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Sep 16, 2017 Week: 37 \ Day: 259
86004 Today: H 71° \ L 40°
Average Sky Cover: 8%
Wind ave: 7mph\Gusts: 18mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Sep Averages: 74°\42°
Sep Records: H: 91° (1948) L: 20°(1912)
Record High: 88°[2000] Record Low: 28°[1971]
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Quote of the Day
The real problem is not whether machines think
but whether men do.
B. F. Skinner
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Observances Today
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day Link
Anne Dudley Bradstreet Day
Big Whopper Liar Day (3rd Saturday) Link
Boys' and Girls' Club Day for Kids Link
Clean Up The World Weekend: 15-17 Link
International Coastal Cleanup Day:16
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
International Eat An Apple Day
Locate An Old Friend Day
National Clean Up Day Link
National Guacamole Day Link
National Gymnastics Day: Link
National Seatcheck Saturday 2015
National Stepfamily Day Link
National Tatoo Story Day (Originator is NBC's "Blindspot")
National Women's Friendship Day
Play-doh Day
Puppy Mill Awareness Day Link
Stay Away From Seattle Day Link
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
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Observances This Week
10-16
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week
International Housekeepers Week Link
Line Dance Week
National Assisted Living Week
National Environmental Services Week Link
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Link
13-17
American Massage Therapy Week
Natio7zal Guitar Flat-Picking Days7 Link
Hummingbird Celebration Link
16-23
Farm Animal Awareness Week
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
★ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1600’s
1630 Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston
1700’s
★1701 James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
1782 Great Seal of the United States of America used for the first time
1800’s
★1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, calling for the end of Spanish rule (Mexican Independence Day)
★1847 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust buys bard's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon
1858 1st overland mail for California
★1859 Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique found by British explorer David Livingstone
★1863 Robert College of Istanbul, Turkey, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
1900’s
★1906 Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen discovers the Magnetic South Pole
1908 Carriage-maker, William C. Durant, founds General Motors in Flint, Michigan
1919 American Legion incorporated by an act of US Congress
★1947 Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo and Tone River area, killing at least 1,930
1974 US President Gerald Ford announces conditional amnesty for US Vietnam War deserters
1976 American Episcopal Church approves ordination of women as priests & bishop
★1978 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar, Iran
★1979 The families of Peter Strelzyk and Gunter Wetzel arrive in West Germany from Communist East Germany in a hot air balloon
1983 Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen
1984 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV
★1987 Pope John Paul II's ends his Los Angeles tour with an interfaith meeting at Dodger Stadium with leaders of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism
★1990 Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George H. W. Bush
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My Rambling Thoughts
Had a good lunch with Cheryl and Mary yesterday. Lasted longer than expected, but was a great time. Mary got bitten by a scorpion while at her Phx house. Not a pleasant story. Anti-venom shot is $10K and only given to children. All others just have to suffer through. All worked out. Cheryl got a new fridge, after fighting with her last one from the day she bought it some 4 years ago.
A few weeks ago a business in our town, shut down after Nazi symbols were painted inside the establishment. Now some jerk put up a ‘fake’ Facebook page about our current Mayor. It was taken down after a few days, but some damage was done. Our current Mayor is a liberal, youngish, Black woman working on her doctorate, whose family has been in our town for 3 generations. It is so upsetting to have this kind of stuff happening in our ‘little mountain town.’ It is fine to disagree with the political views of another, but it is not OK, nor is it ‘free speech’ to attack the individual, especially with lies. Our country needs some real ‘statesmen’ and ‘stateswomen’ to change our toxic political environment. Wouldn’t hurt to have more citizens speaking out either.
Happy Mexican Independence Day. Enjoy the day.
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Bizarre News
*------ Woman Charged with Loaded Vagina ------*
A police officer was surprised to find a loaded gun inside a woman's private parts while booking her into jail for possessing drugs, according to police in Illinois. Chenoa police said that they have arrested 20-year-old Amika Witt of Ozark, Missouri, after being accused of hiding heroin and ecstasy in her bra. While being booked into jail, a police officer found a loaded gun in Witt's private parts. According to the police investigation, an officer pulled over a car that was traveling 90 miles per hour on Interstate 55. When police searched the vehicle, they found drugs and weapons.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
90’s
@95- James Cash Penney,
American department store founder (J C Penney), born in Hamilton, Missouri
(d. 1971)
@91- Lee Kuan Yew,
Founding father of modern Singapore and 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-90), born in Singapore
(d. 2015)
80’s
@89- Lauren Bacall,
American actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo), born in Staten Island,
(d. 2014)
@89- B.B. King,
blues guitarist and singer (Thrill is Gone), born in Itta Bena Mississippi
(d. 2011)
@84- Allen Funt,
American TV host & creator (Candid Camera), born in Brooklyn,
(d. 1999)
@83- Peter Falk,
actor (Colombo, Scared Straight), born in Ossining, NY
(d. 2011)
83- George Chakiris,
Norwood Ohio, actor (West Side Story)
83- Elgin Baylor,
NBA star (1958-59 Rookie of Year-Lakers), born in Washington, D.C.
@80- Anne Francis,
actress (Honey West, Pancho Villa), born in Ossining, NY
(d. 2011)
60’s
68- Ed Begley Jr,
actor (Eating Raoul, St Elsewhere, Parenthood), born in Los Angeles
@65- Jack Kelly,
Astoria Queens, actor (Bart-Maverick)
(d. 1992)
65- Mickey Rourke,
American actor (Wild Orchid, Barfly), born in Schenectady, New York
61- David Copperfield [Kotkin],
American magician, born in Metuchen, New Jersey
50’s
53-Molly Shannon,
SNL comedienne
40’s
49- Marc Anthony [Marco Antonio Muñiz],
American sala singer-songwriter, born in New York City
46- Amy Poehler,
American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live, Parks and Recreation), born in Newton, Massachusetts
20’s
25- Nick Jonas,
American singer, member of The Jonas Brothers
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Historical Obits Today
80’s
@88-2016 Edward Albee,
American playwright (Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf?)
@82-2003 Sheb Wooley,
singer and actor
@80-1993 Willie Mosconi,
world billiards champ
70’s
@72-2009 Mary Travers,
American folk singer (Peter Paul & Mary), leukemia
60’s
@60-1672 Anne Bradstreet,
New England's first published poet, TB
50’s
@53-1977 Maria Callas,
American-born prima donna, heart attack
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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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