4-24-11 Easter


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 2004 - The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Today’s wind brought in lots of clouds. No moisture yet, but promises of moisture for Easter. Flag certainly needs that. Small children may have a tough time finding outdoor eggs tomorrow.

I have done a decent job cleaning up my piles as Lent ends. Just one small pile left and that will be done tonight. Then I am ready for spring. Ready to open up the windows, and ready to enjoy the outdoors. I’ll see if I can keep this up. My big problem is that any horizontal surface seems lonesome without a pile on it. Maybe its because I hate to dust.

One of the people in our discussion group works at NAU. She recruits students from Arab speaking countries. She spent three years in Syria in the 1990’s. When we met last week, she mentioned how concerned she was about Syria. After hearing of all the clashes there this weekend, I called her to get her thoughts. She was out of town for the weekend, so will check with her next week. The problems in that area continue to get more concerning. I continue to be amazed that as the drones are used over there, the news media never mentions any deaths from the drones. Do the drones announce their target so everyone can flee? I think not. Do the soldiers and workers at these depots know to take a day off? I think not. I’m sure if the American populace was given casualty figures of these drones, there would be uproar. Even so, John McCain has just returned from Libya and believes that the US needs to get more involved. Not a surprise, not a good idea, and thankfully he is not our President.

I have always enjoyed the pomp of church services with the bells, the choir, the incense and everything that goes with that. I am not into the Royal Wedding at all. When the news starts talking about the upcoming nuptials, I begin channel surfing. I’m sure it will be great. I was working when the last Royal wedding took place, and only saw the highlights. That was plenty. I think that the tragedies after the wedding with the separation, the divorce, and finally the car crash, I don’t want to see another Royal Wedding. Guess it’s good I’m not a Brit…’cause they appear to really be into it.

Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Who is Aladdin's father?
2. What Went Up In 1961 But Came Down In 1989?
3. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable?
4. What was the original name of the group 'Chicago'?
5. Who Recorded The Album 'Shaken & Stirred'?
6. What shape is Anelli pasta?
7. Lucknow is a city in India, and what other country?
8. In Which City Was The Titanic Built?
9. The Tilia is the Latin name for what type of tree?
10. What is the national flower of Australia?

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

THIS REALLY WORKS…
Easy way to clean pots and pans...there's no need to scrub if food gets burned onto a pan. Just fill it with hot water and pour in 4 tbs. liquid fabric softener. Let sit for 3 or 4 hours, and the gunk should come right off. Wash and dry the pan.

NEW!! Hmmmm…
>Rank of ‘disappointed’ among terms used by Americans in a survey to describe their felling about their government: 1
>Rank of ‘sucks’: 4
>Portion of American families that received federal benefits in the past two years: 7/10

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>The inclusion of the hare into Easter customs appears to have originated in Germany, where tales were told of an "Easter hare" who laid eggs for children to find. German immigrants to America -- particularly Pennsylvania -- brought the tradition with them and spread it to a wider public.
>Easter cards arrived in Victorian England, when a stationer added a greeting to a drawing of a rabbit. According to American Greetings, Easter is now the fourth most popular holiday for sending cards, behind Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Mother's Day.
>After their baptisms, early Christians wore white robes all through Easter week to indicate their new lives. Those had already been baptized wore new clothes instead to symbolize their sharing a new life with Christ. In Medieval Europe, churchgoers would take a walk after Easter Mass, led by a crucifix or the Easter candle. Today these walks endure as Easter Parades.

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
TORONTO - Some Canadian dentists want changes to an Ontario provincial law that forbids them from having sex with their spouse if he or she is also their patient. The "no sex with patients" decree is part of the 1993 Regulated Health Professions Act, which was crafted to address inappropriate relationships between psychiatrists and psychologists with their patients. However, dentists fall under the same rules, the Toronto Star reported. Orthodontist Randy Lang wrote a tongue-in-cheek article for the Oral Health Journal suggesting how dentists could avoid prosecution. "Have your spouse wear a disguise, like a moustache and beard, when she or he enters and exits your dental office," he wrote. "Also, at home, be sure to lock your bedroom door and cover all the windows with black paper." In response to growing criticism from dentists, provincial Health Minister Deb Matthews said Monday she requested a review of the law by the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council, the Star said.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
"Yo, Mrs. Miller," said the bearded guy behind the counter at the bagel shop.
My husband and I looked at him but drew complete blanks. "I'm sorry, do we know each other?" I asked.
"Yeah, you was my English teacher."
Leaning over, my husband whispered, "Good job, Honey, good job."

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:Qigong Documentary

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2004 Inductee: Traffic operated on the cutting edge of the late-Sixties music scene at a time of rapid and remarkable evolution. Along with such kindred spirits as Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic expanded rock’s sonic palette. MORE INFO

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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
19-26
Pesach (Passover)
24-30
Administrative Professionals Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National Scoop The Poop Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
Safe Kids Week
Sky Awareness Week

