Feb 9, 2012


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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 06/ Day: 40 
Today: H   38°…L 27° Averages: H  44° L 18° Records: H   65°(1996)…L -17°(1933)
Wind: ave:   26mph; Gusts:  50mph  Ave. humidity:  65%
Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:
"Adventures of Superman" TV series premieres in syndication—1953
1st appearance of Beatles on "Ed Sullivan Show" (73.7 million viewers) —1964
1st federal legislation prohibiting narcotics (opium) —1909
1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family—1871
1st recorded race meet in England—1540
American Indian Society organizes—1822
Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in US—1942
FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry—1943
Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) —1986
Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii—1922
US Army establishes US National Weather Service—1870
US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO—1955
Volleyball invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts—1895

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   
Wind blowing, the feels like temp is about 15° below the actual temp. Trying real hard to snow. Alas, nothing but strong winds. Of course the weekend is just starting, so this is common for Flag. Downtown street is blocked for the new annual snow festival. The town is trying to build up our ‘ski image’. Last year was the first year, and business in the area didn’t report any great increase in buying, but somehow were convinced that this year would be different. Hotels may fill up with snow boarders, but they aren’t known for spending lots of money on tourist stuff. Seems that last year, the only restaurants that enjoyed the benefits were the fast food places.
 
Cheryl called and is healing nicely, but has a black eye. She still plans on returning in a couple of weeks. She says her eye is seeing better already and the doctor says she is making good progress. Her appointment next week will let her know how much longer she will have to stay in CA.
Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)
Hidden Word
Hidden in each of the sentences below are the numbers 1 to 10 in words.
It's always worth looking after your friends, even if they've upset you.
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

 Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!
In the front yard of a Funeral Home:
"Drive carefully. We'll wait."
Picture of the Day: Uganda
 Cape Buffalo cooling off in Nile.

Harper’s Index:         
  • Date on which Harry Reid said Romney ‘couldn’t be confirmed as a dog catcher’ if he didn’t release more tax returns: 7/12/12
  • Number of years of his own tax returns Reid had made public: 0

Unusual Fact of the Day:
The Flintstones was sponsored by a cigarette company during the show's first two seasons. The show was intended for adults, not kids, so few complained about the commercials that depicted the stone-age characters puffing away on Winstons.
Joke-of-the-day:
An executive was interviewing a young woman for a position in his company. He wanted to learn something about her personality, so he asked, "if you could have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?"
She quickly responded, "The living one."
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
SCULPTING WITH PAPER
You can sculpt a full-size likeness of two five-year-old kids from one copy of the Sunday New York Times, if you save the Book Review for yourself.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
During the "game"  of tug-of-war two teenagers had several of their fingers ripped off!
The boy and girl, both under age 18, had stable vital signs after undergoing hours of surgery. The teens lost four fingers each from their right hand, and the girl also lost the thumb on her left hand.
The rope was wrapped around the students' hands, and it snapped, amputating their fingers. After the incident officials said they will review all planned Spirit Week activities "that could even possibly have a risk of going wrong."
"I've never heard of anything like this happening," School District Superintendent Nick J. Salerno said. "It's unbelievable to me, it's shocking."
But things like this have happened before. In 2007, two students at a high school in Parker, Colo., had their right hands partially severed during a tug-of-war at a pep rally, and in 2008, an 8-year-old girl nearly lost four fingers the same way when her hand got tangled in a rope in Minnesota.
Meanwhile, in Miami woman was jailed on contempt charges after giving a judge "the finger" during a drug possession hearing, but at least she got to take her finger to jail with her.
Somewhat Useless Information 
  • The word "blood" dates to the oldest English, circa 1000 AD. The word is derived from Middle English, which is derived from the Old English word blôd, which is akin to the Old High German word bluot, meaning blood. 
  • In classical Greek medicine, blood was associated with air, with Springtime, and with a merry and gluttonous (sanguine) personality. 
  • In Hippocratic medicine, blood was considered to be one of the four humors, the others being phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
  • The term blood is used in genealogical circles to refer to one's ancestry, origins, and ethnic background as in the word bloodline. Other terms where blood is used in a family history sense are blue-blood, royal blood, mixed-blood and blood relative.
  • Bloodletting and leeching were common unvalidated interventions used until the 19th century, as many diseases were incorrectly thought to be due to an excess of blood, according to Hippocratic medicine.
  • Mythic references to blood can sometimes be connected to the life-giving nature of blood, seen in such events as childbirth, as contrasted with the blood of injury or death.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
3-9
Boy Scout Anniversary Week
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
International Coaching Week
Just Say No to PowerPoint Week
Publicity for Profit Week
4-8
Intimate Apparel Week
International Networking Week
International Friendship Week
National School Counseling Week
7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week
Risk Awareness Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

