2023
Flagstaff
Almanac
Week 32 Day 221 Ave. Sky
Cover 30%\ Visibility 20mi.
Flagstaff
Today 79°
\ 54°
Wind 8mph \
Gusts 18mph Nearest active fire: 15miles Risk
of fire: High Nearest
Lightning: 75mi
Air Quality: Fair Moisture Days this month: 5 days Sunshine
August Averages: Temps 79° \ 50° Moisture 9 Days
Today’s Quote
Weekly Observations
4-13
Sturgis Rally Link
6-12
Assistance Dog
Week: Link Link
Knights of Columbus Family Week:
National Button Week: Link
National Farmers' Market Week: Link Link
International Psychic Week:
International Psychic Week Link
Stop on Red Week
Stop on Red Week Link
7-11
Psychic Week
7-12
Fiddlers Week
7-13
National Bargain
Hunting Week
National Exercise With Your Child Week
Safe + Sound Week Link
World Karaoke Championships Link
8-17
Elvis
Week
Daily Observations
Book Lovers Day Link
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Rice Pudding Day
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Today’s Thoughts
Looking
good for a monsoon rain sometime today.
Last
night had some very loud thunder and a nice monsoon rain after dark.
There
is a large fire near Payson, about 115 miles south of Flagstaff. That fire places
two scout camps in SET status. Hope those young people stay safe.
This
is the most insane thing I have heard of for a long time. A company is now
selling Junior AR-15. A company in Illinois makes the real gun, shooting .22
calliber bullets in a rifle for toddlers. For a mere $389 your child can get it.
If you question this, check out Snopes.
Enjoy
History you may not
have learned in school…
The
1969 Stonewall Uprising was the start of the LGBTQ rights movement.
On
July 28, 1969, police in New York City raided the Stonewall Inn, a
popular gay club, reportedly because the club was serving liquor without a
license. During that time, police often violently raided clubs and
bars that they thought provided safe harbor for LGBTQ+ people,
according to History.com.
In
the early morning hours of June 28, police beat patrons of Stonewall with their
nightsticks and drew their guns, but the patrons fought back. The raid led to a
days-long violent uprising and protest, becoming one of the key historic
markers for the start of the LGBTQ rights movement. Stonewall is still a club
in New York City, though now it's also designated a national monument.
Hoax proved wrong…
Cuban missile crisis
The American discovery of
Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba nearly escalated into a full-scale
nuclear war. The Russians claimed that they were only sending defensive weapons
to Cuba. But missile sites in the country were later photographed camouflaged,
which convinced the Kennedy administration that Russian leader Nikita
Khrushchev harbored more sinister intentions.
Random Trivia…
Before alarm clocks and way before
smartphone alarms, there were people called knocker-uppers who would literally
knock on people’s windows to wake them up in time for work. Up until the 1970s,
knocker-uppers used a long stick, soft hammers, rattles or even pea shooters to
reach their clients’ windows!
Historic Events
§ 1173 Construction of the Tower of Pisa
begins, and it takes two centuries to complete
§ 1483 Opening of the Sistine Chapel in
the Vatican
§ 1803 1st horses arrive in Hawaii
§ 1848 US Barnburners (anti-slavery) party
merges with Free Soil Party nominating Martin Van Buren for president
§ 1893 1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz,
published in New York
§ 1930 Animated character Betty Boop
debuts in Max Fleischer's cartoon "Dizzy Dishes"
§ 1934 4th Women's World Games (track
& field competition for women) is conducted over 3-days at the White City
Stadium in London, England
§ 1944 Smokey Bear debuts as spokesman for
fire prevention for US Forest Service (named after NYC fireman Smokey Joe
Martin)
§ 1945 US drops second atomic bomb
"Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan, destroying part of the city
§ 1961 James Benton Parsons is 1st African
American to be nominated to a US Federal District Court
§ 1965 Singapore separates from the
Federation of Malaysia and gains its independence
§ 2017 Giant inflatable chicken resembling
US President Donald Trump placed outside US White House as a political protest
Birthdays with some
quotes
@96 – P. L. Travers, Australian-English author (d. 1996)
@86 – Daniel Keyes, American short story writer, and novelist (d.
2014)
” There are a lot of people who will give
money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.”
79
– Sam Elliott, American actor
“I think anytime you can affect people in
general, in a positive way, then you’re a lucky individual.”
@70 – Ken Norton, American boxer (d. 2013; strokes)
66
– Melanie Griffith, American actress
64
– Michael Kors, American fashion designer
” I think the older I get, the more I realize
that the ultimate luxury is time.”
58
– Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality
” There are two types of people: The ones who
give you 50 reasons it can’t be done … and the ones who just do it.”
55
– Gillian Anderson, actress
55
– Eric Bana (Eric Banadinović), Australian actor
@48 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter and actress (d.
2012; drowned in bathtub/drugs)
47
– Jessica Capshaw, American actress
38
– Anna Kendrick, American actress
” Sometimes I think, I need to think before I
speak. And then other times I think, I shouldn’t leave the house or interact
with people ever.”
…The End for today…
