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Jan 24, 2018 Week: 04\ Day: 24
86004 Today: H 40° \ L 14° \ Average Sky Cover: 3%
Wind ave.: 10mph\Gusts: 26mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 61°[1982] Record Low: -115°[1964]
Jan Averages: 50°\23°
Jan Records: H: 66° (1971) L: -30° (1937)
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Today’s Quote
Harper’s Index
18-Factor by which a poor family in California is more likely
to receive welfare than a comparable family in Louisiana
2- Factor by which the poverty rate has grown faster in US suburbs
than in cities since 1990
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Observances This Week
18-25
Week of Christian Unity
18-28
Sundance Film Festival
20-28
International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week Link
Hunt For Happiness Week
National Activity Professionals Week
National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week
National Handwriting Analysis Week
22-26
Clean Out Your Inbox Week
National Medical Group Practice Week
23-26
International Hoof-Care Week Link
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Observances for Today
Belly Laugh Day Link
Bodhi Day Link [Observed]
International Mobile Phone Recycling Day Link
National Compliment Day
National Peanut Butter Day Link
Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector Day Link
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
Today’s Significant International Historical Events
1500’s
1568 In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
1800’s
1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price
1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California
1857 University of Calcutta founded as the first full-fledged university in South Asia
1892 Battle of Mengo, Uganda: French missionaries attack British missionaries
1899 Rubber heel for boots or shoes patented by American Humphrey O'Sullivan
1900’s
1908 Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes "Scouting for Boys" as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement. The book becomes the inspiration for the Scout Movement.
1922 Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)
1923 Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico established
1924 Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad (changed back in 1991)
1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island
1935 1st canned beer, "Kruger Cream Ale," is sold by American company Kruger Brewing Co.
1940 "The Grapes of Wrath", directed by John Fordand based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released
1972 Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
1984 Apple Computer Inc unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer
1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
2000’s
2003 The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation
2006 Walt Disney International and Bob Iger announce it is buying computer animation film studio Pixar for $7.4 billion
2015 Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson scores the most NBA points in a quarter with 37 & the most 3-pointers in a quarter with 9
2016 TV drama "The X-Files" returns after 13 years, reuniting lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson and produced again by Chris Carter
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My Rambling Thoughts
Windy and chilly today. While the temperature isn’t that cold, the wind chill drops the temperature by about 15°.
Decided I would do laundry and not deal with the chilly temps outside. Know that was a good choice.
Today is one of my traveling buddy’s birthdays. I posted a birthday wish and she responded how much she was looking forward to our Amazon trip. So nice and just gets me more excited. This is going to be a great trip. Never thought I would ever be able to spend time there. WOW! All those long days of work have certainly paid off. They paid off back then too, but this is so much better.
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Birthdays Today
@- indicates age at death
90’s
@95- Ernest Borgnine,
actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale's Navy, Marty),
born in Hamden, Connecticut
(d. 2012)
80’s
88-- Maria Tallchief,
American ballerina,
born in Fairfax, Oklahoma
(d. 2013)
82- Doug Kershaw,
plays electric fiddle
70’s
79- Ray Stevens,
singer (Ahab the Arab, Streak)
@77- Mark Goodson,
TV game-show proudcer (Goodson-Toddman)
cancer (d. 1992)
77- Neil Diamond,
American singer-songwriter,
born in Brooklyn
@75- Edith Wharton [-Jones],
Pulitzer prize-winning novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth),
born in NYC
stroke (d. 1937)
60’s
@62- Hadrian,
Roman Emperor (117-138, builder of Hadrian's Wall),
born in Italica
(d. 138)
50’s
50- Mary Lou Retton,
gymnist (Olympic gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84)
30’s
@33- John Belushi,
comedian and actor (SNL, Blues Brothers),
born in Chicago,
OD (d. 1982)
20’s
@26- Sharon Tate,
American actress (Valley of the Dolls),
born in Dallas,
murdered (d. 1969)
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Historical Obits Today
90’s
@90-1965 Winston Churchill,
Prime Minister of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55)
British leader during WWII
80’s
@84-1993 Thurgood Marshall,
1st African American supreme court justice (1967-91)
@81-2010 Pernell Roberts,
American actor & singer, last surviving star of Bonanza
70’s
@76-1961 Alfred Carlton Gilbert,
American athlete, inventor, and businessman
(invented the Erector Set)
@75-1971 Bill W.,
American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
emphysema
@74-1986 L. Ron Hubbard,
American sci-fi writer (Death Quest) and founder of the Scientology cult,
stroke
@72-1975 Larry Fine,
actor (3 Stooges),
strokes
@71-1991 George Gobel,
comedian,
heart attack
30’s
@32-1955 Ira Hayes,
American World War II hero
exposure/alcohol poisoning
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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 contains mistakes and sadly once 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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