11/21/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 47/ Day: 325   
Today: L 34°…H 44°… Ave. humidity: 75%
Wind: ave:   11mph; Gusts:  23mph  
Average Low: 21° Record Low: -5 ° (1979)
Average High: 49° Record High:  70° (1950)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
1st flight of Concorde (London to New York)…1977
1st human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot…1871
1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced…1952
British Natural History Museum announces "Piltdown skull” was a hoax…1953
China prohibits opium trade…1906
Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill)…1980
Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84…1980
Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over Pres Ford's veto…1974
Harry Truman becomes 1st US president to travel in a submerged sub…1946
Jack Benny (violin) & Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet…1959
JFK flies to Texas…1963
Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod…1620 
Spanish trader builds Fort Raymond at the confluence of Yellowstone and 
     Bighorn Rivers…1807
World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)…1964

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Dr. sez things are going well for my latest cataract surgery. I say I am doing fine, too. I hung around the house all day as it is still a little bright to spend much time outside. Tomorrow everything should be back to normal. Things are a little blurry and now my glasses only make things worse in both eyes. New glasses in about a month.
 
Of course, all these drugs and change in sleeping habits the past few days messed up my body and I got to deal with my angio-edema (swollen lip) this afternoon. I caught it early, so should be OK in a couple of hours.
 
I remembered that I also had my South Africa trip on the old hard drive, so spent some time to find those pics. Found them all, moved them to the new-er computer. Then I decided it was time to put all the pictures on CD’s. With all my international travel, it took about two hours to make the disks, but now I have everything on my computer, and a back-up on discs. I have over 20 gigabytes of pictures total. That’s one heck of a lot of pictures. Of course I took all of them at the highest resolution available on my cameras. Amazed at how many pictures I actually have.
 
I have wanted to go to Burma/Miramar for quite some time. Ellie and Focus have set up a trip, but it will probably not happen…flight from Denver to Burma, one night there then a 16 day river cruise, then one night in some town, and a return flight to Denver would be almost $10K. That is way more than any of my other trips, and I just don’t think it is worth it. I’m sure there is lots to see, but I fear that the government is charging horrific prices for tour operators to come over there. Even though they have just recently opened to Western tourists and eased some of their stranglehold on their own countrymen, I’m just not ready to give that much money for a trip., In a few more years, I’m sure things will become a little more affordable.
 
Can’t believe a US Congressman pleads guilty to purchasing cocaine and gets a year probation and keeps his job. His excuse is that he is an alcoholic and that is what made him make such a stupid purchase. I’ve heard that twice this week…Toronto’s mayor said he was ‘really wasted’ when he was videotaped smoking cocaine. I’m all for forgiveness and second chances, but these two cases seem a little strange.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
Replace each word or words in parentheses with a one-word synonym to decipher a common phrase.
1. (Performances) (converse) (noisier) than (terms). 2. (More superior) (delayed) than (not at all). 3. (Sublime) (mental abilities) (contemplate) (similarly).

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…Oregon
  • Dishes must drip dry.
  • The “Peer Review Statute” prohibits you from finding out details of any written or oral discussion about yourmedical treatment.
  • It is illegal to whisper “dirty” things in your lover’s ear during sex.
  • Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
  • It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.
  • One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing,” Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.
  • Drivers must yield to pedestrians who are standing on the sidewalk.
  • One may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway.
  • It is illegal to place a container filled with human fecal matter on the side of any highway.
  • Babies may not be carried on the running boards of a car.
  • Drivers may not pump their own gas.
  • A door on a car may not be left open longer than is necessary.
  • An adult may not show a minor any piece of classical artwork which depicts sexual excitement.
  • Eugene
    • --It is illegal to show movies or attend a car race on Sundays. /It is legal to conduct a horse race or a symphony concert.
  • Hood River--Juggling is strictly prohibited without a license.
  • Klamath River--It’s illegal to walk down a sidewalk and knock a snakes head off with your cane.
  • Marion--You cannot eat a doughnut and walk backwards on a city street.

OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
Projected height in feet, of a Saudi skyscraper financed by the bin Laden family that will be the tallest in the world: 3,281000
Unusual Fact of the Day
The average album length has increased from 40 minutes in the LP era to well over an hour in the CD era. Most double-album LPs can fit onto a single CD.


Joke-of-the-day
Teacher: " George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?"
One Student: " Because George still had the axe in is hand."
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
OFFERING HELP
Some people aren't really looking for help. If someone responds to three valid suggestions with a "yes, but..." he or she is more interested in playing games than solving problems.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
WAUKESHA, Wis. - Police in Wisconsin said a man called 911 to demand officers remove a snoring woman whose name he didn't know from his bed. Waukesha police said local man Benjamin Duddles called 911 around 4:21 a.m. Nov. 10 and said he needed officers to remove a woman who was "snoring like a train" in his bed, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. Duddles, who admitted he had been drinking, told the dispatcher he could not remember the woman's name and he had brought her home because they had been "talking." Duddles held the phone up in his bedroom to give a sample of the snoring sounds to the dispatcher, who sent officers to the home. The officers woke the woman, who told police she suffers from sleep apnea, a condition that can cause loud snoring. The police report said officers told Duddles they would not forcibly remove the woman from his apartment. "He was advised this was not a police matter because he allowed her in. He was provided the comfort of his couch for the evening and to work out the 'issue' in the morning," the report said.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • In a period when there were no smartphones, soldiers from the U.S. invented a practical way to see pictures of their wives or girlfriends during the WWII. They used to put pictures on shaped pieces of plexiglass from downed planes into pistol grips.
  • Through ‘Germanization’ the Nazis used to take Polish children, mentally bombing them with the racial superiority of the Germans and finally Germanize them. After the WWII only 10-15% did ever returned and in many cases they did not remember neither their biological parents nor their native language.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
17-23: American Education Week / National Book Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                       
·        Alascattalo Day (About Alaska & humor)
·        Beaujolais Nouveau Day (used to see heavy marketing, with races to get the first bottles of wine to different markets around the globe)
·        Great American Smokeout
·        Use Less Stuff Day
·        World Hello Day
·        World Television Day
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·        US: North Carolina: Ratification Day (1789; 12th state)

Today’s Events through History  
HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people..1916
General Motors workers go on strike…1945
TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons…1989

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Joseph Campanella, NYC, actor (Lou-Mannix) is 86
Marlo Thomas, [Mrs Phil Donahue], (That Girl!) is 76
Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt Bullets) is 69
Goldie Hawn, actress (Laugh-in, Private Benjamin) is 68
Nicollette Sheridan, Worthing England, actress (Desperate Housewives) is 50
Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl 1992) is 49

Remembered for being born today
Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher, 
     playwright [1694- 1778]
Tom Horn, Old West lawman [18660-1903]
Stan Musial, outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ) [1920-2013]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American artist and writer…2010…@95
Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns & Allen)…cancer…1981…@75
Robert Stroud, "bird man of Alcatraz"…in solitary…1963…@73
Florence Harding, American First Lady…renal failure…1924…@64  
Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934)…heart attack…1959…@49

Brain Teasers
1. Actions speak louder than words. 2. Better late than never. 3. Great minds think alike.
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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11/20/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 47/ Day: 324   
Today: L 28°…H 57°… Ave. humidity: 66%
Wind: ave:   9mph; Gusts:  25mph  
Average Low: 21° Record Low:  -5° (1964)
Average High: 49° Record High:  71° (1976)

Quote of the Day


Today’s Historical Highlights
"Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances…1966
"Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC…1947
1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies…1431
1st municipally owned airport in US opens (Tucson Az)…1919
1st nat’l convention of Grand Army of Republic (veterans' org)…1866
1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines)…1917
Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans…1969
Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine…1521
El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "limited offensive"…1981
FDA approves new therapy for use as an initial AIDS treatment, 3TC…1995
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president W Wilson…1920
Salvador Dali's 1st one-man show…1929
US files antitrust suit to break-up AT&T…1974
US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports…1914

