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Jan 1, 2019 Week:
01 \ Day: 1
86004 Today: H 24° \ L 8° \ Average Sky Cover: 99%
Wind: 1mph\Gusts:
9mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 61°[1981]
Record Low: -21°[1919]
Jan Averages: 43°\11°
Today’s
Quote
Be at war
with your vices,
at peace with
your neighbors,
and let every
new year find you a better man.
Benjamin
Franklin
Random
Tidbits
First; the subtle difference between sparkling
wine and champagne. There is none. The only difference is that authentic
'champagne' comes from the Champagne region of France. But as far as alcohol
content, production, etc... it's the exact same stuff.
***
Here's the important part. Do you want a
champagne that is more dry or sweet? That all depends on your preference, of
course. But after you've polished off a few dozen bottles and you know what you
like... this is a list of the common names you will find on Champagne labels,
from driest to sweetest:
*Extra Brut, Brut Sauvage, Ultra Brut, Brut
Integral, Brut Zero *Brut *Extra Dry, Extra Sec *Sec *Demi-Sec *Doux
Brut is the most popular style, and often, the
best grapes are reserved for Bruts.
More
Observances This Month
Adopt A Rescued Bird
Month Link
Bath Safety Month
Be Kind to Food
Servers Month
Birth Defects
Month Link
Black Diamond
Month Link
Book Blitz Month
California Dried
Plum Digestive Month Link
Carnival Season
1/6-3/5
Celebration of
Life Month
Cervical Health
Awareness Month Link
Children Impacted
By Parent's Cancer Month
Clap 4 Health
Month
Observances
This Week
1-7
Diet Resolution Week
New Year's Resolutions Week
Silent Record Week
Observances
for Today
Copyright Law Day
Commitment Day
Ellis Island Day
Euro Day
First Foot Day
Global Family Day
Mummer's Parade
National Black Eyed Pea Day
National Bloody Mary Day
New Year’s Day
New Year's Dishonor List Day
Public Domain Day
Rose Bowl Game
Tournament of Roses Parade Day
World Day of Peace
Z Day
My
Rambling Thoughts
Woke
up to heavy snow. About 6” expected by tonight, cleaning the earth so the new
year will bring peace, happiness and joy to all. Very glad I don’t have
anywhere to go today as roads are icy under the blanket of snow.
Broncos
and Cards ended bad seasons yesterday. Guess they will be looking for new coaches
and maybe some new players.
My
hope for 2019 is that the people of Yemen and Syria and Ukraine and all the
other war zones find peace this year.
I
also hope that everyone gets to travel this year. It is a great way to see the
world in a different light, meet great people, and learn about other cultures
and yourself.
Today
begins a new 365-page book. Make it a good one.
Today’s
Significant Historical Events
400’s
404 Last
gladiator competitions in Rome
600’s
630 Prophet
Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly
1500’s
1583 1st day of
the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders
1600’s
1600 Scotland
begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of 25 March.
1700’s
1758 The
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the
"starting point" for standardized species names across the animal
kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of
Systema Naturae
1772 First
traveler's cheques go on sale in London, can be used in 90 European cities
1800’s
1803 Emperor Gia
Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn Dynasty to be
collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam.
1804 Haiti gains
independence from France (National Day), making it the only state ever founded
by former slaves and without slavery
1818 Official
reopening of the White House
1818 Mary
Shelley's "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is published
anonymously by the small London publishing house of Lackington, Hughes,
Harding, Mavor, & Jones
1846 Yucatan
declares independence from Mexico
1852 1st US
public bath opens in New York City
1863 Emancipation
Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in US confederate states
1874 New York
City annexes the Bronx
1880 Building of
Panama Canal begins
1886 1st
Tournament of Roses (Pasadena California)
1893 Japan adopts
the Gregorian calendar
1896 German
physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays
1898 Brooklyn
merges with NY to form present City of NY
1898 Lightship replaces
whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay
1899 Cuba
liberated from Spanish rule by the US, American occupation continues till 1902
1900’s
1908 1st time,
ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square
1912 Sun Yat-sen
forms the Republic of China
1917 T. E.
Lawrence joins the forces of the Arabian sheik Feisal al Husayn, beginning his
adventures that will lead him to Damascus by October, 1918
1922 Coal miners
in the Transvaal, South Africa, embark on a strike in response to a wage cut,
which quickly escalated into a large-scale revolt against the government, known
as the Rand Rebellion.
1934 Alcatraz
officially becomes a federal prison
1946 Emperor
Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
1950 Ho Chi Minh
begins offensive against French troops in Indo China
1959 Cuban
Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba for the Dominican Republic
1965
International Cooperation Year begins
1972
International Book Year begins
1974 World
Population Year begins
1975
International Women's Year begins
1979 US &
China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations
1980
International Decade of Water & Sanitation begins
1981
International Year for the Disabled begins
1983 World
Communications Year begins
1985
International Youth Year begins
1986
International Peace Year begins
1988 Year of the
Reader begins
1994
International Year of Family
2000’s
2002 Euro
banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's
member states.
2018 California
becomes largest US state to legalise cannabis for recreational use
Birthdays
Today
@-
indicates age at death
1735
Paul Revere,
American
silversmith and patriot who alerted the colonial militia to the approach of
British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, born in Boston,
Massachusetts (d. 1818)@83
1752
Betsy Ross [Elizabeth Griscom],
American
seamstress widely credited with making the first American flag, born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1836)@84
1895
J. Edgar Hoover,
first
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924-72), born in Washington,
D.C. (d. 1972)@77
1909
Barry Goldwater,
(Sen-R-Az,
1953-65, 69- )/Presidential candidate (R) 1964)@89
1919
J[erome] D[avid] Salinger,
American
novelist (Catcher in the Rye), born in NYC, New York (d. 2010)@91
1930
Ty Hardin [Orison Hungerford Jr.],
American
actor (Riptide, Bronco), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)@87
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77-
Country Joe McDonald,
California,
rock guitarist/vocalist (& the Fish)
75-
Omar al-Bashir,
Sudanese
politician and 7th President of Sudan (1989-present), born in Hosh Bannaga,
Sudan
63-
Christine Lagarde,
French
lawyer and politician, 1st female head of the IMF, born in Paris
Historical
Obits Today
@- indicates age at death
@29-1953
Hank Williams,
American
country singer (Cold Cold Heart)
@83-1972
Maurice A Chevalier,
French
actor and singer (Can Can, Gigi)
@43-1982
Victor Buono,
actor
(Mr Schubert-Man from Atlantis)
@85-1992
Grace Hopper,
American
computer scientist and US Navy admiral who invented the first compiler for a
universal computer programming language and is credited with coining the phrase
'debugging’
@86-1994
Cesar Romero,
American
actor (Batman, Ocean's 11)
@92-1998
Helen Wills Moody,
American
tennis player (19 Grand Slam titles)
@80-2005
Shirley Chisholm,
1st
African American Congresswoman (Rep-D-NY) and presidential candidate
@85-2013
Patti Page [Clara Ann Fowler],
American
pop singer
@82-2015
Mario Cuomo,
American
Democratic Party politician and the 52nd Governor of New York (1983-95)
@82-2015
Donna Douglas,
American
actress (Elly May Clampett-The Beverly Hillbillies)
