Feb 12

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Today’s  Historical  Highlights

1502 - Granada Moslems forced to convert to Catholicism

1793 - 1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves

1873 - Congress abolishes bimetallism & authorizes $1 & $3 gold coins

1874 - King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit US

1955 - Pres Eisenhower sends 1st US advisors to S Vietnam

1987 - Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded $7 M damages

1994 - 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway

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Free Rambling Thoughts   

Getting ready for our Great Decisions tonight. We are discussing the Middle East and ‘the Awakening’—known in the West as ‘the Arab Spring.’ Many of the issues go back years—even to the Crusades when Christians fought the Muslims. Understandable that many over there don’t want to become ‘Western’. We need to look at history to understand just about everything that happens in today’s world. One of our group lived in Syria for several years in the late ‘90s. She will be leading the discussion so it should be very enlightening.

Game   Center   (answers at the end of post)

Brain Game

NPR Sunday Puzzle

This puzzle involves anagrams, and every word contains the letters A, B and C. For example: To get a type of metal, use A-B-C along with the letters L, O and T. The answer is "cobalt."

1.     O-N-E; lighthouse:

2.     T-O-M; fighting:

3.     F-I-R; material for clothing:

4.     R-O-D-E;material for drapery:

5.     L-Y-O-N; setting in Romeo and Juliet:

6.     T-I-N-E; place to store things:

7.     P-R-O-U-D; place to store things;

8.     H-O-;-E-R; making an unmarried man;

9.     F-O-I-L-S; some glasses;

10.  C-R-E-A-K; seafood appetizer:

11.  C-E-N-S-U-R-E; NFL team:

Wuzzles  What concept or phrase do these suggest?

Lifestyle  Substance     

AZ Centennial – Feb 14:  Did you know?…

How did Chinle, AZ get its name?

"Well known trading post, in Navajo Indian Reservation on Chinlee Creek. "'Chinle,' Navajo name for a place where water emerges from a canyon's mouth."

How did Chilchinbito, AZ get its name?

"Father Haile says, "It is a Navajo word and means Sumac Spring." 

Daffynitions: :-)

BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where some women go to dye

CYNICS — Ignorant people who are ruining the county

Found on You Tube         

Albert Einstein's Equation Atomic Bomb (E=mc2)

Harper’s Index         

Years it would take lenders in New York state, working at their current rate, to foreclose on all houses currently in default: 61

Joke-of-the-day

An elderly woman called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car had been broken in to.
She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: "They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" she cried.The dispatcher said, "Stay calm. An officer is on the way."A few minutes later, the officer radios in. "Disregard." He says. "She got in the back-seat by mistake."

Planet Earth

Rules of Thumb   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

The rule of thumb for a baseball bat is that the length in inches shouldn't exceed the weight in ounces by more than two.

Somewhat Useless Information    

Returns tomorrow

Yeah, It Really Happened                 

CHICHESTER, England - Police in Britain revealed an undercover officer seeking a suspicious person reported by a CCTV operator turned out to be chasing himself. A senior Sussex police official told Police Federation magazine the camera operator mistook the undercover officer, who was staking out a burglary-hit area, for a suspicious character and sent him on a 20-minute chase before discovering he was seeking himself, The Sun reported Wednesday. A spokesman for Sussex police said officers "had a laugh" at the incident, but he had no further details.

Calendar Information        

…Happening This Week:

7-14

Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week
Risk Awareness Week

Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

Getting Dizzy Week

12-18 

Celebration of Love WeekChildren of Alcoholics WeekJell-O WeekLove a Mench Week

Random Acts of Kindness Week
International Flirting Week

Today Is                                                                      

Darwin Day
Grammy Awards Day
Lincoln's Birthday
Man Day
NAACP Day founded today in 1909

National Plum Pudding Day
Oglethorpe Day General James Edward Oglethorpe (with some 100 other Englishmen, landed at what is now Savannah, GA

Paul Bunyan Day
Safety Pup Day for children to learn safety rules

World Marriage Day

Today’s Other Events                                                              

1500’s

1502 - Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage to India

1541 - Santiago, Chile founded

1599 - Of the seventy Acoma tried for battling with the Spaniards on December 4, 1598, all seventy are found guilty. Today, Juan de Oñate orders their punishment. All men over twenty-five years old have one foot cut off and serve as slaves for twenty years. Everyone from twelve to twenty-five only have a foot cut off.