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays


My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Second cataract surgery went just fine. This eye is tearing up a lot more than the first one, but can still see so it’s all good. I was back home by 9a and ate breakfast, then took a nap. Ate some lunch and took another nap. Only a little irritation. Thanks to Martha for hauling me over at 7a and bringing me home. She is also hauling me over tomorrow morning about 8 for a check up. Then I wait about a month for a script for new glasses. I already knew I would still be wearing glasses since I need a prism in both lenses..something about lazy muscles in both eyes. Still amazed at how simple the procedure is. At least for the patient.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
I am a protector.  I sit on a bridge.  One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide. 
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…North Dakota
  • It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
  • Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
  • It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon.
  • Devils Lake --New Year’s celebrations are somewhat bland in this town as fireworks may not be set off after 11:00 PM!
  • Fargo--One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.


OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
Returns tomorrow.
Unusual Fact of the Day
Bela Lugosi, famous for playing Dracula in the 1931 classic, was not fluent in English, but learned his words line for line for the movie.


Joke-of-the-day
Two cowboys are riding their horses together on the prairie. They come upon a big pile of manure. The first cowboy goes to the second, "I will bet you a $1000 that I can eat all of this crap." The second cowboy agrees, so the first cowboy eats the entire pile and wins $1000.
The two cowboys ride on and after some time come across another pile of manure. This time the second cowboy bets the first that he too can eat the whole pile for $1000. The first cowboy agrees and the second cowboy eats the entire pile and wins the bet.
They ride on again. After a while the first cowboy says to the second, "Do you realize that we just ate a whole pile of manure for nothing?"
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
LIGHTING A PORTRAIT SUBJECT
When shooting portraits, the best depiction of the face results when your brightest light comes from the side and above the face, casting a triangular highlight on the far cheek.   
Yeah, It Really Happened
There is a name for a woman who sleeps with a whole bunch of guys for money, and that name is Elina Desaine.
A British dating website ran a contest to find 'Britain's horniest student' and attracted hundreds of male and female candidates who documented their conquests online.
The winner, 20-year-old Elina wrote: "I should be the UK's horniest student because I have sex with at least 2-to-3 different people a week." It is hard to compete with those kinds of numbers.
Some of her proudest moments, she wrote, were sleeping with two of the university union's bartenders and having sex in a university computer room.
Latvian-born Elina who refers to herself as a 'Slutvian', said winning the contest has made her 'even hornier.'
The website's creator said, "After meeting with Elina personally I am 100 percent confident I have found the horniest student in the country. I have never met someone so sexually confident."
All of her hard work and determination won Elina 500 British pounds, a year's supply of condoms, a mobile phone and a crate of alcohol.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • The National Sport in Qatar is biding on International Events.
  • When Going to the cinema you pay full price to watch half of the movie
  • Freedom of Expression on Al Jazeera applies to any other Country
  • The national Carrier Qatar Airways allow you to buy liquor on its planes but does not allow you to bring them into the country so you end up drunk even before you set foot.
  • The only country where you will find roundabouts that are not so round.
  • If you have a White Land cruiser you are allowed to show case your toes out of the window.
  • The Road to perfection is met after the road has been worked upon three to four times in a year. if you don’t know what is it, come to Qatar,
  • Family Day at the Malls can apply for all days of the week
  • Qtel Has blocked most of the internet Websites that you eventually end it up on QL


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
17-23: American Education Week / National Book Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        African Industrialization Day
·        GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) 
·        Globally Organized Hug A Runner Day aka G.O.H.A.R.D
·        Name Your PC Day
·        National Educational Support Professionals Day
·        National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
·        Transgender Day
·        UN Universal Children's Day

Today’s Events through History  
"Indians of all tribes" are declared on Alcatraz Island…1969
Howard University founded (Washington DC)…1866
New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights…1789
1st Seminole War begins in Florida…1817
Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal…1969
William Bundy patents timecard clock…1888
Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero…1910

