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Almanac: Flagstaff: Week: 26/ Day: 179 Today: H 92°…L 54°
Wind: ave: 1mph; Gusts: 23mph Ave. humidity: 24%
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Quote of
the Day
Today’s
Historical Highlights
1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne,
England)…1859
1st reported counterfeiting attempt
(Boston)…1762
1st US ground combat forces in Vietnam
authorized by Pres Johnson…1965
1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in
Colorado Springs CO…1976
Daniel Ellsberg indicted for leaking Pentagon
Papers…1968
Final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is
formally unveiled…2005
LA Police commissioner Daryl Gates steps down…1992
Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia…1770
Raggedy Ann doll invented…1917
Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands…1962
Tomato is proven non-poisonous…1820
♫ Today’s
Birthdays: ♫
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
My Free
Rambling Thoughts
OK Flagstaff is officially H*O*T. We live at 7000’ and are not used to any temps in the 90’s. We are used to the mid 80’s at this time of year. Fan upstairs and portable cooler downstairs makes it bearable, unless you go outside.No rants today…it is just too hot to deal with any problems.
Game Center (answers
at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Can you decipher the following common phrase?
L8AAAAPORVERYTANTD8
Lifestyle
Substance:
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
Hmmmm…Oxymorons
Managed competition Microsoft Works Mild abrasive Mild enthusiasm
Ok, then?
Harper’s Index
- Date of a state supreme court decision that requires the University of Colorado to allow guns on campus: 3/5/2012
- Number of students there who have elected to live in dorms designated for those with concealed weapons permits: 0
Picture of the Day: Pow Wow Season
Unusual Fact of the Day
Woodrow Wilson's first name was Thomas. Woodrow was actually his middle name.Joke-of-the-day
Q: Why do birds hold one of their legs up when sleeping? A: Because if they hold both their legs up, they'll fall.
Rules of Thumb:
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
LEANING A KAYAK
In a kayak, when in doubt, lean downstream.
Yeah, It Really Happened
TORONTO - Ontario's state-run liquor store chain has drawn criticism for an ad appearing to tell kids to give gift cards for liquor to their teachers. Some parents said they were shocked to see the advertisement on the website for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which said to "thank your teacher for a great year with an LCBO gift card" and featured an image of a chalkboard marked with the letters "ABC," The Toronto Star reported Tuesday. "Why target children?" asked mother Jackie Allen, whose son, Jaden, 7, is finishing the first grade. "Since when is it OK for kids to give liquor to their teachers?" LCBO spokeswoman Heather MacGregor said the advertisement is meant to appeal to parents seeking to get year-end gifts for their children's teachers. "What we're doing with the ad is encouraging parents who have already made the decision to buy a gift for their son or daughter's teacher, to consider looking at an LCBO gift card," she said. MacGregor said minors can legally buy gift cards at the store, but the ad is not meant to encourage the practice.
Somewhat Useless Information
- In 2003, there were approximately 42 million abortions per year worldwide, or 115,000 daily. This was a drop from 46 million in 1995.
- In the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, the United States Supreme Court declared most states' abortion laws illegal, and that women, in consultation with their physicians, have a constitutional right to abortion before viability without interference from the government.
- Norma McCorvey is the "Jane Roe" in the Roe vs. Wade case. She has since become pro-life and is the founder of "Roe No More," an organization that provides counseling for women seeking an abortion.
Calendar Information
Happening This Week:
23-30
Carpenter Ant
Awareness Week
Fish Are Friends,
Not Food! Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week
National Mosquito
Control Awareness Week
27-7/4
*National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness
27-30
*National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness
27-30
Today Is
·
National
Columnist's Day
·
Paul
Bunyan Day
Today’s Events through History
"Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV…1951
"Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio…1940
Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1
gold coin…1902
Dumont TV network begins (WABD NY)…1942
French colony of Guadeloupe established in
Caribbean in the Lesser Antilles…1635
Labor Day established as a federal employees
holiday…1894
Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher"
aids American patriots…1778
Tambiago, the killer of Alex Rhoden on
November 23, 1877, which led to the
BANNOCK War, is hanged today at the
Idaho Territorial prison…1878
Today’s Birthdays
In their 80’s
Mel Brooks, actor and director (Blazing
Saddles, Spaceballs) is 87
In their 60’s
Kathy Bates, academy award winning actress
(Misery) is 65
In their 50’s
John Elway, NFL quarterback (Denver
Broncos-Superbowl 32) is 53
In their 40’s
John Cusack, Chicago, actor (Stand By Me, Sure
Thing, Better Off Dead) is 47
In their 30’s
Under 30
Kellie
Pickler, country music artist and television personality is 27
Remembered
for being born today
Henry VIII, King of England [1491-1547]
Pat Morita, actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid) [1932-2005]
Gilda Radner, actress (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon)
[1946-1989]
Richard Rodgers, composer (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
[1902-1979]
Jean Jacques Rousseau, French composer/social
contractor (Confession) [17102-1778]
Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque painter
(Circumcision) [1577-1640]
Today’s Historical Obits
Robert Byrd (Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr), Senator-WV…2010…at
92
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria…assassinated…1914…at
50
Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of
treason…hanged…1776
James Madison, 4th US pres (1809-17)…1836…at
85
Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer
(Vassar)…1889…at 70
Rod Serling, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night
Gallery)…heart attack during
surgery…1975…at 50
Fred Travalena, comedian and impressionist…cancer…2009…at
66
Answer: Brain
Teasers
Late for a very important date! L8 A A A A VERY IN PORTANT D8
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
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