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Aug 25, 2017 Week: 34 \ Day: 237
86004 Today: H 77° \ L 50°
Average Sky Cover: 35%
Wind ave: 6mph\Gusts: 15mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Aug Averages: 80°\49°
Aug Records: H: 93° (1902) L: 24(1968)
Record High: 88°[1985] Record Low: 36°[2002]
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Quote of the Day
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.
Epictetus
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Observances Today
Brother's Day Link
International Bat Night: 25-26
National Park Service Day
National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
National Whiskey Sour Day
World Daffodil Day Link
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Observances This Week
20-26
National Safe at Home Week
24-27
North American Organic Brewers Week
25-31
Be Kind To Humankind Week
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
★ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
300’s
★325 Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity
1600’s
★1609 Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers
★1689 Montreal taken by Iroquois
1800’s
★1814 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books (War of 1812)
★1825 Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day)
1900’s
1908 National Association of Colored Nurses forms
1910 Yellow Cab is founded.
1916 US Department of Interior forms National Park Service
1925 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters organizes (Harlem NY)
★1929 Graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage
★1932 Amelia Earhart completes transcontinental flight
★1958 Momofuku Ando markets the first package of precooked instant noodles (Chikin Ramen)
1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st African American to win the US singles championship
★1970 Elton John's 1st US appearance (Los Angeles)
★1971 Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party Gerry Fitt presents a number of allegations of brutality by the security forces in Northern Ireland to representatives of the United Nations
★1989 After 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey, Voyager 2 flies over cloud tops of Neptune & its moon Triton, sending back photographs of swamps
★1990 UN security council authorizes military action against Iraq
1991 Linux was born when Linus Torvalds sent off the email announcing his project to create a new operating system
2000’s
★2003 The Tli Cho land claims agreement is signed between the Dogrib First Nations and the Canadian federal government in Rae-Edzo (now called Behchoko).
★2012 85,000 people are displaced by severe floods in Myanmar
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My Rambling Thoughts
Cheryl came into town yesterday so we had lunch. Then I did my weekly shopping. By the time I finally got home and put all the stuff away I was too lazy to post anything.
Still enjoying a pain free mouth. This is not what I expected, but am not complaining. Never had to use a pain pill. Did take a couple of strong Tylenol to prevent swelling and the antibiotic. No complaints.
We had a hard rain with lots of thunder and lightning around 1a-3a. Good for the forest, not so good for sleep. Another monsoon is building up right now.
I did watch 45 in Phx. It takes a lot for me not to just scream when he lies to his base about most things. There was lots of tear gas released outside the venue as supporters were filing out. NO injuries. Just a tad overreaction. ACLU is working on a lawsuit for overzealous officers. And 45 got the crowd all excited about their former sheriff, about news media, about the wall. He didn’t pardon Arpaio, but came really close. Turns out his WH lawyers say he must wait until Joe is sentenced before doing a pardon. Cannot believe that now I look at the Bush administrations, I wish either one was our leader now.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
90’s
@92- Van Johnson,
actor (Brigadoon) always wore red socks, born in Newport, Rhode Island
(d. 2008)
@90- Mel Ferrer,
Elberon New Jersey, American actor (Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor)
(d. 2008)
80’s
87- Sean Connery,
actor (James Bond films), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
86- Regis Philbin,
American talk & game show host (Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis & Kathie Lee), born in The Bronx
@80- Don Defore,
actor (George-Hazel, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
(d. 1993)
70’s
@78- George Wallace,
American politician (Gov-D-Ala) and presidential candidate, born in Clio, Alabama
(d. 1998)
@72- Leonard Bernstein,
Lawrence MA, conductor/composer (West Side Story)
(d. 1990)
60’s
68- Gene Simmons, [Chaim Witz],
Haifa Israel, rock guitarist (KISS-Beth)
@66- Richard Greene,
Plymouth England, composer/actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood)
(d. 1985)
63- Elvis Costello, [Declan Patrick McManus],
London, rock vocalist (Allison)
@61- Michael Rennie,
England, actor (Robe, Klatuu-Day the Earth Stood Still)
(d. 1971)
50’s
59- Tim Burton,
American film director (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), born in Burbank,
56- Billy Ray Cyrus,
country singer (Achy Breaky Heart), born in Flatwoods, Kentucky
@53- Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible],
1st tsar of Russia (1533-84), born in Kolomenskoye, Russia
(d. 1584)
53- Blair Underwood,
Tacoma Wash, actor (Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident)
40’s
49- Rachael Ray,
TV chef
47- Claudia Schiffer,
Rheinbach Germany, supermodel (Elle, Rolling Stone)
30- Blake Lively,
American actress
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Historical Obits Today
80’s
@83-1822 William Herschel,
German-British astronomer (discovered Uranus)
@83-1819 James Watt,
Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist (steam engine)
@82-2012 Neil Armstrong,
American astronaut,
heart surgery complications
70’s
@77-2009 Edward [Ted] M. Kennedy,
United States Senator from Massachusetts,
brain cancer
60’s
@65-1776 David Hume,
Scottish philosopher and historian (A Treatise of Human Nature),
abdominal cancer
50’s
@59-1984 Truman Capote,
American author (In Cold Blood),
liver cancer
@55-1900 Friedrich Nietzsche,
German philosopher and philologist (Übermensch and the doctrine of eternal return),
strokes
@53-1688 Henry Morgan,
Welsh pirate and privateer who raided Spanish settlements and shipping,
dropsy, alcoholism
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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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