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Estelle Parsons, actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie & Clyde) is 86
Rex Reason, Berlin Germany, actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s) is 85
Dick Smothers, comedian (Smother Brothers' Show) is 74
Bo Derek, actress, producer, model is 57

Remembered for being born today
Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift) [1889-1954]
Robert Francis Kennedy, US Attorney General) [1925-1968]
Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) ]1907-1989]
Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer (Neiman-Marcus Award-1954) [1914-1992]
Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host (Masterpiece Theatre)[1904-2004]
Dick Clark, TV host (American Bandstand) [1929-2012]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina)…1910…@82
Robert Altman, American film director…2006…@81
Allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey & Sheila)… emphysema…1973…@48

Brain Teasers
Sunglasses
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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11/19/13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 47/ Day: 323   
Today: L 23°…H 54°… Ave. humidity: 76%
Wind: ave:   3mph; Gusts:  11mph  
Average Low: 21° Record Low:  -6° (1985)
Average High: 49° Record High:  69° (1949)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
"Boss" Tweed, convicted of defrauding NYC of $6M, 12 years' imprisonment…1873
1st issue of Time magazine, Japanese Emperor Hirohito on cover…1928
Apollo 12's Conrad & Bean become 3rd & 4th humans on Moon…1969
Carrie Nation attempts to address Senate…1903
CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jean ad featuring Brooke Shields…1980
Egyptian Pres Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel…1977
Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons…1962
Ford cancels Edsel…1959
Jay Treaty and Northwest Territory Treaty states Indians can cross borders…1794
Jay Treaty, 1st US extradition treaty, signed with Great Britain…1794
Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created…1965
Lewis & Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st European Americans to cross continent…1805
Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score & 7 years..."…1863
Mayflower reaches Cape Cod & explores the coast…1620
US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business…1953
Warsaw University is established…1816
Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing)…1933

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Nice Monday, for a Monday. Clear sky, not much a breeze. Typical fall weather for ole Flagstaff.
 
What a strange world we live in. The Mayor of Toronto goes on tirade in a council meeting that is stripping him of all his power, and knocks down an older female councilperson. Zimmerman is arrested for threatening his girl friend with a shotgun and refusing to let police into her house. He ends up in jail. Cops in NM do a routine traffic stop and end up shooting at the van full of kids. We have our fair share of  crazies here in Flagstaff, but nothing compared to these three recent incidents that make international news.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
I have a common English phrase. I feed this phrase into a computer translation program. This translates it into a foreign language then back into English again. Unfortunately, because computers do not understand idiom and sarcasm, the phrase has been changed. It now reads:
BLIND, INSANITY.
What was the original phrase?

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Very Strange Laws…Missouri
  • It is illegal to speed
  • It is illegal to have oral sex.
  • Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).
  • Buckner
    • --In this small town of only 4,000, yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday.
  • Columbia--You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25′ satellite dish. Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence. /One may not drink in a bar between 2:00 and 6:00 AM.
  • Kansas City--Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely. /Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.
  • Marceline--Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters.
  • Marquette--It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law).
  • Mole--Frightening a baby is in violation of the law.
  • Natchez--It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants.
  • Purdy--Dancing is strictly prohibited.
  • St. Louis--It’s illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. /A milk man may not run while on duty.
  • University City--Four women may not rent an apartment together. /No person may own a PVC pipe. /No person may have a “yard sale” in their front yard.
  • University City--Houses may not have lights on them that shine into the window of a neighbor’s house. /It is illegal to request for someone to “watch over” your parked car. /One may not honk another’s horn.

OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
  • Rank of ‘Jesus’ and ‘Mohammad’ respectfully, among the Wikipedia articles with the most editorial changes: 8,3
  • Rank of ‘George W. Bush’: 1

Unusual Fact of the Day
The "G" in "G-Spot" stands for Gräfenberg, a German-born doctor who studied female sexual physiology.


