1-11-13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 01 / Day: 011   
Today: L 28°…H 48°… Ave. humidity: 44%
Wind: ave:   7mph; Gusts:  20mph  
Average Low: 16° Record Low:  -23° (1913)
Average High: 43° Record High:  63° (1990)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
1569 - 1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St Paul's Cathedral
1785 - Continental Congress convenes in NYC
1813 - 1st pineapples planted in Hawaii
1867 - Benito Juárez becomes the Mexican president again.
1879 - Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins
1913 - 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display
1922 - Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes
1949 - Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
1963 - 1st discotheque opens, Whiskey-a-go-go in LA
1966 - "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV
1989 - 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc)

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Week ended with a good annual checkup from my doctor. Can’t beat that.
 
Interesting article in our local paper that people are becoming more wimpy about winter weather…staying inside more, not traveling as much during cold weather…so glad I don’t have to worry about getting to work or doing much on our really cold winter days. When I was working, several on my staff in Tuba had to commute from Flag everyday(75 miles one way)…their choice. Some days they had to leave about 4am, before the snow plows. While I worried about them getting to work safely, I had to remind myself that it was their choice not to live in Tuba. I encouraged them to stay with someone in Tuba when the weather was bad. Some did, some didn’t. Several had kids in school in Flagstaff and really didn’t have a choice.
 
I talked to Cheryl today about her credit union hassle after shopping at Target. Her phone got disconnected because the payment was refused…she worked that out quickly. Seems that if you are a month late with a payment, they give you a warning, but it your auto payment is rejected, the phone is turned off. Now she is checking about her SS and retirement auto deposit. She was glad I had called because she hadn’t even thought about that, and the credit union hadn’t told her it might be a problem…sure hope it works out quickly.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
My first is in riddle, but not in little. My second is in think, but not in brink. My third is in thyme, but not in time. My fourth is in mother, but not in brother. My last is in time, but not in climb. What am I?
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Suggested New State Mottos:
Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids
Something to Ponder in your free time…
  • Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
  • Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?

OK Then…
 
Harper’s Index 
  • Alligator farms in the United States: 23
  • Four-leaf clover farms: 1

Unusual Fact of the Day
When first published as a serial in Young Folks magazine, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island was titled The Sea Cook.

Joke-of-the-day
Way to keep healthy level of insanity in the workplace
1. Page yourself over the intercom. (Don't disguise your voice.)
2. Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the same outfits. Always wear them one day after your boss does. (This is especially effective if your boss is a different gender than you are.)
3. While sitting at your desk, soak your fingers in "Palmolive."
4. Put up mosquito netting around your cubicle.
5. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask them if they want fries with that.
6. Put your garbage can on your desk. Label it "IN."
7. Determine how many cups of coffee are "too many."
8. Put decaf in the coffeemaker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
9. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sexual favors."
10. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.
11. When driving colleagues around insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep 'em tuned up."
12. Reply to everything someone says with "that's what YOU think?"
13. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a Parakeet.
14. Sit in the parking lot at lunchtime pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.
15. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles".  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
You've become comfortable with a foreign language when you dream in that language.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
HACKENSACK, N.J. - A New Jersey smoke shop is angering some locals who say it's name, the Fu King Smoke Shop, contains a thinly veiled profanity. Michelle Tavares, president of the Parent Teacher Association at the Fairmount School a block from the Hackensack store, said the name is inappropriate for children, the Record of Hackensack reported Monday. "It's almost like it's an insult to the intelligence of our community. Do you really think we don't know what that is supposed to mean? That our children don't know what that means?" Tavares said. Other parents and residents have said they want city officials to force store owner Robert Reichert to remove the Fu King sign from outside of the store, which has yet to officially open. Reichert said the sign is not meant to be profane. He said Fu is a Chinese word meaning wealth or luck. "There is a meaning behind it," Reichert said. "It's not just words thrown up on the canvas. If they're offended by reading it, then it's the way their mind is looking at it." Reichert said the city gave him permission to put up the sign, but a city zoning official disputed his claim and has issued him a summons. The store owner said he will fight the summons in court.
  • Somewhat Useless Information   
  • Centipedes are carnivores, millipedes are vegetarians.
  • The muscles that power a dragonfly's wings make up 23 percent of its body weight.
  • Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
  • Water freezes before a cockroach's blood will.
  • A hive of honeybees eats up to 30 pounds of honey over the winter.
  • Houseflies prefer to breed in the middle of a room.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
5-11
Home Office Safety and Security Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
8-11
Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week
8-14
Universal Letter Writing Week  
11-17
Cuckoo Dancing Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        Cigarettes Are Hazardous To Your Health Day
·        Fruitcake Toss Day
·        Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
·        National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
^^^^^^
·        Independence Day (Morocco-1956-from Spain and France)
·        National Unity Day (Nepal- birthday (1723) of the late King Prithvi Narayan Shah founder of the modern Nepal)

