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Nov 13, 2017 Week: 46 \ Day: 317
86004 Today: H 65° \ L 37° 45 days without precip.
Average Sky Cover: 85%
Wind ave.: 14mph\Gusts: 0mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 72°[1967] Record Low: -3°[2000]
Nov Averages: 50°\23°
Nov Records: H: 74° (1977) L: -13° (1958)
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Quote of the Day
An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.
James Whistler
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Observances Today
World Orphans Day
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Observances This Week
7-13
Dear Santa Letter Week
11-20
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week Link
12-18
Geography Awareness Week Link
International Fraud Awareness Week Link
Perioperative Nurse Week Link
National Split Pea Soup Week Link
World Kindness Week: 12-18 Link
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
◘ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1500’s
◘1553 English Lady Jane Grey and Archbishop Thomas Cranmer accused of high treason
1700’s
◘1715 Battle of Sheriffmuir during Jacobite rebellion. Battle inconclusive but Government forces halt advance of Jacobite army lead by Scottish Earl of Mar
1775 American Revolutionary forces capture Montreal
1789 Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes"
1800’s
1843 Mt Rainier in Washington State erupts
1851 The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what would become Seattle, Washington.
1865 PT Barnum's New American museum opens in Bridgeport
1875 National Bowling Association organized in NYC
◘1895 First shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii
1900’s
◘1902 "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is first published in one volume (previously serialized) by William Blackwood in Edinburgh
1913 1st modern elastic brassiere patented by Mary Phelps Jacob
1921 "The Sheik", a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, is released
1927 New York - New Jersey Holland Tunnel, 1st twin-tube underwater auto tunnel, opens
1933 1st modern sit-down strike by Hormel meat packers in Austin, Minnesota
1938 America's first saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, beatified
1940 "Fantasia" animated film by Walt Disney, starring Leopold Stokowski and Deems Taylor, is released
1946 First artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mt Greylock, MA
1952 False fingernails 1st sold
1956 US Supreme court rules race separation on buses in Alabama unconstitutional
1969 Vice President Spiro Agnew accuses network TV news departments of bias and distortion
1970 US Vice President Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs"
1977 Final Al Capp comic strip of "Li'l Abner" (1934-77)
1980 US spacecraft Voyager 1 sends back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn
1982 Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened in Washington D.C., featuring the names of over 58,000 US soldiers who were killed or missing in the Vietnam War
1982 A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.
◘1990 Saudis ask US for rights to bid on SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) crude
2000’s
2001 War on Terrorism: In the first such act since World War II, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.
2001 US President George W. Bush orders that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve be filled to capacity over the next few years
◘2015 Terror attacks in Paris at 3 locations leave at least 129 dead. Isis claim responsibility
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My Rambling Thoughts
Cloudy day…no precip. We need some precipitation soon.
Had to pick up a script and got my annual flu shot. Hoping for some good news in the Bronco’s game tonight.
Started looking at ticket prices for my Christmas trip to Chicago. I will buy them on Tuesday or Wednesday. Just getting ready so the final price won’t freak me out. It will be great to see my brother and his wife and her family.
One of our best group discussions last night. Everyone in the group was amazed at how little s/he didn’t know about this kingdom. This is certainly an area to keep an eye on as changes are happening rapidly. Glad I am part of such an astute group. Have to hope they remain friendly to the west and the US.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
80’s
@88- Robert Sterling,
Newcastle PA, actor (George Kirby-Adv of Topper)
(d. 2006)
@81- Garry Marshall,
American TV and film director (Happy Days, Pretty Woman), born in NYC
(d. 2016)
60’s
64- Frances Conroy,
American actress (6’ Under)
62- Whoopi Goldberg [Caryn Johnson],
American actress, comedian and singer (Color Purple, Burglar), born in NYC
63- Christopher Noth,
US actor (Law and Order, The Good Wife), born in Madison, Wisconsin
50’s
54- Vinny Testaverde,
NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, NY Jets), born in Brooklyn
@52- Dack Rambo,
Delano California, actor (Guns of Will Sonnett, Dallas)
(d. 1994)
50- Jimmy Kimmel,
American TV host and producer (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), born in Brooklyn
40’s
@44- Robert Louis Stevenson,
Scottish author (Treasure Island), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
(d. 1894)
@42- Caroline Lamb,
English aristocrat, author (Glenarvon), wife of William Lamb, lover of Lord Byron
(d. 1828)
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Historical Obits Today
80’s
@85-2016 Enzo Maiorca,
Italian freediver (17 world records)
@83-1973 Elsa Schiaparelli,
Italian fashion designer
70’s
@76-1868 Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini,
composer (Barber of Seville),
pneumonia
@74-2016 Leon Russell (Claude Russell Bridges),
American musician and singer-songwriter (Carny)
@72-2005 Vine Deloria, Jr.,
Native American (Oglala Lakota) author, theologian, historian, and activist,
aneurysm
60’s
@61±-1779 Thomas Chippendale,
English furniture maker,
TB
20’s
@28-1974 Karen Silkwood,
activist,
killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances
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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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