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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 211
/ Week: 31
July
Averages: 81° \ 51°
Today: Average
Sky Cover: 20%
H 79°… L 57°… Ave. humidity: 64%
Wind: ave: 11mph;
Gusts: 22mph
Average High: 82° Record High: 92° (1943)
Average Low: 51°
Record Low: 40° (1913)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
1619 - House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st
elective American governing body
1729 - City of Baltimore founded
1811 - Father Miguel Hidalgo, leader of the Mexican
insurgency, executed
1836 - First English language newspaper published
in Hawaii
1874 - 1st baseball teams to play outside US,
Boston-Phila in British Isles
1898 - Will Kellogg invents Corn Flakes
1932 - 10th modern Olympic games opens in Los
Angeles
1935 - 1st Penguin book is published, starting the
paperback revolution
1942 - FDR signs bill creating women's Navy
auxiliary agency (WAVES)
1948 - Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record (10K -
29:59.6)
1956 - US motto "In God We Trust"
authorized
1965 - LBJ signs Medicare bill, which goes
into effect in 1966
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
Yet another nice day here in our little mountain town. Great day
for a nice walk from my place up into the forest.
Spent a little time at Home Depot, looking for some stuff to
upgrade my window shades. I have a big square window in the living room. I want
to get a shade that will allow light to come in the top 2/3 of the window, and
be able to filter the view in the bottom 1/3 of the window so that people
walking by can’t look in, but light still comes in. I currently have a sheer curtain
on the bottom 1/3 of the window, but am just looking for a change. Still
looking.
As I listen to/watch the news, it sure sounds like neither Israel nor
Hamas wants the current conflict to end. Both sides blame the other for the
killing of innocents and both sides keep on truckin. Both sides want sympathy
for their plight from the world powers…and will keep killing until they get it.
So sad.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain Teasers
What
is the meaning of this rebus?
marcus Brutus
john wilkes Booth
Billy the kid
Bonnie parker
clyde Barrow
marcus Brutus
john wilkes Booth
Billy the kid
Bonnie parker
clyde Barrow
Lifestyle Substance:
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
OK Then…
Harper’s
Index
Percentage
of all litter on US roadways accounted for by cigarette butts: 36
Unusual
Fact of the Day
The poinsettia, the red-and-green flower commonly seen in
Christmas arrangements, isn't snow-friendly; it's native to sunny Mexico.
Earth
Facts…
Earth’s atmosphere divided in 5 sections from the surface:
Troposphere (0-13 km), Ozone Layer (13-25 km), Stratosphere (25-50 km),
Mesosphere (50-75 km), and Thermosphere (75-150 km)
Common
Sayings from the Bible…
The Gifted must give more
From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Luke 12:14
From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Luke 12:14
World
Heritage Sites…
Fraser
Island-Austrailia
Fraser Island lies just off the east coast of Australia. At 122 km
long, it is the largest sand island in the world. Majestic remnants of tall
rainforest growing on sand and half the world’s perched freshwater dune lakes
are found inland from the beach. The combination of shifting sand-dunes,
tropical rainforests and lakes makes it an exceptional site. Click Here to see more
People
Facts…
People who have a strong friendship possess the ability to
communicate with one another through facial expressions.
Historical
Facts…
Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was
later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the
US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Retro
Native Humor…
The Lone Ranger and Tonto walked into a
bar one day and sat down to drink a beer. After a few minutes, a big tall
cowboy walked in and said, "Who owns the big white horse outside?"
The Lone Ranger stood up, hitched his gunbelt, and said, "I do. Why?"
The cowboy looked at the Lone Ranger and said, "I just thought you would like to know that your horse is just about dead outside!!" The Lone Ranger and Tonto rushed outside and, sure enough, Silver was about dead from heat exhaustion. The Lone Ranger got him some water and made him drink it, and soon Silver was starting to feel a little better.
The Lone Ranger turned to Tonto and said, "Tonto, I want you to run around Silver and see if you can create enough of a breeze to make him start to feel better."
Tonto said, "Sure Kemosabe", and took off running circles around Silver. Not able to do anything else but wait, the Lone Ranger returned to the bar to finish his drink.
