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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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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
Judy Blume, author (Wifey, et.al) is
74
Bill Russell, NBAer (Boston Celtics,
Oly-gold-56) is 78
In their 60’s
In their 50’s
In their 40’s
Josh Brolin, actor (Johnny-Private
Eye, Jimmy Hickok-Young Riders) 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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