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Nov 14, 2017 Week: 46 \ Day: 318
86004 Today: H 65° \ L 34° 46 days without precip.
Average Sky Cover: 35%
Wind ave.: 4mph\Gusts: 15mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 70°[1967] Record Low: -5°[1985]
Nov Averages: 50°\23°
Nov Records: H: 74° (1977) L: -13° (1958)
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Quote of the Day
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to
entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle
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Observances Today
International Girls Day
International Selfie Day (Diabetes Foundation) Link
Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day
National American Teddy Bear Day Link
National Spicy Guacamole Day Link
National Pickle Day
National Young Reader's Day Link
Spirit of NSA (National Speakers Association) Day
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Observances This 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
13-17
American Education Week Link
13-19
National Book Awards Week
National Global Entrepreneurship Week Link
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
◘ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1500’s
◘1524 Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia
1600’s
◘1666 Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs)
1700’s
1732 First professional librarian in north America, Louis Timothee, hired in Philadelphia
◘1792 Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
1800’s
1832 First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Sts
◘1851 "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville first published by Harper and Brothers in the US
◘1883 "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is first published as a book by Cassell & Co.
◘1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) begins her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in under 80 days. She succeeds, finishing the trip in 72 days, 6 hours
◘1896 Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
1900’s
1904 King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade
◘1908 Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light
◘1935 FDR proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth
1965 US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
◘1967 The Congress of Colombia in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman".
1968 "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning
1968 Yale University announces it is going co-educational
1969 Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing
1976 "Network", directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch and William Holden, premieres in Los Angeles and New York City (Finch - Academy Awards Best Actor 1977)
1981 "Raise!" 11th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1982)
◘1982 Polish Solidarity chairman Lech Wałęsa freed
1987 "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 performances
◘1991 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile.
◘1993 Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st US state
1997 Disney's "Lion King" sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale
2000’s
2008 Elizabeth Warren is appointed to chair a Congressional Oversight Panel for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
2013 Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes
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My Rambling Thoughts
It is so hard to believe it is the middle of November with these warm temps and no precipitation. Wind does nothing but dry things out.
Did some quick shopping this morning for things I needed since last week…the trip I cancelled when I realized my wallet was at home.
I must say I am torn over the recent rash of sexual misconduct allegations against politicians and entertainers.
First, I am sorry these allegations didn’t come out at the time of their occurrence, but I fully understand. #METOO is long overdue. I once had a supervisor tell me that ‘we would be married in heaven.’ She was LDS and their cult believes that a member can have anyone baptized, including those who have passed. Same, according to her, can happen with marriage. While I am not a church goer, I did talk to the family priest. He assured me this was hogwash.
Second, these revelations are just what our enemies want to show that American Democracy doesn’t work. It certainly shows that there are people with power in this country will do just about anything they choose.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
90’s
@94- Sherwood Schwartz,
TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is), born in Passaic, NJ
(d. 2011)
@93- Boutros Boutros-Ghali,
Egyptian politician and 6th Secretary-General UN (1992- 96), born in Cairo
(d. 2016)
@90- Aaron Copland,
American composer (Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring) born in Brooklyn,
(d. 1990)
80’s
@86- Claude Monet,
impressionist (Water Lilies), born in Paris, France
(d. 1926)
@82- Mamie Eisenhower,
First Lady of the United States (1953-61), born in Boone, Iowa
(d. 1979)
@80- Leo Baekeland,
Belgian-American chemist and inventor (bakelite plastics),
(d. 1944)
70’s
@77- Charles Lyell,
Scottish geologist (Principles of Geology), born in Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland
(d. 1875)
@74- Jawaharlal Nehru,
1st Prime Minister of India (1947-64) and important leader of the Indian independence movement, born in Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
(d. 1964)
70- P J O'Rourke,
writer (Easy Money)
60’s
69- Prince Charles [Charles Philip Arthur George],
Prince of Wales/Duke of Cornwall, born in London
63- Yanni,
new age musician (Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance)
63- Condoleezza Rice,
1st female African-American U.S. Secretary of State (2005-09), born in Birmingham, Alabama
50’s
@58- Dick Powell,
Mt View Ark, actor (Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater)
(d. 1963)
58- Bryan Stevenson,
American social justice activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, born in Milton, Delaware
53- Joseph "Run" Simmons,
New York, American rapper (Run DMC)
40’s
@49- Robert Fulton,
American inventor and engineer (first commercial steamboat), born in Little Britain, Pennsylvania
(d. 1815)
@48- Joseph McCarthy,
American Senator, (Rep - Wisconsin) who claimed anti-communists had infiltrated the US government, born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin
(d. 1957)
44-Josh Duhamel,
actor
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Historical Obits Today
70’s
@77-2014 Glen Larson,
American television producer & writer,
esophageal cancer
60’s
@61-2016 Gwen Ifill,
journalist and writer, 1st African American woman to host US public affairs program,
cancer
50’s
@59-2016 Holly Dunn,
American country singer (Daddy's Hands),
cancer
@59-1915 Booker T. Washington,
educator/organizier,
hypertension
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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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