«TODAY IS
Easter Sunday (Christian)
Library of Congress Day
National Pet Parent's Day
National Pigs In A Blanket Day
Mother, Father Deaf Day
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1904 - Willem de Kooning Dutch-born American painter
1905 - Robert Penn Warren American novelist, poet, critic and teacher
…ATHLETES
Carlos Beltran, Baseball player, turns 34
Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves third baseman turns 39
Omar Vizquel, Baseball player, turns 44
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1874 - John R. Pope American architect; designed the National Gallery of Art
1766 - Robert Bailey Thomas, founder (Farmer's Almanac)
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Kelly Clarkson, Singer ("American Idol"), turns 29
Doug Clifford, Rock musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival), turns 66
Danny Gokey ("American Idol") turns 31
Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Antonio Kyles), Actor, comedian, turns 47
Shirley MacLaine, Actress, turns 77 Sue Grafton, Author, turns 71
Barbra Streisand, Singer, actress, turns 69
Richard Sterban, Country singer (The Oak Ridge Boys), turns 68
…POLITICIANS
1784 - Peter Vivian Daniel, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, turns 69
1906 - William Joyce English propagandist for Germany during World War II (aka Lord Haw Haw)
1533 - William I of Orange
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1581 - Vincent de Paul, French saint
1620 - John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography
1867 - Fannie Thomas, became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)

Today’s Obits:
1974 - Bud Abbott, comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 78
1996 - Erma Bombeck, columnist (Septic Tank is Always Greener), dies of kidney disease at 69
1731 - Daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 71
2004 - Estée Lauder, American cosmetics entrepreneur dies at 98
1824 - Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71
1997 - Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies of cancer at 69
1993 - Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75
2005 - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel dies at 81

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1985 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Carolyn Lizer for "Yin"
… ATHLETICS
1962 - Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game
1965 - NY Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1704 - "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms
1833 - Patent granted for 1st soda fountain
1865 - Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (SF)
1888 - Eastman Kodak forms
1908 - Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m
1944 - United Negro College Fund incorporates
1981 - IBM-PC computer introduced
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1754 - Deleware Chief Teedyuscung will lead a group of 70 Christian Indians out of the village of Gnadenhuetten today. They will leave to live in the village of Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
1802 - Georgia cedes its western lands to the United States, with the proviso that the Federal Government obtain the title to Indian lands as soon as "can be peaceably obtained on reasonable terms."
… INTERNATINOAL POLITICS
1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty)
1184 BC - The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse
1898 - Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1990 - West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July 1st
2007 - Iceland announces that Norway will shoulder the defense of Iceland during peacetime.
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1884 - National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta)
2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated 265th Pope taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
… US POLITICS
1800 - Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation
1877 - Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans)
1897 - 1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House
1950 - Pres Truman denies there are communists in US gov’t
1961 - JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs
1968 - Leftist students take over Columbia University, NYC
1981 - US ends grain embargo against USSR

ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Who is Aladdin's father?
Mustapha the tailor
2. What Went Up In 1961 But Came Down In 1989?
The Berlin Wall
3. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable?
Lettuce
4. What was the original name of the group 'Chicago'?
Chicago Transit Authority
5. Who Recorded The Album 'Shaken & Stirred'?
Robert Plant
6. What shape is Anelli pasta?
Rings
7. Lucknow is a city in India, and what other country?
Canada
8. In Which City Was The Titanic Built?
Belfast
9. The Tilia is the Latin name for what type of tree?
Lime
10. What is the national flower of Australia?
The Wattle Blossom
Close Up Picture

…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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4-23-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1989 - Students in Beijing China announce class boycotts

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Another windy day, just not as bad as the past few. I ran some errands and even the wind didn’t deter me. Maybe I’m just getting used to the wind.

Why do gas prices keep going higher and higher? Is it a gas shortage? Nope. The speculators on Wall Street are completely responsible. When Egypt protests began, the speculators decided that that would mean a cut in oil available to the US. They speculated that the price of gas would go up, so started buying it at higher prices. I don’t really get how all that works, but it is certainly raising gas prices. Another interesting sideline is that Libya provides NO oil to the US, but does provide China with lots of oil. So why hasn’t China joined into the Libya mess? Hmmm. Then today our local paper had an article on our current Representative, past of the conservative freshman. It seems our Rep is proud to announce that he introduced a bill to increase drilling in the Gulf. His shallow argument is that this will decrease our need for foreign oil and will therefore lower gasoline prices. But…but…but the people on Wall Street are the ones who are raising the price of gasoline….11 cents a gallon overnight in New Jersey. There is no shortage of oil…only speculators guessing that someday there will be another shortage. If the price of oil is $100 a barrel and the speculators offer $110, of course the oil producers are going to accept that. They are not going to say, “no, $100 is enough”. What Rep Gossar should have introduced is a bill to put some regulations on greedy spectators. Of course he believes that business can fix itself without government intervention. Yeah, that is working out just great. We are already being told to expect $6+/gallon by the end of summer. Yeah that is going to build the economy with jobs—especially at tourist destinations. When the recession hit a couple of years ago, the ‘staycation’ became the norm, where all tourist destinations started advertising in their home state and offering deals for locals to enjoy the nearby destinations. If gas goes to $6+/gallon, I’m sure ‘staycation’ will become a big moneymaker for patio furniture, and ways to turn your backyard into a ‘great destination’ for your vacation.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…
>Skip harsh deodorant by patting baking soda onto your underarms to neutralize body odor.
>If your leafy veggies are wilted, soaking them in cold water with a little vinegar can perk them right up.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Easter derives its name from Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A month corresponding to April had been named "Eostremonat," or Eostre's month, leading to "Easter" becoming applied to the Christian holiday that usually took place within it.

>In Medieval Europe, eggs were forbidden during Lent. Eggs laid during that time were often boiled or otherwise preserved. Eggs were thus a mainstay of Easter meals, and a prized Easter gift for children and servants.