Today Is                                                                      
National Stop Bullying Day
Read in the Bathtub Day
Toothache Day

Today’s Events through History  
9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria—1964
English Parliament declares Mass colony is in rebellion—1775
English reconquer NY from Netherlands—1674
Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane—1863
House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US president—1925
Irish Republican Army declares the end of its 18 month ceasefire shortly 
     followed by a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf—1996
Jefferson Davis & Alexander Stephens elected president & VP of CSA—1861
Pres Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of 
     anti-Chinese violence—1886
Sen Joseph McCarthy charges State Dept infested with 205 communists—1950
Spaniards are living in the Cakchiquel (Kaqchikel) Maya town of Iximche’ in modern Guatemala. A few decide to desert. They set a large fire as a diversion—1526
Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools—1926
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established as a 
     Cabinet-level agency—1889
USS Greeneville submarine accidentally strikes and sinks the Ehime-Maru, 
     a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima Fishery High School—2001
World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight—1969

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 80’s
Roger Mudd, Wash DC, news anchor is 85
In their 70’s
Carole King, [Klein], Brooklyn NY, pianist/singer (Tapestry) is 71
Barry Mann, R&B singer (Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp) is 74
Joe Pesci, actor (Half Nelson, Goodfellas) is 70
In their 60’s
Mia Farrow, actr (Rosemary's Baby, Purple Rose of Cairo) is 68
Judith Light, (Angela-Who's the Boss, 1 Life to Live) is 64
In their 50’s
Charles Shaughnessy, London, actor (Shane-Days of our Lives, Nanny) is 58
Travis Tritt, Marietta Ga, country vocalist (Country Club) is 50
Remembered for being born today
William Henry Harrison, Va, (Whigs) 9th Pres (1773-1841)
Carmen Miranda, Brazil, vocalist/actress (Copacabana, Date With Judy) (1909-1955)
Ernest Tubb, Tx, guitarist/singer (I'm Walking the Floor over You) (1914-1984)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Yuri Andropov, Gen Sec of Soviet Communist Party (1982-84)—renal failure—1984—at 69
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (Crime & Punishment)—hemmorage—1857—at 59
Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock)—heart attack—1981—at 55
Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet—1803—at 86
Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet of the Greek national anthem—apoplexy—1857—at 58
Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama)—1966—at 80
David Wayne, [Wayne Mcmeekan], US actor (Dallas)—1995—at 81
Max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland—heart attack—1973—at 53

Answer: Hidden Word
It's always worth looking after your friendS, EVEN if they've upset you.
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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Feb 8, 2013


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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 06/ Day: 39   
Today: H   48°…L 20° Averages: H  44° L 18° Records: H   66°(1963)…L -18°(1903)
Wind: ave:   8mph; Gusts:  17mph  Ave. humidity:  70%

Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:
"Stars & Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published—1918
1st opera in US "Flora," opens in Charleston, SC—1735
1st VP chosen by Senate, Richard Johnson (Van Buren admin) —1837
Confederate States of America organizes—1861
Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the UK—1952
KOY-AM in Phoenix Arizona begins radio transmissions—1929
Tchaikovsky/Petipa's "Swan Lake," premieres in Petersburg—1895
William & Mary college is 2nd college chartered in US—1693

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   
Had a good lunch with Mary today. We had some great food and good conversation. Her house deal is looking better and better each day. She sent pics and it is a nice place.
 