Joke-of-the-day
The Antartian reported for her university final examination which consisted of "yes/no" type questions. She took her seat in the examination hall and stared at the question paper for five minutes. 
In a fit of inspiration, she took her purse out, removed a coin and started tossing the coin and marking the answer sheet - Yes for Heads and No for Tails. Within half an hour she was all done, whereas the rest of the class was still sweating it out.
During the last few minutes, she was seen desperately throwing the coin, muttering and sweating. The moderator, alarmed, approached her and asked what was going on.
Her reply was, "I finished the exam in half an hour, but I'm rechecking my answers."  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
DESIGNING A ROOF
When you are planning a house, make the angle of the roof noticeably more or noticeably less than a right angle; otherwise, the appearance is depressing.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
WALSRODE, Germany - A German retiree whose wallet was stolen six years ago said the thief returned the wallet with extra money added as an apology. Peter Jurgensen, 73, said his wallet was stolen at a supermarket in Walsrode in March 2007 and it contained his credit card, ID, photos of his grandchildren and $471 cash, The Local.de reported Thursday. Jurgensen said he did not realize his wallet was gone until a few hours later and he forgot about the incident after replacing it and its contents. The pensioner told the Bild newspaper he was surprised to be reminded of the stolen wallet recently when it was mailed to his home along with all of its contents and an apology letter. "Greed drove me to taking the wallet," the thief wrote. "I have become a confessed Christian. The holy spirit has called upon me to repair the damage." The thief included an extra $67 with the wallet as a means of apology. "Everything was in the wallet as I left it. I thank the man for his belated honesty," Jurgensen said.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • In the Middle Ages, having ants in the house was a sign of good luck.
  • Only pharaohs were allowed to eat mushrooms in ancient Egypt.
  • The Chinese used to scatter firecrackers around the house - as fire alarms.
  • In medieval England jurors weren't fed until they reached a decision.
  • In England in 1558, beards were taxed according to their length.
  • When a cat died in ancient Egypt, its owners shaved off their eyebrows as a sign of mourning.

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
17-23: American Education Week / National Book Awareness Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        American Made Matters Day
·        Equal Opportunity Day (aka Gettysburg Address Day)
·        Family Volunteer Day
·        Have A Bad Day Day
·        International Men's Day
·        National Day of Play
·        Rocky and Bullwinkle Day debuts 1959
·        World Toilet Day
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·        Puerto Rico: Discovery Day (1493 by Christopher Columbus)
·        Monaco: National Holiday (the levée of Prince Albert II; 2005)

Today’s Events through History  
200" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar…1947
Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion…1979
Julia Ward Howe committed "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to paper…1961
Patty Hearst is freed on $15 million bail…1976
Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures…1916
US General Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of NATO-Europe…1950
US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment 
     hearings against Clinton…1998
US Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations…1919

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Larry King, radio/TV host (Larry King Show, CNN) is 80
Dick Cavett, talk show host (Dick Cavett Show) is 77
Ted Turner, broadcasting mogul/owns (Atlanta Braves)/won America's Cup is 75
Dan Haggerty, actor (Grizzly Adams) is 72
Calvin Klein, Bronx, fashion designer (Calvin Klein Jeans, CK) is 71
Allison Janney, actress (West Wing, Mom) will be 54
Meg Ryan, actress (When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns) is 52
Jodie Foster, Bronx, actress (Taxi Driver, Accused) is 51

Remembered for being born today
James A Garfield, gen/20th Pres [1831-1881]
Tommy Dorsey, orchestra leader (Stage Show, Mahogany) [1905-1956]
Indira Gandhi, Allahabad India, Indian PM [1917-1984]
Jeane J Kirkpatrick, US ambassador to UN (R) [1926-2006]

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
William Seymour Tyler, American educator and historian…1897…@87
Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor")…lymphoma…1887…@38
Joe Hill (Joel Emmanuel Hägglund), Labor leader/songwriter…executed/murder…1915…@36
Franz Schubert, Austrian composer (Die schöne Müllerin)…typhoid fever…1828…@31

Brain Teasers
Out of sight, out of mind.
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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