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Nov 20, 2017 Week: 47 \ Day: 324
86004 Today: H 52° \ L 22°
Average Sky Cover: 0%
Wind ave.: 6mph\Gusts: 11mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 71°[1976] Record Low: -5°[1964]
Nov Averages: 50°\23°
Nov Records: H: 74° (1977) L: -13° (1958)
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Quote of the Day
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
Rita Rudner
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Observances Today
African Industrialization Day
Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day aka G.O.H.A.R.D. Link
Name Your PC Day
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day Link
Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Observances This Week
11-20
National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week Link
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
19-23
National Farm-City Week
19-26
National Bible Week: 19-26
National Game & Puzzle Week
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
Today’s Significant International Historical Events
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1521
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Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine
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1789
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New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights
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1817
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First Seminole War begins in Florida
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1866
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Howard University founded (Washington, D.C.)
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1888
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Willard Bundy patents timecard clock
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1902
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Geo Lefevre & Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
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1919
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1st municipally owned airport in US opens (Tucson Az)
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1920
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US President Woodrow Wilson
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1923
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Garrett Morgan patents his traffic signal design, an important development in automobile safety
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1929
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Salvador Dali's first one-man show
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1931
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Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)
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1947
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"Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC
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1949
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Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000
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1959
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UN adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights
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1966
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"Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances
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1967
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At 11 AM, Census Clock at Department of Commerce ticks past 200 million
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1969
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Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans
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1969
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Brazilian soccer icon Pele scores his 1,000th goal
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1970
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UN General Assembly accepts membership of People's Republic of China
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1983
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"Terms of Endearment" from the book by Larry McMurtry, directed by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger premieres in New York (Best Picture 1984)
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1984
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McDonald's makes its 50 billionth hamburger
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1993
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Savings and Loan scandal: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.
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1995
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Princess Diana admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview
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1997
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Yohannes Haile-Selassie discovers the partial skull of a 2.5 million year old human ancestor, confirming and establishing the new species Australopithecus garhi, in Bouri, Middle Awash, Ethiopia
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1998
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Court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
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2001
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US President George W. Bush dedicates the US Department of Justice headquarters the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, on what would have been his 76th birthday
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2014
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Nearly 5 million illegal migrants in the US have the threat of deportation deferred, after President Barack Obama announces sweeping immigration changes
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My Rambling Thoughts
Football Sunday. Cards are at least playing today…Broncos not on TV here in AZ. Thanks internet for updates.
Typical Fall day. Decided it was time to do major laundry…pillows, blankets, mattress pads, throws, etc. Takes a lot of time, especially the pillows, but will be better in the end. We do have one of those oversized laundromats a couple of miles away, but I would just about do anything to not have to be in one of those places. I did it my first two years on the rez before breaking down and buying a washer and dryer. Then another year when I was in South Dakota. I swore, never again.
Only watched two news shows this morning. Both boring. Refuse to watch anymore today. I think I’ll do NPR in the morning and one news show the rest of the day. Sorry to CNN, but you just aren’t giving me any news I need to hear.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
90’s
@95- Alistair Cooke,
TV host (Masterpiece Theatre), born in Manchester, England
(d. 2004)
@92- Robert Byrd,
US Senator (Democrat-WV, 1959-2010), majority leader and once the longest-serving Senator in history, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
(d. 2010)
91- Kaye Ballard,
actress/comedienne (Kaye-Mothers-in-Law), born in Cleveland, Ohio
90- Estelle Parsons,
Lynn Mass, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde)
80’s
@86- Rex Reason,
actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s), born in Berlin,
(d. 2015)
@84- Chester Gould,
cartoonist (Dick Tracy)
(d. 1985)
@81- Selma Lagerlöf,
Swedish author and Nobel laureate (The Wonderful Adventures of Nils), born in Mårbacka, Värmland
(d. 1940)
@81- Fran Allison,
American actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), born in La Porte City, Iowa
(d. 1989)
70’s
@79- Richard Dawson,
Hampshire England, actor (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud),
(d. 2012)
@78- Emilio Pucci,
fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954), born in Naples, Italy
(d. 1992)
78- Dick Smothers,
American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show), born in NYC
75- Joe Biden,
American politician (Vice President: 2009-2017), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
71- Judy Woodruff,
American newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report), born in Tulsa
@70- Jim Garrison,
American district attorney and judge
(d. 1992)
70- Joe Walsh,
Eagles: singer, guitarist
60’s
@69- Judy Canova,
American comedian and actress (Cannonball), born in Starke, Florida
(d. 1983)
@63- Edwin Hubble,
American astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) born in Marshfield, Missouri
(d. 1953)
61- Bo Derek, [Mary Collins],
actress (10, Tarzan the Ape Man), born in Long Beach, California
40’s
@42- Robert F. Kennedy,
American politician (D-Sen-NY, US Attorney General), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
(d. 1968)
41- Dominique Dawes,
gymnast (Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
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Historical Obits Today
80’s
@82-1975 Francisco Franco,
Spanish dictator (1936-75)
@82-1910 Leo Tolstoy [Lev Nikolayevich],
Russian novelist (Anna Karenina, War & Peace)
@81-2006 Robert Altman,
American film director (M*A*S*H, Gosford Park)
50’s
@56-2010 Rob Lytle,
Bronco football player,
CTE
40’s
@48-1973 Allan Sherman,
parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey & Sheila),
emphysema
@42-1903 Tom Horn,
American gunfighter and outlaw,
hanged to death
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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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