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Almanac: Week: 14 \ Day: 088
March
Averages: 50°\23°
86004
Today: H 71°\L 30° Average Sky
Cover: 5%
Wind
ave: 9mph\Gusts: 21mph
Ave. High: 53° Record High: 70°
(1971) Ave. Low: 25° Record Low:
10° (1944)
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Observances
Today:
Festival
Of Smoke and Mirrors Day
Knights of Columbus Founders Day
National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day
Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day--1848
Texas Loves The Children Day
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Observances This
Week:
28-4/5
…Nano Days
…National Protocol Officer's Week
…National Week of the Ocean
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Quote of the Day
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US Historical
Highlights for Today
1638 - 1st permanent
white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)
1797 - The MOHAWK treaty is signed at Albany
today by 5 Indians, including
Joseph Brandt. All of their lands in New York
are ceded for $1000
1799 - New York
passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state
1806 - Construction
is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known
as the Cumberland
Road, becoming the first United States federal highway
1867 - Congress first approves building of Lincoln
Memorial
1882 - Knights
of Columbus chartered for Catholic men
1890 - Fire destroyed an
entire business block in Flagstaff.
1928 - Yeshiva
College (now University) chartered (NYC)
1943 - Meat(
784 gram/week, 2 kilogram for GI's), butter & cheese rationed
in US during WW II
1945 - Movie
star Jimmy Stewart is promoted to full colonel, one of the few
Americans to rise from private to colonel in
four years
1951 - Julius & Ethel Rosenberg are convicted
of spying
1959 - "Some
Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe & Jack Lemmon premieres
1961 - 23rd
Amendment to the US Constitution ratified, allowing Washington DC
residents to vote in presidential elections
1971 - 1st Lt
William L Calley Jr found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre
1988 - US Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan
contras
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Today’s World
Events through History
1461 - Battle
near Towton Field, 33,000 die (War of the Roses)
1549 - The city
of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded
1798 - Republic
of Switzerland forms
1804 - Thousands
of Whites massacred in Haiti
1961 - After a 4½
year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge
1989 - I M Pei's pyramidal entrance to the Louvre
opens in Paris
1998 - Vasco da Gama Road bridge opens in Lisbon,
Portugal as the longest
bridge in Europe
2004 - The Republic of Ireland becomes the first
country in the world to ban
smoking in all work
places, including bars and restaurants
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today
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My Rambling
Thoughts
Windy at times, but a nice day here.
Had a great phone conversation with my brother. He is doing great.
One of our hardware stores had a big home event today. Spent about
an hour looking at all the displays. Got some ideas, saw a few people I know,
had a free hot dog too.
Enjoyed some time on my deck as the weather is Grrrrrrrrreat! It
was snowing in NYC while I was talking to my brother.
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
Each
of the following clues describes two words. One of the words is a type of
fruit. The other word is that fruit with one of the following changes: a letter
added anywhere (apple applet), a letter deleted anywhere (orange range), or a
letter changed anywhere (cheery cherry). There is no rearrangement of the other
letters. No fruit is used more than once.
1) This is a devilish fruit.
2) This is a crippled fruit.
3) This is a happy fruit.
4) This is a criminal fruit.
5) This is a large fruit.
6) This is a tardy fruit.
7) This is a sullen fruit.
8) This is an up-to-date fruit.
9) This is a handkerchief worn by a fruit.
10) This is a popular dance among fruit.
11) This is a complaint by a fruit.
12) This is a weapon used by a fruit.
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Found on You Tube
with some relevance to today
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…Education
Facts…
~ Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no
curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students
get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
~Students at the John Hopkins University collaboratively decided
to opt out of their final since the professor set his curve based on the
highest score grading it as 100%. They chose to receive a score of zero, making
it the highest grade and thereby getting 100%.
…Flagstaff,
AZ History…
75 YEARS AGO--1940
~An intensive study of our geologic conditions for suitable places
for water storage is being conducted by Dr. A. A. Stoyanow of Arizona
University. It is his opinion the Switzer Mesa site is unsuitable. The major
part of the mesa is limestone. Water dissolves limestone then escapes into the
joints, fissures, crevices and sinkholes.
~The O. K. Rubber Welding Co. opened at 501 W. Santa Fe Ave. this
week. They are equipped with the very latest in electric rubber welding
equipment and can handle tires of any size, including truck and tractors. Plus
they can repair rubber articles of all sorts. Managers are J. R. Terrance of
Texas and Earl Beeker of Washington State.
~The Coconino Sun's new Model 8 linotype machine has
arrived. With the battery of 3 outstanding machines the SUN is now able to
handle a full battery of printing needs for our newspaper and for our printing
customers.
…Harper’s
Index…
39 ~number
of people killed by gang and drug violence in Utah since 2010
46 ~killed by
Utah police
…Memory
Facts…
~ Studies suggest that people who appear to be constantly
distracted have more "working memory" and "sharper brains".
~We forget why we have entered a room because passing through
doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just
thinking about.
…Strange
State Laws…
~ In Gary, Ind., persons are prohibited from attending a movie
house or other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of
eating garlic.
