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Almanac:
Week: 34 \ Day: 231
August
Averages: 78°\50°
86004
Today: H 88° \ L 53°
Average Sky Cover: 15%
Wind
ave: 6mph\Gusts: 25mph
Ave.
High: 78° Record High: 88°[1973]
Ave. Low: 50° Record Low: 35°[1979]
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Observances
Today:
"Black
Cow" Root Beer Float Day Frank J. Wisner, Cripple Creek Brewing
Co., CO
National
Medical Dosimetrist Day Link
National Men's Grooming Day
World
Humanitarian Day Link
Independence Day (Afghanistan-1919-from
UK)
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Observances
This Week:
15-21 National Aviation Week
18-24 Minority Enterprise Development Week
19-23 National Massage Therapy Week
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Quote
of the Day
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US
Historical Highlights for Today
1607 - English
settlers officially found "the other" English colony on North America.
Unlike Jamestown, Popham is settled by just men and boys. Popham, northeast of
modern Portland, Maine
1692 - Five more people hanged for witchcraft (20
in all) in Salem, Massachusetts
1791 - Benjamin Banneker published his 1st
Almanac
1849 - NY Herald reports gold discovery in
California
1875 -Without firing a
shot, Navajos seized the Agency at Fort Defiance in protest over inaction by
the Commissioner to remove their agent, W.F.M. Arny, whom they had twice
petitioned to be removed. They also threatened to kill Arny should he return to
the fort from Washington, D.C. Arny resigned on the 25th of August, 1875.
1934 - The first All-American Soap Box Derby is
held in Dayton, Ohio
1960 - Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by
USSR (U-2 incident)
1960 - The first commercial atomic energy reactor,
owned by the Yankee Atomic Electric Company, achieves a self-sustaining nuclear
reaction in Rowe, Deerfield River, Massachusetts
1993 - George Tiller, abortion doctor, shot in his
arms by Rachelle Shannon
1993 - Mattel & Fisher Price toy companies merge
2010 - Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last
of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
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World
Historical Highlights for Today
1561 - Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith,
Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France
1826 - Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada
(Ontario)
1839 - Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st
practical photographic process released in Paris
1897 - 1st electric taxis drive in London
1960 - Sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit
as the first animals launched on a round trip into space (later recovered alive)
1965 - Auschwitz trials end with 6 life sentences
1998 - South African Truth and Reconciliation
Commission chairperson, Archbishop D. Tutu, releases documents revealing an
alleged plot by Western countries to assassinate United Nations
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden
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♫ Birthdays Today: ♫
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthdays Today
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My
Rambling Thoughts
Another very warm summer day. Flagstaff has some harsh winters.
Therefore on nice summer days, the roads need to be repaired. US89 is the main
road from the North coming into Flagstaff. Lots of people live in the outlying
areas and work in our little mountain town. So when it is time to work on US89,
traffic can be a challenge. The somewhat visionary city workers told everyone to
‘use alternative routes’ during the repaving. I’m sure all the central Flag
people who never drive 89, smile and say ‘good, they forewarned people’. The
issue is, there are no ‘alternative routes’ around the current work. Side
streets either end up ending or lead back to 89 in the construction area. My
drive to the west side took twice as long as usual, and I take the Interstate
to get across town. But 89 from my house to the Interstate was a parking lot.
The return was a little faster as I took back roads before getting on 89. I
have to say that the local cops did a good job of directing traffic but it was
still very slow going. I saw lots of locals letting vehicles into the one lane
of traffic. I also saw lots of out of state vehicles ignore the ‘one lane ahead’
signs and pass all of us then slam on their brakes when the lane ended and
force their way into the one lane. Not a scientific survey for that, but I did
have about 30 minutes to watch. It should be over by Thursday and I don’t have
to go into town tomorrow, so all is good.
Hammering continues on the roof project…day 4 or 5 of hammering
and they are still on building one of two. These guys are very slow. When someone
did three newer buildings roofs a few years ago, it was all done in 3 days.
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Brain
Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
Abuse
me for I will not care.
Curse me when I stray from fair.
Brute force won't put me in my place.
Smooth and even wins the race.
Envy colors where I rest.
No sandy beaches for the best.
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Found
on You Tube with some relevance to today
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…Flagstaff,
AZ History…
100 YEARS AGO-1915
J. W. Weatherford has secured a right of way good for 30 years
from the federal government to build a toll road from Flagstaff to The Peaks.
As soon as competent gangs can be secured work will begin.
August Johnson, Santa Fe section man, fell from a cattle car into
stock yards on Wednesday. He was seriously injured with deep gash in his head
and a severely damaged back. He has been taken to Los Angeles for treatment.
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…Harper’s
Index…
$172,000,000,000 –amount Greece’s
ruling Syriza party believes that German owes Greece in war reparations
1/2 – portion
of the current Greek debt this number represents
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…Instagram
Photo of the Day…
Natgeo Children play on a sand dune near the village of Gabar,
Senegal. Gabar is a farming community near Potou, a small agricultural hub in
northern Senegal. The region is part of the Millennium Villages Project, an
initiative that works to end extreme poverty through community-led programs in
rural development.