I ran into an old colleague. Actually he is only a year older than I am, but has had multiple health problems. Now is on Oxygen and his heart was severely damaged after a heart attack years ago. Now it is dong 18% of the job it is supposed to do. He is in decent spirits; his kids are doing well as is his wife. I must say it was quite a shock to see such a vibrant Navajo leader in such poor health.  We shared some old boarding school stories and he said it was good to see me in such good health. So sad to hear to that comment.
Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)
*N E W *Hidden Word
Hidden in each of the sentences below are the numbers 1 to 10 in words.
The robins love hiding amongst the smooth reeds.
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!
In a Restaurant window:
"Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up."
Picture of the Day: Uganda
A stop at a curio place, in the middle of nowhere. There were 3 kids in the family and not one of them came up to ask for anything. Very nice and just after this photo he brought his small baby brother over to introduce us, still not asking for anything. I think we all tipped him for being so nice.

Harper’s Index:         
Percentage of Americans who belive Obama would handle an extraterrestrial invasion better thatn Romney: 65
Unusual Fact of the Day:
John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider each day and had the occasional beer for breakfast.
Joke-of-the-day:
A soldier was asked to report to headquarters for assignment. The sergeant said: "We have a critical shortage of typists. I'll give you a little test. Type this," he ordered, giving him a pamphlet to copy and a sheet of paper, and pointing to a desk across the room that held a typewriter and an adding machine.
The man, quite reluctant to become a clerk typist, made a point of typing very slowly, and saw to it that his work contained as many errors as possible.
The sergeant gave the typed copy only a brief glance.
"That's fine," he said; "Report for work at 8 tomorrow."
"But aren't you going to check the test?" the prospective clerk asked.
The sergeant grinned. "You passed the test," he replied, "when you sat down at the typewriter instead of at the adding machine."  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
PREDICTING YOUR MARATHON TIME
You can predict your marathon time by multiplying your best 10 kilometer time by 4.65.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - Authorities in Florida said a man was hospitalized with burn wounds after accidentally shooting himself in the groin with a flare gun. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a medical assistance call Sunday in Lehigh Acres and arrived to find Jorge Perez, 23, with multiple burns and lacerations on his genital region, WZVN-TV, Fort Myers, reported Tuesday. Perez told deputies he had loaded the flare gun and set it down Sunday. He later picked it up and, forgetting he had loaded it, fired it at the ground. The man said the flare bounced off the floor and struck him in the genitals.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • The most famous example in the 20th century is Germany's Weimer Republic of 1922-1923. When Germany was unable to pay the war reparations imposed after WW I the government began printing unbacked currency. 
  • Too much money was circulated, and the money was soon considered worthless. In 1922, the largest denomination of the Papiermark was 50,000. A year later it was 100 Trillion. This means that by December 1923, the exchange rate with the US Dollar was 4.2 Trillion to 1. It is estimated that by November 1923, the yearly inflation rate was 325,000,000 percent.
  • The most recent example is Zimbabwe. When Zimbabwe became an independent African state in 1980, the Zimbabwe dollar was actually valued higher than the US dollar, at a rate of 1 to 1.25. Through a series of questionable race-based land seizures and rampant money-printing, the Zimbabwe dollar began to experience rampant inflation. By 2006 it surged to 1,730 percent. In August 2006, the currency was replaced with a New Zimbabwe dollar at a rate of 1 to 1,000. By mid-2007, inflation reached a yearly increase of 11,000 percent. By May 2008, 100 Million and 250 Million New Zimbabwe Dollars (ZWD) denominated notes were released. Eventually the government was printing 100 Billion denomination notes.  

