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Flagstaff Today 86°: 54° Week 31 Day 214 Wind 7 mph Gusts 15 mph Active Fire: 72 miles away Risk of
Fire: Extreme Nearest lightning: 127 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Aug. Averages: Temps: 79°\50° Moisture: 9 Day
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Monthly Observations
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Children's Vision & Learning Month |
Happiness Happens Month Link |
Weekly Observations
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Lollapalooza: 7/31-8/3 Link Tall Timber Days: 1-3 International Clown
Week: 1-7 Link |
National Minority
Donor Awareness Week: 1-7 |
Daily Observations
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Coloring
Book Day |
National Jamacian Patty
Day Link |
Today’s Quotes
Today’s Memes
Thoughts for the day
I keep hoping the monsoon returns to our bone-dry area.
I never viewed the Smithsonian as being involved in politics. I was
stunned when the National Smithsonian Museum of American History removed Trump’s
name for an exhibit about US Impeachments. I expected more from them.
History Facts Americans Commonly Get
Wrong
The
Wright Brothers Were Not the First to Fly—But the First Controlled, Powered
Flight ©pixabay
Americans
love to say the Wright brothers “invented flight,” but people had been
experimenting with gliders, balloons, and even powered aircraft for decades
before 1903. What Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved at Kitty Hawk was the
first controlled, sustained, powered flight.
Others, like Gustave Whitehead and Alberto Santos-Dumont, also made early
flights, but the Wrights’ achievement was well documented and repeatable. Their
meticulous approach to control and stability set their Flyer apart from
everything that came before.
The difference is subtle but important: they didn’t invent flight itself, but
they made it practical and reliable. This nuance often gets lost in the rush to
celebrate a simple origin story.
Literary Legends…
Walt Whitman © Source:
Wikimedia Commons.
Walt Whitman’s Leaves
of Grass stands as a revolutionary work in American poetry, breaking
boundaries with its free verse and exuberant celebration of individuality and
democracy. Whitman’s bold embrace of the American spirit and his inclusive
vision reshaped the literary landscape, encouraging generations to find their
unique voices. His influence on national identity and literary form is
meticulously documented by the Walt Whitman Archive,
ensuring his legacy endures.
Random Thoughts…
The whip is probably the first human invention to break the sound
barrier.
The library posters in “The Breakfast Club” can also be seen in the school halls of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Both John Hughes’s films were shot back-to-back to save time and money.
Columbus thought manatees were mermaids, describing them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.”
The first airline stewardesses were all registered nurses, but this requirement disappeared when many nurses left to enlist during WWII.
Walking around the earth (if it were all land) at average walking speed would take 3.4 years.
World-wide lightning strikes peak in activity at 7:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time.
In 1976, the first eight Jelly Belly® flavors were sold: Orange, Green
Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice.
The Vlassic pickle mascot is a stork because pregnant women often crave pickles.
Historic Events
Birthdays
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80 – Joanna Cassidy, American actress 77 – Dennis Prager, American radio host, author 55 – Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter 49 – Michael Weiss, American figure skater
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@93 – Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist, socialite
(d. 2016)
@65 – Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded
Western Electric (d. 1901)
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