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Today’s Historical Highlights
1310: Fifty-four members of
the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics
1854: In an effort to end
the fighting in the "Walker War" of southern Utah, Paiute Chief
Walkara and Utah Governor Brigham Young meet in Juab County, Utah. The meeting
would end the ongoing fighting; however, they would flare up again later.
1910: Montana's Glacier
National Park forms
1916: Einstein's Theory of General
Relativity presented
1942: William Faulkner's collections of
short stories, Go Down, Moses, is published
1949: Siam renames itself
Thailand
1960: The first contraceptive
pill is made
available on the market
1969: Monty Python comedy
troupe forms
1994: 6 white racists
sentenced to death in South Africa
Free Rambling
Thoughts
What a great day. We went
to Williams about 11a for Cheryl’s Birthday. Checked out downtown Williams,
found a great Grand Canyon photo at the local artist’s co-op, and had lunch at
an historic steak house. Then it was off to Bearizona. So much better than last
year. Last year I thought it was really cool. Now it is better. The bears,
bison, and wolves were all out enjoying the day in their respective areas. This
year’s cubs have their own area…much larger than last year. Eight cubs playing
and climbing trees…way cool. They have also added a 30 minute rapture show that
was done very well. Falcons and owls flying within inches of your head. This
place is turning into something all of AZ can be really proud of. The two raccoon
cubs were pretty frisky too. Then back to Cheryl’s for her famous homemade
lemon dessert. Such a great way to spend the afternoon.
Game Center
(answers at the end of post)
Brain Game—A close up
picture of what?
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NPR Sunday Puzzle
Given two things from the
same category, name a third thing that's in the same category and falls between
the two things alphabetically. For example, given Psycho and Rebecca, the
answer would be Rear Window, because all three are Hitchcock films.
1.
Harrison, McCarthy:
2.
Orange, violet:
3.
Earth, Mars:
4.
Pawn, Rook:
5.
Malachi, Mathew:
6.
Atlanta; Austin:
7.
Minnesota, Ohio State:
8.
Pitcher, second base:
Riddle of the day
What is round as a dishpan, deep as a tub, and still the oceans couldn't fill it up?
Anagram: unscramble—numbers represent the number of letters in
each answer word
Lifestyle Substance
Harper’s Index
Percentage of Hispanic
Americans who consider themselves part of the top one percent of US earners: 18
Found on You Tube
Planet Earth—
Joke-of-the-day
Two men were out golfing. As one was ready to take his shot, a funeral procession drove by the golf course. The man stopped what he was doing, put down his club, and took off his hat and placed it over his heart.
His partner was moved by this and said, "That's the nicest thing I've even seen you do!"
The man looked back at him and said, "Well, that's the least I could do after 20 years of marriage..."
Rules of Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
There are between 6,000 and 10,000 people who will go halfway around the world to see a total solar eclipse, and maybe another 30-40 thousand who will check it out if it's a convenient trip. Travel agents who hype themselves into expecting crowds in the hundreds of thousands are dreaming; but they do it every time.
Yeah, It Really
Happened
OTTAWA - Police in the Canadian capital Ottawa were seeking a man Tuesday suspected of approaching at least nine women from behind and pulling their pants down. The most recent attack was midday Monday, when an 18-year-old woman walking on a path was approached from behind, The Ottawa Citizen reported.
The attacker was unsuccessful, as the woman whirled around and threw coffee in his face, police said. As with the eight other attacks, the 5-foot-6 white man with a goatee in his early 20s casually walked away, the report said. The attacks began April 14 and have targeted women walking alone. In some of the incidents, the women were sexually groped. In one case, the victim was knocked to the ground, police said. There were three separate attacks on April 16, the report said.
Somewhat Useless
Information
The 'huddle' in football was formed due to a deaf football player who used sign language to communicate and his team didn't want the opposition to see the signals he used and in turn huddled around him.
The first triple jump in figure skating competition was performed by Dick Button in 1952.
The high jump method of jumping head first and landing on the back is called the Fosbury Flop.
The Olympic Games were held in St. Louis, MO. In 1904, the first time that the games were held in the United States.
The first Soccer World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930 and attracted 13 competing countries.
Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith. He set out to invent a game to occupy students between the football and baseball seasons.
