall
◄1522 Emperor Karel I names Hernán Cortés
governor of Mexico
1700’s
◄1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
1800’s
1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Abraham Lincoln telling him to grow a beard
◄1866 Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses
◄1880 Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists.
◄1904 The Russians are driven back by the Japanese in the Battle of Shaho; both sides suffer high casualties: Japanese (16,000) and Russians (60,000)
1900’s
1924 US President Calvin Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument
1933 20th Amendment to the US Constitution goes into effect: President term begins in Jan not March
1939 LaGuardia Airport opens in NYC
1940 "The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin released
1949 Billy Graham begins his ministry
1951 "I Love Lucy", starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS
1966 LBJ signs a bill creating US Department of Transportation
1966 Black Panther Party created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale
1969 Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war
◄1971 The start of the 2,500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia
◄1975 Iceland moves intl boundary from 50 to 200 miles
◄1990 Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize
1991 Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice (52-48)
◄1993 Amstel brewery on Curacao produces 1,000,000,000th bottle
◄1993 Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1997 US launches nuclear powered Cassini to Saturn
2000’s
2000 Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" debuts on HBO
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My Rambling Thoughts
It is another nice day, warm temps. How long can this keep going? I’m in no rush for it to end.
Number of electronic surveillance request made to the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court last year: 1457
Number that were denied: 0
I find this information very much like a Grand Jury, which I served on. Prior to my Grand Jury service, I figured, when reading about a trial, that if the Grand Jury had indicted a person, there must be some very compelling evidence against the person. WRONG. In that secret grand jury room, some Asst. DA tells the jury about his/her view of the crime. Sometimes an officer will be called. After hearing only one side of the case, the jury votes about the indictment. The Grand Jury I served on heard about 5 cases on Grand Jury Day, one day each week. In my 3 months of service, we indicted all but two. I voted no on two others that passed. On these FISC warrants, I find it hard to believe that there was enough evidence in every single case. I won’t get all excited when I hear about such warrants. They obviously don’t carry that much weight.
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Bizarre News
A drunk driver pulled down her shirt and exposed her breasts to police officers who questioned her about erratic behavior, according to police in Florida.
The Martin County Sheriff's Office said that they have arrested 40-year-old Clairet Birdsall-Lopez, after being accused of driving under the influence of alcohol. Birdsall-Lopez has been charged with one count of driving under the influence.
According to the police investigation, the incident unfolded on Saturday, at around 2:00 a.m. Police noticed that Birdsall-Lopez did not stop her car at a stop sign and drove off the road.
Police pulled her over and began to question her.
At first, Birdsall-Lopez spoke in English, but then she told police that she only understands Spanish.
Birdsall-Lopez admitted to having a beer at a bar.
She then told officers that she had liposuction and cosmetic surgery on her breasts.
She pulled down her shirt and exposed her breasts to the officers.
Birdsall-Lopez was arrested after refusing to complete a field sobriety test.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
90’s
@97- John Kenneth Galbraith,
Canadian economist (Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award), born in Iona Station, Ontario
(d. 2006)
@93- P. G. Wodehouse,
British-American writer (Bertie Wooster novels), born in Guilford
(d. 1975)
93- Lee A Iacocca,
CEO (Chrysler Corp)
80’s
82- Barry McGuire,
American singer (Eve of Destruction), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
80- Linda Lavin,
actress (Alice, Barney Miller), born in Portland, Maine
70’s
@78- Asaph Hall,
discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)
(d. 1907)
@78- Mario Puzo,
American novelist (The Godfather, Cotton Club, Earthquake), born in NYC
(d. 1999)
74- Penny Marshall,
American actress (Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley), born in The Bronx
60’s
62- Tanya Roberts, [Leigh],
actress (Charlie's Angels, Sheena), born in The Bronx, New York
50’s
@55- Friedrich Nietzsche,
German philosopher and philologist (Beyond Good and Evil), born in Röcken, Saxony, Prussia
(d. 1900)
53- Jack Ma,
Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Alibaba Group, born in Hangzhou, China
@50- Virgil [Publius Vergilius Maro],
Roman poet of the Augustan period (Aeneid), born in Andes, Cisalpine Gaul
(d. 19 BC)
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Historical Obits Today
70’s
@74-1852 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn,
German educator and founder of the Turnverein (gymnastics) movement
@73-1964 Cole Porter,
composer (Still of the Night),
kidney failure
60’s
@64-1930 Herbert Henry Dow,
American chemical industrialist (Dow Chemical),
cirrhosis
50’s
@53-1946 Hermann Goering,
Nazi Reich marshal,
poisons himself in prison
40’s
@41-1917 Mata Hari [Margaretha Geertruida Zelle],
Dutch dancer and convicted German spy,
executed by firing squad
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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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