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Jan 20, 2018 Week: 03\ Day: 20
86004 Today: H 52° \ L 30° \ Average Sky Cover: 30%
Wind ave.: 6mph\Gusts: 17mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 61°[1950] Record Low: -14°[1922]
Jan Averages: 50°\23°
Jan Records: H: 66° (1971) L: -30° (1937)
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Today’s Quote
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man.
Kites rise against, not with, the wind.
Lewis Mumford
Harper’s Index
2020-Year in which every Chinese coal plant is projected to be
more efficient than every US coal plant
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Observances This Week
14-20
Healthy Weight Week
17-23
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week
National Soccer Coaches of America Week
18-25
Week of Christian Unity
18-28
Sundance Film Festival
20-21
Bald Eagle Appreciation Days
20-28
International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week Link
Hunt For Happiness Week
National Activity Professionals Week
National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week
National Handwriting Analysis Week
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Observances for Today
Camcorder Day
Inauguration Day
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1500’s
1502 The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored
1576 The Mexican city of León is founded by order of Viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa.
1800’s
1809 1st US geology book published by William Maclure
1840 Dumont D'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica
1841 China cedes Hong Kong to the British during the 1st Opium War
1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before US Congress
1900’s
1905 US begins supervising the Dominican Republic's national and international debts, testing President Theodore Roosevelt's "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine
1920 The American Civil Liberties Union is founded
1930 1st radio broadcast of "Lone Ranger" (WXYZ-Detroit)
1943 Lead, South Dakota, temperature is 52°F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood records -16°F
1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented (and never to be repeated) 4th term as US President
1953 1st live US coast-to-coast inauguration address (Eisenhower)
1961 Robert Frost recites "Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration
1961 The Democrat J.F. Kennedy is inaugurated as President of the United States, the youngest ever sworn in
1965 The Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"
1965 Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain
1968 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
1979 1 million Iranians march in Tehran in a show of support for the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini, fundamentalist Muslim leader
1980 President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow
1981 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed
1981 Ronald Reagan inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America
1982 Heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a bat on stage in Des Moines, Iowa
1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr
1986 Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under Channel)
1988 Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham
1989 George H. W. Bush inaugurated as 41st US President, Dan Quayle becomes 44th Vice President
1989 Reagan becomes 1st US president elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive
1991 Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
1993 Bill Clinton (D) inaugurated as 42nd US President
1993 Maya Angelou is 1st African American and woman to recite a poem at inauguration of a US President - "On the Pulse of Morning" for Bill Clinton
1996 US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
1999 The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use aimed especially at Internet cafés.
2000’s
2008 "Breaking Bad", created by Vince Gilligan and starring Bryan Cranston premieres on AMC
2009 Barack Obama, inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becomes the United States' first African-American president
2017 Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America and Mike Pence as the 48th Vice President
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My Rambling Thoughts
I had a great Greek lunch with the famous Flaming Cheese yesterday. Great conversation with our retirement group. Today is just a day of relaxing.
The National Park system, part of the Dept. of Interior, is one of the greatest things about our country. This administration doesn’t see money being made, so seems to not care. Over the years Congress has set up many boards to watch over our natural resources. They are needed to set up new landmarks, parks, and other places. The NPS board has not been allowed to meet since his inauguration. That alone is not good. Then most of the board resigned, stating that the board cannot do its job under the current administration. While 45 claims to be cutting the government of waste, he is now cutting essential boards to protecting our natural beauty. This is wrong. This cannot continue. We cannot standby and allow the Sec. of Interior and the President of the US destroy our beauty in pursuit of the almighty dollar. Our country is so much more than $$$. National Parks and National Monuments are must see places for many international tourists as well as many, many American citizens. This insanity must stop as 45’s year 2 starts,
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
100’s
@100- George Burns [Nathan Birnbaum],
American actor, comedian and singer (Oh God, Burns and Allen),
born in NYC, New York
(d. 1996)
80’s
89- Arte Johnson,
comedian (Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie),
born in Chicago
88- Edwin Aldrin Jr,
USAF/astro (Gem 12, Ap 11),
born in Montclair, NJ
@84- Patricia Neal,
American actress (Hud, Subject Was Roses),
born in Packard, Kentucky
(d. 2010)
70’s
@79- DeForest Kelley,
actor (Dr McCoy-Star Trek), born in Atlanta,
stomach cancer (d. 1999)
@73- Federico Fellini,
Italian film director and scriptwriter (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita),
born in Rimini, Italy
heart attack (d. 1993)
60’s
@69- Aristotle Onassis,
shipping tycoon
respiratory failure (d. 1975)
@69- Joy Adamson [Friederike Viktoria Gessner],
Austrian naturalist and author (Born Free),
born in Troppau, Austria-Hungary
murdered (d. 1980)
66- Paul Stanley, [Eisen],
rock guitarist (KISS-Beth)
62- Bill Maher,
American comedian and political commentator
(Real Time with Bill Maher, Politically Incorrect),
born in NYC
@61-Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter),
American blues 12 string guitarist (Rock Island Line),
born in Mooringsport, Louisiana
(d. 1949)
60- Lorenzo Lamas,
American actor (Lance-Falcon Crest, California Fever),
born in Los Angeles
50’s
52- Rainn Wilson,
American actor (The Office, Juno),
born in Seattle, Washington
40’s
48- Skeet Ulrich,
actor (Scream)
30’s
38- Philippe Cousteau Jr.,
French oceanographer; grandson of Jacques Cousteau
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Historical Obits Today
80’s
@82-1990 Barbara Stanwyck, [Ruby Stevens],
actress (Big Valley)
70’s
@79-1984 Johnny Weissmuller [Peter Johann Weißmüller],
Hungarian actor (Tarzan) and
100m swimmer (Olympic 5 gold-1924, 28),
pulmonary edema
60’s
@63-1993 Audrey Hepburn,
British actress (Roman Holiday),
colon cancer
30’s
@31-1959 Carl Switzer,
actor (Alfalfa-Our Gang),
shot by friend over money dispute
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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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