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Almanac: Week: 26 \ Day: 174
June
Averages: 79°\41°
86004
Today: H 90°\L 51° Average Sky Cover: 5%
Wind
ave: 6mph\Gusts: 23mph
Ave. High: 81° Record High: 93°
(1974) Ave. Low: 44° Record
Low: 31° (1948)
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Observances Today:
International Widows' Day
Let It Go Day
National Columnists' Day
National Pink Day
Pink Flamingo Day (Lawn
Ornaments)
Runner's Selfie Day
SAT Math Day
Windjammer Days
UN Public service Day
Võidupüha (Victory Day)(Estonia-1919
over Russia)
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Observances This Week:
Meet A Mate Week:21-27
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week:21-27
Old Time Fiddlers Week:22-27
Carpenter Ant Awareness Week:22-28
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Quote of the Day
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US Historical Highlights for Today
1683 - William
Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape tribe in PA; only treaty
"not sworn to, nor broken"
1784 - 1st US
balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren)
1810 - John
Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon)
1881- A barrel of whiskey exploded
in a Tombstone saloon, starting a fire that destroyed the business section of
town.
1888 - Frederick
Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for US President
1908 - The USA
suspends diplomatic relationships with Venezuela after the refusal of Cipriano
Castro's government to compensate Americans for injuries suffered in the
uprising of 1899
1938 - Marineland opens in Florida-1st aquarium
1939 - US Congress establishes US Coast Guard
Reserve (renamed US Coast Guard Auxiliary 1941) as uniformed volunteer units
supporting the Coast Guard
1944 - Thomas
Mann becomes a US citizen
1949 - First
twelve women graduate from Harvard Medical School
1955 - Walt
Disney's "Lady & the Tramp" released
1972 - Hurricane
Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history
1972 - Nixon & Haldeman agree to use CIA to
cover up Watergate
1972 - Pres Nixon signs act barring sex
discrimination in college sports
1982 - Intelligence Identities Protection Act
(Public Law 97-200)
1986 - Tip O'Neill
refuses to let President Reagan address House
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Today’s World Events through History
930 - World's
oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament, the Alþingi (anglicised as Althing
or Althingi), established
1713 - The
French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain
or leave Nova Scotia, Canada.
1775 - 1st
regatta held on Thames, England
1794 - Russian
Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great) grants Jews permission to settle in
Kiev
1894 - The
International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the
initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
1956 - Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt
1961 - The
Antarctic Treaty, ensuring that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes; for
international cooperation in scientific research; and does not become the scene
or object of international discord, comes into force
1969 - Twenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet
district appeared in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the
Sabotage Act; it is alleged that they had conspired or incited others to kill
White people or police in the Graaff-Reinet district in the Cape Province
1991 - Mazda becomes 1st Japanese car to capture Le
Mans 24 hour race
1994 - South Africa is readmitted to the United
Nations Organizations (UNO)
2000 - The bulk
ore carrier MV Treasure sinks off the western coast of South Africa, soiling
more than 19 000 penguins; this resulted in the world's largest ever rescue of
birds from an oiling event
2014 - Claude
Monet's Water Lilies is sold at auction for US$54 million
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthday’s Today
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My Rambling Thoughts
Hot Monday. Thank goodness for the breeze around my place.
My brother left Oregon today, after spending the week with his half-brothers
and sisters that he just found recently. Such great pics.
Ran some errands this morning, and while at a store, there was an
Amber Alert. So strange to be in a store when phones start sending out a siren
sound. People are frantically reaching into pockets and purses for their
phones. I’ve gotten these before but I’ve always been at home…so interesting to
watch people’s various reactions. Also the length of time it takes for the
phone to get the alert. Mine came in fairly early in process, but 5 minutes
later some were still getting the alert. Girl still hasn’t been found, but
there was a report she had been seen about 30 miles S of Flagstaff, thus the
local alert. Hope they find her soon.
Also tried out my new Chase Chip card. I usually put my card into
the machine as soon as the first item is being rung up. That way, people behind
me don’t have to wait as I get out my wallet, pull out the card, and slide the
card after the clerk has finished the order. Anyway with the chip you have to
leave it in the machine until the clerk does something at the end of the order.
I have to figure out a better way to use the card, as all I could think about
was I might leave the card in the machine. It does beep when it’s done so I
guess all is good and I have now finally joined the many European countries and
Canada who have been using chip cards for years.
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
The
following are colloquialisms/idioms written in their literal form. Try to find
all four.
Example: A Panthera Pardus is incapable of altering its texture. (A leopard
can't change its spots)
1. A colorless crystalline carbon existing within a uncouth environment.
2. Descending in the manner of the order of Diptera.
3. A late pop singer has departed from the premises.
4. To be delivered by metallic object that brings forth a great ringing noise.
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Found on You Tube with some
relevance to today
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… America Facts…
In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the
bills.
A Native American tribe in South Dakota collects bottle caps left
by campers, using them as currency. Several banks in the area now recognize the
caps as legal tender.
…Cool Facts…
In 1989, a British company made a laptop with a graphical user
interface, a 60 hour battery life, SSD storage, and a touchpad.
