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Apr.
17, 2020 Week: 16
Day:
108
86004:
H
63°
\ L
29°
\ Average
Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:
7mph\Gusts: 16mph Visibility: 10 mi
Nearest
lightning: 316mi.; Nearest active fire: 407mi.
Record
High:
77°[1946]
Record Low:
15°[2009]
Apr.
Averages:
60°\27°
(3
days with moisture)
Today’s
Quote
“Think
what a better world it would be if we all,
the whole world, had cookies and milk
about three o’clock every afternoon
and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.”
~ Barbara Jordan
the whole world, had cookies and milk
about three o’clock every afternoon
and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.”
~ Barbara Jordan
Random
Tidbits
Unlike
a fish, which moves its tail from side to side, a dolphin swims by
moving its tail (made up of flukes) up and down. And a dolphin
carries more oxygen in its blood than a fish and can swim longer than
a fish...hence, dolphins are better adapted to the sea than are any
fish.
The
smallest dolphin is the Hector or Maui Dolphin, of which only 150 are
left today.
The
narwhal whale has a large ivory tusk (like a unicorn) which is often
poached. The only remaining populations are in the Greenland Sea and
Baffin Bay.
Observations
This Week
Week
of The Young Child:
11-17 Link
Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week: 12-18 Link
National Dog Bite Prevention Week:12-18 Link
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 12-18
National Student Employment Week: 12-18 Link
Orthodox Holy Week: 12-18
Pan American Week: 12-18
World Hula Week: 12-18
National Occupational Health Nursing Week: 13-17 Link
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 13-19 Link
Global Youth Service Days: 17-19
National Dance Week: 17-26 Link CANCELLED due to COVID-19.
Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week: 12-18 Link
National Dog Bite Prevention Week:12-18 Link
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 12-18
National Student Employment Week: 12-18 Link
Orthodox Holy Week: 12-18
Pan American Week: 12-18
World Hula Week: 12-18
National Occupational Health Nursing Week: 13-17 Link
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 13-19 Link
Global Youth Service Days: 17-19
National Dance Week: 17-26 Link CANCELLED due to COVID-19.
Observations for Today
Ellis
Island Family History Day
Ford Mustang DayHaiku Poetry Day
Ford Mustang DayHaiku Poetry Day
Herbalist
Day
World
Hemophilia Day
My
Rambling Thoughts
Got
ready early. Arrived at the grocery store at 6am, got my fresh
fruits, milk, bread, veggies. Home by 7a. I didn't really 'shop' as I
had my list, knew where everything was. Headed to what I needed,
grabbed what I needed, and moved on. Not a lot of shoppers, but every
aisle had one other person. FYI: It is harder to move quickly wearing
gloves and a face mask.
It's
been over a month since I had 'shopped'...like walking slowly down an
aisle, looking for new items and sale items. My current way of
getting what I need is much less expensive than 'shopping'...and much
more boring.
I
just don't get the people who are protesting by blocking roads,
especially to hospitals to show their dissatisfaction of the current
stay-at-home orders. I also don't get the flat earthers.
Today’s
Puzzle
Answer
at the bottom of the page
What
number comes next in the following sequence? 2 4 8 10 20 _
Historical
Events
1397
- Geoffrey Chaucer told The Canterbury Tales for the
first time at the court of Richard II.
1815
(Volcano) Tambora volcano in Indonesia killed almost 100,000
people.
1861 - The first oil well fire occurred at the Little and Merrick well at Oil Creek, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania, killing 19 people.
1897 - A UFO supposedly crashed into a farm owned by J.S. Proctor in Aurora, Texas.
1906 - San Francisco was hit by a disastrous earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.8.
1907 - The Ellis Island immigration center in New York processed 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
1960 - Singer Eddie Cochran died, and Gene Vincent was injured in a UK car accident.
1961 - The unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion began.
1964 - Geraldine 'Jerrie' Mock landed in Columbus, Ohio, becoming the first woman to complete a solo airplane flight around the world.
1964 - The Ford Mustang as introduced to the North American market.
1969 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
1861 - The first oil well fire occurred at the Little and Merrick well at Oil Creek, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania, killing 19 people.
1897 - A UFO supposedly crashed into a farm owned by J.S. Proctor in Aurora, Texas.
1906 - San Francisco was hit by a disastrous earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.8.
1907 - The Ellis Island immigration center in New York processed 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
1960 - Singer Eddie Cochran died, and Gene Vincent was injured in a UK car accident.
1961 - The unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion began.
1964 - Geraldine 'Jerrie' Mock landed in Columbus, Ohio, becoming the first woman to complete a solo airplane flight around the world.
1964 - The Ford Mustang as introduced to the North American market.
1969 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
1979
- The worst attended MLB game occurred in Oakland on 4/17/1979 - Only
250 people showed up.
2001 A letter between Gale Norton and Jeb Bush is released, stating that the Bush administration has decided to go ahead with plans to auction 6 million acres of potentially oil-and-gas-rich seabed in the Gulf of Mexico
2001 A letter between Gale Norton and Jeb Bush is released, stating that the Bush administration has decided to go ahead with plans to auction 6 million acres of potentially oil-and-gas-rich seabed in the Gulf of Mexico
2009
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark becomes the
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the
first woman to lead the organization
2011
- Game of Thrones premiered on HBO
2012 The 8th century St. Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, is purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds
2012 The 8th century St. Cuthbert Gospel, Europe's oldest intact book, is purchased by the British Library for 9 million pounds
2014
- NASA's Kepler confirmed the discovery of the first Earth-size
planet in the habitable zone of another star.
Birthdays
Today
83-Animated
character, Daffy Duck (1937)
@75-American
banker/CEO, J.P. Morgan (d. 1913)
@68-Newscaster, Harry Reasoner (d. 1991; blood clot)
61-Actor, Sean Bean (1959)
48-Actress, Jennifer Garner (1972)
46-Musician, Victoria Beckham (1974)
Puzzle
Answer:
22
(the sequence alternates +2, x2)
