Jan 22

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Jan 22, 2019 Week: 03  \ Day: 22

86004 Today: H 30° \ L 19° \ Average Sky Cover: 90% 

Wind:   11 mph\Gusts:  22 mph Visibility: 1/2 mi

Record High: 62°[1970]   Record Low: -30°[1937]

Jan Averages: 43°\11°

Today’s Quote

Life's most persistent and urgent question is,

'What are you doing for others?'

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Random Tidbits

The Walt Disney Company owns properties across entertainment. Their property Lucasfilm Ltd owns the rights to Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The A&E Network includes channels like The History Channel and A&E. They own the digital media brand Maker Studios, which owns some of the biggest channels on YouTube.

Observances This Week

17-23

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week

18-25

Week of Christian Unity

19-27

International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week

20-26

Clean Out Your Inbox Week

Healthy Weight Week

Hunt For Happiness Week

National Activity Professionals Week

National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week

National Handwriting Analysis Week

National School Choice Week

Sugar Awareness Week

No Name Calling Week

22-25

International Hoof-Care Week

Observances for Today

Answer Your Cat's Questions Day

Roe vs. Wade Day

National Blonde Brownie Day

National Southern Food Day

My Rambling Thoughts

The ol’ weather guy said a 10% chance of snow this morning.  It snowed steadily from 8a-noon. Now it’s just on and off. Not a lot of accumulation.

Didn’t have much planned since it is a Federal Holiday, so the snow made it easier not to go shopping.

Turns out the march I mentioned yesterday where it appeared that a Native American Vet drummer was being harassed has multiple sides. I jumped on the bandwagon too soon. I’ve seen lots more and am simply confused. Next time I’ll wait until the whole story comes out.

Focus is having a meeting on the 24^th to show everyone how to apply for our necessary Visas on line. Hope I understand the upcoming email and have no problems. Time to get serious about my June travel. It’s 10° in Moscow today and 32° in Beijing. They have some warming up to do before we arrive.

Today’s Significant Historical Events

1300’s

1371 King Robert II of Scotland is crowned,

          becoming the first monarch of the House of

          Stewart (1371-90)

1600’s

1690 Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British           against French

1800’s

1879 Zulu warriors attack British Army camp in Isandhlwana, South Africa

1900’s

1905 In St Petersburg, Russia, a large

          demonstration of workers led by Father

          Gapon, march to the Winter Palace with a

          petition to the Tsar; troops fire on protesters

          in what becomes known as 'Bloody Sunday'

1946 US President Harry Truman sets up the

          Central Intelligence Agency

1953 Arthur Miller's "Crucible" premieres in NYC

1982 75% of North America is covered by snow:

          Cold wave damages 90% of Florida's citrus

          crop

1991 Kuwaiti oil facilities are destroyed by Iraqi

          forces

2000’s

2002 Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in

          United States history to file for Chapter 11

          bankruptcy protection

2006 Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of

          Bolivia, becoming the country's first

          indigenous president

Birthdays Today

1645 William Kidd,

Scottish pirate legend, born in Greenock (or

Dundee), Scotland (d. 1701)-@47-executed

1788 Lord Byron

[George Gordon Byron],

English romantic poet (Don Juan),

born in London

(d. 1824)-@36-fever

1875 D.W. Griffith,

American film director and producer (Birth

of a Nation, Intolerance),

born in LaGrange, Kentucky

(d. 1948)-@73-stroke

1904 George Balanchine,

Russian-American ballet composer and

choreographer who founded the New York City

Ballet, born in St. Petersburgh, Russian Empire

(d. 1983)-@79

1931 Sam Cooke,

American singer and entrepreneur described

as "the inventor of soul music" (You Send Me),

born in Clarksdale Mississippi

(d. 1964)-@33-shot in motel during dispute with

manager  

1934 Bill Bixby,

actor (Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian),

born in San Francisco,

(d. 1993)-@59-prostate cancer

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85- Graham Kerr,

English-born chef (Galloping Gourmet)

82- Joseph Wambaugh,    

American police writer ("The Onion Fields"),

born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

70-Steve Perry,

lead vocalist of Journey

54-Steven Adler,

drummer (original drummer of Guns N Roses)

51-Guy Fieri,

Chef, TV personality

Historical Obits Today

@104-1995 Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy,

mother of pres JFK, RFK, & Ted

@81-1901 Victoria,

[Alexandrine], Britain's Queen (1837-1901)

@72-1994 Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas,

American singer (If?) and character actor

(Kojak, On Her Majesty's Secret Service),

dies of prostate cancer

@64-1973 Lyndon B. Johnson,

36th US President (Democrat: 1963-69),

dies of heart attack

@58-1997 Irwin Levine,

composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon),

dies of renal failure