>Orthodox Christians in the Middle East and in Greece painted eggs bright red to symbolize the blood of Christ. Germans gave green eggs as gifts on Holy Thursday, and hung hollow eggs on trees. Austrians placed tiny plants around the egg and then boiled them. When the plants were removed, white patterns were created

PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Herb Caen is credited with inventing what word?
2. Who is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs?
3. Which Dickens novel is considered to be an autobiography?
4. In which of Aristophane's plays do the women refuse sex?
5. Who in books and films was the 'Man of Bronze'?
6. Which Australian writer won the Nobel prize in 1973?
7. What was the name of the horse in the book, Animal Farm?
8. Who was Jocasta's (the wife of Laius) son?
9. To which London club did Mycroft Holmes belong?
10. What author was born in Petrovichi, USSR in 1920?

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
LUCKNOW, India — It was an all you can eat buffet at the bank.
The bank manager discovered the damage when he opened the reinforced room in an old bank building on Wednesday, police officer Navneet Rana told The Associated Press.
"It's a matter of investigation how termites attacked bundles of currency notes stacked in a steel chest," he said. The money was put in the chest in January.
The termites had damaged bank furniture and documents in the past.
The police have registered a case of negligence against bank officials in Barabanki, a town 20 miles (30 kilometers) southwest of Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh state capital. In India, police register a case before opening an investigation.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
A jeweler standing behind the counter of his shop after hours was astounded to see a suspicious looking man in a black ski mask come hurling headfirst through the window.
"What on earth are you up to? What happened?!" he demanded.
"I'm terribly sorry," said the man, "I forgot to let go of the brick."

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:"The Ballad of Alferd Packer" very strange…

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2005 Inductee: Detroit has always been a musical hotbed, and Bob Seger is one of its greatest rock and roll talents. His was a long, slow climb to the top, and his overdue breakthrough - with Night Moves, in 1977 - attested to his belief in himself and rock music as a dream worth pursuing. MORE INFO http://rockhall.com/inductees/bob-seger/bio/

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DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
17-23
Christian Holy Week
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Coin Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Fibroid Awareness Week
Fish Fry Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National Karaoke Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Pet ID Week:
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
Turnoff Week
19-26
Pesach (Passover)

«TODAY IS
Movie Theatre Day
National Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
Read Me Day
St. George Feast Day
UN World Book and Copyright Day
World Laboratory Animal Day
Spain: Book Day and Lover's Day
Turkey: Children's Day/ National Sovereignty Day

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1899 - Vladimir Nabokov, St Petersburg Russia, novelist (Lolita, Ada)
…ATHLETES
Daniela Hantuchova, Tennis player, turns 28
Andruw Jones, Baseball player, turns 34
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1932 - Roy Halston American clothing designer
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
David Birney, Actor, turns 72
Blair Brown, Actress, turns 63
Judy Davis, Actress, turns 56
Joyce DeWitt, Actress ("Three's Company"), turns 62
Jan Hooks, Actress ("Saturday Night Live"), turns 54
Melina Kanakaredes, Actress ("CSI: NY"), turns 44
Lee Majors, Actor ("The Six Millon Dollar Man"), turns 72
Michael Moore, Director ("Fahrenheit 9/11"), turns 57
Dev Patel, Actor ("Slumdog Millionaire"), turns 21
Kal Penn, Actor ("House M.D."), turns 34
1904 - Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor (Cisco Kid)
…POLITICIANS
1791 - James Buchanan 15th president of the United States (1857-61)
1813 - Stephen Douglas American Democratic Party leader
1621 - Sir William Penn English admiral and father of Pennsylvania's founder
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
1792 - John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist
1858 - Max Planck Nobel Prize-winning physicist (1918); originated quantum theory

Today’s Obits:
1616 - William Shakespeare, English poet and dramatist dies at 52
  34 - Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton
 303 - George, knight of Cappadocië/saint/patron of England, beheaded
1850 - William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80
1907 - Alfred Packer, American Cannibal dies of senility @ 65
1951 - Charles G. Dawes, Vice President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize dies at 86
1975 - Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27
1983 – Clarence Linden Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), dies of heart attack at 73
1985 - Sam J Ervin Jr, (Sen-D-NC), dies at 88
1986 - Otto Preminger, dir (Advise & Consent, Anatomy of Murder), dies at 79
1995 - Howard Cosell, sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at 77
1998 - James Earl Ray, MLK assassin dies of hepatitis C at 70
2007 - Boris Yeltsin, first President of the Russian Federation dies at 76

