11/22/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 47/ Day: 326   
Today: L 27°…H 41°… Ave. humidity: 88% rain on and off
Wind: ave:   8mph; Gusts:  22mph  
Average Low: 21° Record Low:  -2° (1931)
Average High: 48° Record High:  68° (1903)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
"Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris)…1928
"Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC for 2329 perfs…1965
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show…1934
15,000 men are cremated at Domela Newenhouse, Amsterdam…1919
16th modern Olympic games open in Melbourne…1956
1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek-Kirk & Uhura)…1968
1st Irish Sweepstake run…1930
1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner Wisc)…1927
1st three nodes of the ARPAnet are connected, in what would eventually become 
     the Internet…1977
Humane Society forms…1954
Fred Rogers of PBS "Mr Rogers Neighborhood" presents a sweater to 
     Smithsonian Institution…1984
International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help…1906
Labor conference committee in US urges 8-hour work day & 48-hour week…1919
Mount St Helens in Washington erupts…1842
President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald; Lyndon Baines 
     Johnson sworn in as the 36th US president…1963
Simon & Garfunkel appear on "American Bandstand" as "Tom & Jerry"…1957
Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using 
     computer-generated imagery…1995
US ends 22 year travel ban to China…1972

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Winter storm advisory listed for tomorrow through Saturday. I’ll see. There has been a lot of rain in our little mountain community today. I had our weekly lunch today. Cheryl is ready to head to CA for the whole week on Monday. Mary gets back from Chicago tomorrow. We are all hunkering down for our first big storm of the season. It’s only snow and will melt away by May.
 
I grew up in a world where the ‘majority rules’. I have sat in many a meeting when discussion went on and on, and finally a vote was taken. Whichever vote was one more than half that is what we did. I guess that has not been the deal in the Senate for quite some time. Glad they have returned to something more sensible. I was also listening to an NPR story today about JFK and the press. It was pointed out that many in the press knew that the President was a philanderer, but no one back then would have considered reporting it. Hmmmm. Then they talked about the congress back in those days and it seems that there were numerous times Senators would be drunk on the Senate floor, to the point of falling down, and that was not reported either. How times have changed.
 
I have not watched any of the JFK documentaries around the 50th anniversary of his assassination. I was in 9th grade when he was killed, sitting in my woodshop class when the announcement that he had been shot was made. Then on to Algebra when we were told he had died and were sent home. That day, and the next three changed the world I lived in. I do not need to relive those days. I recall that in the late 1980’s on Nov 22 the daily bulletin asked all the teachers to tell the story to their students. One excellent teacher came to my office and said that she had never disobeyed anything in my announcements, but in this case she had to. I asked her why. She said, “well, I hadn’t been born yet so I have nothing to tell.“ We both laughed, and I never put that in another morning announcement again.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
One you will find in a state that borders Ohio, 
Another you will find in a state next to Georgia,  A third can be found in a state that touches Canada,  The last cannot be found in any state at all. What are these things?
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…Returns tomorrow, link is not working.

OK Then…
 

Harper’s Index 
Cost of the US command center recently finished in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province: $34,000,000
Unusual Fact of the Day
Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” was written by Shel Silverstein.


