June 28

 

 

Daily Almanac for Flagstaff
Week 27 Day: 179 \ Ave. Sky Cover: 35% \ Visibility: 10 miles Flagstaff Today 78° \45° 
Wind: 9mph \ Gusts: 7mph  Air Quality: fair
Moderate Risk of fire \ Nearest active fire: 12mi \ Nearest Lightning: 113mi
June Averages for Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° (1 day of moisture)

 

Today’s Quote

Weekly Observations

Thru Sep.5 National Marina Days (From Memorial Day to Labor Day)  Link

17-30   National Little League Week: Link

26-7/2  Windjammer Days Link

27 -7/4 National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness

27-7/3   National Tire Safety Week  Link

Daily Observations

My Sometimes-Long-Winded Thoughts

Monsoon continues. There was street flooding yesterday in a couple of areas of Flagstaff after 1.75” of rain fell on the peaks. It made a mess, but no homes were flooded. Storms in in the forecast for this afternoon.

Congrats to the CO Avalanche for winning the Stanley Cup.  Good game 6. Now for the parade.

I’ve heard about the Havana Syndrome. Until I watched 60 Minutes last night, I didn’t realize how many children of government workers are also affected. It is so sad.

Favorite Memes

Oops

Earth’s Secrets

A Magnitude 12 Earthquake Would Split the Earth in Half

"We've never seen anything larger than 9.5 and it was longer than the state of California," says Jones. "It would be theoretically impossible to have a magnitude 13 earthquake since it would require a fault bigger than the Earth."

Trivia

1. The hybrid 'Pepper X' was created by Ed Currie in 2017. At over 3 million Scoville heat units it is the hottest pepper in the world and is judged to be too dangerous for human consumption in its pure form.

2. Carolina Reaper. The second-hottest pepper in the world, the Carolina Reaper clocks in at an astonishing 2.2 million Scoville heat units.

3. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion briefly held the world record in 2012, before being replaced by the Carolina Reaper. People who've dared to eat it say the heat doesn't seem so bad at first, but mounts fast and keeps on climbing.   

Historical Events

  Ë 1832 – The first American case of a cholera epidemic was reported in New York City.
Ë 1838 – The Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Ë 1846 – Adolphe Sax patented the saxophone.
Ë 1855 – Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
Ë 1894 – Labor Day became an official US holiday.
Ë 1914 – World War One (originally ‘The Great War’) began with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, in Sarajevo.
Ë 1926 – Mercedes-Benz was formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
Ë 1964– Malcolm X formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Ë 1969 – Stonewall Riots began in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
Ë 1997 – Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in the third round of their heavyweight rematch, earning a disqualification.
Ë 2009 – Stephen Hawking threw a party for time-travelers. He announced the party the day after it happened, and according to Hawking, no one came.

Birthdays Today

96 – Mel Brooks [Melvin Kaminsky], comedian
@87 – John Wesley, English cleric, theologian (d.1791)
84 – John Byner, American comedic actor
@77 – Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (d. 1979; cancer)
@73 – Pat Morita, Japanese-American character actor (d. 2005; kidney failure)
74 – Kathy Bates, American actress
@62 – Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter, diplomat (d. 1640; gout)
62 – John Elway, Bronco
56 – John Cusack, American actor
@55 – Henry VIII of England (d. 1491; scurvy)
51 – Elon Musk, South African-born American businessman
@42 – Gilda Radner, American comedic actress (d. 1989; cancer)
36 – Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter