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Dec 12, 2017 Week: 50 \ Day: 346
86004 Today: H 50° \ L 20°
Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind ave.: 7mph\Gusts: 13mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 64°[1921] Record Low: -16°[1961]
Dec Averages: 50°\23°
Dec Records: H: 68° (1950) L: -23° (1990)
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Quote of the Day
Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
Sophocles
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Observances Today
Gingerbread House Day
National 12-hour Fresh Breath Day
National Cocoa Day Link
National Lost Day Link
Our Lady of Guadelupe Link
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Observances This Week
10-17: Human Rights Week
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1000’s
1098 1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara Syria
1600’s
1694 The Royal Society censures Edmond Halley for suggesting in a paper titled 'Some considerations about the cause of the universal deluge' that the story of Noah's flood could be an account of a cometary impact
1700’s
1787 Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution
1792 In Vienna, Ludwig Von Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn
1800’s
1800 Washington, D.C., established as the capital of the United States of America
1900’s
1900 National Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice & Sing", composed
1901 Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada
1917 Rev Edward Flanagan forms Boys Town outside Omaha, Nebraska
1936 Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek declares war on Japan
1946 'Tide' detergent introduced
1953 Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane
1961 Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes in Israel
1963 Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK
1964 Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie)
1966 "A Man for All Seasons" based on the play by Robert Bolt, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Paul Scofield premieres in New York (Best Picture 1967)
1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis
1969 "Hello Dolly" with Barbra Streisand premieres
1975 Sara Jane Moore pleds guilty to trying to kill US President Gerald Ford
1980 US's copyright law amended to include computer programs
1988 NYC Subway system adds new stations (Z line)
1988 "Rainman" directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premieres in New York (Best Picture 1989)
1991 Orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection
1991 Abuja replaces Lagos as the capital city of Nigeria
1995 Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote)
2000’s
2006 Peugeot produces its last car at the Ryton Plant signaling the end of mass car production in Coventry, formerly a major center of the British motor industry.
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My Rambling Thoughts
Headed out to get some stuff for our retirement luncheon. Easy shopping and got what I needed.
Christmas season is always a nice time. I’m running into friends at unexpected places, and able to wish them a happy season. If we had some snow, it would be perfect.
I did not know that up until a few decades ago, Alabama girls could marry at 13 years old. That explains a lot. I am interested in the outcome of tomorrow’s election. Just to see what Alabama does in 2017. One of our neighbors when I was growing up, grew up in Birmingham in the 1930’s Never saw her as racist or anything, but will never forget her great German Chocolate Cake and her mouthwatering Pecan Pie. Great times growing up.
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Bizarre News
Many people have been complaining about delivery packages that have gone missing from their porches. Now, the mystery may have been solved, at least in one Ohio neighborhood.
Police were called after someone saw a young boy stealing a package from a home. The child then got into a red Toyota Corolla that was driven by a teenager.
Police pulled over the vehicle and found the 10-year-old boy and a teenage driver along with 21 stolen packages. Authorities said that the shipping labels on the packages showed that the items were taken from different houses in the Mentor area.
Officers also found marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside the car.
Officers arrested 18-year-old Corey Whalen. She faces charges of theft, receiving stolen property, marijuana possession, possessing marijuana paraphernalia, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The 10-year-old boy was also arrested. He was referred to Lake County Juvenile Court. Police haven't revealed the relationship between Whalen and the boy.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
90’s
94- Bob Barker,
American TV game show host (The Price is Right, Truth or Consequences),
born in Darrington, Washington
80’s
@83- John Jay,
American statesman, 1st US Chief Justice,
born in NYC
(d.1829)
@82- Frank Sinatra,
American singer (Strangers in the Night, My Way) and actor (From Here to Eternity) known as 'old blue eyes',
born in Hoboken, New Jersey
(d. 1998)
@80- Edvard Munch,
Norwegian painter and print maker (The Scream),
born in Ådalsbruk, Løten, Norway
(d. 1944)
70’s
@79- Edward G Robinson [Goldenberg],
Romanian actor (Double Indemnity, The Stranger, The Ten Commandments),
born in Bucharest, Romania
(d. 1973)
79- Connie Francis,
singer/actress (Where the Boys Are),
born in Newark, New Jersey
77- Dionne Warwick,
singer (Solid Gold, Way to San Jose),
born in East Orange, New Jersey
60’s
65- Cathy Rigby McCoy,
Los Alamitos California, gymnist (Olympic-4th-1968)
60- Sheila E.[scovedo],
American singer, drummer and percussionist (Krush Grove, Holly Rock),
born in Oakland, California
50’s
59- Sheree J Wilson,
actress (Our Family Honor, Dallas),
born in Rochester MN,
40’s
42- Mayim Bialik,
actress (The Big Bang Theory),
born in San Diego, California
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Historical Obits Today
70’s
@77-1889 Robert Browning,
English poet (Ring & Book)
@71-2006 Peter Boyle,
American Character actor (Everybody Loves Raymond),
multiple myeloma
60’s
@65-1968 Tallulah Bankhead,
actress (All Star Revue),
pneumonia
@62-1985 Anne Baxter,
actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel),
stroke
40’s
@49-1976 Jack Cassidy,
actor (Oscar/Jetman-He & She),
in apartment fire
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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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