Joke-of-the-day
How do dogs communicate in the modern world? P-mail And how do they tweet? Wee-mail  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
WRITING SOMETHING IMPORTANT
If you feel that you need a thesaurus to write something, you are probably trying too hard.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Police in Florida said they arrested a man accused of posing as a U.S. Marshal to get a discount at a Dunkin' Donuts. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office spokesman Douglas Tobin said a suspicious store clerk at the Dunkin' Donuts in New Port Richey alerted the office to a man who frequented the eatery and used a badge to support his claim of being a U.S. marshal to get discounts on doughnuts, ABC News reported Thursday. "Yesterday, we had an undercover deputy in the store," Tobin said. "He usually comes in at the same time. This time, he didn't show his badge, but we had enough reason to arrest him." The man, Charles Barry, 48, was found to have a .38-caliber revolver in his pocket Tuesday and ammunition in his vehicle, Tobin said. Barry, who investigators said used his late father's New Jersey police badge for his Dunkin' Donuts ruse, was arrested Tuesday on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer and improper exhibition of a firearm or dangerous weapon. He was released after posting $5,150 bail.
  • Somewhat Useless Information   
  • If attacked, a lionfish delivers potent venom via its needle-like dorsal fins. Its sting is extremely painful to humans and can cause nausea and breathing difficulties, but is rarely fatal. 
  • Pretty much everything about the venomous lionfish—its red-and-white zebra stripes, long, showy pectoral fins, and generally cantankerous demeanor—says, "Don't touch!" 
  • The venom of the lionfish, delivered via an array of up to 18 needle-like dorsal fins, is purely defensive. It relies on camouflage and lightning-fast reflexes to capture prey, mainly fish and shrimp. A sting from a lionfish is extremely painful to humans and can cause nausea and breathing difficulties, but is rarely fatal. 
  • Lionfish, also called turkey fish, dragon fish and scorpion fish, are native to the reefs and rocky crevices of the Indo-Pacific, although they've found their way to warm ocean habitats worldwide. The largest of lionfish can grow to about 15 inches (0.4 meters) in length, but the average is closer to 1 foot (0.3 meters). 
  • Lionfish are popular in some parts of the world as food, but are far more prized in the aquarium trade. Their population numbers are healthy and their distribution is growing, causing some concerned in the United States, where some feel the success of this non-indigenous species presents human and environmental dangers.  


