19 Jun

 

19 June 2023

Flagstaff Almanac

Week 25 Day 170 Ave. Sky Cover 5%\ Visibility  26mi. Flagstaff Today  75° \ 43° 
Wind  7mph \ Gusts  17mph  Nearest active fire: 19miles Nearest Lightning:  680mi
Air Quality: Moderate   Moisture Days this month: 5 days
Risk of fire: Extreme June Averages: Flagstaff: 80° \ 43° June Average: 1 Day of moisture
Sunshine

Today’s Quote

 

Weekly Observations

13-20
National Hermit Week
15-21  
National Nursing Assistants Week  Link 
17-23  
17-23  
National Week of Making Link
18-24  
Animal Rights Awareness Week Link Link
18-24  
Greencare For Troops Awareness Week
Lightning Safety Awareness Week Link 
Old Time Fiddlers Week
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week
Old Time Fiddlers Week
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week Link 
National Play Catch Week
Universal Father's Week
19-25  
National Play Catch Week
Universal Father's Week
19-25  
Learning Disabilities Week Link  Link
National Pollinator Week Link 
19-25  
19-25  
National Insect Week

Daily Observations

FreeBSD Day Link
Garfield the Cat Day
International Day For The Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Juneteenth
Martini Day
National Watch Day Link
Ratha Yatra
Ride To Work Day (Motorcycles)  Link 
Sauntering Day
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 
Sauntering Day
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day Link
World Sauntering Day

Today’s Thoughts

A windy Sunday with Fire Watch conditions.

ISIS massacred students at a Uganda dorm school. I visited Uganda years ago to see the Mountain Gorilla. We also visited a couple of schools. This massacre is so senseless and heart breaking.

The Fire Watch conditions will continue until Monday evening. These high wind conditions only exacerbate the fire conditions. Flagstaff has already had a couple of small transient-caused fires this weekend.

Enjoy

History revisited

An item of clothing prompted assaults in the 1940s.

In the 1940s, Zoot Suits — a loose fitting pair of pants and jacket — were commonly worn by Latino, Black, and other men of color, according to the Smithsonian website. But what some saw as a fashion statement, many saw as an insult towards America and its soldiers, given the wartime rations on fabric.

As a result, the summer of 1943 was filled with attacks of members of these minority communities in Los Angeles, according to History. In an effort to stop the attacks, the Los Angeles City Council issued a ban on Zoot Suits.

Historic Events

• 1862 – The U.S. Congress prohibited slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.
• 1941 – Cheerie Oats, later renamed Cheerios, was invented.
• 1960 – The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.

Birthdays with some quotes

@93 – Louis Jourdan, French-American actor, singer (d. 2015)
“I never see my movies. When they’re on television, I click them away. Hollywood created an image, and I long ago reconciled myself with it. I was the French cliche.”– Louis Jourdan
93 – Gena Rowlands, American character actress
@89 – Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII (d. 1986)
“Fortunately for the human race, pain, however piercing, is not a lasting emotion. The recollection of happiness lingers, but the consciousness never retains for long the first thrust of tragic loss. The details of daily life crowd in upon the mind.”– Wallis Simpson
@77 – Moe Howard, American comedic actor, Stooge (d. 1975; lung cancer)
“Keep laughing. As long as you’re laughing you still have hope.”– Moe Howard
75 – Phylicia Rashad, American actress
“As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one’s talent or value.”– Phylicia Rashad
69 – Kathleen Turner, American actress
51 – Robin Tunney, American actress
45 – Zoe Saldana, American actress
“It’s ok to say, ‘this is what I want’ and go after it.”– Zoe Saldana
40 – Macklemore (Benjamin Hammond Haggerty), American rapper
39 – Paul Dano, American actor
@37 – Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (d. 1941; ALS)
“… today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”– Lou Gehrig (his farewell speech)