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
3-9
Boy Scout Anniversary Week
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
International Coaching Week
Just Say No to PowerPoint Week
Publicity for Profit Week
4-8
Intimate Apparel Week
International Networking Week
International Friendship Week
National School Counseling Week
7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week
Risk Awareness Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

Today Is                                                                      
Boy Scout Anniversary Day 1910
Kite Flying Day
Laugh and Get Rich Day
Opera Day
~Extraterrestrial Culture Day (New Mexico)
~Culture Day (Slovenia)

Today’s Events through History  
16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France—1992
19th Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City, Utah—2002
5th Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland—1948
Congress advises FDR that, Americans of Japanese descent should 
     be locked up en masse—1942
Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London—1672
Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method—2008
Senate names 7 members to investigate Watergate scandal—1973
Scottish inventor J Blaird demonstrates color-TV—1928
Under the Dawes Act indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship to 
    survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments—1887
Walt Disney Studios forms—1926
Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period—1983

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 70’s
Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor (Hooper, Deadly Rivals) is 71
Ted Koppel, Lancashire England, American journalist (ABC Nightline) is 73
Nick Nolte, actor (Teachers, 48 Hrs, Rich Man Poor Man) is 73
In their 60’s
 Mary Steenburgen, actress (Parenthood, Time After Time) is 60
In their 50’s
John Grisham, writer (Client, Firm, Pelican Brief) is 58
In their 30’s
Seth Green, comedian, voice actor, television producer and screenwriter is 39
Remembered for being born today
James Dean, stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause) (1931-1955)
Jack Lemmon, Boston Mass, actor (Days of Wine & Roses, Missing) (1925-2001)
Audrey Meadows, American actress (Alice-Honeymooners) (1922- 1996)
Charlie Ruggles, LA California, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show) (1886-1970)
William Tecumseh Sherman, Major General (Union Army) (1820-1891)
Lana Turner, Wallace Idaho, actress (Survivors, Falcon Crest) (1920-1995)
Jules Verne, France, pioneered sci-fi (From the Earth to the Moon) (1828-1905)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Max Liebermann, Ger impressionist painter/graphic artist—1935—at 87
Connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50)—1956—at 93
Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire)—heart attack—1985—at 71
Peter the Great [Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov], tsar of Russia—uremia—1725—at 52
Del Shannon, rock vocalist (Runaway)—shoots self—1990—at 50

Answer: Hidden Word
The robins love hiding amongst the smooTH REEds.
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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Feb 7


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Flagstaff Almanac:  Week: 06/ Day: 38   
Today: H   48°…L 26° Averages: H  48° L 18° Records: H   65°(1963)…L -21°(1899)
Wind: ave:   7mph; Gusts:  28mph  Ave. humidity:  58%
Quote of the Day:

Today’s Historical Highlights:
11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states—1795
18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan—1998
1st contract for TVA power, Tupelo, Miss—1934
1st female secretary of transportation sworn-in (Elizabeth Dole) —1983
Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream—1964
Bushfires in Victoria left 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history—2009
Cassius Clay becomes a black Moslem—1964
Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners,
      begins in Colorado—1894
Flag is authorized for Vice President—1936
INUIT Circumpolar Conference is held at the United Nations—1983
Monopoly invented by Charles Darrow symbol Rich Uncle Pennybags—1935
President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba—1962
Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres —1940

♪  ♪   Happy Birthday To: ♪. ♪   
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays

Free Rambling Thoughts:   
A little breezy today with some clouds on and off throughout the day. Stayed home and enjoyed the peace and quiet.  I used my DVR for Downton Abbey and am slowly catching up…one episode a day. Such a well produced and acted show in such a beautiful setting.
 
So monopoly has gotten rid of the iron…and replaced it with a cat. Hmmm…just won’t be the same.
 
I was happy to read a blog today by an acquaintance of mine and a good friend of Hamdy. He is a writer in Vero Beach, FL and is currently in Egypt with Hamdy. Seems the media stories make it a lot worse than it is. It is a bad economic time for Egypt and certainly there are daily demonstrations in small parts of the major cities. The majority of Egyptians are just trying to survive the devastating loss of tourism and a difficult drought. According to Milt, most just want water and jobs.
Game  Center: (answers at the end of post)
Hidden Word
Find a hidden word in the sentence
Jake's car got wrecked last year.
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today:

Ok, then?