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1597 - William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance.
… ATHLETICS
1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker
1990 - 11th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1991 - Bjorn Borg loses 6-2, 6-3 to Jordi Arrese after 8 year lay off
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1851 - Canada issues its 1st postage stamps
1900 - 1st know occurrence of word "hillbillie" (NY Journal)
1953 - KTAR (now KPNX) TV channel 12 in Phoenix, AZ (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959 - 1st heliport in Britain opens in London
1992 - McDonald's opens its 1st fast-food restaurant in China
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1637 - Wongunk Chief Sequin gave settlers the land on which to establish the village on Wetherfield, north from Saybrook, on the Connecticut River. After he was ordered out of the area, even though he was promised protection as a part of the agreement, he lead an attack on the settlement.
1701 - William Penn will sign a treaty of friendship at Philadelphia with representatives of the Susquehanna, Shawnee, Ganawese and Iroquois. All parties will agree to act peaceably with each other. The treaty will be known as the "Articles of Agreement".
… International POLITICS
1348 - 1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter)
1867 - Queen Victoria & Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel
1968 - 1st decimal coins issued in Britain (5 & 10 pence)
1993 - Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1962 - 1st US satellite to reach the moon launched
2010 - A series of bomb explosions in Baghdad, near Shia mosques, kill dozens of people and wound 100 others
… US POLITICS
1789 - President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, NY
1969 - Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy
1972 - Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface
1984 - AIDS-virus identified (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. Herb Caen is credited with inventing what word?
Beatnik
2. Who is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs?
He is the wizard of Oz
3. Which Dickens novel is considered to be an autobiography?
David Copperfield
4. In which of Aristophane's plays do the women refuse sex?
Lysistrata
5. Who in books and films was the 'Man of Bronze'?
Doc Savage
6. Which Australian writer won the Nobel prize in 1973?
Patrick White "for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature"
7. What was the name of the horse in the book, Animal Farm?
Boxer
8. Who was Jocasta's (the wife of Laius) son?
Oedipus
9. To which London club did Mycroft Holmes belong?
Diogones
10. What author was born in Petrovichi, USSR in 1920?
Isaac Asimov

Close Up Picture
Dishwasher Rack

…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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4-22-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 2000 - In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida.

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
How quickly I forget…spring in NAZ means wind. Not one day, not two days, but it appears the entire spring. The wind blows, doesn’t usually bring in a storm or chase on out, it just blows. This spring wind is not a gentle wind, used for enjoyment. This wind is harsh and is not brining any enjoyment. In addition to making driving on highways more difficult, it is drying out our already dry forest.

Being a small town, Flag is going all out this Easter. Lots of outdoor events are happening around town for many. The local pool is even having an Easter Egg hunt in the pool. Should be a good weekend.

It’s been 12 years since the massacre at Columbine. I am attuned to news from Jefferson County CO, since I grew up there. The very large mall near Columbine had ‘an incident’ on the anniversary. A small fire broke out, and when first responders arrived they found the fire, along with a pipe bomb and propane tanks near the food court. No one was hurt and so far no suspects. The entire district—some 30+ schools went on lockdown for several hours. So many sickos out there. Those in schools and now malls in CO are being very cautious.

Wisconsin has been in the news for its union busting governor. Now citizens have begun some recalls on some of the people involved. One group offers free alcohol shots to signers of their recall petition. What is this world coming too?

DID YOU KNOW THAT…
>For lustrous hair with more shine, keep brushes and combs clean. Remove natural oil build-up and hair product residue by soaking combs and brushes in a solution of 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a small basin of warm water. Rinse and allow to dry.

>Have rough dry heels? Massage a diaper-rash ointment on them! Most ointments are packed with heavy moisturizers like petrolatum, lanolin, and beeswax that will soothe, nourish and protect your heels.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Cadbury introduced its first cream-filled egg in 1923, but the brand we know today was not launched until 1971.
>In 1975, the Cadbury Creme Egg was advertised for the first time on television. A boy asks a shopkeeper for ‘600 Cadbury Creme Eggs please’.
>The egg is made by pouring liquid chocolate into a half-egg shaped mold, which is then filled with white fondant and then a dab of yellow fondant to simulate the yolk. The two mold halves are closed very quickly and cooled to allow the
chocolate to set.

PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Who or what was Skippy ( on TV )?
2. Who wrote and starred in the 1922 version of Robin Hood?
3. What 1945 film won best picture, actor and director Oscars?
4. What movie cast featured James Garner, Richard Attenbourough, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and Donald Pleasance?
5. What actress said "I dress for women and undress for men"?
6. Which short sighted cartoon character had a nephew named Waldo?
7. Who played the part of the scarecrow in the movie 'The Wiz'?
8. Taidje Khan became using which name?
9. What actress said "I acted vulgar, Madonna is vulgar"?
10. John Huston scored a hit with his first film, what was it called?

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
SALISBURY, Mass. — A man on the run from police, wanted for breaking into a pickup truck, ran right into them in Salisbury.
Police said 21-year-old Joseph Dastous is one of the world’s dumbest crooks.
"Usually they run from you,” Chief Richard Merrill said. “In this case it's the first time in my life, in 33 years of police work, they run towards me."
It started on John and Donna Sanborn's farm, where Dastous allegedly tried to steal their truck.
"I grabbed hold of him with my left hand, hit him with my right and pulled him out of the truck," John Sanborn said.
Dastous ran away, across the field and toward the highway where Chief Merrill, driving his unmarked cruiser, spotted the suspect and pulled over
"He thought it was actually someone stopping to give him a ride,” Merrill said. “I did get out of the vehicle, and he started shouting thank you, sir, thank you."
Dastous actually jumped into the back seat of the cruiser before realizing he'd just made a big mistake.
"He looked up at me and he said, 'You look familiar.' I said I should look familiar. I'm the chief of police," Merrill said.
Back at the farm, the Sanborns were relieved to hear he was arrested and a little surprised.
"I thought it was pretty good. I didn't expect it to be that easy," Sanborn said.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
We visited our newly married daughter, who was preparing her first Thanksgiving dinner. I noticed the turkey thawing in the kitchen sink with a dish drainer inverted over the bird.
I asked why a drainer covered the turkey.
Our daughter turned to my wife and said, "Mom, you always did it that way."
"Yes," my wife replied, "but you don't have a cat!"