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
17-23: American Education Week / National Book Awareness Week
22-28: National Farm-City Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        Humane Society Anniversary Day
~~~~
·        Lebanon: Independence Day (1943 from France)

Today’s Events through History  
Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany…2005
Brazilian city of Niterói is founded…1573
Comic strip "Cathy" by Cathy Guisewhite debuts…1976
Mick Mack of Nova Scotia sign a treaty with the British…1752
Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St NYC…1927
Strasbourg Alsace-Lorraine, prohibits circumcision & wearing of beards…1794

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Robert Vaughn, actor (Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy) is 81
Billie Jean King, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75) is 70
Steve Van Zandt, musician, actor (Sopranos) is 63
Richard Kind, actor (Spin City) is 57
Jamie Lee Curtis, actress (Anything But Love, Halloween) is 55
Mariel Hemingway, actress (Personal Best, Civil Wars) is 52
Mark Ruffalo, actor (The Avengers) is 46
Scarlett Johansson, actress (The Prestige) is 29

Remembered for being born today
Thomas Cook, founder (Cook travel bureau) [1808-1892]
Wiley Post, aviator/parachutist (crashed in Alaska) [1898-1935]
Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1958-69) [1890-1970]
Hoagy Carmichael, actor/songwriter (Stardust) [1899-1991]
Doris Duke, multi-millionaire (American Tobacco heiress) [1912-1993]
Rodney Dangerfield, [John Cohen], comedian (Caddyshack) [1921-2004]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong)…1980…@87
Mary Kay Ash, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics…2001…@83
Aldous Huxley, English author (Brave New World)…LSD overdose…1963…@69
C. S. Lewis [Clive Staples], Irish author (The Chronicles of Narnia)…renal failure…
     1963…@64
Henry Wilson, 18th US Vice President…stroke…1875…@63
Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian)…cancer…1993…@59
Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues)…cancer…1983…@58
Lorenz Hart, lyricist… pneumonia…1943…@48
John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States…shot…1963…@46
Jack London, author…overdose…1916…@40
J. D. Tippit, Dallas Police Officer…chasing Oswald…1963…@39
George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel)…typhoid fever…1896…@37

Brain Teasers
The four major compass directions. WEST Virginia borders Ohio, SOUTH Carolina is next to Georgia, NORTH Dakota touches Canada, and EAST is not in any state's name.
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 has mistakes and sadly once out 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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11/21/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 47/ Day: 325   
Today: L 34°…H 44°… Ave. humidity: 75%
Wind: ave:   11mph; Gusts:  23mph  
Average Low: 21° Record Low: -5 ° (1979)
Average High: 49° Record High:  70° (1950)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
1st flight of Concorde (London to New York)…1977
1st human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot…1871
1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced…1952
British Natural History Museum announces "Piltdown skull” was a hoax…1953
China prohibits opium trade…1906
Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill)…1980
Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84…1980
Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over Pres Ford's veto…1974
Harry Truman becomes 1st US president to travel in a submerged sub…1946
Jack Benny (violin) & Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet…1959
JFK flies to Texas…1963
Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod…1620 
Spanish trader builds Fort Raymond at the confluence of Yellowstone and 
     Bighorn Rivers…1807
World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)…1964

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Dr. sez things are going well for my latest cataract surgery. I say I am doing fine, too. I hung around the house all day as it is still a little bright to spend much time outside. Tomorrow everything should be back to normal. Things are a little blurry and now my glasses only make things worse in both eyes. New glasses in about a month.
 
Of course, all these drugs and change in sleeping habits the past few days messed up my body and I got to deal with my angio-edema (swollen lip) this afternoon. I caught it early, so should be OK in a couple of hours.
 
I remembered that I also had my South Africa trip on the old hard drive, so spent some time to find those pics. Found them all, moved them to the new-er computer. Then I decided it was time to put all the pictures on CD’s. With all my international travel, it took about two hours to make the disks, but now I have everything on my computer, and a back-up on discs. I have over 20 gigabytes of pictures total. That’s one heck of a lot of pictures. Of course I took all of them at the highest resolution available on my cameras. Amazed at how many pictures I actually have.
 
I have wanted to go to Burma/Miramar for quite some time. Ellie and Focus have set up a trip, but it will probably not happen…flight from Denver to Burma, one night there then a 16 day river cruise, then one night in some town, and a return flight to Denver would be almost $10K. That is way more than any of my other trips, and I just don’t think it is worth it. I’m sure there is lots to see, but I fear that the government is charging horrific prices for tour operators to come over there. Even though they have just recently opened to Western tourists and eased some of their stranglehold on their own countrymen, I’m just not ready to give that much money for a trip., In a few more years, I’m sure things will become a little more affordable.
 
Can’t believe a US Congressman pleads guilty to purchasing cocaine and gets a year probation and keeps his job. His excuse is that he is an alcoholic and that is what made him make such a stupid purchase. I’ve heard that twice this week…Toronto’s mayor said he was ‘really wasted’ when he was videotaped smoking cocaine. I’m all for forgiveness and second chances, but these two cases seem a little strange.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Replace each word or words in parentheses with a one-word synonym to decipher a common phrase.
1. (Performances) (converse) (noisier) than (terms). 2. (More superior) (delayed) than (not at all). 3. (Sublime) (mental abilities) (contemplate) (similarly).

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…Oregon
  • Dishes must drip dry.
  • The “Peer Review Statute” prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about yourmedical treatment.
  • It is illegal to whisper “dirty” things in your lover’s ear during sex.
  • Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
  • It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.
  • One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.
  • Drivers must yield to pedestrians who are standing on the sidewalk.
  • One may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway.
  • It is illegal to place a container filled with human fecal matter on the side of any highway.
  • Babies may not be carried on the running boards of a car.
  • Drivers may not pump their own gas.
  • A door on a car may not be left open longer than is necessary.
  • An adult may not show a minor any piece of classical artwork which depicts sexual excitement.
  • Eugene
    • --It is illegal to show movies or attend a car race on Sundays. /It is legal to conduct a horse race or a symphony concert.
  • Hood River--Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license.
  • Klamath River--It’s illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.
  • Marion--You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street.

OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
Projected height in feet, of a Saudi skyscraper financed by the bin Laden family that will be the tallest in the world: 3,281000
Unusual Fact of the Day
The average album length has increased from 40 minutes in the LP era to well over an hour in the CD era. Most double-album LPs can fit onto a single CD.


Joke-of-the-day
Teacher: " George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?"
One Student: " Because George still had the axe in is hand."
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
OFFERING HELP
Some people aren't really looking for help. If someone responds to three valid suggestions with a "yes, but..." he or she is more interested in playing games than solving problems.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Police in Wisconsin said a man called 911 to demand officers remove a snoring woman whose name he didn't know from his bed. Waukesha police said local man Benjamin Duddles called 911 around 4:21 a.m. Nov. 10 and said he needed officers to remove a woman who was "snoring like a train" in his bed, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. Duddles, who admitted he had been drinking, told the dispatcher he could not remember the woman's name and he had brought her home because they had been "talking." Duddles held the phone up in his bedroom to give a sample of the snoring sounds to the dispatcher, who sent officers to the home. The officers woke the woman, who told police she suffers from sleep apnea, a condition that can cause loud snoring. The police report said officers told Duddles they would not forcibly remove the woman from his apartment. "He was advised this was not a police matter because he allowed her in. He was provided the comfort of his couch for the evening and to work out the 'issue' in the morning," the report said.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • In a period when there were no smartphones, soldiers from the U.S. invented a practical way to see pictures of their wives or girlfriends during the WWII. They used to put pictures on shaped pieces of plexiglass from downed planes into pistol grips.
  • Through ‘Germanization’ the Nazis used to take Polish children, mentally bombing them with the racial superiority of the Germans and finally Germanize them. After the WWII only 10-15% did ever returned and in many cases they did not remember neither their biological parents nor their native language.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
17-23: American Education Week / National Book Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                       
·        Alascattalo Day (About Alaska & humor)
·        Beaujolais Nouveau Day (used to see heavy marketing, with races to get the first bottles of wine to different markets around the globe)
·        Great American Smokeout
·        Use Less Stuff Day
·        World Hello Day
·        World Television Day
~~~~
·        US: North Carolina: Ratification Day (1789; 12th state)

