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Almanac: Week: 18 \ Day: 117
April
Averages: 58°\27°
86004
Today: H 47°\L 33° Average Sky Cover: 95%
Wind
ave: 3mph\Gusts: 27mph
Ave. High: 62° Record High: 77°
(2000) Ave. Low: 30° Record
Low: 10° (1984)
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Observances Today:
Babe
Ruth Day National Prime Rib Day
Matanza
Mule Day Tell a Story Day
Morse
Code Day ^Independence
Day-Togo-1960 from France
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Observances This Week:
22-27
24-30
Interstate Mullet Toss National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline National Scoop
The Poop Week
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Quote of the Day
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US Historical Highlights for Today
1805 - US
Marines attack shores of Tripoli
1861 - West Virginia secedes from Virginia after
Virginia secedes from Union
1865 - Cornell
University (Ithaca NY) is chartered
1865 - Steamboat "SS Sultana" explodes in
the Mississippi River, killing up
to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the
greatest maritime disaster in US
history. Most were paroled Union POWs on their
way home.
1877 - General
George Crook contacts Red Cloud with a message for Crazy Horse.
Crook promises that if Crazy Horse surrenders,
he will get a reservation in
the Powder River area. On this date, Red Cloud
delivers the message to Crazy
Horse. Crazy Horse agrees and heads to Fort
Robinson, in northwestern
Nebraska. Where he will surrender to the
U.S.Army.
1898 - Arizonans enlisted
in the Rough Riders for service in the
Spanish-American War.
1903 - Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens
1937 - 1st US
social security payment made
1956 - Heavyweight
champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing
2006 - Construction
begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade
Center in NYC.
2011 - U.S.
President Barack Obama, coerced by incessant false "birther"
accusations, publicly releases a copy of his
birth certificate
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Today’s World Events through History
1124 - David I
becomes King of Scots.
1296 - Battle
of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.
1539 - Re-founding
of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia)
1565 - 1st
Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
1650 - The
Battle of Carbisdale: Royalist army under Marquess of Montrose invades mainland
Scotland from Orkney; defeated by a Covenanter army.
1908 - 4th
modern Olympic games opens in London
1911 - Indian
passive resistance is suspended when Gen. J.C. Smuts
enters into negotiations with Mahatma
Gandhi.
1916 - The
British renew their assault on the Irish Volunteer position in
Mount Street; shelling also sets the
buildings on fire
1968 - The Northern Ireland Civil Rights
Association (NICRA) hold a rally
to protest the banning of a Republican Easter
parade
1977 - Bloody
riots in Soweto South Africa
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today
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My Rambling Thoughts
A really wet day here. The 2” of snow didn’t materialize, but we
did get a dusting that was soon gone after I got up from the rain. April
showers are really appreciated here in this high desert.
Robert Kennedy Jr was plugging his book on immunizations.
Interesting to learn that the number of recommended immunizations has tripled
since I was a kid. Also the use of a form of mercury is what causes so many to
not get immunizations. Robert Jr has some very scathing and frightening issues
with the CDC and how they handle immunization suggestions. Since 1989 he says
that many suggestions are just bought by the companies making the immunization
and that many on the committee making the suggestions are part of the companies
who make the immunizations. Much more to learn, I guess.
Tech is certainly stepping up with the disaster in Nepal. Facebook
uses its location service and is identifying people who are in the quake area
who have posted something recently and then notifying all of that person’s
friends that they are posting. Google, who lost a senior member in the
avalanche, has opened up a site that all you have to do is type in the person’s
name and google will check almost everything they have access to and let you
know if the person has been on line since the quake. Of course, access is very
limited in Nepal always and less than very limited now, but these tech
companies are doing what they can. Pretty cool!
Still smiling about one of Obama’s comments last night. He said he
has been asked if his bucket list has changed since the mid-term elections. His
answer: I don’t have a bucket list, but my list does rhyme with bucket.
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
Although
much water you see,
by definition, "desert" fits me.
In the winter I double in size,
but staying away is a word for the wise.
I am very windy, that is a clue,
What am I? Good luck to you.
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Found on You Tube with some
relevance to today
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…Cool
Facts…
~ In Colorado, USA, there's a small town called Dinosaur. Some of
its street names include Brontosaurus Blvd, Brontosaurus Bypass, Stegosaurus
Freeway, and Tyrannosaurus Trail.
~ A robotic fsh created by researchers at NYU-Poly was left to
interact with normal fish. It was accepted by them and soon guided them as a
leader.
~ In 1977, researchers detected a strong and unusual radio signal
from space that lasted 72 seconds. It hasn't been detected since.
…Film
Fact…
~ Japanese director made gore films so realistic, he was
investigated by the police
…Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 YEARS AGO-1915
~
Street Commissioner Moritz is busily engaged in removing some of
the ice banks on the north sides of the business streets.
~ The barn belonging to A. C. Beasley
caught fire in some unaccountable manner on Thursday. If it had not been for
the prompt action by our hose cart men, the building would have been completely
destroyed. His auto had commenced to blaze fiercely when it was hauled out.