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:
Jane Froman was a great singer and was severely injured in a USO plane crash during WWII. One of my mom’s favorite singers


♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2004 Inductee: Prince arrived on the scene in the late Seventies, and it didn’t take long for him to upend the music world with his startling music and arresting demeanor. He rewrote the rulebook, forging a synthesis of black funk and white rock that served as a blueprint for cutting-edge music in the Eighties. Prince made dance music that rocked and rock music that had a bristling, funky backbone.  MORE INFO

Click on Song Title to see and hear it.

DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
17-23
Christian Holy Week
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Coin Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Fibroid Awareness Week
Fish Fry Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National Karaoke Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Pet ID Week:
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
Turnoff Week
19-26
Pesach (Passover)

«TODAY IS
Chemists Celebrate The Earth Day
Earth Day
“In God We Trust" Day
Mother Earth Day
National Jelly Bean Day
Christians: Good Friday
Oklahoma: Oklahoma Day

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1707 - Henry Fielding novelist (Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones)
1873 - Ellen Anderson Glasgow, US, novelist (Ancient Law, Pulitzer-1942)
1724 - Immanuel Kant German Enlightenment philosopher
…ATHLETES
Jeff Hostetler, NFL QB (NY Giants, Raiders, Redskins/1990 Superbowl) turns 50
Nicky Le Roux, South Africa, LPGA golfer (1994 Atlanta Champ-15th) turns 52
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1923 - Aaron Spelling, American television producer
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
1908 - Eddie Albert, [Heimberger], actor (Oliver-Green Acres)
Glen Campbell, Country singer, turns 75
Peter Frampton, Rock musician, turns 61
Estelle Harris, Actress ("Seinfeld"), turns 79
Jack Nicholson, Actor, turns 74
Charlotte Rae, Actress ("Facts of Life"), turns 85
Sherri Shepherd, Actress, talk show host ("The View," "30 Rock"), turns 44
Ryan Stiles, Actor ("Whose Line is It Anyway?"), turns 52
…POLITICIANS
1451 - Isabella I Spanish Queen (1474-1504) ; sponsored Columbus's voyage to the New World
1870 - Vladimir Ilich Lenin Russian leader of the Bolshevik Revolution (1917) and first head of the Soviet state
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
John A Llewellyn, Cardiff Wales, astronaut turns 78
1904 - J[ulius] Robert Oppenheimer, NY, head of Manhattan (A-bomb) Project

Today’s Obits:
1984 - Ansel Adams, US photographer, dies at 82
1996 - Erma Bombeck, humorist (Grass is Greener), dies of cancer at 69
1993 - Cesar Chavez, US farm worker (United Farm Workers), dies of unspecified natural causes at 66
1980 - Jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies of cardiac arrest at 72
1978 - Will Geer, actor (Grandpa Walton-Waltons), dies at 75
1778 - James Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies at 58
1995 - Maggie Kuhn, activist (Gray Panthers), dies at 89
1989 - Huey Newton, US, Black Panther leader, shot dead at 47
1994 - Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President (1969-75), dies of stroke at 81
2004 - Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger (killed in action by friendly fire) at 27
1833 - Richard Trevithick, inventor (steam locomotive), dies of pneumonia at 62

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1793 - Pres Washington attends opening of Rickett's, 1st circus in US
1976 - Barbara Walters becomes 1st female nightly network news anchor
1976 - Director Ingmar Bergman leaves Sweden due to taxation
… ATHLETICS
1906 - 10th anniversary Olympic games open at Athens, Greece
1966 - Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1981 - Largest US bank robbery (Tucson Ariz), more than $3.3 million stolen
1993 - Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Wash DC
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1839 - General Alexander Macomb, the new military commander in Florida, meets with several Seminole Chiefs, including Chitto and Halek Tustenuggee. The council agrees that the Seminole can remain in Florida if they stay near Lake Okechobee.
1877 - Two Moons, Hump, and 300 other Indians surrender to Col.Nelson Miles, today. Most of the rest of Crazy Horse's followers will surrender on May 6, 1877 at the Red Cloud, and Spotted Tail agencies.
… International POLITICS
1370 - Bastille begins being built in Paris
1500 - Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil & claims it for Portugal
1659 - Lord Protector Cromwell disbands English parliament
1964 - Tanganyika & Zanzibar form republic Tanzania
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1692 - Edward Bishop is jailed for proposing flogging as cure for witchcraft
… US POLITICS
1526 - 1st slave revolt occurs in SC
1864 - US mints 2 cent coin (1st appearance of "In God We Trust")
1889 - Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner"
1951 - Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in NYC

ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. Who or what was Skippy ( on TV )?
The Bush Kangaroo
2. Who wrote and starred in the 1922 version of Robin Hood?
Douglas Fairbanks
3. What 1945 film won best picture, actor and director Oscars?
The Lost Weekend
4. What movie cast featured James Garner, Richard Attenbourough, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and Donald Pleasance?
The Great Escape
5. What actress said "I dress for women and undress for men"?
Angie Dickinson
6. Which short sighted cartoon character had a nephew named Waldo?
Mr Magoo
7. Who played the part of the scarecrow in the movie 'The Wiz'?
Michael Jackson
8. Taidje Khan became using which name?
Yul Brynner
9. What actress said "I acted vulgar, Madonna is vulgar"?
Marlene Dietrich
10. John Huston scored a hit with his first film, what was it called?
Maltese Falcon

Close Up Picture
Shape Fitting toy

…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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4-21-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1997 - Ashes of Timothy Leary & Gene Roddenberry launched into orbit

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
Another great day in Flag. I ran quite a few errands today and it was nice to be outside. I even parked far from the store doors, just to have time outside. I think that my thyroid wasn’t working correctly prior to my surgery. I no longer have the need for an afternoon nap, I have the energy of a thirty-something person. I’m still not sure if it is a combination of the med and spring, but whatever it is, I like it. I am able to get so much more done and still want to do more. Glad it wasn’t just old age setting in. Ah…they were right…better life through chemistry.

