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Oct 4, 2017 Week: 40 \ Day: 277
86004 Today: H 69° \ L 44°
Average Sky Cover: 0%
Wind ave: 21mph\Gusts: --mph
Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 83°[1947] Record Low: 15°[1908]
Oct Averages: 63°\31°
Oct Records: H: 85° (1980) L: -2° (1971)
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Quote of the Day
Happiness is not something ready made.
It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama
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Observances Today
Balloons Around The World Day
Blessing of The Animals Day (aka Blessing of the Pets Day, World Pet Day) Link
Improve Your Office Day
Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Roll Day) Link
National Pumpkin Seed Day Link
National Taco Day Link
National Ship in A Bottle Day
Pet Obesity Awareness Day Link
Sukkot (at Sundown)
Ten-Four Day
Vodka Day Link
Walk To School Day Link
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Observances This Week
Trichotillomania, Skin Picking & Related BFRB Awareness Week: 1-5 Link
Universal Children's Week: 1-7
4-H Week: 1-7 Link
Great Books Week: 1-7
International Post Card Week: 1-7 Link
Mental Illness Awareness Week: 1-7
Mystery Series Week: 1-7
National Carry A Tune Week: 1-7
National Chimney Safety Week: 1-7
National Midwifery Week:1-7 Link
National Work From Home Week: 1-7
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week : 1-7 )
Customer Service Week: 2-6 Link
Drive Safely Work Week: 2-6 Link
Health Information and Technology Week: 2-6 Link
Kids' Goal Setting Week: 2-6 (First Week)
National Heimlich Heroes Week: 2-6
Spinning & Weaving Week: 2-6 Link
Financial Planning Week: 2-8
National Health Care Food Service Week: 2-8 Link
World Dairy Expo: 3-8
No Salt Week: 3-10
World Space Week: 4-10 Link
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
◄ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1500’s
◄1537 The first complete English-language Bible (the Matthew Bible) is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.
1800’s
◄1824 Mexico becomes a republic
1854 Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair
1864 New Orleans Tribune, 1st black daily newspaper, forms
1880 University of California founded in Los Angeles
◄1883 The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Istanbul
1900’s
◄1900 In a final confrontation, some 4000 Ashantis are defeated by the British in Gold Coast (Ghana)
◄1910 Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England
◄1911 1st escalator installed on the London Underground at Earl's Court Station
1915 Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado & Utah is established
1926 Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower
1931 Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts
1933 Esquire magazine is 1st published
◄1943 German occupiers forbid flying of kites (6-month jail sentence)
1948 World Council of Churches forms under W Fisherman It Hooft
1957 "Leave It to Beaver" debuts on CBS
◄1968 A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) delegation meet with the Derry March organizers and try to have the march canceled; eventually, it was decided to go ahead with the march.
1969 Last wooden passenger subway cars retired at Brooklyn Myrtle Beach
1976 Supreme Court lifts 1972 ban on death penalty for convicted murderers
2000’s
2006 WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange
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My Rambling Thoughts
Nice lunch with our retirement group. Mary is headed to Oregon to babysit her 2 grandkids for 2 weeks on Thursday.
Still thinking about Vegas. Prepared a letter for my elected reps to do something about the gun violence in our country. So tired of the NRA millions running our country when it comes to gun violence. It is time for study of the violence, which the NRA has blocked. It is time for new technology, blocked by the NRA. It is time for real gun reform in this country. Prayers and condolences are not enough.
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Bizarre News
*---------- Capitalism is Safe Again ----------*
A shipment of counterfeit Barbie dolls being shipped in a rail container from Canada was intercepted at a Minnesota border crossing, customs officials said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said officers with the Office of Field Operations inspected a rail container at the International Falls Port of Entry and discovered it contained 3,004 toys that initially appeared to be Barbie dolls manufactured by Mattel. A closer examination determined the dolls were piratical copies that violated Mattel's intellectual property. The counterfeit toys had a total suggested retail price of $85,824. "CBP continues to play a key role in Intellectual Property Rights enforcement," said Anthony Jackson, International Falls Port director. "CBP continues to stay focused on combating the illegitimate trade in counterfeit products."
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
80’s
@89 Jan Murray,
comedian (Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear), born in The Bronx,
(d. 2006)
@84- Charlton Heston,
actor (10 Commandments, Ben-Hur, Planet of Apes),
(d. 2008)
70’s
76- Anne Rice,
author (Interview with a Vampire), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
76- Roy Blount, Jr.,
American writer
71- Susan Sarandon,
American actress (Dead Man Walking, The Client) also known for her social and political activism, born in Queens
@70- RutheRutherford B. Hayes,
19th US President (Republican: 1877-81), born in Delaware, Ohio
(d. 1893)
@70- Buster [Joseph F] Keaton,
actor (Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr)
(d. 1966)
60’s
@66- Damon Runyon,
journalist and writer (Guys & Dolls-based on his work), born in Manhattan, Kansas
(d. 1946)
50’s
@58- Dottie West,
country singer
(d. 1991)
50’s
@48- Frederic Remington,
US, artist/sculptor of American West
(d. 1909)
41- Alicia Silverstone,
actress (Clueless, Batman Forever), born in San Francisco
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Historical Obits Today
70’s
@77-2004 Gordon Cooper,
American astronaut,
heart failure
@76-2014 Paul Revere,
American musician,
cancer
@70-1904 Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi,
French sculptor (designed the Statue of Liberty),
TB
60’s
@63-2014 Jean-Claude Duvalier,
41st President of Haiti (1971-86),
heart attack
@63-1669 Rembrandt van Rijn,
Dutch painter
@61-1890 Catherine Booth,
the Mother of The Salvation Army
40’s
@44±1226 Saint Francis of Assisi,
Italian founder of the Franciscan Order
20’s
@27-1970 Janis Joplin,
American rocker and blues singer-songwriter (Down on Me), drug OD
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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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