Today’s Events through History  
1599 - Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove & muskaat
1759 - 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia
1984 - Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game
1990 - Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Grant Tinker, broadcasting executive (NBC-TV) is 89
Rod Taylor, New South Wales, actor (The Birds, Time Machine) is 84
Naomi Judd, [Diana Ellen], Ashland Ky, singer (Judds-Why Not Me) is 68
Darryl Dawkins, NBA center (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets) is 57
Stanley Tucci, actor, writer, film producer is 54
Mary Jane Blige, R&B singer-songwriter is 43
Amanda Peet, film, stage and television is 42

Remembered for being born today
1746 - William Curtis, English botanist/publisher (Botanical Magazine)
1755 - Alexander Hamilton, West Indies, 1st US Secretary of the Treasury,
1887 - Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Sheldon Leonard, producer/director (Dick Van Dyke) in 1997 @89
Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer/1st to climb Mt Everest in 20008 @88
Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot of cancer in 1988 @75 
Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner) of pleurisy in 1843 @63
Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets) of cancer in 1979 @61
Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper) of cancer in 1978 @57

Brain Teasers
The word: rhyme.
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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1-10-13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 01 / Day: 010   
Today: L 23°…H 47°… Ave. humidity: 48%
Wind: ave:   10mph; Gusts:  21mph  
Average Low: 16° Record Low:  -15° (1937)
Average High: 43° Record High:  65° (1990)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
1776 - "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published
1901 - Oil discovered in Texas
1964 - US version of "That Was The Week That Was," premieres
1966 - Julian Bond denied seat in Ga legislature for opposing Vietnam War
1967 - PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
A really good Chinese lunch with our retirement group. Mary is headed to Phx this afternoon and then to NYC on Tuesday for the Night with Janis Joplin concert/play. Sounds like a lot of fun. Cheryl was late because her hair cutter was late. Cheryl had also learned that since she shopped at Target before Christmas, her credit union had frozen her account and simply sent her a new card. She didn’t know it and tried to use the card today. Not a happy camper. Not only does she now have a new account, she has to notify all her auto pays and Civil service and SS so her checks will go to the right place. My experience tells me that it takes about 6 weeks to change where your retirement checks go, so the next month may be a little tight. What a mess for her.
 
So Chris held a long press conference and admitted that his administration and he screwed up. Good for him…now we will see if all his statements hold true. He has had a couple of months to investigate, but chose not to, until the press broke the story. Hmmmm

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Fill in the middle word. This word should correspond with the first and last word.
1) Red ________________ Bulb 2) Green ______________ Leaf 3) Blue _______________ Ball 4) Silver ______________ Saver 5) Gold _______________ Shaft 6) White ______________ Smart 7) Black ______________ Brain 8) Orange _____________ Pouch 9) Peach ______________ Top 10) Brown _____________ Cookie

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

Suggested New State Mottos:
Colorado: If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother
Something to Ponder in your free time…
  • Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
  • Why do 'tug' boats push their barges?