Amazing, after the Gulf Oil Spill and all the political hoopla, new permits are being issued with no legislation to make it safer. All the news networks are running stories of what has happened because of the spill. None of the stories are encouraging, yet the oil companies are at it again….just waitin’ for the next mess up.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…
Are your pillows getting flat and uncomfortable??? Put them in the dryer turn the AIR on and spin for about 5 minutes. Pillows now nice and fluffy.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Beetles account for one quarter of all known species of plants and animals. There are more kinds of beetles than all plants.
>Honeybees have to make about ten million trips to collect enough nectar for production of one pound of honey.
>Mexican Jumping Beans, sometimes sold commercially, actually have a caterpillar of a bean moth inside.

PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Roy Thines played David Vincent in which TV series?
2. What links Kelly Highway, Block and Wales?
3. Who played 'Pink' in the movie 'The Wall'?
4. Who was the first actor to appear on cover of Time magazine?
5. Alphonso D'Abruzzo became famous using what stage name?
6. Which 1936 film started with a world war and ended with a space flight?
7. 'Nobody's perfect' is the last line in which classic comedy film?
8. Who was Humphry Bogart's first wife?
9. Which author wrote the screenplay fot the movie 'You Only Live Twice'?
10. In I love Lucy what was Lucy Ricardo's maiden name?

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM: We in AZ like to stay in the National News...
PHOENIX — The Arizona sheriff known for dressing inmates in pink underwear and feeding them green baloney is inviting people to choose the most popular jail booking photos posted on his website.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (ar-PY'-oh) allows online users to browse through the photos and then vote on their favorites that will be highlighted on a "Mugshot of the Day" section.
The top picks so far aren't unexpected: They're the most disheveled, unusual looking people among those booked into the downtown Phoenix jail.
Arpaio says he hopes the increased Web traffic will highlight the work of his employees.
He also says more crimes may be uncovered if the public can view the photos.
The website is www.mcso.org

A LITTLE LAUGH:
My husband was telling me about a news item he heard on National Public Radio about how the U.S. military is enlisting honeybees to find land mines. The insects are trained to react to the scent of TNT, then are fitted with transmitters and sent out to search for underground explosives. "When they smell TNT," my husband explained, "the insects hover over the area and the military tracks them to the site to safely eliminate the land mine."
"Gee," I remarked, "it gives a whole new meaning to the slogan 'Bee all that you can bee!'"

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’:  Another way to fluff pillows

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2004 Inductee: George Harrison was known as the quiet Beatle, and he was also the quietest ex-Beatle. His was not the way of the rock star, as he neither courted nor relished fame. Yet his seeming diffidence was deceptive, as he left behind an impressive legacy as a solo artist. Harrison’s 11 solo albums (not counting best-of’s) include the masterful All Things Must Pass (1970) and a memorable late-career milestone, Cloud Nine(1987). He was the first Beatle to tour the U.S. as a solo artist and also launched his own label (Dark Horse Records). Most important, Harrison wrote and sang about spirituality and transcendence. He immersed himself in Indian music at Beatlemania’s height and became a lifelong devotee of Hindu religion, Krishna consciousness and Vedic philosophy.  MORE INFO

Click on Song Title to see and hear it.

DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
17-23
Christian Holy Week
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Coin Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Fibroid Awareness Week
Fish Fry Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National Karaoke Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Pet ID Week:
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
Turnoff Week
19-26
Pesach (Passover)

«TODAY IS
Look Alike Day
Get To Know Your Customers Day
High Five Day
Holy Thursday
Kindergarten Day
National Chocolate-covered Cashews Day
National Teach Your Children To Save Day
National Teach Children to Save Day

Italy: Birthday of Rome
US:Tx San Jacinto Day

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
Charlotte Bronte 1816 – 1855 English novelist; wrote "Jane Eyre"
G. Donald Harrison 1889 – 1956 English-born American organ designer and builder
…ATHLETES
Tony Romo, Football player, turns 31
Cadillac Williams, Football player, turns 29
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
Friedrich Froebel 1782 – 1852 - German educator and founder of the kindergarten
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Tony Danza, Actor ("Taxi," "Who's the Boss?"), turns 60
Charles Grodin, Actor, turns 76
Iggy Pop, Rock musician, turns 64
Nicole Sullivan, Actress, comedian ("MadTV," "King of Queens"), turns 41
…POLITICIANS
1905 - Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-CA)
1809 - Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secy State (Confederacy)
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
John Muir 1838 – 1914 Scottish-born American naturalist and conservationist

