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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 244
/ Week: 36
September
Averages: 74° \ 42°
Today:
Average Sky Cover: 0%
H 79°… L 54°… Ave. humidity: 52%
Wind: ave:
5mph;
Gusts: 30mph
Average High: 77° Record High: 91° (1948)
Average Low: 46°
Record Low: 20° (1912)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1535 - French navigator Jacques
Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal)
1752 - Liberty Bell arrives in Phila
1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign
of 72 years—longest of any major European monarch
1799 - Bank of Manhattan Company opens in NYC
(forerunner to Chase Manhattan)
1807 - Aaron Burr acquitted of charges of plotting
to set up an empire
1866 - Last Navaho chief Manuelito turns himself in
at Fort Wingate
1914 - The last passenger pigeon, a female named
Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
1922 - NYC law requires all "pool" rooms
to change name to "billiards"
1972 - Bobby Fischer (US) defeats Boris
Spassky (USSR) for world chess title
1975 - Gunsmoke goes off the the air
1979 - LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop
wearing Lone Ranger mask
2004 - The Beslan school hostage crisis begins in
the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia.
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
Returns tomorrow
My
Rambling Thoughts
Long weekend turned me very lazy. Some friends dropped by
yesterday and we went to dinner. Thus no blog.
Today was watching some basketball and catching up on DVR shows.
Nice weekend.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
One
example of where you will find me,
Is many locations inside of one building.
When I'm new I'm remarkably plain,
But after first use, I'm never the same,
People clean me a lot, but I'm never like new,
The changes come off, but leave residue.
You will have seen me in your early years,
I'm definitely a tool for the eyes, not the ears,
But there is a sound that I can make,
To cause the strongest man to quake.
I feel I should give more of a clue,
But I don't want to make it too easy for you.
I may have bored you, or enthralled,
But can you tell me what I'm called?
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
Returns tomorrow
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Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Brain
Facts…
Our brains have a negativity bias and will remember bad memories
more than good ones.
Computer
Facts…
Steve Jobs never wrote a single line of programming code.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
From 1889: The
value of sandstone blocks from our quarries is amply demonstrated by the great
demand for heavy shipments to other parts of the country.
Fun
Facts…
In 1961, the only surgeon in the Soviet Antarctic Expedition,
Leonid Rogozov, removed his own inflamed appendix under local anesthesia.
Harper’s
Index
Percentage change in the past decade in the number of US films and
TV shows that featured an abortion-related plotline: +100
In the number of those plotlines that ended in an abortion: -14
Language
Facts…
The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
Rules of
Thumb…
FLYING PAST A THUNDERSTORM
If you're flying
towards a stationary thunderstorm, pass it on the right - you'll get a
tailwind.
Superstitions…
Many believe that if all of the candles on a birthday cake are
blown out with one breath, while making a silent wish, the wish will come true.
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Hysteria
was a once common medical diagnosis made when female patients complained of
anxiety, insomnia, and a host of other symptoms. Remedies included the use of
electric vibrators, or before they became available, vaginal massage (often by
a male physician).
Joke-of-the-day
A pick pocket was pronounced guilty and
sentenced to 8 months jail term with an option of $200 fine by the judge. His
defense lawyer knowing that his client could not pay the fine, pleaded with the
judge asking; “Your honor, my client can only afford $50, but if you allow him
a few minutes in the crowd …
Yeah, It
Really Happened
A gigantic alligator caught by a family in Alabama earlier this
month has set a Safari Club International world record.
AL.com reports a pair of master
measurers from Safari Club International examined the 1,000-pound alligator on
Friday, determining a total length of 15-feet, 9-inches.
That's 13 inches longer than the organization's previous world
record American alligator, which had been killed in Texas.
The Alabama alligator was caught by the Stokes family after
battling with it for more than five hours. It was hooked in a creek about 80
miles west of Montgomery.
Somewhat
Useless Information
Barney
& Smith, makers of Crayola, own the rights to Silly Putty and produce about
500 pounds of it every day.
Silly Putty comes in 16 different colors including glow-in-the-dark, glitter,
and hot fluorescent colors. There's even Silly Putty that changes color
depending on the temperature of your hands.
One of the original Silly Putty eggs is on display at the Smithsonian
Institution's Museum of American History.