A few minutes later, another cowboy struts into the bar and announces, "Who owns that big white horse outside?"
The Lone Ranger stands again and claims, "I do. What is wrong with him this time?"
The cowboy says to him, "Nothing much, I just wanted you to know............ you left your Injun running!!!"
The cowboy looked at the Lone Ranger and said, "I just thought you would like to know that your horse is just about dead outside!!" The Lone Ranger and Tonto rushed outside and, sure enough, Silver was about dead from heat exhaustion. The Lone Ranger got him some water and made him drink it, and soon Silver was starting to feel a little better.
The Lone Ranger turned to Tonto and said, "Tonto, I want you to run around Silver and see if you can create enough of a breeze to make him start to feel better."
Tonto said, "Sure Kemosabe", and took off running circles around Silver. Not able to do anything else but wait, the Lone Ranger returned to the bar to finish his drink.
A few minutes later, another cowboy struts into the bar and announces, "Who owns that big white horse outside?"
The Lone Ranger stands again and claims, "I do. What is wrong with him this time?"
The cowboy says to him, "Nothing much, I just wanted you to know............ you left your Injun running!!!"
Common
Phrase Origins…
Rule of
Thumb
Meaning: A
common, ubiquitous benchmark
History: Legend
has it that 17th century English Judge Sir Francis Buller ruled it was
permissible for a husband to beat his wife with a stick, given that the stick
was no wider than his thumb.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
50 YEARS AGO
The City Council has cut the cost of the paving required to be
paid by residents from $3 to $2 per frontage foot. This will encourage property
owners to participate in new paving projects. New projects are now made much
more possible by the purchase of an automatic paving machine, making the actual
cost $1.34 per foot.
The plans for a $25,000, 2,500-square-foot East Side library to be
built on a city-owned lot on Ellen Street have been approved.
Joke-of-the-day
New customer to
Tech Support: “It says, hit any key and when I do that nothing happens'.
Tech Support: Can
you try again and tell me what happens?
Customer: 'Tried
but nothing”
Tech Support:
“What key did you hit?
After a moment
and some chick ling sound the customer replied: Well, first I tried my car key
and just now my office key.
Rules of
Thumb:
PLANTING A BULB
If you're not sure
how deep to plant a flower bulb, try three times its length.
Yeah, It
Really Happened
BREWSTER, Wash. (UPI) - It sounds counterintuitive, but a
Washington man was able to rely on his instincts and survive a wildfire by
running straight at it. When wildfires began rapidly approaching his Brewster
home, Mark Nelson was barely able to grab his cat, Fluffy, and get out the door
before the flames arrived. He got in his car and began driving, but quickly had
to abandon his van after it caught on fire. Unable to get away from the blaze,
Nelson decided to go to it instead. "I had to get behind the fire,"
Nelson told KING TV. "At one point, I said, 'This is it.' But I said,
'Hell, no ... gotta keep on moving.'" The 60-year-old grabbed Fluffy and
ran at the flames before dropping to the ground at the last second to allow
them to pass over him. Nelson lost his home, but he is OK and Fluffy is as
well. He did sustain burns on his hand, side and legs.
Somewhat
Useless Information
During
the drive-in's heyday, there were around 5,000 theaters across the country.
Now, less than 500 survive in the United States. Of course, this is due to the
ever increasing price of real estate, along with walk-in theaters and the
convenience of cable and video rentals.
The
first-ever drive-in movie theater was Park-In Theaters located on Crescent
Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. It opened on June 6, 1933.
The theater was the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead. Reportedly inspired by his mother's struggle to sit comfortably in traditional movie theater seats, he came up with the idea of an open-air theater where patrons watched movies in the comfort of their own automobiles. He received a patent in May of 1933 and opened Park-In Theaters, Inc. less than a month later.
Hollingshead charged 25 cents per car and 25 cents per person, with no group paying more than one dollar. The idea caught on, and after Hollingshead's patent was overturned in 1949, drive-in theaters began popping up all over the country.
One of the largest drive-ins was the All-Weather Drive-In of Copiague, New York, which featured parking space for 2,500 cars, a kid's playground and a full service restaurant, all on a 28-acre lot.
