August 20

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Flagstaff Almanac…  

Week: 34 / Day:    Today: High   80°…Low 53°

Records: High   88°(1973,1928) …Low 35°(1979)

Averages: High  78 °…Low 50°

Wind:   6mph;  Gusts: 10mph

Today’s humidity:  45%

Quote of the Day…

Today’s  Historical  Highlights…

 1998 - U.S. embassy bombings: the United States military launches cruise missile 

             attacks against alleged al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan and a suspected 

             chemical plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American 

             embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. 

1986 - Mail carrier Patrick Sherrill, Edmond Ok, shot 14 fellow workers dead

1974 - Pres Gerald Ford, assumes office after Richard Nixon's resignation

1971 - FBI begins covert investigation of journalist Daniel Schorr

1957 - USAAF balloon breaks an altitude record at 102,000' (310,896 m)

1913 - 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft (Adolphe Pégoud-France)

1896 - Dial telephone patented

1866 - Pres Andrew Johnson formally declares Civil War over

♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪.. 

How many can you identify…answers in Today’s Birthdays

 

Free Rambling Thoughts…   

A very nice Sunday…caught up on my weekly news shows, enjoyed the deck for a while this afternoon, waited for rain, but none came…thankfully it was not hot and just cloudy enough.

I have been waiting for several weeks for our HOA to finish its annual landscaping. It hasn’t happened yet, and soon I will have to trim some of the branches on my Blue Spruce and on my bush so I can get into my house. I’ll give them a few more days, as they have put new rocks on half the front yard, and I assume they will be finishing over near me sometime soon.

I did work on my photo contest photos, again for a while today. I’m just about ready to print time, but am hoping I can find a place that will print them from a thumb drive so I can get good quality at a cheaper price than the ink on my computer. Gotta get that done this week, as the picture party is coming up soon.

Game   Center: (answers at the end of post)

What is the answer?

Answer the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g. voodoo)

Am I prepared? Am I prepared? Am I prepared? (5,5)

Scrambled Proverbs…

Can you unscramble the words to make an English proverb? Each puzzle has an easy version (above the black square), in which each word is scrambled individually and the spaces appear in their proper place, and a more challenging version, where the entire phrase is scrambled and spaces appear at random.

AMA TSEEWHTSAE KS (3 words)

Lifestyle  Substance…     

Do you remember this?

Read Carefully!!

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

Do you know what this word means?

What is this not so common name of a common object?

Philtrum

Historic Flagstaff, AZ—…

60’s music…:

• Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan

• Hey Jude- Beatles

• Good Vibrations- Beach Boys

• You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'- Righteous Brothers

Harper’s Index…         

Number of inmates in federal prison for drug convictions per 100,000 US adults in 1987: 6.8In 2011: 38.7

Unusal Fact of the Day…

Between 1912 and 1948, art competitions were a part of the Olympics. Medals were awarded for architecture, music, painting, and sculpture.

Found on You Tube… 

• Uncle Sam - Who Was He?

• The Liberty Bell March - John Philip Sousa
   

Joke-of-the-day…

Three old timers chatting at restaurant! They sat down at a table while waiting to be served. One of them said; Hay Jake! Isn’t this your 50th anniversary?
Jake replies! Yep.
Well, the old timer asked, what are you planning on doing? Jake replies, well! I remember taking my wife to Arizona on our 25th anniversary.
The other old timer asked, Oh ya, so what are your plans for your 50th anniversary?
Jake replies, I’m going back to pick her up!!!!!!!

Rules of Thumb…   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

PLAYING POOL - In a game of eight ball, let your opponent sink half his balls before you sink your first. That way, your balls will interfere with his shooting, but his balls won't be there to interfere with your shooting.

Yeah, It Really Happened…

TULSA, Okla. - An Oklahoma auto shop owner said he has embraced the shop's Irish theme -- and beat the summer heat -- by wearing a kilt to work. David O'Brien, proprietor of O'Brien Auto Performance in Tulsa, said his shop plays Irish jig music during the work day and has a shamrock in its logo, so switching his summer garb from pants to a kilt four years ago seemed like a logical way to cool off in the summer heat, KOTV, Tulsa, Okla., reported Thursday.
"This is physically cooler than shorts," O'Brien said. He said the mode of dress comes with its own challenges. "Keep your knees down and your feet crossed, then everybody's happy and safe," he said. O'Brien said worker David Denney followed his lead and also dons a kilt at work from May to October.               

