TODAY’s “Geez”: 1937 - Memorial Day Massacre - Chicago police shoot on union marchers, 10 die
Free Rambling Thoughts…
Flag has had 60mph wind gusts since early afternoon. Glad I didn’t have to be out in it. I even had to close all the windows, not because of the wind, but because of the noise. I did take a walk this morning before the wind started. Then stayed inside and did laundry this afternoon. We have a lot of elementary aged kids at the complex, and none of them were outside this afternoon. I’m sure some are off with family for the long weekend, but quite a few were out this morning, and then disappeared.
My parents called today ‘Decoration Day’. It was officially known as ‘Memorial Day’, but for them it was always the older name. The tradition of placing flowers and/or flags on graves of soldiers dates back to the end of the Civil War. Ladies placed flowers on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. Many Southern states still celebrate a separate holiday to honor the Confederate soldiers. It is time that our nation recognizes that the wounds of war, any war, are deep and don’t heal with time. So today, I will stop and remember the soldiers who have given everything to make our country what it is today. I will also hope that sometime in my lifetime, it won’t be necessary to fight a war for any reason. A time it won’t be necessary for any young person in any country to die fighting for their homeland.
Tonight is the PBS Memorial Day Concert. Can’t miss that. It is always good patriotic music and nice to recognize our fallen soldiers.
Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
What is the northeastern most state of the USA?
In which state is the Cumberland plateau?
Where is the lowest point of the western hemisphere?
What divides Alaska from the rest of the USA?
The Missouri joins the Mississippi just north of which city?
On which Hawaiian island is Honolulu?
In Nevada which mineral production exceeds that of oil?
Which is the only US state to have been an independent republic?
Which New York island was originally called Gibbet Island?
Where is the Sears Tower?
In which state are the Ozark Mountains?
Where is the Apalachicola National Forest?
Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Hmmmmm…
>Chances that a female West Point cadet was a victim of ‘unwanted sexual contact’ last year: 1 in 10
>Percentage of victims who reported such incidents: 14
>Percentage who said they ‘took care of it’ themselves: 65
The First Time…
1921 --- 1st US African American female pilot, but earned her license in France. Was killed April 30, 1926, in a flying accident… Bessie Coleman
1921 --- 1st Miss America. She was 16 and 30-25-32… Margaret Gorman
1923 --- 1st American to swim across the English Channel… Henry Sullivan
Somewhat Useless Information…
++twenty-eight million Americans use indoor tanning booths every year.
++In the last thirty years, the per capita rate in America for melanoma has increased by 100%.
Yeah, It Really Happened…
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. - Police in a Chicago suburb said they arrested a woman accused of biting several packages of beef jerky and returning them to a store shelf. Grayslake police said Wendy Staples, 50, refused to pay for the jerky after a Dollar General store manager observed her biting through the plastic of the packages and putting them back on the shelf, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. Sgt. Scott Heimos said Staples allegedly pushed the manager in the chest when she was asked to leave. He said Staples claimed to be a law enforcement officer during her arrest. "We know she's not, because we've dealt with her before," Heimos said. Staples was charged with criminal damage to property, battery and criminal trespass. She was released on $1,500 bond. Heimos said investigators do not know the motive behind the jerky-biting.
Guffaw…or at least smile…
One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer. She read, ".... and so Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!"
The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that farmer said?"
One little girl raised her hand and said, "I think he said: 'Holy Mackerel! A talking chicken!'"
The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.
Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
23-30
National Backyard Games Week * Week of Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories * Old-Time Player Piano Week * Black Single Parents Week
«TODAY IS
My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Day
Memorial Day
Prayer for Peace Memorial Day
Loomis Day for the inventor of wireless telegraphy
Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1980 - Turner's painting "Juliet & Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million
… IN ATHLETICS
1925 - Peter DePaolo became 1st man to average over 100 mph at Indy
1935 - Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies
1967 - Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles
1982 - Closest Indy 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1783 - Benjamin Tower of Philadelphia publishes 1st daily newspaper in US
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1650 - An ordinance is passed against the making of counterfeit, or "fake," wampum by the Directors of the Council of the New Netherlands. European manufacturers are producing the fakes, which are being used to pay Indians.
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1431 - Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal
1539 - Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida
1967 - Biafra declares independence from Nigeria
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1821 - James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose
1848 - William G Young patents ice cream freezer
1998 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000
… IN US POLITICS
1806 - Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy
1848 - Mexico ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million
1854 - Territories of Kansas & Nebraska created
1901 - Memorial Day 1st officially observed in US
1908 - 1st federal workmen's compensation law approved
1991 - Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police & can be held accountable
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1846 - Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler
1908 - Mel[vin J] Blanc, voice (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd & Porky Pig)
…ATHLETES
Gale Sayers, NFL running back (Chicago Bears) turns 68
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1909 - Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing)
Wynonna, [Christina Judd], singer (Judds-Why Not Me) turns 47
1945 - Meredith MacRae, actress (Petticoat Junction, My 3 Sons)
Michael J Pollard, actor (Bonny & Clyde, Roxanne) turns 72
Clint Walker, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen) turns 84
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1918 - Bob Evans, American restaurateur “farm-fresh goodness”
…POLITICIANS
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…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1902 - Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist
1916 - Joseph W Kennedy, scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium)
1926 - Christine Jorgensen, pioneer transsexual
Today’s Obits:
1431 - Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint burned at stake at 19
1548 - Juan Diego (Cuauhtlatoatzin) is the Nahua who saw the apparition of the Virgin Mary on a hill called Tepeyacac in Mexico dies at 74
1593 - Christopher Marlowe, Brit dramatist (Tamburlaine the Great), murdered at 29
1971 - Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46
1960 - Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies of lung cancer at 70
1640 - Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter, dies of gout at 62
1778 - Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 83
ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
What is the northeastern most state of the USA?
Maine
In which state is the Cumberland plateau?
Alabama
Where is the lowest point of the western hemisphere?
Death Valley, California
What divides Alaska from the rest of the USA?
British Columbia
The Missouri joins the Mississippi just north of which city?
St. Louis
On which Hawaiian island is Honolulu?
Oahu
In Nevada which mineral production exceeds that of oil?
Gold
Which is the only US state to have been an independent republic?
Texas
Which New York island was originally called Gibbet Island?
Ellis Island
Where is the Sears Tower?
Chicago
In which state are the Ozark Mountains?
Arkansas
Where is the Apalachicola National Forest?
Florida
Close Up Picture
Toadstool
…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