Read This Carefully!!
At the Electric Company
"We would be delighted if you send in your payment. However, if you don't, you will be."
Picture of the Day: Uganda

Harper’s Index:         
Number of registered Pennsylvania voters who may be prevented from voting by a new voter ID program: 1,600,000
Unusual Fact of the Day:
Gremlins was one of two movies to influence the start of the PG-13 rating. The other was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Joke-of-the-day:
Joke-of-the-day:
Sign in a Police Station: It takes about 3500 bolts to put a car together; but only one nut to scatter it all over the road.  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
 EATING ON THE ROAD
Forget what people say about truckers knowing where the best places are to eat. Truckers know where the best places are to park their rigs.   
Yeah, It Really Happened
MEMPHIS - A group of about a dozen tuba players at the University of Memphis said they are taking Valentine's Day requests for romantic serenades. Zack Corpus, a member of the tuba troupe, said the Scheidt School of Music students will play two-song serenades while delivering chocolates and cards to the sweethearts of those who pay the determined fee, The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal reported Monday. "It's so much more unique to have tuba valentines because there's a kind of novelty to it. Plus, it's a lot more embarrassing," Corpus said. Corpus said the songs in the group's repertoire include "My Girl" by The Temptations, "A Whole New World" from Disney's "Aladdin," "I Can't Help Myself" by The Temptations, "Everything I Do" by Brian Adams and "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift. Corpus said the fees start at $25 for an on-campus performance and increase for off-campus appearances. The group said they are hoping to raise at least $1,000 for the school of music.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first Hummer manufactured for civilian use in 1992. The vehicle weighed in at 6,300 lbs and was 7 feet wide.
  • Britain's first escalator was installed in Harrods in 1878.
  • Cheerios cereal was originally called Cheerioats.
  • False eyelashes were invented by film director D.W. Griffith while he was making the 1916 epic, "Intolerance." He wanted actress Seena Owen to have lashes that brushed her cheeks.
  • G.I. Joe was introduced at the annual American International Toy Fair in New York on Feb. 9, 1964.
  • The word vaccine comes from the Latin word "vacca," which means cow. This name was chosen because the first vaccination was derived from cowpox which was given to a boy.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
1-7
Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend
Women's Heart Week
3-9
Boy Scout Anniversary Week
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week
Freelance Writers Appreciation Week
International Coaching Week
Just Say No to PowerPoint Week
Publicity for Profit Week
4-8
Intimate Apparel Week
International Networking Week
International Friendship Week
National School Counseling Week
7-14
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week
Risk Awareness Week
Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week

Today Is                                                                      
Ballet Day
"e" Day (math)
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Wave All Your Fingers At Your Neighbor's Day
Grenada: Independence Day (1974 from Britain)

Today’s Events through History  
"New York, New York" became the official anthem of NYC—1985
1st successful US educational magazine "Academician," begins (NYC) —1818
Benito Mussolini government exchanges diplomats with USSR—1924
Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star"—1944
Colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation 
     (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections 
     by way of a secret ballot—1856
Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of 
     his father, King Hussein—1999
Great Blizzard of 1891 begins—1891
Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"—1839
Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player—1949 
Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens—1974
Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir—1238
Shoe rationing begins in US 1943 – 
Swiss men accept female suffrage—1971
War Department authorizes General Sheridan to start operations against the Indians—1876

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
In their 50’s
Garth Brooks, Tulsa Oklahoma, country vocalist (No Fences, Double Live) is 51
Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian is 51
James Spader, actor (Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin) is 53
In their 40’s
Chris Rock, comedian (SNL, CB4, Boomerang) is 47
In their 30’s
Ashton Kutcher, actor is 35
Steve Nash, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns) is 39

Remembered for being born today
Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) (1887-1983)
Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor (Be Our Guest) (1923-1981)
Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932) (1908-1983)
Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities) (1812-1870)
Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) (1885-1951)
Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (1478-1535)
James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary (1837-1915)
Laura Ingalls Wilder, kid book author (Little House on Prairie) (1867-1957)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Dale Evans, American actress and singer—2001—at 88
Harvey Firestone, American manufacturer—1938—at 69
Stephen Gray, English astronomer and scientist—1736—at 70
Doug Henning, Canadian magician—liver cancer—2000—at 57
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator—2001—at 94

Answer: Hidden Word
JakE’S CAR GOt wrecked last year.
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.
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