Somewhat Useless Information…   

• The Liberty Bell sounded from the tower of Independence Hall on July 8, 1776, summoning citizens to gather for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.

• June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, looking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag. "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."

• The first Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi occurred at Independence Creek and was celebrated by Lewis and Clark in 1805.

• The origin of Uncle Sam probably began in 1812, when Samuel Wilson was a meat packer who provided meat to the US Army. The meat shipments were stamped with the initials, U.S. Someone joked that the initials stood for "Uncle Sam". This joke eventually led to the idea of Uncle Sam symbolizing the United States government.

• In 1941, Congress declared 4th of July a federal legal holiday. It is one of the few federal holidays that have not been moved to the nearest Friday or Monday.

• The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign at the same time, nor did they sign on July 4, 1776. The official event occurred on August 2, 1776, when 50 men signed it.

Calendar Information…        

Happening This Week:

15-21

National Aviation Week

17-26

Little League Baseball World Series

19-25

Minority Enterprise Development Week

Today Is…                                                                      

Cupcake Day

International Homeless Animals Day

National Radio Day  

Today’s Events Through History…  

2000’s

2002 - A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over 

            the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin for five hours before releasing their hostages and

            surrendering

1900’s

1993 - Mother Teresa hospitalized with malaria

1988 - "Black Saturday" of the Yellowstone fire in Yellowstone National Park

1980 - UN Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that 

             all of Jerusalem is its capital

1974 - Nelson Rockefeller becomes VP

1964 - LBJ signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion

1960 - USSR recovers 2 dogs, 1st living organisms to return from space

1930 - Dumont's 1st TV broadcast for home reception (NYC)

1922 - 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris

1920 - 1st US commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit begins daily broadcasting

1900 - Japan's primary school law is amended to provide for four years of mandatory 

            schooling

1800’s

1882 - Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" opens in Moscow

1865 - Pres Johnson proclaims an end to "insurrection" in Tx

1864 - 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Va (about 3900 casualties)

1700’s

1789 - Juan de Ugalde is Commanding General of all Spanish forces in Coahuila, 

            Nuevo León, Nuevo Santander, and Texas. He starts a major expedition against 

            the Apache.

1789 - An "Act Providing for the Expences Which May Attend Negotiations or Treaties 

            with the Indian Tribes, and the Appointment of Commissioners for Managing

            the Same" is approved by the United States.

1745 - Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland

1600’s

1619 - 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia

1100’s

1191 - Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko

1000’s

1000 - The foundation of the Hungarian state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary 

n state, Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary

Today’s Birthdays…                                                           

Under 30

Demi Lovato, Disney actress is 20

In their 50’s

Peter Horton, actor (30 something) and director is 59

Al Roker, weatherman (NBC, Today)is 58

Simon Shepherd, British Actor is 56

In their 60’s

Connie Chung, TV news anchor (NBC, CBS) is 66

Robert Plant, West Bromwich England, rock vocalist (Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love) 

      is 64

In their 80’s

Don King, boxing promoter and unusual hairstyles is 81

Remembered for being born today

Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres b. 1833

Isaac Hayes, Covington TN, composer (Shaft) b. 1942

H P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness) b. 1890

Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) b. 1525

Salvatore Quasimodo, Naples Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959) b. 1901

Jim Reeves, US country singer/actor (Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim) b. 1924

Jacqueline Susann, Phila Pa, author (Valley of the Dolls) b. 1918

Today’s Historical Obits…                                                           

Charles Floyd, only fatality of the Lewis & Clark Expedition dies in 1804 at 22

Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies in 1980 at 91

Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor dies in 2007 at 87

Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher. Killed by Indians in 1643 at 52

Answers…                                                                                                                                            

Do you know what this word means?

The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.

What is the answer?

Scout doubt

Scrambled Proverbs

Haste makes waste 

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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