Today’s Events through History  
HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people..1916
General Motors workers go on strike…1945
TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons…1989

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Joseph Campanella, NYC, actor (Lou-Mannix) is 86
Marlo Thomas, [Mrs Phil Donahue], (That Girl!) is 76
Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt Bullets) is 69
Goldie Hawn, actress (Laugh-in, Private Benjamin) is 68
Nicollette Sheridan, Worthing England, actress (Desperate Housewives) is 50
Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl 1992) is 49

Remembered for being born today
Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher, 
     playwright [1694- 1778]
Tom Horn, Old West lawman [18660-1903]
Stan Musial, outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ) [1920-2013]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American artist and writer…2010…@95
Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen)…cancer…1981…@75
Robert Stroud, "bird man of Alcatraz"…in solitary…1963…@73
Florence Harding, American First Lady…renal failure…1924…@64  
Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934)…heart attack…1959…@49

Brain Teasers
1. Actions speak louder than words. 2. Better late than never. 3. Great minds think alike.
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 has mistakes and sadly once out 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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11/20/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 47/ Day: 324   
Today: L 28°…H 57°… Ave. humidity: 66%
Wind: ave:   9mph; Gusts:  25mph  
Average Low: 21° Record Low:  -5° (1964)
Average High: 49° Record High:  71° (1976)

Quote of the Day


Today’s Historical Highlights
"Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances…1966
"Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC…1947
1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies…1431
1st municipally owned airport in US opens (Tucson Az)…1919
1st nat’l convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)…1866
1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines)…1917
Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans…1969
Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine…1521
El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "limited offensive"…1981
FDA approves new therapy for use as an initial AIDS treatment, 3TC…1995
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president W Wilson…1920
Salvador Dali's 1st one-man show…1929
US files antitrust suit to break-up AT&T…1974
US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports…1914

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays


My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Second cataract surgery went just fine. This eye is tearing up a lot more than the first one, but can still see so it’s all good. I was back home by 9a and ate breakfast, then took a nap. Ate some lunch and took another nap. Only a little irritation. Thanks to Martha for hauling me over at 7a and bringing me home. She is also hauling me over tomorrow morning about 8 for a check up. Then I wait about a month for a script for new glasses. I already knew I would still be wearing glasses since I need a prism in both lenses..something about lazy muscles in both eyes. Still amazed at how simple the procedure is. At least for the patient.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
I am a protector.  I sit on a bridge.  One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide. 
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…North Dakota
  • It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
  • Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
  • It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon.
  • Devils Lake --New Year’s celebrations are somewhat bland in this town as fireworks may not be set off after 11:00 PM!
  • Fargo--One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.


OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
Returns tomorrow.
Unusual Fact of the Day
Bela Lugosi, famous for playing Dracula in the 1931 classic, was not fluent in English, but learned his words line for line for the movie.


Joke-of-the-day
Two cowboys are riding their horses together on the prairie. They come upon a big pile of manure. The first cowboy goes to the second, "I will bet you a $1000 that I can eat all of this crap." The second cowboy agrees, so the first cowboy eats the entire pile and wins $1000.
The two cowboys ride on and after some time come across another pile of manure. This time the second cowboy bets the first that he too can eat the whole pile for $1000. The first cowboy agrees and the second cowboy eats the entire pile and wins the bet.
They ride on again. After a while the first cowboy says to the second, "Do you realize that we just ate a whole pile of manure for nothing?"
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
LIGHTING A PORTRAIT SUBJECT
When shooting portraits, the best depiction of the face results when your brightest light comes from the side and above the face, casting a triangular highlight on the far cheek.   
Yeah, It Really Happened
There is a name for a woman who sleeps with a whole bunch of guys for money, and that name is Elina Desaine.
A British dating website ran a contest to find 'Britain's horniest student' and attracted hundreds of male and female candidates who documented their conquests online.
The winner, 20-year-old Elina wrote: "I should be the UK's horniest student because I have sex with at least 2-to-3 different people a week." It is hard to compete with those kinds of numbers.
Some of her proudest moments, she wrote, were sleeping with two of the university union's bartenders and having sex in a university computer room.
Latvian-born Elina who refers to herself as a 'Slutvian', said winning the contest has made her 'even hornier.'
The website's creator said, "After meeting with Elina personally I am 100 percent confident I have found the horniest student in the country. I have never met someone so sexually confident."
All of her hard work and determination won Elina 500 British pounds, a year's supply of condoms, a mobile phone and a crate of alcohol.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • The National Sport in Qatar is biding on International Events.
  • When Going to the cinema you pay full price to watch half of the movie
  • Freedom of Expression on Al Jazeera applies to any other Country
  • The national Carrier Qatar Airways allow you to buy liquor on its planes but does not allow you to bring them into the country so you end up drunk even before you set foot.
  • The only country where you will find roundabouts that are not so round.
  • If you have a White Land cruiser you are allowed to show case your toes out of the window.
  • The Road to perfection is met after the road has been worked upon three to four times in a year. if you don’t know what is it, come to Qatar,
  • Family Day at the Malls can apply for all days of the week
  • Qtel Has blocked most of the internet Websites that you eventually end it up on QL


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
17-23: American Education Week / National Book Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        African Industrialization Day
·        GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) 
·        Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day aka G.O.H.A.R.D
·        Name Your PC Day
·        National Educational Support Professionals Day
·        National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
·        Transgender Day
·        UN Universal Children's Day

Today’s Events through History  
"Indians of all tribes" are declared on Alcatraz Island…1969
Howard University founded (Washington DC)…1866
New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights…1789
1st Seminole War begins in Florida…1817
Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal…1969
William Bundy patents timecard clock…1888
Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero…1910

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Estelle Parsons, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde) is 86
Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s) is 85
Dick Smothers, comedian (Smother Brothers' Show) is 74
Bo Derek, actress, producer, model is 57

Remembered for being born today
Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) [1889-1954]
Robert Francis Kennedy, US Attorney General) [1925-1968]
Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) ]1907-1989]
Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) [1914-1992]
Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)[1904-2004]
Dick Clark, TV host (American Bandstand) [1929-2012]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina)…1910…@82
Robert Altman, American film director…2006…@81
Allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey & Sheila)… emphysema…1973…@48

Brain Teasers
Sunglasses
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 has mistakes and sadly once out 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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