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Dec 13, 2018
Week: 50 \ Day: 347
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Today’s
Quote
Order and simplification are the first steps
toward the mastery of a subject.
Thomas Mann
Random
Tidbits
The
word "bodybuilding" was coined by a physical culturist working for
the YMCA. Strength-training devotee Robert J. Roberts even allowed his
employers to advertise their brand by running ads that included photos of his
broad, muscular backside. "Bodybuilding" was a term he thought up in
1881.
Observances
This Week
10-17
Human Rights Week
Human Rights Week
Observances
for Today
National Popcorn String Day
Today’s
Significant Historical Events
1600’s
1694 The
Royal Society censures Edmond Halley for suggesting in a paper titled 'Some
considerations about the cause of the universal deluge' that the story of
Noah's flood could be an account of a cometary impact
1800’s
1874 Hawaii King David Kalakaua is 1st king
to visit the US as guest of Ulysses S. Grant at 1st US state dinner at the
White House
1878 Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing
"St Louis Dispatch"
1900’s
1901 Guglielmo Marconi sends the first
transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada
1917 Rev Edward Flanagan forms Boys Town
outside Omaha, Nebraska
1946 'Tide' detergent introduced
1946 UN accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a
gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr
1955 1st prototype of hovercraft patented
by British engineer Christoper Cockerell
1961 Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war
crimes in Israel
1963 Kenya (formerly British East Africa)
declares independence from UK
1975 Sara Jane Moore pleds guilty to trying
to kill US President Gerald Ford
1982
The "Snowplow Game": when a snowstorm holds a New England vs Miami
game scoreless, Mark Henderson, a convict on work release, on Patriots coach
Ron Meyer order, clears the path for John Smith's attempt, which wins the game
for the Patriots, 3-0
1995 Amendment to make it illegal to
physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote)
1997 Carlos the Jackal, "professional
revolutionary", goes on trial in Paris
2000’s
2000
United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore
2017 Democrat Doug Jones defeats
Republican Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat in upset win marked by allegations
of sexual misconduct against Moore
My
Rambling Thoughts
Christmas
is rapidly approaching. I’m keeping busy with lunches with friends, and still
shopping. My cold kicked me off my original plans, but now I’m getting them
done.
I
have traveled to many places at the best time. Add France to that list. I did a
river cruise there a couple of years ago. We started in Barcelona and ended in
Paris. Neither countries political problems were hardly festering. Now as I
watch the destruction taking place around France, I must wonder if some of the
people we met are now out there protesting. We walked from our hotel to the
Eifel Tower several times…early morning, mid-day, evening. There were lots of
police and soldiers at the Tower but at no time did I see anything concerning. Not
like that today.
I
had the similar thoughts about the revolution in Egypt. I was there a couple of
years before the revolution. When it started, I wondered which of the friends
we met were involved in the rioting there.
When
one travels, one meets lots of people who are part of the tourist industry for
their livelihood. They want tourists to have a good time, spend money, and
enjoy their country. I’m sure that when discord enters their world, they have
some very tough choices to make.
Birthdays
Today
@-
indicates age at death
90’s
96-
Bob Barker,
American
TV game show host (The Price is Right, Truth or Consequences), born in
Darrington, Washington
93-
Dick Van Dyke,
TV
actor, comedian
80’s
89-
Christopher Plummer,
actor
@88-
Ed Koch,
American
lawyer and politician (NY Mayor (D) 1977-89), Judge (People's Court), born in
NYC, New York (d. 2013)
@83-
John Jay,
US
statesman and 1st US Chief Justice, born in NYC, New York (d. 1829)
@82-
Frank Sinatra,
American
singer (Strangers in the Night, My Way) and actor (From Here to Eternity) known
as 'old blue eyes', born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1998)
81-
Connie Francis [Concetta Franconero],
American
singer and actress (Where the Boys Are), born in Newark, NJ
@80-
Edvard Munch,
Norwegian
painter and print maker (The Scream), born in Ådalsbruk, Løten, Norway (d.
1944)
70’s
@79-
Edward G. Robinson [Goldenberg],
Romanian
actor (Double Indemnity, The Stranger, The Ten Commandments), born in
Bucharest, Romania (d. 1973)
79-
Dionne Warwick,
American
singer (Solid Gold, Way to San Jose), born in East Orange, New Jersey
70-Ted Nugent,
guitarist
60’s
61-
Steven Vincent Buscemi,
actor
50’s
@58-
Gustave Flaubert,
French
novelist (Madame Bovary), born in Rouen, France (d. 1880)
51-
Jamie Foxx,
movie
actor
20’s
29-
Taylor Swift,
pop
singer
Historical
Obits Today
@- indicates age at death
100’s
@101-1961
Grandma Moses [Anna M],
US
painter
90’s
@93-1992
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,
American
businessman and heir (Pan Am Airways)
80’s
@80±-1466
Donatello,
Florentine
artist and Renaissance sculptor
70’s
@74-1924
Samuel Gompers,
American
labor union leader (American Federation of Labor), cigar maker, uremia
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