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Flagstaff
Almanac: Day: 235
/ Week: 34
August
Averages: 78° \ 50°
Today:
Average Sky Cover: 25%
H 66°… L 48°… Ave. humidity: 69%
Wind: ave:
12mph;
Gusts: 19mph
Average High: 79° Record High: 90° (1985)
Average Low: 48°
Record Low: 24° (1968)
Quote of
the Day
Historical
Highlights for Today
79 - Mount
Vesuvius begins stirring, on feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
1305 - William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed
for high treason
1617 - 1st one-way streets open (London)
1799 - Napoleon leaves Egypt for France en
route to seize power
1839 - British capture Hong Kong from China
1850 - 1st national women's rights convention
convenes in Worcester Mass
1869 - 1st carload of freight (boots & shoes)
arrives in SF, from Boston
1919 - "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip
premieres in Chicago Tribune
1924 - Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th
century
1942 - World War II: The last cavalry charge in history
takes place at Izbushensky
1955 - Betty Jameson wins LPGA White Mountain Golf
Open
1960 - World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught
(Equatorial Guinea)
1962 - 1st Europe-US live TV program (via Telstar)
1979 - Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov
defects in NYC
1987 - 15-year old boy hijacks KLM B737, demands $1
billion
1996 - Osama
bin Laden issues message entitled 'A declaration of war against the
Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.'
♫
Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers in Birthday’s Today
below
My
Rambling Thoughts
Started out as a rainy day, but in the late afternoon, it cleared
up a lot and was quite nice outside. Windows and doors didn’t open until 2pm. I
did a lot of laundry today. Not my favorite task, but one that has to be done
now and then. Clothes, towels and bedding are all clean so I’m ready for
whatever happens this weekend.
The wounds in St. Louis just keep getting deeper and deeper. Such
a sad time for all those people. Here the DOD is giving equipment to towns that
have no way to train people on how to and more importantly, WHEN to use military
equipment. A few years ago there was a SWAT vehicle on the street next to mine.
Some guy was inside one of the houses and refused to come out and had weapons.
The SWAT vehicle and the SWAT team here in Flag was enough for me. I sure don’t
want to see an armed tank on one of our streets.
Game Center (answers at the
end of post)
Brain
Teasers
When
Question Mark unlocked the door, he thought that he would see his wallet
straight away. But Skid Mark (Question's brother) decided to put the wallet in
a safe. The combination is three 2-digit numbers which can be expressed like
this:
xx-xx-xx
You are given the following clues to work out the combination:
The total of the three numbers is 39.
The second number is half of the third number.
The first number is the third number minus 1.
Can you find Question's wallet in time? It's all up to you.
xx-xx-xx
You are given the following clues to work out the combination:
The total of the three numbers is 39.
The second number is half of the third number.
The first number is the third number minus 1.
Can you find Question's wallet in time? It's all up to you.
Found on
You Tube with some relevance to today
Rick Springfield -
Jessie's Girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFSKvpzatV4
Mark Russell: The
Line of Death Bar & Grill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZczL-P_5Ps
To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie CLIP-Brock Peters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44TG_H_oY2E
OK Then…
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Paraphernalia
4 the Brain :
Africa
Facts…
The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and
measured 22 feet.
Brain
Facts…
Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by
reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular
human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on
consciousness.
Computer
Facts…
A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over
the internet.
Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 YEARS
AGO
Wanted: Neat attractive girl to operate the popcorn machine. Apply
at the Orpheum.
O. N. Croswell, state inspector, reports that northern Arizona is
in the most prosperous condition it been in the past 10 years. There’s been
more rain than for several years past. The lumber mills are all on full time
and the hotels have many reservations. There’s no reason for us not to rival
Colorado Springs as a summer resort.
Harper’s
Index
Portion of American Catholics who believe that the Church show
ordain women: 2/3
Language
Facts…
The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether they
are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
Rules of
Thumb…
OVERCOME JETLAG
On average, it will
take one day per hour difference to get over your jetlag
Superstitions…
It is bad luck to put new shoes on a bed (or a table) (comes from
the tradition of dressing a corpse in new clothes and shoes and laying them out
so everyone can give their respects) - (UK)
Unusual
Fact of the Day…
While
the crew of Apollo 13 didn't get to make their scheduled Moon landing, they did
set a record that still stands: they're the humans who traveled the furthest
distance from the Earth (nearly 250,000 miles).
Joke-of-the-day
Tom was invited
to his friend’s house for dinner. He found that his buddy called his wife every
cute name in the book: honey, darling, sweetheart, pumpkin, and baby.