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…Foreigners
Find These American Customs Offensive…
2. Sitting in the back of a cab
While it's customary for Americans to hop into the back of a cab,
in Australia, New Zealand, parts of Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands,
it's considered rude not to ride shotgun. Whereas cabbies in the US will sigh
and reluctantly move their newspapers and lunches from the front seat, in other
countries it's a matter of egality.
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…Nelson
Mandela Inspiring Quote …
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“I am the captain of my soul.”
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…USA
Facts…
Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.
91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
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…Unusual
Fact of the Day…
Napoleon was a big fan of suspenders; he even had a pair decorated
with bumblebees, the symbol of his native Corsica.
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2
jokes for the day
A very exited mother asked her daughter:
Well, what happened when you showed the girls in the office your new engagement
ring? Did they all admire it?
Her daughter replied: Better than that, four of them recognized it.
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Merv was in a terrible accident at work. He
fell through a floor tile and ripped off both of his ears.
Since he was permanently disfigured, he settled with the company for a rather
large sum of money and went on his way.
One day, Merv decided to invest his money in a small, but growing telecom
business called Plexus Communications.
After weeks of negotiations, he bought the company outright. But, after signing
on the dotted line, he realized that he knew nothing about running such a
business and quickly set out to hire someone who could do that for him. The
next day he had set up three interviews.
The first guy was great. He knew everything he needed to and was very
interesting.
At the end of the interview, Merv asked him, "Do you notice anything
different about me?"
And the gentleman answered, "Why yes, I couldn't help but notice you have
no ears." Merv got very angry and threw him out.
The second interview was with a woman, and she was even better than the first
guy.
He asked her the same question, "Do you notice anything different about
me?"
and she replied: "Well, you have no ears." Merv again was upset and
tossed her out.
The third and last interview was the best of all three.
It was with a very young man who was fresh out of college. He was smart. He was
handsome. And he seemed to be a better businessman than the first two put
together.
Merv was anxious, but went ahead and asked the young man the same question:
"Do you notice anything different about me?" And to his surprise, the
young man answered: "Yes. You wear contact lenses."
Merv was shocked, and said, "What an incredibly observant young man. How
in the world did you know that?"
The young man fell off his chair laughing hysterically and replied, "Well,
it's pretty hard to wear glasses with no ears!"
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Yep,
It Really Happened
Burger King Japan commenced an April rollout-limited in duration and
only in Japan—of Burger King branded cologne (mimicking the Whopper’s savory ‘flame-grilled
scent’). Early review were favorable, even though the launch date, suspiciously,
was April 1.
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Somewhat
Useless Information
The
Cullinan Diamond is the largest rough diamond ever found – at 3,106.75
carats. It was found in South Africa in 1905 and had to be transported
from South Africa to England to be presented to King Edward VII. Can you guess
how it was transported?
When
the world’s largest diamond was transported from Africa to England, an
elaborate & secure journey by sea was publicized – as a rouse, according
to gilletts.com.
The
real diamond was simply posted by mail!
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Birthdays
Today
“()” indicates age at death
(87) - Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion
designer (Chanel) d. 1971
(86) - Charles Hires, Inventor and
Manufacturer of the Hires Root Beer d.1937
81 - Renee Richards,
[Richard Rankind], trans-sexual tennis player
77 - Diana
Muldaur, actress (McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law)
76 - Ginger
[Peter] Baker, England, drummer
(Cream-White Room)
(76) - Orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator
(Wright Brothers), d. 1957
75 - Jill St John,
[Oppenheim], actress (Diamonds are Forever)
73 - Fred
Thompson, senator (R-Tenn)/actor (In the Line of Fire)
(73) - Seth Thomas, American pioneer in mass
production of clocks d1859
(72) - Willie Shoemaker, jockey (won 8,833 of
40,350 starts) d.2003
(70) - Malcolm Forbes, Brooklyn, publisher
(Forbes Magazine), d. 1990
(70) - Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas,
executive producer (Star Trek) d.1990
69 - Bill Clinton [William
Jefferson], 42nd United States President
(68) - John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of
England (All for Love) d.1700
(68) - Ogden Nash, Rye NY, humorous poet (I'm a Stranger Here Myself) d.1971
68 - Gerald McRaney,
Collins Miss, actor (Simon & Simon, Major Dad)
67 - Tipper Gore,
wife of vice president Al Gore (1993-01)
52 - John Stamos,
Cypress California, actor (General Hospital, Full House)
50 - Kyra Sedgwick,
actress (Phenomenon, Singles, Julia-Another World)
46 - Matthew
Perry, Canadian/American actor (Chandler Bing on Friends)
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Historical
Obits Today
Linus
Pauling, Nobel prize scientist (Vitamin C advocate)-1994@93
Groucho
Marx, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros)-1977@86
Don
Hewitt, creator of 60 Minutes-2009@86
Jacob
Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter-1959@78
John
Wesley Hardin, American gunfighter, shot-1895@42
Augustus
Caesar, first Roman Emperor-14@40
Blaise
Pascal, French mathematician, TB\cancer-1662@39
George
Smith, English assyriologist (cuneiform script), fever-1876@36
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Brain
Teasers Answers
Golf ball
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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.
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Is All for Now…▲
