6-2-13

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Almanac: Flagstaff:  Week: 23/ Day: 153   Today: H 78°…L 51°

Wind: ave:   4mph; Gusts:  28mph  Ave. humidity:  46%

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June	Ave low	Ave high	Record low	Record high
2	38°	74°	22° (1955)	86° (1977)

Quote of the Day

Today’s Historical Highlights

10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students 

     demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing…1989

All American Indians become U.S. citizens if they were not already based on 

     treaty provisions …1924

Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be; 

      Hepburn decided that she was an oak tree. …1981

Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings…1899

First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France…1615

Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom)…1886

Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves…1863

Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game 

     show Jeopardy!...2004

P T Barnum & his circus begin 1st tour of US…1835

Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sandburg (Cornhuskers)…1919

Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill (Beyond the Horizon)…1920

Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea…1910

Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces…1866

Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168…1997

Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft…1928

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   

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

My Free Rambling Thoughts   

Looks like summer has arrived. A great day to be outside and enjoy my deck. Life is very good. Too nice a day to complain about anything…or even think about anything…just a great day to be outside.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)

Brain Teasers

I am feared by many people; but scramble my letters and I become hated. What am I?

Lifestyle  Substance:     

Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

• Church Lady

• Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

• Andres Segovia – Asturias

Hmmmm

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Ok, then?

Harper’s Index    

• Date of the first combat death of a female US service member in Iraq: 3/23/2003

• Date on which the US Army began testing body armor designed for women: 8/20/2012

Picture of the Day: Recent Canadian Cruise

Unusual Fact of the Day

The United States' first satellite, the Explorer I, weighed only 31 lbs.

Joke-of-the-day

A boy had reached four without giving up the habit of sucking his thumb, though his mother had tried everything from bribery to reasoning to painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit. Finally she tried threats, warning her son that, "If you don't stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon."

Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The four-year-old considered her gravely for a minute, then spoke to her saying, "Uh-oh ... I know what you've been doing."  

Rules of Thumb:   

Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess

SPREADING MANURE

 A rule of thumb for spreading manure is 5 pounds pezr square yard - a shovelful here and there to the imprecise. You generally use less poultry manure per square yard - a handful rather than a shovelful - because it is much higher in nitrogen than other live-stock manure.    

Yeah, It Really Happened

NEW YORK - A 58-year-old Boston grandmother has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into the United States in her wheelchair, New York officials say. Federal officers stopped Fior Daliza Garcia after her JetBlue flight from the Dominican Republic landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the New York Daily News reported Thursday. Customs and Border Protection officers said Garcia appeared nervous during a check Wednesday and her wheelchair appeared "unusually heavy and flimsy." An inspection found heroin and cocaine hidden in the "body" of the wheelchair. Officers said Garcia told them she was going to be paid $12,000 to smuggle the drugs.  

• Somewhat Useless Information   zelation between death rates and periods of significant pollution.

Calendar Information        

Happening This Week:

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·        Black Single Parents Week
End Mountain Top Removal Week

·        International Clothesline Week

·        National Business Etiquette Week
National Headache Awareness Week

·        National Sun Safety Week
National Tire Safety Week

·        Rip Current Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                      

·        Children's Awareness Memorial Day

·        National Bubba Day

·        National Cancer Survivors Day

·        National Leave The Office Early Day

·        National Rocky Road Day

·        Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day

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·        Bhutan~ Coronation Day (of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the 4th Druk Gyalpo (1974);also Social Forestry Day, where children plant trees.)

·        Italy~ Republic Day (1946 abolished monarchy)

·        UK~ Coronation Day (1953; Queen Elizabeth II)

Today’s Events through History  

1st time snow fell in London in June…1975

1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine); Portland Rum Riot occurs…1851 

Bhutan Broadcasting Service brings television transmissions to the Kingdom for 

     the first time…1999

General John Sevier will attack the CHEROKEE village of Hiwassee. The American 

     forces will be victorious, with many of the CHEROKEEs fleeing the area. The village 

     will be burned…1788

John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland)…1979

NJ allows casino gambling in Atlantic City…1977

Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewa capture 

     Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, 

     then chasing a ball into the fort…1763

US TV interviews Khrushchev…1957

Today’s Birthdays                                                           

In their 70’s

Stacy Keach, Savannah Ga, actor (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) is 72

Sally Kellerman, actress (M*A*S*H, Back to School) is 76

Charlie Watts, drummer (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar) is 72

In their 60’s

Jerry Mathers, Sioux City Iowa, actor (Beaver-Leave It To Beaver) is 65

In their 50’s

Dana Carvey, Missoula MT, comedian (SNL, Garth-Wayne's World) is 58

Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo California, actor (Code Red) is 59

In their 40’s

Wayne Brady, actor and comedian (The Wayne Brady Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?) is 41

Remembered for being born today

Charles Pete Conrad Jr, Phila, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2) [1930-1999]

Thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd) [1840-1928]

Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) [1740-1814]

Martha Washington, 1st, 1st lady (1789-97) [1731-1802]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           

Bo Diddley [Ellas Otha Bates], musician…heart failure…2008…at 79

Stephen Boyd, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur, Lisa)…heart attack…1977…at 45

Richard Dawson, actor [Hogan’s Heroes]…esophageal cancer...2012…at 79

Mel Ferrer, actor, film director and film producer…2008…at 90

Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (NY Yankee)…ALS…1941…at 37

Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady)…cancer…1990…at 82

Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen)…liver cancer…1979…at 45

Sammy Kaye, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show)…1987…at 77

Shane O'Neill, Irish chieftain…slain…1567…at 37

Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist…1987…at 94

Answer: Brain Teasers

death

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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