1700’s

1709 - Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")

1800’s

1818 - Chile gains independence from Spain

1825 - Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government & migrate west by Sept 1, 1826

1848 - Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan

1855 - Michigan State University was established

1876 - Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop

1879 - 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)

1881 - Major George Ilges, and soldiers of the Fifth Infantry, arrest 185 Yanktonni Sioux, including forty-three warriors, in their camp at Redwater, Montana. Seven guns, and fifteen horses are seized.

1900’s

1908 - NY to Paris auto race (via Alaska & Siberia) begins in NYC George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel

1914 - In Washington, DC, the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place

1931 - Vatican Radio begins broadcasting with the call sign HVJ

1937 - Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted an NFL franchise

1947 - Daytime fireball & meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia

1950 - Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb

1961 - Celtic Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Warriors 136-125

1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, tying NHL record

1989 - 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel

1989 - Barbara Harris becomes 1st female bishop of a US Episcopal church

1995 - Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500m (38.69 sec)

1999 - President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial

2000’s

2002 - US Secretary of Energy makes the decision that Yucca Mountain is suitable to be the United States' nuclear waste repository

2002 - The trial of former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević begins at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague

2004 - The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom

2007 - A gunman opens fire in a mall in Salt Lake City, killing 5 people in the Trolley Square shooting

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 80’s

Charles Van Doren, American quiz show contestant is 86

In their 70’s

Joe Don Baker, actor is 76

Judy Blume, author (Wifey, et.al) is 74

Bill Russell, NBAer (Boston Celtics, Oly-gold-56) is 78

In their 60’s

Maud Adams, actor is 67

In their 50’s

Arsenio Hall, comedian is 57

In their 40’s

Josh Brolin, actor (Johnny-Private Eye, Jimmy Hickok-Young Riders) is 44

Chynna Phillips, singer, actress is 44

Remembered for being born on this day

Omar Bradley, General of Army WW II (GI General) in 1893

Charles Darwin, English discoverer of evolution (Origin of species) in 1809

Lorne Greene, actor (Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica) in 1915

John Llewellyn Lewis, union leader (United Mine Workers, 1920-60) in 1880

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President in 1809

Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour) in 1904

Cotton Mather, witchcraft authority in 1663

Forrest Tucker, actor (O'Rourke-F Troop, Dusty Trail) in 1919

John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass in 1588

Today’s Obits                                                           

Ethan Allen, American patriot dies of stroke at 51 in 1789

Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You), dies at 100 in 1983

George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist dies at 61 in 1624

Victor Jory, actor (Adv of Tom Sawyer, 1st Lady, Jigsaw), dies at 79 in 1982

Tom Landry, American football coach dies at 76 in 2000

Sal Mineo, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause), stabbed at 37 in 1976

James Cash Penney, US founder (J C Penney), dies at 95 in 1971

Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies of cancer at 72 in 1947

Grant Wood, US painter (American Gothic), dies of pancreatic cancer at 49 in 1942

Answers                                                                                                                                            

Brain Game

NPR Sunday Puzzle

1.     O-N-E; lighthouse: beacon

2.     T-O-M; fighting: combat

3.     F-I-R; material for clothing: fabric

4.     R-O-D-E; material for drapery: brocade

5.     L-Y-O-N; setting in Romeo and Juliet: balcony

6.     T-I-N-E; place to store things: cabinet

7.     P-R-O-U-D; place to store things; cupboard

8.     H-O-;-E-R; making an unmarried man; bachelor

9.     F-O-I-L-S; some glasses; bifocals

10.  C-R-E-A-K; seafood appetizer: crabcake

11.  C-E-N-S-U-R-E; NFL team: buccaneers

Wuzzle

• I am overworked and underpaid
• Reverse strategy
• Pioneer [pi-on-ear]

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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