In 1968 Apollo 8 astronauts used a new adhesive to fasten down tools during
their voyage into weightlessness: Silly Putty.
Over 300 million eggs have been sold since its inception in 1950-enough to form
a ball of Silly Putty the size of a Goodyear blimp.
In 2001 Silly Putty was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, taking its
place beside such classics as G.I. Joe, Lincoln Logs, and Monopoly.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Month:
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month
All American Breakfast Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month
Baby Safety Month
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors & Writers Month
Bourbon Heritage Month
Children’s' Good Manners Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Cholesterol Education Month
College Savings Month
Eat Chicken Month
Fall Hat Month
Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month
Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat Pizza Bake Month
Gynecology Cancer Awareness Month
Happy Cat Month
Hunger Action Month
International People Skills Month
International Self-Awareness Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
International Square Dancing Month
ITP Awareness Month
Library Card Sign-up Month
(World) Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
Million Minute Family Challenge (September-December)
Mold Awareness Month
National Campus Safety Awareness Month
National Chicken Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Coupon Month
National DNA, Genomics & Stem Cell Education Month
National Fruit and Veggies Month
National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Home Furnishings Month
National Honey Month
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National ITP Awareness Month
National Mushroom Month
National Organic Harvest Month
National Osteopathic Medicine Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Pet Memorial Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Prime Beef Month
National Prosper Where You Are Planted Month
National Recovery Month
National Save A Tiger Month
National Sewing Month
National Service Dog Month
National Sickle Cell Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Pediculosis (Head Lice) Prevention Month
National Piano Month
National Preparedness Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Rice Month
National Shake Month (Ice Cream)
National Skin Care Awareness Month
National Wilderness Month
One-on-One Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Pleasure Your Mate Month
Save The Koala Month
Sea Cadet Month
Self Improvement Month
September Is Healthy Aging Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Sports and Home Eye Health & Safety Month
Subliminal Communications Month
Superior Relationships Month
Update Your Resume Month
Whole Grains Month
Women's Friendship Month
World Alzheimer's Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
Observances
This Week:
1-7
International Enthusiasm Week
National Nutrition Week
National Payroll Week
National Waffle Week
Self-University Week
Today
Is
Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day
Calendar Adjustment Day
Chicken Boy's Day
Emma M. Nutt Day
Great Bathtub Race
International Day of Awareness for the Dolphins of Taiji
Labor Day
National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day
Save Japan's Dolphins Day
Toy Tips Executive Toy Test Day
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Constitution
Day (Slovakia-1993)
Independence Day (Uzbekistan-1991-from USSR)
Revolution
Day (Libya-1969)
Today’s
Events through History
1938 - Benito Mussolini cancels civil rights
of Italian Jews
1939 - Hitler orders extermination of mentally
ill
Birthday’s
Today
George
Maharis, actor (Buz-Route 66, Most Deadly Game) is 86
Alan
Dershowitz, NYC, attorney (Claus Von Bulow, OJ Simpson) is 75
Lily
Tomlin, Detroit, comedienne/actress is 75
Barry
Gibb, Manchester England, guitarist/singer (Bee Gees) is 68
Gloria
Estefan, [Fajardo], Havana, singer is 57
Scott
Speedman, English-born actor is 39
Remembered
for being born today
Elizabeth
Harrison, US, educator (Natl Congress of Parents & Teachers) (1849-1927)
Edgar
Rice Burroughs, US, sci-fi author (Tarzan of Apes, Mars Saga) (1875-1950)
Yvonne
DeCarlo, Canadian actress (Lily-Munsters) (1922-2007)
Rocky
Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1923-1969)
"Boxcar" Willie,
singer (1931-1999)
Ann Richards, (Gov-D-Tx) (1931-2006)
Conway
Twitty, [Harold Jenkins], country singer (Hello Darlin') (1931-1993)
Historical
Obits Today
Hal David,
American Lyricist, 2012, @91
Louis XIV, the sun
king of France (1643-1715), 1715, @76
Ethel
Waters, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather), 1977 @76
Henry "Scoop"
Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), 1983 @71
William
Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1838 @68
Samuel
Coleridge Taylor, African-British composer, 1912, @37
Brain Teasers
A chalkboard (or blackboard)
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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