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Apr.
15, 2020 Week: 16
Day:
106
86004:
H
50°
\ L
19°
\ Average
Sky Cover: 5%
Wind:
6mph\Gusts: 9mph Visibility: 10 mi
Nearest
lightning: 1346mi.; Nearest active fire: 446mi.
Record
High:
76°[1948]
Record Low:
11°[1965]
Apr.
Averages:
60°\27°
(3
days with moisture)
Today’s
Quote
Laugh
a lot.
It
burns a lot of calories.”
– Jessica Simpson
– Jessica Simpson
Random
Tidbits
Arms
for your chairs are just chairs for your arms.
There
are 32 species of marine dolphins, four types of river dolphins, and
six types of porpoises.
Killing
a dolphin in ancient Greece was considered sacrilegious and was
punishable by death.
Observations
This Week
Week
of The Young Child:
11-17 Link
Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week: 12-18 Link
National Dog Bite Prevention Week:12-18 Link
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 12-18
National Student Employment Week: 12-18 Link
Orthodox Holy Week: 12-18
Pan American Week: 12-18
World Hula Week: 12-18
National Occupational Health Nursing Week: 13-17 Link
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 13-19 Link
Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week: 12-18 Link
National Dog Bite Prevention Week:12-18 Link
National Public Safety Telecommunicators (911 Operators) Week: 12-18
National Student Employment Week: 12-18 Link
Orthodox Holy Week: 12-18
Pan American Week: 12-18
World Hula Week: 12-18
National Occupational Health Nursing Week: 13-17 Link
Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week: 13-19 Link
Observations for Today
World
Art Day (DaVinci's
Birthday)Link
My
Rambling Thoughts
Blue
sky today...not warm enough for a walk without a jacket. Slowly
warming up.
Remember
the good old days, when taxes were due today? Yeah, that was last
year. I filed electronically about two weeks ago, and yesterday both
refunds hit my account. Still waiting for the stimulus check, but
that was fast for the IRS. No complaints.
I
am used to our President's bluster, but he went too far yesterday
when he said when sombody is President of the United States, the
authority is total. He needs to read the Constitution, since he must
have missed in Civics class.
I
am getting slightly concerned about the political divide in our
country. I am seeing posts, stories, and videos of people suggesting
the stay-at-home thing is just a way to take away our civil rights. A
former student sent me a video of a crazy lady, about 30, saying that
the virus is a hoax...we can't see it so it's fake...and she will
wait for the masses to rise up and prove it. She will join the masses
when that happens. A former co-worker sent me another one about how
we are all going to get implants that will show everything we do
every minutes, that 'they' can read and arrest us if we are anti-
anything. This stay-at-home thing is causing people to believe
anything. I'm hoping for calmer times.
So
Obama and Bernie have both endorsed Biden for President. I hope this
unites the party and then the country. We need to be one nation
united with liberty and justice for all.
Today’s
Puzzle
Answer
at the bottom of the page
In
British Columbia, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden
leg. Why not?
Historical
Events
1755
- Samuel Johnson's A
Dictionary of the English Language was
published in London.
1817 - The Erie Canal was authorized, to link between Buffalo on Lake Erie and the Hudson River at Albany New York,
1892 - The Edison General Electric Company (General Electric Company) was formed.
1912 - Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, near Newfoundland & Nova Scotia, Canada, after hitting an iceberg the night before.
1912 - The fourth dimension was referred to 'as Time' by Albert Einstein.
1923 - Insulin became available for use by people with diabetes.
1924 - Rand McNally published its first road atlas.
1941 - Igor Ivor Sikorsky made the first helicopter flight over one-hour duration in his Vought-Sikorsky VS-300.
1947 - Jackie Robinson, became the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1955 - McDonald's opened its first franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
1964 - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was opened to traffic, connecting the Eastern Shore to Virginia Beach.
1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opened to the public.
1984 - The inaugural World Youth Day was held in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City.
2013 - At approximately 2:50 PM (EDT), in a terrorist attack, two explosions around Copley Square were caught live on camera during the telecast of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring 260.
1817 - The Erie Canal was authorized, to link between Buffalo on Lake Erie and the Hudson River at Albany New York,
1892 - The Edison General Electric Company (General Electric Company) was formed.
1912 - Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, near Newfoundland & Nova Scotia, Canada, after hitting an iceberg the night before.
1912 - The fourth dimension was referred to 'as Time' by Albert Einstein.
1923 - Insulin became available for use by people with diabetes.
1924 - Rand McNally published its first road atlas.
1941 - Igor Ivor Sikorsky made the first helicopter flight over one-hour duration in his Vought-Sikorsky VS-300.
1947 - Jackie Robinson, became the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1955 - McDonald's opened its first franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
1964 - Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was opened to traffic, connecting the Eastern Shore to Virginia Beach.
1983 - Tokyo Disneyland opened to the public.
1984 - The inaugural World Youth Day was held in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City.
2013 - At approximately 2:50 PM (EDT), in a terrorist attack, two explosions around Copley Square were caught live on camera during the telecast of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring 260.
2019Paris
cathedral Notre Dame catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying
its roof
Birthdays
Today
@91-Actor,
Michael Ansara (d. 2013)
@86-Candy
manufacturer, Adrian Cadbury (d. 2015)
@85-Musician,
Roy Clark (d. 2015)
73-TV
producer, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (1947)
@67-Artist,
Leonardo da Vinci (d. 1519)
@64-Actor, Hans Conreid ( d.1982; stroke)
@62-Actress,
Elizabeth Montgomery (d.1995; colon cancer).
60-Actress,
Emma Thompson
@43-Musician,
Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith (d.1937; auto accident)
38-Actor, Seth Rogen
30-Actress, Emma Watson
Puzzle
Answer:
You
cannot take a picture with a wooden leg; you need a camera.