~ In Miami, it's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless
gown.
…Unusual
Fact of the Day…
The USA PATRIOT Act is an acronym that stands for "Uniting
& Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism."
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2 jokes
for the day
I wanted to learn how to drive a stick shift.
But I couldn't find a manual.
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a
camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the
night, and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend.
"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars."
"What does that tell you?" Holmes asked.
Watson pondered for a minute:
"Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and
potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in
Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past
three. Theologically, I can see that God is all-powerful and that we are small
and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful
day tomorrow. What does it tell you?"
Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke.
"Watson, you idiot. Somebody has stolen our tent!"
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Yep, It
Really Happened
FREMANTLE, Australia
An Australian woman was denied bail after she allegedly squirted
breast milk on a police officer's head, arms and clothes. Authorities said
Erica Leeder, 26, of Calista, Western Australia, was being searched Tuesday at
the Fremantle police station after being arrested on an unspecified warrant.
Police said Leeder, who was nude from the waist up during the search, grabbed
her own breast and squirted milk onto the forehead, arms and clothes of the
female officer conducting the search. Leeder appeared Wednesday in Fremantle
Magistrate's Court on a charge of assaulting a public officer. She was denied
bail and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation prior to her next court
appearance March 31. The magistrate said a previous conviction for assaulting a
police officer factored into the decision to deny bail. The Western Australia
Police Union said the assault charge from Tuesday's incident was partially due
to the possibility of spreading disease from the breast milk.
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Somewhat
Useless Information
~
Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns.
It is a basic survival instinct to react with suspicion to a "person"
with a painted smile and unsmiling eyes, but people with this phobia are
terror-stricken when they see this circus staple.
~ Dendrophobia is the fear of trees.
People with this phobia usually have strange stories about why they are
terrified of a particular type of tree.
~ Nyctophobia is an irrational fear
of nighttime or the dark. An adult (the fear is common among children) may
understand that there is nothing to be afraid of, but he or she still
experiences heightened anxiety when the lights go out.
~ Tryanophobia is an exaggerated fear
of injection with a hypodermic needle. This phobia has a history in genetic
memory. Thousands of years ago, the people who avoided being stabbed in general
were the most likely to survive.
~ Astraphobia is a paralyzing fear of
thunder and lightning. The reaction often causes a rapid heartbeat or labored
breathing.
~ Cacophobia is the fear of ugliness.
Sufferers actually have intense panic attacks around unattractive people or
things.
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Birthday’s Today
88 - John McLaughlin, TV commentator
(McLaughlin Group)
76 - Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress (Flower
Drum Song, Night Creature)
72 - Eric Idle,
England, comedian/actor (Monty Python)
72 - Vangelis, [Papathanasiou],
composer/keyboardist (Chariots of Fire)
59 - Kurt Thomas,
US, gymnist (Olympics), actor (Gymkata)
51 - Elle
MacPherson, Austrailian super model and actress (Sirens)
47 - Lucy Lawless,
New Zealand actress and singer
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Remembered for
being born today
- John Tyler, Virginia,
10th Pres 1790-1862@71
- Cy
[Denton True] Young, baseball
pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911), 1867-1955@80
- Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady 1875-1944@69
- James
E Casey, founder (United Parcel Service) 1888-1983@95
- Harold Spencer Jones,
Eng. Astronomer more accurate determination of the
distance
between the Earth and the Sun 1890-1960@70
- Phil
Foster, Brkln, comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne & Shirley) 1913-1985@72
- Eugene McCarthy,
Watkins Minn, Sen-Minn, Pres. candidate) 1916-2005@89
- Man
o' War, thoroughbred racehorse (winner of 20 of 21 races) 1917-1947@30
- Pearl
Bailey, Newport News Va, singer 1918-1992@72
- Sam Walton,
Kingfisher Oklahoma, billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart) 1918-1992@74
- Billy
Carter, Plains Georgia, brother of Pres Carter 1937-1988@51
- Karen Anne Quinlan,
famous comatose patient (right to die case) 1954-1985@31
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Historical Obits
Today
John
Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company-1848@84
Anna
Louise Strong, American communist journalist-1970@84
Paul [G J
von] Henreid, Austrian actor
(Laszlo-Casablanca)-1992@84
Salvador
Elizondo, Mexican writer-2006@74
Johnnie
Cochran, American lawyer), brain tumor-2005@67
Marie-J-A-N
C Condorcet, mathematician (Theory of Comets), murder?\
suicide?-1794@50
Robert Falcon Scott, British pole explorer, in
Antarctica-1912@43
Lee
Atwater, political strategists (R), brain tumor-1991@40
Georges
Seurat, French painter (Pointillism), meningitis-1891@31
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Brain Teasers
Answers
1) demon lemon
2) lame lime
3) merry berry
4) felon melon
5) big fig
6) late date
7) glum plum
8) current currant
9) banana bandana
10) mango tango
11) grape gripe
12) pear spear
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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 contains
mistakes and sadly once 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 Now…§
