Apr 9

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Apr. 9, 2020 Week: 15 Day: 100

86004: H 66° \ L 29° \ Average Sky Cover: 35%

Wind: 12mph\Gusts: 21mph Visibility: 10 mi

Nearest lightning: 888mi.; Nearest active fire: 131mi.

Record High: 75°[1989] Record Low: 9°[1953]

Apr. Averages: 60°\27° (3 days with moisture)

Today’s Quote

Whoever is happy will make others happy too."

-Anne Frank

Random Tidbits

Carter was long retired from the presidency when he won the prize in 2002 for his efforts to advance human rights and advance peaceful solutions to international conflicts.

Obama was honored with a Nobel in 2009 for his work toward strengthening international diplomacy and cooperation.

Humans can outrun almost every other animal on earth over long distances.

Observations This Week

Passiontide: 29-4/11
National Cherry Blossom Festival: 20-4/12 Link

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National Dental Hygienest Week: 4-10 Link
Hate Week: 4-10
National Robotics Week: 4-12 Link CANCELLED due to COVID-19
Money Smart Week: 4-11 Link CANCELLED due to COVID-19
Bat Appreciation Week: 5-11 (First Full Week)Holy Week: 5-11
National Blue Ribbon Week:  5-11 Link  (Child Abuse)National Public Health Week: 5-11
National Window Safety Week: 5-11
Undergraduate Research Week: 5-11 Link
World Irish Dancing Week: 5-12
American Indian Awareness Week: 6-10 Link CANCELLED due to COVID-19
Explore Your Career Options: 6-10
The Masters Tournament: 6-12

Observations for Today

Appomattox Day  Link
Holy Thursday
Jenkins Ear Day
Jumbo Day (Elephant came to US and created the word for big in our language.)

National Alcohol Screening Day 
National Cherish An Antique Day
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
National Unicorn Day

My Rambling Thoughts

A little cloudy and windy, but still got in a short walk around the neighborhood. Maybe the clouds will bring some April Showers. Hoping.

Almost forgot there was a Presidential election in November, then out of nowhere, Sanders dropped out of the race. I hope his many supporters VOTE and vote DEM.

I am just a tad confused...The US Supreme Court heard a case that would have moved the Wisconsin primary election to a later date, due to Covid-19. They decided to have the election held yesterday. My confusion comes from the fact that the case, the arguments, and the actual voting took place remotely due to Covid-19. I guess what's good for the goose is not good for the gander.

Today’s Puzzle

Answer at the bottom of the page

Your parents have six sons including you and each son has one sister. How many people are in the family?

Historical Events

1865 - At Appomattox, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the US Civil War.

1867 - The Alaska Purchase - the United States bought Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million, in a treaty ratified by the U.S. Senate.

1945 - The United States Atomic Energy Commission was formed.

1959 - NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts for Project Mercury. They were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton - the "Mercury Seven"

1965 - Astrodome opened with the first indoor baseball game is played. It was an exhibition game between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees. The Astros won 2-1.

1967 - The first Boeing 737 made its maiden flight.

1974 - Phil Brooks was issued a US patent (#3,802,434) for a disposable syringe.

1981 - Nature published the longest scientific name in history. With 16,569 nucleotides, the systematic name for human mitochondrial DNA is 207,000 letters long. That would be over 1000 typical web pages.

1998 - The Price Is Right aired their milestone 5,000th episode. Every prize given away on that episode was a car.
2002 Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at Westminster Abbey UK. More than a million people line the streets

2003 Baghdad falls to U.S. forces, ending the invasion of Iraq, but resulting in widespread looting

2017 Two Egyptian coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria attacked by suicide bombers leaving at least 44 dead

2019 Wolves have returned to the Netherlands after 140 years claim ecologists

2019 Nine prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters found guilty on public nuisance charges for their part in 2014 "Umbrella Movement"

Birthdays Today

@91-Entrepreneur, Hugh Hefner (d. 2017)

@87-Cartoonist, Paul Krassner (d. 2019)

87-Actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo

@77-Actor, Paul Robeson (d. 1976)

66-Actor, Dennis Quaid

@57-Actor, Ward Bond (d. 1960; heart attack)

57-TV personality, Joe Scarborough

33-Musician, Jesse McCartney

30-Actress, Kristen Stewart

Puzzle Answer:

Nine. Two parents, six sons, and one daughter. All of them have one sister (not six sisters).