July 2023
Flagstaff
Almanac
Week 30 Day 208 Ave. Sky
Cover 50%\ Visibility 32mi.
Flagstaff
Today 87°
\ 55°
Wind 4mph \
Gusts 9mph Nearest active fire: 17miles
Nearest Lightning:
6mi
Air Quality: Moderate Moisture Days this month: 4 days
Risk
of fire: Extreme July Averages: Temps
82° \ 51° Moisture 8 Days
Sunshine
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
21-31
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27-29
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Daily Observations
Ashura (Islam)
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National Talk in An Elevator Day Link
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Today’s Thoughts
Still hot!
I
had a nice lunch with Andy and Faith. Good food, good conversation.
Hoping
for monsoon later today.
Enjoy
History you may not
have learned in school…
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.
Hoax proved wrong…
Royal
look-alike
Anna
Anderson (pictured) claimed she was Anastasia, the youngest daughter of the
Romanov family (Russian tsar Nicholas II, the empress, and their five
children), who were executed in 1918 by Bolshevik revolutionaries. In 1921, the
Anastasia look-alike was admitted to a hospital, where she claimed she was the
daughter who escaped the massacre. In 1938, she filed an unsuccessful suit to
try and prove her identity. She died in 1984. The Romanov family remains were
eventually located and DNA taken. None matched Anderson’s, who herself was
later identified as a Polish factory worker named Franziska Schanzkowska.
Random Trivia…
During
the Great Depression, people made clothes out of food sacks. People used flour
bags, potato sacks, and anything made out of burlap. Because of this trend,
food distributors started to make their sacks more colorful to help people
remain a little bit fashionable.
Historic Events
- 1540 –
Thomas Cromwell was executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on
charges of treason.
- 1868 –
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was
certified.
- 1973 – At the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, nearly
600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen
International Raceway.
- 1996 – The remains of a
prehistoric man were discovered near Kennewick, Washington. (The Kennewick
Man)
…The End for today…
