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Today’s
Historical Highlights
1742 - Benjamin Franklin
invents his Franklin stove
1837 - The Broad Street Riot
occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and
Irish-Americans
1927 - Charles Lindbergh is awarded the 1st Distinguished
Flying Cross
1966 - Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig (SF)
1982 - Movie "ET the Extra-Terrestrial"
released (highest grossing film)
♪Happy Birthday To: ♪
Free Rambling Thoughts
A little cloudy today, but still a
nice day. Hard to tell if we will get any moisture, but it doesn’t look good.
Two family friends are concerned about Colorado wildfires. Both are safe, and
smoky for now and hopefully that will hold.
Sinus infection/summer cold…whatever,
is getting better…slowly for me, but it’s only been 4 days of cough.
Game
Center: (answers at the end of post)
Brain Game—A close up picture of what?
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NPR Sunday Puzzle
After a category is given, there
should be a response with something else in that category that starts with the
last two letters of the given category. For example, if the clue is Rigoletto,
then the response might be Tosca. They are both Italian operas.
1.
Wisconsin:
2.
Spruce:
3.
Job
(Bible):
4.
Square:
5.
Tuba:
6.
Verona:
7.
Sulphur:
8.
Fillmore:
9.
Apple:
10. Pontiac (car):
11. Gator:
12. Indians:
13. Huron:
What is the answer?
Here is a quotation with all the spaces and vowels removed. What is the quotation?
MNCNNTBTCRFLNTHCHCFHSNMS
4X4 Word Boxes
The answer to 1 across
is the same word as the answer to 1 down; 2 across is the same as 2 down; etc.
Can you solve these Word Boxes? Each answer is 3 letters.
1.
wander (about)
2.
inspiration of invention
3.
Superman foiler
4.
woman
Lifestyle
Substance
Songs of the 1970’s
Harper’s Index
Years by which the
average life span of ahomelss person is shorter than the overall average: 30
Found on You Tube
My Top 25 Favourite Alfred Hitchcock Movies
Planet Earth—
Joke-of-the-day
During a simulated attack, the troops have to defend themselves against an imaginary enemy, as the sergeant calls it. Bawling out orders, he notices that one recruit shows little response. “You there,” the sergeant shouts, “the imaginary enemy is advancing, and you are caught in the crossfire.
“Action!” The recruit takes two steps to one side. “What are you doing, man?” Yells the sergeant, purple with fury.
“I’m taking shelter behind an imaginary tree, Sergeant,” answers the recruit calmly.
Rules of Thumb
Easy shortcuts to make
an ‘educated’ guess
When your woodstove is going full bore, you should be able to hold your hand firmly pressed on any nearby combustible surface. If you can't, you need to increase the clearance between the surface and the stove, or install a heat shield.
Yeah, It Really Happened
CHIPPING CAMDEN, England - The judge of the Shin-kicking Championships in Britain said the sport is about more than just two men kicking each other below the knees. James Wiseman, who judged this year's Shin-kicking Championships at the Cotswold Olimpicks, an event held in Chipping Camden, England, on-and-off since the 1600s, said the event is similar to wrestling, ITN reported Wednesday. "I kind of get quite annoyed when people think that shin-kicking is quite literally two guys facing each other and kicking each other as hard as possible in the shins," Wiseman said. "The easiest ways to describe it is it's a bit like wrestling but with a lot of contact below the knees. The idea is really to throw the person to the ground, but to throw the person to the ground you've got to unbalance by kicking them first." The winner of this year's event was Zac Warren, 23, of Pershaw, England.
Somewhat Useless Information
AREA 51, sometimes referred to as "Dreamland" or "Groom Lake", is a secret military facility located about 90 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada.During World War II, U.S. pilots began reporting odd balls of light or shiny metallic spheres that could fly circles around their planes. These UFOs came to be called Foo Fighters. The phenomenon was never explained.The earliest known report of a UFO sighting was by Julius Obsequens, a Roman writer, in 100 B.C.. He claimed to have seen "things like ships" in the sky over Italy.
