Aug 9

 

2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 32 Day 221 Ave. Sky Cover 30%\ Visibility  20mi. Flagstaff Today  79° \ 54° 
Wind  8mph \ Gusts  18mph  Nearest active fire: 15miles Risk of fire: High Nearest Lightning:  75mi
Air Quality: Fair           Moisture Days this month: 5 days Sunshine 
August Averages: Temps 79° \ 50° Moisture 9 Days   

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

4-13
Sturgis Rally Link 
6-12
Assistance Dog Week:   Link Link
Knights of Columbus Family Week:  
National Button Week:   Link 
National Farmers' Market Week:  Link Link 
National Health Center Week:  Link 
International Psychic Week:  
International Psychic   Week Link                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Stop on Red Week
Stop on Red Week Link
7-11
Psychic Week
7-12
Fiddlers Week
7-13
National Bargain Hunting Week
National Exercise With Your Child Week
Safe + Sound Week Link
World Karaoke Championships Link
8-17
Elvis Week

Daily Observations

Book Lovers Day  Link
International Coworking Day Link
International Day of The World's Indigenous People

Rice Pudding Day
Veep Day

Today’s Thoughts

Looking good for a monsoon rain sometime today.

Last night had some very loud thunder and a nice monsoon rain after dark.

There is a large fire near Payson, about 115 miles south of Flagstaff. That fire places two scout camps in SET status. Hope those young people stay safe.

This is the most insane thing I have heard of for a long time. A company is now selling Junior AR-15. A company in Illinois makes the real gun, shooting .22 calliber bullets in a rifle for toddlers. For a mere $389 your child can get it. If you question this, check out Snopes.

Enjoy


 

History you may not have learned in school…

The 1969 Stonewall Uprising was the start of the LGBTQ rights movement.

On July 28, 1969, police in New York City raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay club, reportedly because the club was serving liquor without a license. During that time, police often violently raided clubs and bars that they thought provided safe harbor for LGBTQ+ people, according to History.com.

In the early morning hours of June 28, police beat patrons of Stonewall with their nightsticks and drew their guns, but the patrons fought back. The raid led to a days-long violent uprising and protest, becoming one of the key historic markers for the start of the LGBTQ rights movement. Stonewall is still a club in New York City, though now it's also designated a national monument.

Hoax proved wrong…

Cuban missile crisis

The American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba nearly escalated into a full-scale nuclear war. The Russians claimed that they were only sending defensive weapons to Cuba. But missile sites in the country were later photographed camouflaged, which convinced the Kennedy administration that Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev harbored more sinister intentions.

Random Trivia…

Before alarm clocks and way before smartphone alarms, there were people called knocker-uppers who would literally knock on people’s windows to wake them up in time for work. Up until the 1970s, knocker-uppers used a long stick, soft hammers, rattles or even pea shooters to reach their clients’ windows!

Historic Events

  §  1173 Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete

§  1483 Opening of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

§  1803 1st horses arrive in Hawaii

§  1848 US Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with Free Soil Party nominating Martin Van Buren for president

§  1893 1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in New York

§  1930 Animated character Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer's cartoon "Dizzy Dishes"

§  1934 4th Women's World Games (track & field competition for women) is conducted over 3-days at the White City Stadium in London, England

§  1944 Smokey Bear debuts as spokesman for fire prevention for US Forest Service (named after NYC fireman Smokey Joe Martin)

§  1945 US drops second atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan, destroying part of the city

§  1961 James Benton Parsons is 1st African American to be nominated to a US Federal District Court

§  1965 Singapore separates from the Federation of Malaysia and gains its independence

  §  2017 Giant inflatable chicken resembling US President Donald Trump placed outside US White House as a political protest

Birthdays with some quotes

@96 – P. L. Travers, Australian-English author (d. 1996)
@86 – Daniel Keyes, American short story writer, and novelist (d. 2014)
” There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.”
79 – Sam Elliott, American actor
“I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you’re a lucky individual.”
@70 – Ken Norton, American boxer (d. 2013; strokes)
66 – Melanie Griffith, American actress
64 – Michael Kors, American fashion designer
” I think the older I get, the more I realize that the ultimate luxury is time.”
58 – Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality
” There are two types of people: The ones who give you 50 reasons it can’t be done … and the ones who just do it.”
55 – Gillian Anderson, actress
55 – Eric Bana (Eric Banadinović), Australian actor
55 – McG (Joseph McGinty Nichol), American director, and producer
53 – Chris Cuomo, American lawyer, and journalist
@48 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2012; drowned in bathtub/drugs)
47 – Jessica Capshaw, American actress
38 – Anna Kendrick, American actress
” Sometimes I think, I need to think before I speak. And then other times I think, I shouldn’t leave the house or interact with people ever.”

…The End for today…

 

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