There's a road in Lancaster, CA that has grooves carved in such a
way that when you drive over them at 55 MPH, they will play a part of Rossini's
"The William Tell Overture."
…Flagstaff, AZ
History…
50 YEARS AGO-1965
The Council voted to take no further action on the Landmark
Property on the bluff overlooking the Courthouse, although the roof fell in
during a recent storm and rocks came tumbling down into the street.
Frequent lightning strikes, as many as three or four a
day, are keeping the forest crews jumping with no serious fire outbreaks at
this time. The scattered showers are holding the fire danger down at present.
Forest Fire Chief Jack Prevey.
…Harper’s Index…
10 – total number
of passengers planes that have gone missing without a trace since 2000
…Unusual Fact of
the Day…
Picky linguists will tell you that the feminine version of
"dude" is "dudine," not "dudette."
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2 jokes for the day
''I’m getting a divorce,'' said Jack to his
mate, Bill. ‘The wife hasn’t spoken with me for six months.''
Bill thought for a moment and then replied,’ Just make sure you know what
you’re doing, Jack. Wives like that are hard to find''
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Two classmates were chatting in their lunch
break... "I know how to get money real quick" says one,
” how?"
"go to your dad and say, "I know the truth" and he'll give you
money"
So the young boy went home and said "dad, I know the truth" and his
dad gave him ten dollars and told him not to tell anyone 'the truth'.
He then went to his mother, " Mom, I know the truth” he said.
"Please don't tell your dad" she said and gave him twenty dollars.
Content with thirty dollars he went outside to go to the arcade and saw the
milkman. "I know the truth,” he shouted out.
The milkman replied "Well come and hug your real father then"
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Yep, It Really
Happened
There are high school pranks, and there are high school pranks.
And then there are felonies. What this teen in Connecticut pulled off was
closer to a Satanic ritual.
A teen was arrested on charges of breach of peace after allegedly cutting up a
dead cow and dumping the parts on school campus, police in Connecticut said. I
guess he couldn't get his hands on any smoke bombs.
Woodstock police said that they have arrested 18-year-old Avery Blair Rollins,
for cutting up the cow that died after being hit by a car.
The cow parts were found by students who have taken an exam in the school,
around 9:00 a.m. The cow parts were found throughout the campus.
The cow's head was placed in the hoop of the basketball court and was still
dripping blood while the legs were hidden in the ceiling tiles of the bathroom.
The principal of the school said that Woodstock Academy has a policy of zero
tolerance for cruelty to animals. Rollins was arrested and charged with breach
of peace.
He was booked into jail and released after posting $1,000 bail.
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Somewhat Useless
Information
All
types of ducks are part of the bird family Anatidae, and there are species of
ducks found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.
Ducks are precocial, which means that ducklings are covered with down and able
to walk and leave the nest just a few hours after hatching.
A duck's bill is specialized to help it forage in mud and to strain food from
the water. A hard nail at the tip of the bill helps with foraging, and a
comb-like structure on the sides of the bill strains small insects and
crustaceans from water.
It is a myth that a duck's quack won't echo. This has been conclusively
disproved through different scientific acoustic tests, and was even featured as
"busted" on an episode of the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters.
Ducks have been domesticated as pets and farm animals for more than 500 years,
and all domestic ducks are descended from either the mallard or the Muscovy
duck.
Ducks are omnivorous, opportunistic eaters and will eat grass, aquatic plants,
insects, seeds, fruit, fish, crustaceans and other types of food.
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Birthday’s Today
69 - Ted Shackelford, actor (Gary-Dallas,
Knots Landing)
59 - Randy Jackson, TV
show host
43 - Selma Blair, actress (Cruel Intentions,
Legally Blonde)
39 - Paola Suarez, Pergamino Arg, tennis
star (1995 Futures-Buenos Aires)
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Remembered for being born today
1925-2012@87 - Art Modell, owner (Clev. Browns,
Ravens, Modells Stores),
1894-1972@77 - Edward
VIII, King of Great Brit/N-Ireland/emperor of India
1929-2003@73 - June
Carter Cash, Maces Spring Va, country singer
1927-1987@60 - Bob
Fosse, choreographer/director (Cabaret, Damn Yankees)
1940-1994@54 - Wilma Rudolph, runner (Olympic-3
gold-1960)
1763-1814@50 - Joséphine
de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon I
47 BC-30 BC@17 - Pharaoh
Ptolemy XV of Egypt-last pharaoh of Egypt
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Historical Obits Today
Maureen
O'Sullivan, Irish actress-1998@87
Ed
McMahon, American television personality-2009@86
Peter
Falk, American actor -2011@83
Jonas
Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine)-1995@80
Shana
Alexander, American columnist, cancer-2005@79
Fay
Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), cancer-1973@77
James
Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian-1836@63
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Brain Teasers Answers
1. A Diamond in the Rough--A term referring to someone with good
character, but lacking social grace.
2. Dropping like flies--This means to lose attention or become bored easily. It
can also mean for a large number of people to get sick very rapidly.
3. Elvis has left the building--It was an announcement made at the end of
Elvis' concerts to get fans to leave. It is now used when a major event has
ended.
4. Saved by the bell--Now used when someone is in trouble, and is saved by an
unrelated cause.
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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…§