…Harper’s
Index…
43-Percentage
of midterm campaign advertisements that mentioned health care
4-That
have mentioned women’s rights
…Linguistic
Facts…
~ Chinese has more native speakers than any other
language, followed by Hindi and Urdu, which have the same linguistic origins in
northern India. English comes next with 527 million native speakers. Arabic is
used by nearly 100 million more native speakers than Spanish.
~ The numbers are fascinating because they reflect the fact that
two-thirds of the world's population share only 12 native languages. Those
numbers were recently published by the University of Düsseldorf's Ulrich Ammon,
who conducted a 15-year-long study.
…Murphy’s
Real Laws…
26. The things that come
to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first.
27. Give a man a fish and
he will eat for a day. Teach a man to
fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking.
…Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Colonel Sanders’ finger-lickin’ formula is locked away in a bank
vault in Louisville, KY. In fact, the KFC people are so serious about keeping
the ingredients under wraps that two separate companies are used to blend the
spices, so neither possesses the complete recipe
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2 jokes
for the day
A husband, the owner of a new car, was
somewhat reluctant to allow his wife to drive his prize possession...even to
the Supermarket which was a few blocks from the house. After she insisted, he
finally relented, cautioning her as she departed, "Remember, if you have
an accident, the newspaper will print your age!"
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Two drunks were in a bar partying like fools.
They were drinking boiler makers, buying rounds like there was no tomorrow.
They were dancing, calling each other "professor," and generally
causing quite a stir.
When asked why such a celebration, they boasted that they just finished a
jigsaw puzzle & it only took them 2 months!
"TWO MONTHS?!" cried the bartender. "That's ridiculous. It
shouldn't take that long!!"
"Oh yeah?" says one drunk. "The box said 2-4 YEARS!"
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Yep, It
Really Happened
CHANNELVIEW,
Texas (UPI) - A pregnant Texas woman said she was fired from a Popeye's
eatery for refusing to repay about $400 stolen when she was robbed at gunpoint.
Marissa Holcomb, a former shift manager at the Channelview eatery, said about
$400 was taken in the March 31 armed robbery, which was recorded by security
cameras, and the manager of the Popeye's location told her she would be fired
if she didn't replace the stolen money. "I told them I'm not paying
nothing," Holcomb told KHOU-TV. "I just had a gun to me. I'm not
paying the money." Holcomb, who is pregnant with her fourth child, said
she was fired less than 36 hours after the robbery. "I don't think it's
right because now I'm struggling for my family because what I had to do to keep
my life," she said. A representative from the human resources department
of franchise owner Z&H Foods Inc., the third-largest franchisee in the
Popeye's chain, said Holcomb was fired for violating company policy by leaving
too much money in the register. The representative said the incident wasn't
Holcomb's first offense. The representative said the company was not aware of
Holcomb being offered the chance to keep her job by repaying the money. Holcomb
said the money hadn't been deposited into the store's safe because an offer for
a $1.19 2-piece chicken meal had the store busier than usual. "They got
what they got because that's what we made within one hour," she said.
Holcomb said she is worried she won't be able to find another job. "I mean
who's gonna call me? I'm 5 months pregnant," she said. "The fact that
I got robbed at gunpoint and it's like nobody cares."
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Somewhat
Useless Information
Gunpei
Yokoi was the creator of the all-known Nintendo Game Boy. But have you any
idea, what was his first working place in the company?
He
was originally hired by Nintendo as a maintenance man.
Yokoi
graduated from Doshisha University with a degree in electronics.
He
was first hired by Nintendo in 1965 to maintain the assembly line machines used
to manufacture its Hanafuda cards.
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Birthday’s Today
76 - Judy Carne, Northhampton Engl,
comedienne (Laugh-in, Fair Exchange)
56 - Sheena Easton, [Shirley Orr], Glasgow
Scotland, singer
54 - Grant Show, actor (Jake-Melrose Place,
Rick-Ryan's Hope)
46 - Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ; US
Senator
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Remembered for being born today
- Walter Lantz,
animator (Woody Woodpecker's creator) 1900-1994@94
- Jack
Klugman, Phila (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy) 1922-2012@90
- Herbert Spencer,
Victorian philosopher (Social Statics) 1820-1903@83
- Casey Kasem,
radio personality (American Top 40) 1932-2014@82
- Samuel Morse,
inventor (telegraph, Morse code) and painter 1791-1872@80
- Coretta
Scott King, Marion Ala, civil rights leader 1927-2006@78
- Ulysses S. Grant,
Ohio (R), 18th US president\Union general 1822-1885@63
- Sandy
Dennis, American actress 1937-1991@54
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Historical Obits Today
Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet (Representive Men),
pneumonia-1882@78
Al Hirt,
American trumpeter, liver failure-1999@76
Ken
Curtis, actor (Festus-Gunsmoke), heart attack-1991@ 74
Carlos
Castaneda, Peruvian-born writer, cancer, 1998@72
Edward R
Murrow, newscaster (Person to Person), cancer-1965@57
Ferdinand Magellan,
Portuguese explorer, killed by Filipino natives-1521@50
Zebulon M
Pike, US explorer (Pike's Peak), in battle-1813@34
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Brain Teasers Answers
Antarctica.
Antarctica is full of snow and ice - forms of water.
It receives less than 10 inches of precipitation a year, which makes it a
desert.
In the winter, water freezes around it, doubling its size.
The extremely cold temperatures are deadly for humans.
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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…§