 OK Then…
 
Harper’s Index 
Number of new products introduced in the United States in 1984: 9,895
Unusual Fact of the Day
The spitting spider doesn't wait for insects to get caught in its web; it spits out sticky strings that capture the prey where it stands.
Joke-of-the-day
A man goes on a 2-month business trip to Europe and leaves his cat with his brother. Three days before his return he calls his brother.
Brother 1: So how is my cat doing?
Brother 2: He's Dead
Brother 1: He's Dead! What do you mean He's Dead! I loved that cat. Couldn't you think of a nicer way to tell me! I'm leaving in 3 days. You could of broke me to the news easier. You could of told me today that she got out of the house or something. Then when I called before I left you could of told me, Well, we found her but she is up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down. Then when I call you from the airport you could of told me, The Fire Department was there and scared her off the roof and the cat died when it hit the ground.
Brother 2: I'm sorry...you're right...that was insensitive I won't let it happen again.
Brother 1: Alright, alright, forget about it. Anyway, how is Mom doing?
Brother 2: She's up on the roof and we're having trouble getting her down.  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
CHOOSING MARGARINE
Regarding cholesterol content, the margarine sold in tubs is better for you than that sold in sticks.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
DETROIT - A Michigan barber said he is aiming to break a world record by performing at least 35 haircuts in an hour. Bryan "B-Dogg" Price, 46, of Oak Park said he is practicing to attempt the goal April 6 at the Michigan Barber School in Detroit, where he obtained his license in 1988, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday. "I feel at home right here," Price said of the school. He said he needs to finish at least 35 haircuts to break the world record, but his goal is to reach 40. "The patron has to have a full head of hair where you're able to line it all around," he said of the rules for breaking the record. Price said he is planning to use two sets of clippers, one in each hand, and quickly move back and forth between two chairs while customers quickly change places in the seats. He said he will clip and line each cut, even over the ears. "These cuts are free, and two more are free after," Price said. "That first cut -- that's the way I want to do it. They're going by my rules, so, you know, I have to go ahead and hook them up, give them something for doing it for me, show them I appreciate it." Ivan Zoot, who set the record in 2008 by giving 34 haircuts in an hour in Texas, said he applauds Price's ambition. "My words of advice would be, first of all, good luck," Zoot said. "Second of all, follow the rules very, very carefully."
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • The earliest known types of knitting by nomadic people in the desert places of North Africa actually used circular or narrow, oblong wooden frames. 
  • One of the earliest known examples of knitting (formed on two sticks by pulling loops through loops) were a pair of cotton socks found in Egypt from the first millennium A.D. 
  • The knitting machine was invented in 1589 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth) by William Lee, a clergyman. After the invention of the knitting machine, knitting was gradually taken over by guild-organized cottage industries in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • Knitting first appeared in England during the 13th century in the form of felted caps that were worn by soldiers and sailors. However, knitting did not become a popular method for creating other garments due to the difficulty of producing quality steel needles
  • Early knitting needles were typically made from bone, ivory, or tortoise shell.
  • Changes in fashion in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as the huge influx of cheap imported knitwear, led to decreased interest in knitting. The cost of buying yarn compared unfavorably to buying ready-made clothes.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
5-11
Home Office Safety and Security Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
7-10
International 3-D Week
8-11
Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week
8-14
Universal Letter Writing Week  

Today Is                                                                      
·        National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
·        League of Nations Day
·        National Clean Off Your Desk Day
^^^^^
·        Coming-of-Age Day (Japan-to congratulate ‘new’ adults—age 20)
·        Plough Monday (UK-since 15c to honor start of new agricultural year)

Today’s Events through History  
1429 - Order of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain
1839 - Tea from India 1st arrives in UK
1879: President Rutherford Hayes, by Executive Order, adds to the Gila River 
     Reserve in Pima Agency.
1932 - "Mickey Mouse" & "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated
1962 - 4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Peru
1980 - Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
David Horowitz, American author and political commentator is 75
Frank Sinatra Jr, American singer/bandleader (Golddigers) is 70
Rod Stewart, London, British singer (Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy) is 69
George Foreman, Houston, world HW boxing champ is 65
Pat Benatar, [Andrezejewski], Brooklyn singer (Hell Is for Children) is 61
Lyle Menendez, accused of killing his parents (Menendez Brothers) is 46

Remembered for being born today
1738 - Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)
1864 - George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist [or Jul 12]
1865 - Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1928)
1904 - Ray Bolger, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz)
1908 - Bernard Lee, London, English actor (M in James Bond movies)
1927 - Gisele MacKenzie, Winnipeg Manitoba, singer/actress (Your Hit Parade)
1930 - Roy Edward Disney, American film executive and CEO of Disney
1939 - Sal Mineo, NYC, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause)
1943 - Jim Croce, rock vocalist (Time in a Bottle)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer in 2007 @94
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer in 1971 @87
William ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody, entertainer of kidney failure in 1917 @70
Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer stroke in 1778 @70
Harry Sinclair Lewis, US writer (Nobel 1930) of heart attack in 1951 @65
Richard Boone, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel) of throat cancer in 1981 @63
Dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor of pneumonia in 1883 @49
Samuel Colt, American inventor (6 shot revolver) of gout in 1862 @47

Brain Teasers
1) Light 2) Tea 3) Cheese 4) Screen 5) Mine 6) Out 7) Bird 8) Juice 9) Tree 10) Sugar
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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1-9-13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 01 / Day: 009   
Today: L 18°…H 50°… Ave. humidity: 46%
Wind: ave:   10mph; Gusts:  22mph  
Average Low: 16° Record Low:  -9° (1937)
Average High: 43° Record High:  61° (1996)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
1493 - 1st sight of manatees (by Christopher Columbus)
1839 - Daguerreotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science
1847 - 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)
1879 - Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Ft Robinson
1903 - Wind Cave National Park, SD established
1908 - Muir Woods National Monument, California established
1956 - Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers
1969 - 1st trial flight of Concorde
2001 - Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco
2007 - Apple Inc CEO, Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Nice day…beautiful blue sky…not a cloud in site. Nice winter day.
 