Today’s Obits:
1985 - Rudi Gernreich, U.S. designer (miniskirt), dies at 62
1946 - John M. Keynes, English economist (How to pay for the war?), dies at 62
1977- Gummo [Milton] Marx, U.S. comic (Marx Brothers), dies at 84
1918 - Red Baron", Manfred von Richtofen, shot down in WW I at 25
1999 - Buddy Rogers, actor, Wings, dies at 94
1982 - Joe Sawyer, actor (Biff O'Hara-Adventures of Rin Tin Tin), dies at 80
1996 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, odds maker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1963 - Beatles meet Rolling Stones for 1st time
1986 - Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV & finds nothing
… ATHLETICS
1904 - Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League)
1925 - No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets' funeral
1980 - 84th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:12:11
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1828 - Noah Webster publishes 1st American dictionary
1855 - 1st train crosses Miss River's 1st bridge, Rock Is Ill-Davenport Ia
1878 - First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn
1948 - 1st Polaroid camera was sold in US
1952 - Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1806 - The Department of War establishes the office of Superintendent of Indian Trade. This position will be appointed by the President. The job will entail the purchase of goods for and from the Indians.
1869 - Donehogawa (Ely Samuel Parker) is appointed as the first Indian to be Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Donehogawa, a Seneca Iroquois, was trained as a lawyer and a civil engineer. Unable to find work in the white world, Donehogawa contacts his old friend Ulysses Grant. Grant makes him an aide, and they work together through much of the Civil War. Because of his excellent penmanship, Donehogawa draws up the surrender papers for Lee to sign at Appomattox. Promoted to Brigadier General, Ely Parker worked to settle many conflicts between whites and Indians. After Grant becomes President, he will be appointed as Indian Commissioner
… International POLITICS
753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date)
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1994 - The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan.
… US POLITICS
1794 - NYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British
1862 - Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Co
1995 - FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh & charge him with Okla City bombing

ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. Roy Thines played David Vincent in which TV series?
The Invaders
2. What links Kelly Highway, Block and Wales?
Clint Eastwood character names
3. Who played 'Pink' in the movie 'The Wall'?
Bob Geldorf
4. Who was the first actor to appear on cover of Time magazine?
Charlie Chaplin
5. Alphonso D'Abruzzo became famous using what stage name?
Alan Alda
6. Which 1936 film started with a world war and ended with a space flight?
'Things to Come' by H.G. Wells
7. 'Nobody's perfect' is the last line in which classic comedy film?
Some Like it Hot
8. Who was Humphry Bogart's first wife?
Helen Mencken
9. Which author wrote the screenplay for the movie 'You Only Live Twice'?
Roald Dahl, author of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
10. In I love Lucy what was Lucy Ricardo's maiden name?
McGillicuddy

Close Up Picture
Bar Code

…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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4-20-11


TODAY’s HOLY MACKEREL: 1999 - Columbine High School massacre
2010 - Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion kills 11 and causes rig to sink, initiating a massive oil discharge in the Gulf of Mexico.

MY FREE RAMBLING THOUGHTS
A good day to run errands, so I did. I was surprised at how many people were out and about at my various stops. Guess everyone was glad there was so little wind.

The book I have been waiting for from my brother arrived today. It is an amazing photo book of bikes as transportation in Vietnam’s cities. It appears as though bikes and small scooters are used to haul everything possible around the city’s narrow streets. Fascinating. The author points out those things will be changing as more and more streets are widened and more and more people can afford motorized vehicles.

The Dems suggested a $400 billion cut in the Dept. of Defense. Sec. Gates came out and said that the congress needs to work with the Dept. to determine the cuts, and that the Dept. needs to make the suggestions. What? Somehow I don’t think that the Sec. of Interior got to tell congress what to cut while I was working for them. Oh, that’s right; it’s OK to cut funding to other Departments, but not to Defense, unless Defense says it’s OK. Yeah, that should work out just great.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…
>Got bare patches on your lawn? Before laying down grass seed, place some wet tea bags over the spots, and they'll get green twice as fast! Tea provies tannic acid and nutrients that help grass grow! Got a bigger patch to fix? Dust it with powdered iced tea mix, and then lightly water to help it soak right in the soil.
>If your wooden deck furniture has faded or dried out, don't buy a special stain or polish. Instead, rub vegetable shortening into the wood surface and buff with a cloth. The oils soak in to treat, protect and moisturize the wood, and give it a shine.

SOMEWHAT USELESS INFORMATION…
>Ticks can grow from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a marble.

>Male mosquitoes do not bite humans, but rather live on plant juices and other natural liquids from plants and decomposing organic material.

>To survive the cold of winter months, many insects replace their body water with a chemical called glycerol, which acts as an "antifreeze" against the temperatures.

PUZZLE: Trivia Quiz […answers at bottom…]
1. Which soul singer was 'Sittin on the Dock of the Bay'?
2. Vivaldi the composer had what other profession?
3. Whose nickname was 'Slowhand'?
4. Robert Alan Zimmerman is who's real name?
5. Carl and the Passions changed their band name to what?
6. Who won an Oscar for the soundtrack 'Chariots of Fire'?
7. Turnov Rusty and Bobo appear in which stage musical?
8. Who had a hit with 'Tiger Feet'?
9. What did Bartommelo Christofori invent?
10. Charles Conrad took a cassette to the moon, on Apollo 11. Who was Charles listening to?

UNUSUAL NEWS ITEM:
WASHINGTON, Pa. - Police in Pennsylvania said they were tipped off to use of a fake ID when a scanner used on it read the card holder's height as 54 feet tall. Washington police said an employee at an alcohol distributor in the city called police Saturday night when a card scanner read the height as 54 feet tall, instead of the intended 5 feet 4 inches, The Observer-Reporter in Washington, reported Tuesday. Police said the incident led them to seize multiple fake IDs used at the establishment and most of the young people interviewed identified the same Web site as the source of the false documents. Police said the investigation was ongoing and charges were expected to be filed.