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
7-10
Superman Week
10-16
10-16
National Flag Week
Jim Thorpe Native American Games
Men's Health Week
National Automotive Service Professionals Week
Jim Thorpe Native American Games
Men's Health Week
National Automotive Service Professionals Week
Today Is
Corn on the Cob Day
King Kamehameha Day
National Hug Holiday
Today’s Other Events
Before 1000CE
1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy
is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes
1500’s
1509 - King Henry VIII
marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon
1600’s
1644 - Florentine scientist
describe invention of barometer
1700’s
1752: While at a conference with
British authorities, Chief Shingas will be named sachem or king of the Delaware
by Tanacharison of the Iroquois. The Delaware were subjugated by the Iroquois
1800’s
1829: Major Bennett Riley, and troops
have just joined Charley Bent's wagon train bound for Santa Fe, near Round
Grove, in Kansas. A band of 100 Kiowa, and Comanche, steal the wagon train's
herd of cattle. The Indians then start attacking the wagon train and the
soldiers. Riley will fire his artillery piece, and the Indians will scatter
1870 - 1st-stone Amstel
Brewery opens in Amsterdam
1891 - Puerto Rican flag
adopted
1896 - US Assay Office in
Deadwood South Dakota authorized
1900’s
1928 - Alfred Hitchcock's
1st film, "Case Of Jonathan Drew," is released
1937 - Marx Brothers'
"A Day At The Races" released
1955 - Le Mans race car accident kills 83
spectators (race continues)
1975 - 1st oil pumped from
North Sea oilfield
1979 - Chuck Berry pleads guilty
to income tax evasion, sentenced to 4 months
1988 - Freedomfest - Mandela addresses Wembley
Stadium London
2000’s
2001 - Timothy McVeigh is
executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing
2004 - Ronald Reagan's funeral is held at
Washington National Cathedral
2008 - Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper made an official historic apology to Canada's First
Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children were isolated
from their homes, families and cultures for a century
Today’s Birthdays
Remembered for being born on this day
Charles Fabry, discoverer (ozone layer
in upper atmosphere) in 1867
Alfred L Kroeber, Hoboken NJ, author
(Anthropologist looks at History) in 1876
Vince Lombardi, NFL coach (Green Bay
Packers) in1913
Wesley Ruggles,
actor/producer/director (Keystone Kops) in 1889
Lawrence E Spivak, Bkln NY, news
panelist (Meet the Press) in 1900
Richard Georg Strauss, Munich Germany,
composer (Don Quixote) in 1864
In their 80’s
Charles B Rangel, (Rep-D-NY) is 82
In their 70’s
Chad Everett, actor (Medical
Center, Airplane II) is 76
Gene Wilder, American actor (Silver Streak) is 79
In their 60’s
Adrienne Barbeau, actress (Maude,
Swamp Thing) is 67
Henry Cisneros, first Hispanic to
serve as mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio) is 65
In their 50’s
Hugh Laurie, English actor
(Strapless, Dr Gregory House-House) is 53
Joe Montana, NFL quarterback (SF
49ers) is 56
In their 30’s
Shia LaBeouf, American actor
(Disturbia, Transformers) is 26
Today’s Obits
David Brinkley, American television
reporter dies in 2003 at 82
King George I of Great Britain dies of
stroke in 1727 at 67
Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist by
execution in 2001 at 33
Karen Ann Quinlan, comatose patient,
dies in 1985 at 31
Daniel D Tompkins, 6th US Vice
President (1817-25), dies in 1825 at 54
John Wayne, actor (Green Berets, True
Grit), dies of stomach cancer in 1979 at 72
Answers
Brain Game: Close Up Picture
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What is the answer?
A man cannot be too careful in his choice of his enemies (Oscar Wilde)
NPR Sunday Puzzle
1.
Wisconsin:
Indiana
2.
Spruce:
cedar
3.
Job
(Bible): Obadiah
4.
Square:
rectangle
5.
Tuba:
bassoon
6.
Verona:
Naples
7.
Sulphur:
uranium
8.
Fillmore:
Reagan
9.
Apple:
lemon
10. Pontiac (car): Acura
11. Gator: Orange (bowl games)
12. Indians: Angels (baseball teams) or
Antarctic (oceans)
13. Huron: Ontario
4X4 boxes
MILL
IDEA
LEAD
LADY
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.
☺ And That Is All for Now ☺