Can’t get too upset about the current NJ situation involving the governor. Sure seems to fit the NJ stereotype of years past. Eventually someone will become the fall guy and life will go on for Christie. There will be lots of investigations and finally someone will take the blame for closing the bridge. It will be interesting to see how the NJ people and the people of Fort Lee will vote in November.
 
Fifty years after LBJ declared the war on poverty; it continues to be an issue. Better than it was, but a long way to go. Back then the CEO’s of the US made 25 times their average worker. Today it is 354 times their average worker. Duh….that seems to be a problem that can be solved.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
The groom said, "Pack your bikini, Darling. I'm taking you to the tallest mountain in the world, and you'll need it for the nearby beaches."
Where was he taking Darling?
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Suggested New State Mottos:
New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!
Something to Ponder in your free time…
  • Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
  • Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
  • Number of book publishers in the United States in 1972: 1,205
  • In 1982: 2,001

Unusual Fact of the Day
The metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil is a called a "ferrule." It is also the same name of the metal band at the end of a cane.
Joke-of-the-day
A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
"House" for instance, is feminine: "la casa."
"Pencil," however, is masculine: "el lapiz."
A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?"
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun.
Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computadora") because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine ("el computador") because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time, they ARE the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won.
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
THE BEST MOMENT TO SWAT A FLY
Wait for the bluebottle/fly to land on a hard surface…wait for it to move its front two legs to its face in a feeding/cleaning action - then swat it. By the time it puts its legs back down to push itself off you've got it.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
HARPENDEN, England - British researchers say they've been able to genetically modify a biofuel crop to produce components of fish oils beneficial for cardiovascular health. The flesh of oily fish such as mackerel and salmon are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids, known to reduce the risk of heart disease, but supplies are limited and unsustainable at current fishing levels, they say. Looking to create an alternative, sustainable source, scientists at Britain's Rothamsted Research took seven genes that algae use to produce these fatty acids and inserted them into the genome of the plant Camelina sativa. The seeds of the modified plant yielded oil that, when purified, contained around 12 per cent of the fatty acid EPA and 14 per cent DHA, the same proportions as in fish oil, they said. The Camelina plant oil could be available commercially within 10 years, they said. "We're never going to replace that 1 million tons a year from the sea, but if we could supply even 10 percent, we would significantly take the pressure off fish stocks," researcher Johnathan Napier told NewScientist.com.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • In the United States, there is little difference between the terms "college" and "university." However, the term "college" in other countries, such as Canada, refers to a junior college or trade college, where as a "university" is larger, more research focused, and usually contains multiple colleges.
  • The term bachelor in "bachelor's degree" most likely is from the Medieval Latin term baccalaureate, which is a play on the Latin words bacca lauri or laurel berries. The word is also a re-Latinization of the French word bachelor, which means a "youthful knight" or a "novice in arms."

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
5-11
Home Office Safety and Security Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
7-10
International 3-D Week
8-11
Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week
8-14
Universal Letter Writing Week  

Today Is                                                                      
·        Balloon Ascension Day
·        National Static Electricity Day
^^^^^^
·        Martyrs' Day (Panama)

Today’s Events through History  
1768 - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus in London.
1799 - British Prime Minister introduces income tax for funds for the war against Napoleon.
1880 - 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days
1942 - US Joint Chiefs of Staff created
1959 - "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Judith Krantz, NYC, author (Scruples, Princess Daisy, Dazzle) is 86
Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach (Green Bay) is 80
Joan Baez, Staten Island, folk singer/human rights advocate is 73
Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William is 32

Remembered for being born today
1728 - Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)
1859 - Carrie Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)
1913 - Richard Nixon,  37th President (R) of the United States  
1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee, [Rose Hovick], burlesque actress (Gypsy)
1915 - Fernando Lamas, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor ("You look marvelous")
1925 - Lee Van Cleef, actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY)
1935 - Bob Denver, actor (Gilligan's Island)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy" in 1843 @97
James M. Buchanan, American economist and noble laureate in 2013 @93
Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched) of heart attack in 1982 @55

Brain Teasers
He was taking Darling to Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Mauna Kea (or "White Mountain") has the remnants of glacial terrane from the last global ice age on its summit, and snow in the winter. From base to summit, at over nine kilometers, the volcano Mauna Kea is the world's tallest mountain. Most of Mauna Kea happens to be below water, and its summit is only a couple of hours from a beach. Mt. Everest is the highest but not the tallest because it stands on the high Tibetan plateau, and also there are no ocean beaches near by the mountain.
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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