Sep 26

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Sept  26, 2018 Week: 39 \ Day: 269

86004 Today: H 73° \ L 42° \ Average Sky Cover: 75% 

Wind:   7mph\Gusts:  -mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 84°[1899]   Record Low: 22°[1934]

Sep Averages: 74°\42°

Today’s Quote

     I believe things cannot make themselves impossible

     Stephen Hawking

Harper’s Index

            16

            Percentage of DC residents making less than $50,000

            who have marched in protest against #45

            50

            Of residents making more than $100,000

Observances This Week

21-30 National Ballroom Dance Week  Link

23-29  Banned Books Week

Child Passenger Safety Week Link

Deaf Dog Awareness Week Link 

International Interpreters and Translators Week

National Dog Week Link and  Link

National Keep Kids Creative Week

Remember to Register to Vote Week

Sea Otter Awareness Week Link

World Hearing Aid Awareness Week Link   

World Reflexology Week

24-28 Ally Week Link

International Week of the Deaf  Link   

International Women's E-Commerce Days

Observances for Today

Banned Websites Awareness Day  Link 
Compliance Officer Day  Link
Johnny Appleseed Day
Love Note Day

National Dumpling Day Link
National Women's Health & Fitness Day 
School Backpack Awareness Day  Link 
Shamu the Whale Day

Today’s Significant US Historical Events

Today’s Significant International Historical Events 

1800’s                                         

1872 The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.

1900’s                                         

1950 UN troops in Korean War recapture South Korean capital of Seoul

1970 The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²).

1984 President Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa

1990 Motion Picture Association of America creates new NC-17 rating

1995 "George" magazine premieres, published by John F. Kennedy Jr

2000’s                                         

2008 Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.

2014 World Health Organizations estimates that Ebola death toll has reached 3,091 - with Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone hit hardest

2017 Saudi Arabia announces it is overturning its ban on women driving - last country in the world to do so

2017 World's second-largest gem-quality diamond, the "Lesedi La Rona", sells for $53m

My Rambling Thoughts

Had an early regular Dr. appt. All good. Next appt in 6 months. Good news all the way around. Dr. said some people at your age feel better with 3-month appointments. I said I wasn’t one to them.

My Dr. and her husband are headed to Patagonia for 2 weeks of trekking. Sounds exciting.

I was a fan of Bill Cosby back in the day. When the allegations came out, I didn’t want to watch his old shows anymore. Now that he is in prison my hope is that all his shows simply disappear from all TV screens. There is no way he or his estate should be getting residual payments while he is in prison.

The weatherman was a little off, we have had two small showers early today and then one full of lightning and thunder and rain. Good…we need the moisture.

Birthdays Today

@-  indicates age at death

90’s

@96►Jack LaLanne, exercise mogul (Juice Tiger)

80’s

@81►Winnie Mandela [Winnie Madikizela-Mandela], South African anti-apartheid activist and ANC politician, born in Bizana, Pondoland, South Africa (d. 2018)

70’s

@76►T. S. Eliot, American poet (The Waste Land), dramatist and critic (Nobel Prize 1948), born in St Louis Missouri, (d. 1965) emphysema

@70±►John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman (d. 1845)

70►Olivia Newton-John, Australian singer and actress (Lets Get Physical), born in Cambridge, England

60’s

@67►Lynn Anderson, American country singer (I Never Promised you a Rose Garden), born in Grand Forks, North Dokota (d. 2015) heart attack

50’s

@57►Marty Robbins, American country singer (Devil Woman, I Walk Alone), born in Glendale, Arizona (d. 1982) heart failure

40’s

@44±►Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order, born in Assisi, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1226) bacteria infection

30’s

37►Serena Williams, American tennis star (23 Grand Slam singles), born in Saginaw, Michigan

Historical Obits Today

90’s

@90►2006 Tokyo Rose [Iva Toguri D'Aquino], American-born Japanese propagandist (WWII)

80’s

►@85►1820 Daniel Boone, American frontiersman and explorer (US Hall of Fame 1915)

@83►2008 Paul Newman, American actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler), racing car driver and charity food company founder (Newman's Own)

70’s

@73►1902 Levi Strauss, American clothing manufacturer