A LITTLE LAUGH:
A crew of highway maintenance workers was sent to repair some road signs that vandals had knocked down in a forested area. The first one they put back up was a symbol warning of a deer crossing.
As they moved down the road to repair the next sign, one member, of the crew looked back and spotted a deer running across the highway. She turned to a co-worker and said, "I wonder how long he's been waiting to cross?"

CLOSEUP PICTURE: Can you identify this close up picture?

FOUND ON ‘YOU TUBE’: Chariots of Fire

♫ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ♫
2004 Inductee: The Dells is one of the longest-running vocal groups in rock and roll history, dating back to 1952. The group’s original lineup - lead tenor Johnny Funches, second tenor Verne Allison, lead baritone Marvin Junior, baritone Michael “Mickey” McGill and bass singer Chuck Barksdale - changed only when Johnnie Carter replaced Funches in 1960. Between 1956 and 1992, the Dells racked up an astonishing 46 R&B hits. Eight of these made the pop Top Forty… MORE INFO http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-dells/bio/

Click on Song Title to see and hear it.

DAYBOOK INFORMATION
«THIS WEEK
17-23
Christian Holy Week
Cleaning For A Reason Week
Coin Week
Consumer Awareness Week
Fibroid Awareness Week
Fish Fry Week
National Crime Victims Rights Week
National Karaoke Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Pet ID Week:
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week
Turnoff Week
19-26
Pesach (Passover)

«TODAY IS
Look Alike Day
National Pot Smokers Day
National Equal Pay Day
Taurus Begins: (♉) is the second astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Taurus. In astrology, Taurus is considered a negative (introvert) sign.[2] It is also considered an earth sign and one of the four fixed signs. Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus (which also rules Libra). Being the second sign of the zodiac, Taurus has been associated with the astrological second house. Individuals born within the period when the Sun was in this sign are considered Taurus individuals. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun is in Taurus roughly from April 21 to May 21. In sidereal astrology, this sign is no longer aligned with the constellation as a result of the precession of the equinoxes.

… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
1943 - Ian Watson ,68 , UK sci-fi author (Book of Being, Whores of Babylon)
…ATHLETES
Steve Spurrier, College football coach currently at SC, turns 66
…BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1915 - Joseph Wolpe, South African-born psychotherapist
1921 - Donald Gunn MacRae, sociologist
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Carmen Electra, Actress, turns 39
Jessica Lange, actress, turns 62 years
Joey Lawrence, Actor, turns 35
Ryan O'Neal, Actor ("Love Story," "Paper Moon"), turns 70
George Takei, Actor ("Star Trek"), turns 74
…POLITICIANS
Adolf Hitler 1889 -1945 German leader of the Nazi party and dictator of Germany (1933-45)
John Paul Stevens, Retired Supreme Court Justice, turns 91
…SCIENCE & RELIGION
Charles G. Curtis 1860 – 1953 American inventor; devised a steam turbine
1818 - Heinrich Göbel, German-born inventor (d. 1893)
1586 - Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint

Today’s Obits:
1812 - George Clinton, 4th U.S. Vice President, dies at 73 1st Vice President to, die in office
1992 - Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67
1996 - Christopher Robin Milne, bookseller, dies at 75
1993 - Cantinflas, Mario Moreno, Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81
1769 - Pontiac, chief to Ottawa, murdered at 49
1985 - Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist; earthquakes dies at 85
1912 - Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies of syphilis @ 64
1999 - Senor Wences, comedian, Ed Sullivan Show, dies at 103

Today’s Events:
… ARTS
1841 - 1st detective story (Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue") published
1935 - "You're Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly)
1986 - Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland
… ATHLETICS
1916 - Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6
1920 - 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium
1949 - Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California
1990 - Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income
2008 - Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
… BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1914 - 33 killed by soldiers during mine strike in Ludlow, Colo
… INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1537 - Hernado de Soto receives royal permission to "conquer, pacify, and people" the land from Rio de las Palmas to Cape Fear (Florida) on the Atlantic.
1606 - According to the first charter of Virginia, issued today, part of the colonist’s goals are to civilize the natives. "...and may in time bring the infidels and savages, living in those parts, to human civility."
… International POLITICS
1799 - Napoleon issues a decree calling for establishing Jerusalem for Jews
1828 - René Caillié is first non-Muslim to enter Timbouctou.
1967 - US planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time during Vietnam War
1980 - Cubans begin to arrive in US from Mariel boatlift
… SCIENCE & RELIGION
1862 - The first pasteurization test completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard.
… US POLITICS
1775 - British begin siege of Boston
1777 - New York adopts new constitution as an independent state
1983 - Pres Reagan signs a $165B bail out for Social Security

ANSWERS:
Quiz
1. Which soul singer was 'Sittin on the Dock of the Bay'?
Otis Redding
2. Vivaldi the composer had what other profession?
Priest
3. Whose nickname was 'Slowhand'?
Eric Clapton
4. Robert Alan Zimmerman is whose real name?
Bob Dylan
5. Carl and the Passions changed their band name to what?
The Beach Boys
6. Who won an Oscar for the soundtrack 'Chariots of Fire'?
Vangelis
7. Turnov Rusty and Bobo appear in which stage musical?
Starlight Express
8. Who had a hit with 'Tiger Feet'?
Mud
9. What did Bartommelo Christofori invent?
Piano
10. Charles Conrad took a cassette to the moon, on Apollo 11. Who was Charles listening to?
Jerry Lee Lewis

Close Up Picture
Coffee Maker

…AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW

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