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Jul 1, 2018 Week: 27\ Day: 182
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82° \ L 48° \ Average Sky Cover: 10%
Nearest Lightning: 389miles away
Wind ave.: 2mph\Gusts:
16mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 92°[1990] Record Low: 31°[1913]
Jul Averages: 82°\50°
Today’s Quote
The eye of a human being is a microscope,
which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.
Khalil Gibran
Harper’s Index
12/21/2017
Date on which the drink company Long Island Iced Tea Corp.
changed its name to Long Blockchain Corp.
+183
Percentage change in its share price that day
Observances This Month
Air-Conditioning Appreciation Days (7/3 to 8/15) Link
Alopecia Month for Women
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education & Awareness Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month Link
Day of the Knife (July 25 to August 22) Link
Dog Days (7/3 to 8/11) Link
Alopecia Month for Women
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education & Awareness Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month Link
Day of the Knife (July 25 to August 22) Link
Dog Days (7/3 to 8/11) Link
Observances This Week
1st-7th
Observances for Today
Estee Lauder Day
Fast of Tammuz
Hop A Park Day
International Chicken Wing Day
Fast of Tammuz
Hop A Park Day
International Chicken Wing Day
National GSA Employee Day
National Postal Workers Day Link
Resolution Renewal Day
U.S. Postage Stamp Day
Zip Code Day
National Postal Workers Day Link
Resolution Renewal Day
U.S. Postage Stamp Day
Zip Code Day
Today’s Significant US Historical Events
Today’s Significant International
Historical Events
1500’s
1535 Sir
Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason
1600’s
1656 1st
Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrive in Boston (arrested)
1698 Congregation
of Notre Dame of Montreal founded by Marguerite Bourgeoys canonically
constituted a community
1700’s
1776 1st
vote on Declaration of Independence for Britain's North American colonies
1800’s
1836 US
President Andrew Jackson announces to Congress bequest by James
Smithson of 100,000 gold sovereigns to found institution in Washington.
1847 1st US postage stamps go on sale, 5 cent Franklin and 10 cent Washington, NYC
1847 1st US postage stamps go on sale, 5 cent Franklin and 10 cent Washington, NYC
1858 1st
Canadian coins minted (1, 5, 10 and 20 cent)
1862 Congress
outlaws polygamy for the 1st time
1862 US
Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on
incomes over $600 (progressive rate)
1863 Battle
of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted
1863 Free
city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities; postage 3 cents per oz
1867 The
Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Ontario & Quebec, with John A. Macdonald serving as the
first Prime Minister
1871 The
decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada
1881 1st
international telephone conversation, Calais, Maine to St Stephen, New
Brunswick
1885 The United
States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada
1898 Theodore
Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill
1899 Gideon
Society established to place bibles in hotels
1900’s
1902 US
Congress passes the Philippines Government Act, providing that the Philippines
be governed by a commission appointed by the President, with consent from the
senate; Filipinos are to be treated as citizens of their land, no the USA
1903 Tour de
France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris
1905 Albert
Einstein introduces his theory of special relativity
1908 "SOS"
(· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal becomes the worldwide standard for help
1916 Coca-Cola
brings current coke formula to the market
1931 Ice
vending machines introduced in LA 25 lbs, 15 cents
1943 "Pay-as-you-go"
- 1st withholding tax from paychecks
1944 Bretton
Woods Conference starts, dominated by Harry Dexter White and John Maynard
Keynes and leads to establishment of the IMF and the World Bank
1946 US
drops atom bomb on Bikini atoll (4th atomic explosion)
1959 World
Refugee Year begins
1960 The
independent Somali Democratic Republic, commonly known as Somalia, is formed
out of former British and Italian territories
1961 Haleakala
National Park forms in Hawaii
1963 ZIP
(Zone Improvement Plan) Codes are introduced for United States mail
1971 State
of Washington becomes 1st state to ban sex discrimination
1971 Twenty-sixth
Amendment, which lowers the voting age from 21 to 18, is ratified and becomes
part of the United States Constitution
1972 Feminist
magazine "Ms" founded by Gloria Steinem publishes its first
issue with Wonder Woman on the cover
1972 The
first Gay Pride march in England takes place.
