Feb 28

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Feb 28, 2018 Week: 09\ Day: 59

86004 Today: H 45° \ L 19° \ Average Sky Cover: 0% 

Wind ave.:   13mph\Gusts:  29mph Visibility: 10 mi

Wind Advisory***Winter Storm Advisory

Record High: 65°[1999]   Record Low: -16°[1962]

Feb Averages: 46°\19°

Feb Records: H: 71° (1986) L: -23° (1985)

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Today’s Quote

I believe that every human mind feels

pleasure in doing good to another.

  Thomas Jefferson

Harper’s Index

1/3-Portion of US transgender adults who have refrained from

            eating and drinking to avoid using the bathroom

-14-Average percentage change in suicide rates among gay and

bisexual teens after their states legalized same-sex       marriage

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Observances This Week

25- Mar 3

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
National Justice for Animals Week Link  Link
Telecommuter Appreciation Week

National Invasive Species Awareness Week Link

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Observances for Today

Floral Design Day Link
Inconvenience Yourself Day 
National Tooth Fairy Day Link   Link 
Pink Shirt Day Link

Public Sleeping Day

Rare Disease Day Link

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Today’s Significant US Historical Events

≈Today’s Significant International Historical Events 

BC’s                                              

≈202 BC Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty's rule over China

1600’s                                          

≈1638 Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh

1700’s                                          

1704 Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 40, kidnap 100

1708 Slave revolt in Newton, Long Island NY results in 11 deaths

≈1749 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' novel "Tom Jones" published

≈1759 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages

≈1784 John Wesley charters Methodist Church

1787 The charter establishing the institution now known as the University of Pittsburgh is granted

1800’s                                          

1827 1st commercial railroad in US, Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) chartered

1844 12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes, killing Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer, and other high-ranking U.S. federal officials

1849 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in San Francisco from east coast

1850 The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah

1854 Republican Party formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin

1859 Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery

1861 Territories of Nevada & Colorado created

1871 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections in US

1882 1st US college cooperative store opens, at Harvard University

1883 1st US vaudeville theater opens (Boston)

1900’s                                          

1909 1st National Woman's Day is observed in the United States. Organized by the Socialist Party of America in honor of the 1908 garment workers' strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions.

1933 1st female in US Cabinet: Frances Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor

1939 The erroneous word "Dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.

≈1947 228 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of 30,000 civilian lives.

1953 Francis Crick and James Watson discover the chemical structure of DNA-molecule (double-helix polymer)

1956 American engineer Wright Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory

≈1960 8th Winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, California

1961 JFK names Henry Kissinger special advisor

1970 Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge

≈1971 A British soldier dies in Derry after his vehicle had been attacked with petrol bombs (he died as a result of inhaling chemicals from fire extinguishers that were used to put out the fire)

1972 US President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China

1977 1st killer whale born in captivity (Marineland, Los Angeles California)

1983 Final TV episode of "M*A*S*H" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch in the US

≈1988 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada

1993 Gun battle erupts near Waco, Texas at Branch Davidian compound after FBI attempts a raid

1995 Denver International Airport opens

2000’s                                          

2001 The US Environmental Protection Agency announces that it intends to proceed with implementation of tighter restrictions on sulfur content in diesel fuel; the rule is opposed by many in the refining industry

≈2007 Jupiter flyby of the New Horizons Pluto-observer spacecraft.

≈2010 21st Winter Olympic Games close at Vancouver, Canada

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My Rambling Thoughts

Weatherman is saying at least 4” of snow tomorrow.  Just windy and chilly today. Clouds are slowly rolling in. Decided to move up some of my schedule to today. Headed out to get a blood draw…yearly PSA test, then did Sam’s so I can stay home tomorrow.

Having my birthday lunch with friends on Thursday and another one on Friday. Gotta enjoy celebrations!

The Public Schools in Tuba are closed today after a social media threat was discovered. BIA schools remained open. In today’s world it is better to be overly safe than sorry. Because it is on the Navajo Nation, FBI is on hand along with NN police. Parents want answers and safety for their children. So far it appears to be a bullying issue. Sure hope they get this figured out quickly. There are many, many single working moms up there and finding someone to watch kids is not an easy task. And sadly, kids not in school find other ways to be occupied and that simply leads to more problems.

Gotta love bureaucracy. Military tells congressional committee that the WH has not directed them to stop Russian influence in our upcoming elections. WH says Intelligence never asked WH for permission. WOW! What a way to run a government.

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Birthdays Today

@-  indicates age at death

90’s

@93- Linus Pauling,

American chemist and peace activist (Nobel 1954, 1962),

born in Portland, Oregon

(d. 1994)

80’s

@87- John Montague,

Irish poet and 1st occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry,

born in Brooklyn

(d. 2016)

87- Gavin MacLeod,

American actor (Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat),

born in Mt Kisco, NY

@83- Vincente Minnelli,

director (An American in Paris, Gigi),

born in Chicago

(d. 1986)

70’s

78- Mario Andretti,

Italian American race-car driver

(1969 Indianapolis 500, 1978 Formula One World Champion),

born in Montona, Italy

70- Bernadette Peters, [Lazzara],

actress (Jerk),

born in Queens

60’s

@66- Charles "Bubba" Smith,

NFLer (Balt Colts)/actor (Police Academy)

OD/heart disease (d. 2011)

65- Paul Krugman,

American economist and New York Times columnist

(Nobel Prize in Economics 2008),

born in Albany

63- Gilbert Gottfried,

comedian (Beverly Hills Cop)

@62- Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel,

American comedian and actor

(Fiddler on the Roof, The Producers),

born in Brooklyn aneurysm

stroke (d. 1977)

@61- Vaslav Nijinsky,

ballet dancer (3/12 NS), born in Kiev, Ukraine

kidney failure (d. 1950)

61- Ainsley Harriott,

British Celebrity Chef also GMA chef

61- John Turturro,

actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever),

born in Brooklyn

40’s

@41- Bugsy Siegel,

American gangster who created casinos in Las Vegas,

born in Brooklyn,

unsolved murder (d. 1947)

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Historical Obits Today

90’s

@90-2009 Paul Harvey,

American news commentator and radio broadcaster

(Rest of the story)

80’s

@89-2011 Jane Russell,

American actress and leading sex symbol in 1940s-50s

(The Outlaw)

70’s

@71-1977 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson,

American comedian and actor (The Jack Benny Program),

heart disease

60’s

@64-2008 Mike Smith,

English musician (The Dave Clark Five)

pneumonia

20’s

@27±-1525 Cuauhtémoc,

the last Aztec Emperor (1520 - 1521),

tortured & killed by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés

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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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