Jan 19

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Jan. 19, 2020 Week: 1  Day: 19

86004:   H 43° \ L 22° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%

Nearest lightning:  977mi.; Nearest active fire:  983mi.  

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

Record High: 62°[1986]   Record Low: -13°[1943]

Jan. Averages: 43°\16° (22” days with snow)

Today’s Einstein Quote

The secret to creativity is knowing

how to hide your sources.

Random Tidbits

The name "LEGO" is so well-known you've probably never stopped to think about where the seemingly random word comes from. But according to the company itself, "LEGO" is an abbreviation of the Danish words "leg godt," meaning "play well." They say, "It's our name and it's our ideal."

Observations This Week

National Soccer Coaches of America Week: 15-19

National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week: 17-23

Week of Christian Unity: 18-25

Bald Eagle Appreciation Days: 18-19

International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week: 18-26

Healthy Weight Week: 19-25

Hunt For Happiness Week:  19-25

National Activity Professionals Week:  19-25 

National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week: 19-25

National Handwriting Analysis Week:  19-25

Snow Care For Troops Awareness Week: 19-25

Observations for Today

Celebration of Life Day
National Sanctity of Human Life Day (or Pro-Life Day  Link
Popcorn Day Link 
Soup Swap Day

Tin Can Day
World Day of Migrants and Refugees Link
World Quark Day  Link
World Religion Day Link
World Snow Day Link

My Rambling Thoughts

A neighbor dropped by and it turned into a late-night Netflix night. Enjoyable but I’m tired today.

One of the things I like about Facebook is the birthday announcements. Many people list their full birthday, others just the month and year. Everyone I know likes a birthday greeting. So, thanks to FB, I can wish them a happy one and I have quite a trove of images I can add.

As I was flipping through the Guide on my TV, I found that CU is playing AZ on live TV. This never happens. Decent game, but CU just didn’t play well.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

The day before yesterday Sam was 17. Next year she will be 20. What day is her birthday?

Historical Events

1825 - The US patent (#X004009) for food storage in cans to "preserve animal substances in tin" was issued to Ezra Daggett and his nephew Thomas Kensett of New York City.

1839 - The British East India Company captures Aden, Yemen. There have not been many companies that could claim "capturing" an area.

1883 - Thomas Edison, using overhead wires, began serving electricity to the residents of Roselle, New Jersey.

1915 - A US patent (#1125476) was issued to George Claude of Paris titled a "System of Illuminating by Luminescent Tubes" an early neon sign.

1920 - The United States Senate voted against joining the League of Nations.

1937 - Howard Hughes set a record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in seven hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.

January 19, 1953 - On I Love Lucy, Little Ricky appeared on the show, just twelve hours after he was born. Over 70% of every TV in the country watched the episode.

1959 - #1 Hit: Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee

1974 - #1 Hit: Al Wilson - Show and Tell

1977 - President Ford pardoned WWII siren Tokyo Rose (Iva Toguri D'Aquino)

1977 - Snow fell in Miami and The Bahamas. It was the only time in recorded history that it happened, and a sure sign of a coming ice age (global cooling), scientists believed.

1978 - Volkswagen Beetles stopped being produced in Germany.

1979 US President Jimmy Carter announces he is  awarding Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to anthropologist Margaret Mead

1980 - #1 Hit: Michael Jackson - Rock with You

1988 - CBS's 48 Hours debuted.

1989 - President Ronald Reagan pardoned George Steinbrenner for illegal campaign contributions for Richard Nixon.

1991 - #1 Hit: Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You)

1993 - FOX expanded their prime-time line-up to seven days a week.

2001 Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from Puente Grande maximum-security prison near Guadalajara by bribing prison guards and hiding in a laundry cart

2012 - The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down by the FBI.

2017 Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is extradited to the United States to face trial for his leadership of the Sinaloa drug cartel

Birthdays Today

90- Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren, actor (The Birds)

@90-Jean Stapleton, actor (d. 2013)

@83-James Watt Scottish inventor (d. 1819)

76- Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares, actor

74-Dolly Parton, country singer

@74-Guy Madison, TV actor ( d.1996; emphysema)

@63-Robert E. Lee, Confederate General (d.1870; stroke)

@40-Edgar Allen Poe, poet (d.1849; alcoholism)

@54-Robert Palmer, singer/songwriter (d.2003; heart attack)

66-Katey Sagal, actor

38-Jodie Sweetin, actor

28-Logan Lerman, actor

@27-Janis Joplin, singer (d.1970; OD)

27-Shawn Johnson, gymnast

Puzzle Answer:

New Year’s eve, 31st December. The day before yesterday is 30th December when she was 17, yesterday was the 31st December when she turned 18, today is the 1st of January and she will be 19 this year but next year she will be 20.