Drive-in theaters showed mostly B-movies. Sound quality started out as poor - Hollingshead originally mounted three speakers manufactured by RCA Victor near the screen. Later technology made it possible for each car's to play the movie's soundtrack through its FM radio.
The popularity of the drive-in spiked after World War II and reached its heyday in the late 1950s to mid-60s, with some 5,000 theaters across the country.
The theater was the brainchild of Richard Hollingshead. Reportedly inspired by his mother's struggle to sit comfortably in traditional movie theater seats, he came up with the idea of an open-air theater where patrons watched movies in the comfort of their own automobiles. He received a patent in May of 1933 and opened Park-In Theaters, Inc. less than a month later.
Hollingshead charged 25 cents per car and 25 cents per person, with no group paying more than one dollar. The idea caught on, and after Hollingshead's patent was overturned in 1949, drive-in theaters began popping up all over the country.
One of the largest drive-ins was the All-Weather Drive-In of Copiague, New York, which featured parking space for 2,500 cars, a kid's playground and a full service restaurant, all on a 28-acre lot.
Drive-in theaters showed mostly B-movies. Sound quality started out as poor - Hollingshead originally mounted three speakers manufactured by RCA Victor near the screen. Later technology made it possible for each car's to play the movie's soundtrack through its FM radio.
The popularity of the drive-in spiked after World War II and reached its heyday in the late 1950s to mid-60s, with some 5,000 theaters across the country.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
30-8/3
Today
Is
Cheesecake Day
Father-In-Law Day
Friendship Day
Health Care Now! Medicare's Birthday
International Day of Friendship
National Support Public Education Day
Paperback Book Day
Father-In-Law Day
Friendship Day
Health Care Now! Medicare's Birthday
International Day of Friendship
National Support Public Education Day
Paperback Book Day
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Independence Day (Vanuatu Islands (S. Pacific)-1980-from France/Britain)
Today’s
Events through History
1626 - Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die
1909 - Wright Brothers deliver 1st military plane
to the army
1971 - US Apollo 15 (Scott & Irwin) lands on the
Moon
2012 - Indian power grid failure leaves over 300
million without electricity
Birthday’s
Today
Edd
"Kookie" Byrnes, actor (77 Sunset Strip) is 81
Peter Bogdanovich, director/producer
(Last Picture Show) is 75
Pat Schroeder, Colorado politician
is 74
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austria, body
builder/actor/politician is 67
Ken Olin, actor (Hill St
Blues, Michael-30 Something) is 60
Delta Burke, actress
(Suzanne-Designing Women) is 58
Laurence Fishburne, actor (Red Heat,
School Daze) is 53
Lisa Kudrow, actress
(Phoebe-Friends, Romy & Michele) is 51
Vivica A. Fox, American actress
is 50
Simon Baker, Australian actor
(The Mentalist) is 45
Tom Green, Canadian comedian
and actor is 43
Hilary Swank, actress (Karate Kid
4) is 40
Jaime Pressly, American actress
is 37
Remembered
for being born today
Emily Jane Bronte,
novelist (Wuthering Heights), (1818- 1848)
Henry Ford, industrialist\auto maker (model T) (1863-1947)
Casey Stengel, baseball manager (Yankees (1949-60)/NY Met's 1st) (1890-1975)
Casey Stengel, baseball manager (Yankees (1949-60)/NY Met's 1st) (1890-1975)
Historical
Obits Today
Lynn
Fontanne, Broadway's premier actress (Emmy 1965), 1993 @95
Claudette
Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), 1996, @93
Ingmar
Bergman, Swedish stage and film director, 2007, @89
Otto Von
Bismarck, German "Iron" chancellor, 1898, @83
Buffalo
Bob Smith, television host (Howdy Doody), 1998, @80
Bill
Walsh, American football coach, leukemia,2007, @75
William
Penn, Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, stroke, 1718, @73
Maria
Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France, dies at 44
Joyce
Kilmer, American poet, killed in battle, 1918, @31
Lane
Frost, American bull rider, 1989, @25
Brain
Teasers
Killer Bees (these people are all murderers, and each has
"B" for an initial)
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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