Calendar Information
…Happening This Week:
6-12
Anxiety & Depression Awareness
Week
Be Kind To Animals Week
Dystonia Awareness Week
Children's Mental Health Week
Choose Privacy Week
Drinking Water Week
Flexible Work Arrangement Week
Goodwill Industries Week
International Wildlife Film Week
Kids Win Week
NAOSH Week
National Alcohol & Drug Related
Birth Defects Awareness Week National
National Family Week
National Hug Holiday Week
National Nurses Day and Week
National Occupational Safety &
Health Day
National Pet Week
National Raisin Week
National Wildflower Week
North American Occupational Safety
& Health Week
PTA Teacher Appreciation Week
7-13
Children's Book Week
Dating and Life Coach Recognition
Week
National Correctional Officer's Week
National Stuttering Awareness Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
Work At Home Moms Week
10-16
Universal Family Week
Today Is
Eat What You Want Day
Twilight Zone Day
Child Care Provider Day
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day
National Nightshift Workers Day
National Receptionists Day
National School Nurse Day
National Third Shift Workers Day
National Receptionists Day
National School Nurse Day
National Third Shift Workers Day
Admission Day (Minnesota—1858—32nd
state)
Today’s Other Events
Before 1000CE
330: Constantinople
(Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire
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1300’s
1330: Constantinople
(Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire
1400’s
1421: Jews are expelled from
Styria Austria
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1700’s
1751: 1st US hospital founded
(Pennsylvania Hospital)
1752: 1st US fire insurance policy
issued (Philadelphia)
1800’s
1812: Waltz introduced into
English
ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral
1833: "Lady-of-the-Lake"
strikes iceberg & sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215
1864: Gen J E B Stuart is
mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern
1900’s
1949: 1st Polaroid camera sold
(NYC)for $89.95 ($813.67 in 2010$)
1953: Winston Churchill
criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory
1967: 100,000,000th US phone
connected
1974: The Acting Deputy
Commissioner of Indian Affairs has authorized an election for amendments to the
Constitution and By-Laws of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The amendments are voted in.
1978: Margaret A Brewer is 1st female
general in the US Marine Corps
1987: 1st heart-lung
transplant take place (Baltimore)
2000’s
2002: Her Royal
Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats
monument in Ottawa and Apeldoorn (May 2), 2000, symbolically linking both the
Netherlands and Canada for their assistance throughout the Second World War
2007: Pope Benedict
XVI canonizes the first Brazilian-born saint, Frei Galvão
2009: An American
soldier in Iraq opened fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Bagdhad,
leaving 5 other US soldiers dead and 3 soldiers wounded
Today’s Birthdays
In their 80’s
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In their 50’s
Remembered for being born on this day
Chang & Eng Bunker,
Chinese Siamese twins in 1811
Frederick Russell
Burnham, father of the international scouting movement in 1861
William P. Carey,
Baltimore, Maryland, American businessman and philanthropist (W.P. Carey &
Co. LLC) in 1930
Salvador Dali, Figueras
Spain, surrealist artist (Crucifixion) in 1904
Charles Warren Fairbanks,
(R) 26th US VP (1905-09) in 1852
John Lowell, American
philanthropist in 1799
Margaret Rutherford,
England, actress (Murder Most Foul) in 1892
Today’s Obits
Lex Barker, American
actor (Tarzan) dies of heart attack in 1973 at 54
Chester Gould, cartoonist
(Dick Tracy), dies in 1985 at 84
John Herschel, cataloguer
of southern hemisphere stars, dies in 1871 at 79
Floyd Patterson, American
boxer dies of Alzheimer's disease in 2006 at 71
John D Rockefeller Jr,
philanthropist, dies in 1960 at 86
Answers
Brain Game: Close Up
Picture
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Riddle of the day
A sieve
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
Harrison, McCarthy: Lennon (Beatles)
2.
Orange, violet: red (rainbow colors)
3.
Earth, Mars: Jupiter (planets)
4.
Pawn, Rook: Queen (chess pieces)
5.
Malachi, Mathew: Mark (Books of the Bible)
6.
Atlanta; Austin: Augusta (state capitals)
7.
Minnesota, Ohio State: Northwestern (Big 10 Universities)
8.
Pitcher, second base: right field (baseball)
Anagrams
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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