1974 General Augusto
Pinochet becomes president and dictator of Chile
1978 Former
US President Richard Nixon makes 1st public speech since resigning in
1974
1979 Sony
introduces the Walkman
1998 The NBA
commences a player lockout after no agreement with players about salary issues
- lasted 204 days, season shortened by 50 games
2000’s
2013 Demonstrations
occur across Egypt with 15 million people calling for the resignation of their
President, Mohammed Morsi
2017 Mexican
police kill 19 gunmen in drug-related shootout in northern state of Sinaloa
My
Rambling Thoughts
A friend from the
rez stopped by Thursday, stayed up way to late watching Netflix. Then we hung
out around Flag most of the day Friday.
A nice summer day
today with a little breeze. Great summer day.
I will never
understand the 45’s supporters. For weeks 45 has been bad mouthing the press. Then,
after the horrific shooting that killed 5 journalists because some crazy was upset
about a story that was published 5 years ago, he suddenly sees journalists as a
great part of the American fabric.
Very impressed by
the turnout around the country who are protesting the latest family separation.
I sure wish Congress would get it's sh’t together and reform out outdated
immigration system. Every rep and senator is getting a very nice salary + perks
to represent the people. Nowhere in the constitution does it say ‘forget
what is good for the country, and support only your base’. Nor does it say ‘every
vote should be considered to guarantee your reelection.’
Birthdays
Today
@-
indicates age at death
100’s
102- Olivia
de Havilland, American actress (All the King's Men, The Adventures of
Robin Hood, Gone with the Wind), born in Tokyo, Japan
90’s
@95- Estée
Lauder, CEO (Estée Lauder cosmetics) born in NYC (d. 2004)
80’s
@81- Jo
Sinclair [Ruth Seid], American writer (Wasteland), born in Brooklyn, New York
(d. 1995)
70’s
@73- Sydney
Pollack, American diretcor, actor and producer (Tootsie, Out of
Africa), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 2008) cancer
@74- Karen
Black, American actress (5 Easy Pieces, Pyx), (d. 2013) cancer
73- Deborah
Harry, singer (Blondie-Heart of Glass), born in Miami, Florida
@70- Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz, German mathematician & philosopher (differential
and integral calculus), born in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1716)
60’s
66- Dan Aykroyd,
comedic actor
50’s
57- Carl
Lewis, American sprinter/long jumper (9 Olympic gold 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in
Birmingham, Alabama
51- Pamala
Anderson, actress
40’s
41- Liv
Tyler, American actress and daughter of Aerosmith's frontman, Steven
Tyler (Stealing Beauty, Lord of the Rings), born in NYC
30’s
@37- Amy
Johnson, British pilot, first female pilot to fly alone Britain to Australia,
born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1941) drowned after plane crash
@36- Diana
Spencer, Princess of Wales, born in Sandringham, England (d. 1997) car crash
Historical
Obits Today
90’s
@97-2009 Karl
Malden [Mladen George Sekulovich], American actor (Streets of San Francisco,
American Express, A Streetcar Named Desire)
80’s
@89-2015 Lawrence
Herkimer, American "Grandfather of Cheerleading" (founded National
Cheerleading Association, patented the pom-pom)
@87-1983 R
Buckminster Fuller, inventor/philosopher (Geodesic dome)
@86-2017 Norman
Dorsen, American lawyer, human rights advocate and president of the American Civil
Liberties Union
@85-1896 Harriet
Beecher Stowe, American author (Uncle Tom's Cabin)
@80-2004 Marlon
Brando, American actor (The Godfather, A Street Cart Named Desire and On the
Waterfront)
70’s
@79-2000 Walter
Matthau, American actor and comedian (The Odd Couple, Bad News Bears), heart
disease
@79-1997 Robert
Mitchum, American actor (Out of the Past, Winds of War, North & South), lung
cancer
@78-1974 Juan
Perón, Argentine military officer and President of Argentina (1946-55, 73-74), heart
attack
@77-1931 Alice
Mary Robertson, American educator, social worker and 2nd woman in US Congress
60’s
@64-1894 Allan
Pinkerton, American private detective and founder of Chicago detective agency, malaria/stroke
50’s
@59-1860 Charles
Goodyear, American chemist and manufacturing engineer who invented the
vulcanization process for rubber, when he hears news that his daughter had died
@57-1995 Wolfman
Jack [Robert Weston Smith], American disk jockey (Midnight Special), heart
attack
@54-2005 Luther
Vandross, American singer, heart attack
@54-1991 Michael
Landon, American actor (Bonanza, Highway to Heaven), cancer
40’s
@41-1996 Margaux
Hemingway, American fashion model and actress (Lipstick), suicide
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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for Now…☼☼☼☼