When she was in the kitchen, he leaned over to his friend and said, “I think it’s nice you still call your wife all those pet names.” “To tell you the truth,” his friend said, “I forgot her name about three years ago.”
When she was in the kitchen, he leaned over to his friend and said, “I think it’s nice you still call your wife all those pet names.” “To tell you the truth,” his friend said, “I forgot her name about three years ago.”
Yeah, It
Really Happened
MADISON, Wis. (UPI) - A 24-year-old woman who "loves
giraffes" was kicked in the face after she entered the giraffe enclosure
at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison. Amanda Hall climbed into the exhibit so she
could get up close and personal with a 2-year-old giraffe named Wally. The
12-foot-tall animal first licked Hall and then he booted her in the face. Hall
sustained non-life threatening injuries and Wally was not harmed. "Imagine
if that animal came into your house, how would you feel about that? You would
probably be nervous and excited, so an animal is going to have a similar experience,
have a similar response. Be a little nervous and excited and that is probably
what happened in this case," zoo curator Jeff Stafford told 27 News. Hall
was cited for harassment of zoo animals, an offense that carries a fine of
$686. Things could have been much worse for Hall because giraffes are capable
of delivering blows that can kill lions.
Somewhat
Useless Information
The
world's oldest emergency phone number is the U.K's 999 number that was
introduced on June 30, 1937. It was implemented after a call to the fire
brigade was held in a queue with the telephone company. The delay cost five
women their lives in the fire.
The first-ever 911 call in the United States happened on February 16, 1968, in Haleyville, Alabama. It wasn't until 1999 that Congress directed the FCC to make 911 the universal emergency number for the United States for all telephone services.
Known as the "The City Where 911 Began," Haleyville, Alabama, holds a 911 festival every year that honors all police, fire, and emergency personnel.
The first-ever 911 call in the United States happened on February 16, 1968, in Haleyville, Alabama. It wasn't until 1999 that Congress directed the FCC to make 911 the universal emergency number for the United States for all telephone services.
Known as the "The City Where 911 Began," Haleyville, Alabama, holds a 911 festival every year that honors all police, fire, and emergency personnel.
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In
2006, 5-year-old Robert Turner called 911 when his mother collapsed from heart
problems. The call taker thought he was making a prank call and told the little
boy that she would send help and hung up. The boy waited three hours and, with
his mother still unconscious, called 911 again. This time, a different call
taker told the boy that he would get in trouble if he kept playing around.
Scared, the boy hung up. His mom died.
Check
Your Calendar
Observances
This Week:
14-24
Little League Baseball World Series
18-24
18-24
National Chuck Wagon Races
Today
Is
Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition
Ride the Wind Day
Ride the Wind Day
Valentino Day
++
Independence
Day-Armenia-1990-from USSR
Today’s
Events through History
1541 - French explorer Jacques Cartier lands
near Quebec City
1555 - Calvinists are granted rights in the
Netherlands.
1796 - African Methodist Episcopal Church
incorporated
1904 - Automobile tire chain patented
1948 - World Council of Churches formed by 147
churches from 44 countries
Birthday’s
Today
Vera
Miles, [Ralston], Boise City ID, actress (Psycho) is 84
Barbara
Eden, [Huffman], Tucson Az, actress (Dream of Jeannie) is 83
Mark
Russell, political satirist/pianist (Real People) is 82
Rex Allen
Jr, country singer (Nashville on the Road) is 67
Rick
Springfield, Australia, (General Hospital, Jessie's Girl) is 65
Shelley
Long, actress (Diane-Cheers, Money Pit) is 65
Queen
Noor, of Jordan is 63
Jay Mohr,
American actor and comedian is 44
Kobe
Bryant, NBA guard (LA Lakers) is 36
Remembered
for being born today
Louis XVI,
Versailles, king of France (1754-1793)
Arnold
Toynbee, English economist and social reformer (1852-1883)
Edgar Lee
Masters, poet/novelist (Spoon River Anthology) (1868-1950)
Gene
Kelly, dancer/actor (An American in Paris) (1912-1996)
Keith
Moon, English rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy) (1946-1978)
River
Phoenix, actor (Little Nikta, Stand By Me) (1970-1993)
Historical
Obits Today
Brock
Peters, actor (TKAMB), cancer, 2005, @78
Oscar
Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, cancer, 1960, @65
Sidney
Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer), farm accident, 1939, @48
William
Wallace, Scottish patriot, beheaded, 1305, @35
Rudolph
Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), peritonitis, 1926, @31
Brain Teasers
The combination is 15-08-16. Thank you for helping Question get
his wallet back.
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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