July 30

 

30 July 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 31 Day 211 Ave. Sky Cover 25%\ Visibility  32mi. Flagstaff Today  89° \ 57° 
Wind  4mph \ Gusts  16mph  Nearest active fire: amiles Nearest Lightning:  9mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps 82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine 

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

21-31 National Moth Week 24-30 National Tequila Week 27-30 Lollapalooza

28-30 Annie Oakley Days Satchmo Week 28-8-6 World Police and Fire Games 30-8/5 National Exercise With Your Child Week Single Working Women's Week

Daily Observations

Cheesecake Day Link  Father-In-Law Day Friendship Day  Father-In-Law Day Friendship Day Link  Health Care Now!  Medicare's Birthday   Health Care Now!  Medicare's Birthday  Link International Day of Friendship Link

National Cheesecake Day Nat’l Chicken and Waffles Day National Intern Day National Share A Hug Day Link Nat’l Whistleblowers Appreciation Day  Link Paperback Book Day Share a Hug Day World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Today’s Thoughts

Another warm one.

Some are now saying ‘climate warming’ is now ‘climate boiling’. YIKES

The Wagner group has been observed moving toward the Poland border. Dear Wagner crazies: Poland is part of NATO…better read up quickly.

Enjoy

 

History you may not have learned in school…

Puerto Rican women were used as birth control test subjects.

In order to receive FDA approval and bring their oral contraceptive to the market in the 1950s, Gregory Pincus and John Rock needed to conduct a large-scale human study. But rather than go through the proper channels, they decided to take a short cut through Puerto Rico.

According to PBS, the duo traveled to the U.S. territory and solicited poor, uneducated women to participate in their trial. Though the trial's researcher noted that the pill was 100% effective, she also reported numerous side effects like bloating and nausea, which Pincus and Rock reportedly felt were minor compared to the benefits. Additionally, three women died during the trial.

Hoax proved wrong…

Swindler

Notorious Italian swindler and con artist Charles Ponzi is forever identified with a fraudulent scheme that still endures. The architect of a 1919 pyramid scheme built around the buying and selling of international reply coupons, he conned investors into sending him millions of dollars by promising eye-watering returns. In reality, Ponzi was paying earlier investors using the investments of later investors.

Random Trivia…

The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes! It was between Britain and Zanzibar and is known as the Anglo-Zanzibar War. This war occurred on August 27, 1896. It was over the ascension of the next Sultan in Zanzibar and resulted in a British victory.

Birthdays with some quotes

 

@96	Henry W. Bloch, co-founded H&R Block “The ethical decision is always the fearsome decision. When something matters enough that we are afraid of the consequences – afraid that even the honorable choice could result in harm or loss or sorrow – that’s when ethics are involved.”	(d. 2019)
93	Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer
@85	Casey Stengel, American baseball player and manager ” Sometimes it’s easier to understand things than it is to figure them out.”	(d. 1975)
83	Peter Bogdanovich, American actor and director
@83	Henry Ford, founded the Ford Motor Company “Whether you believe you can or not, you’re right.” “The object of education is not to fill a man’s mind with facts; it is to teach him how to use his mind in thinking.”	(d. 1947)
82	Paul Anka, Canadian singer-songwriter “I believe in criticism.”z
76	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, politician, 38th Governor of CA “You can have results or excuses. Not both.”
73	Frank Stallone, American singer-songwriter and actor
69	Ken Olin, American actor
67	Delta Burke, American actress
67	Anita Hill, American lawyer and academic
62	Lawerance Fishburne, actor
60	Lisa Kudrow, American actress
59	Vivica A. Fox, American actress
55	Terry Crews, American football player and actor
53	Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter
52	Tom Green, Canadian comedian and actor
48	Hilary Swank, American actress
46	Jaime Pressly, American actress

 

…The End for today…