Ø TODAY’s “Geez”:
· 1752 - 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed
· 1795 - Fire destroy 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured
· 1889 - Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks
Ø Free Rambling Thoughts…
Another great day in Flag….and not too windy…and no wildfires near Flag during our last Red Flag Day. Amazing. We have another Red Flag Day tomorrow, and hopefully, no wildfires.
Sadly the fires in Southern AZ continue to burn huge amounts of forest. It will take centuries for the White Mountains to recover. Feel good stories continue to come from the many small towns. Those not evacuated are offering homes, animal care, livestock care for those who have been evacuated. Small towns still do that.
Sara Palin gave us all a history lesson this week. In her world, Paul Revere rode to tell the British that we didn’t want them around. "He who warned the British that they weren't going to be taking away our arms, by ringing those bells, and making sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be secure and we were going to be free." That happened earlier this week, and then today she added: "But remember that the British had already been there, many soldiers for seven years in that area. And part of Paul Revere's ride - and it wasn't just one ride - he was a courier, he was a messenger. Part of his ride was to warn the British that we're already there. That, hey, you're not going to succeed. You're not going to take American arms. You are not going to beat our own well-armed persons, individual, private militia that we have. He did warn the British."
Now that Sara has bought a house in beautiful AZ, it will be interesting to see her take on Western Expansion and Native American policy. She denies that she is coming to AZ to run for John Kyl’s senate seat. Only time will tell. Another odd thing about Sara. She has no job. Her daughter has no employment, yet she is traveling America on vacation in a huge bus and she and her daughter each bought a house in AZ. First, how does one take a vacation if one has no job? Second, where is she getting her money? Finally, where are her husband and her younger kids?
Ø Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)
1. Which hospital performed the first heart surgery on a baby in its mother's womb?
2. Adolf Loos was a designer of what?
3. Who was the first Nobel Prize winner to come from Pakistan?
4. What was the first shopping mall on the Internet called?
5. What type of camera did Edwin Land develop?
6. Leslie Rogge was the first person to be arrested due to what?
7. Who led the team which invented transistors in the 1940s?
8. In 1908 Wilbur Wright traveled what record-breaking number of miles in 2 hours 20 minutes?
9. Which company manufactured the first electric razor?
10. How long did Bleriot's first flight across the English Channel last?
11. What nationality of plane first broke the 100mph sound barrier?
12. The first air collision took place over which country?
13. William Henry Hoover started making vacuum cleaners because his original trade was dying out; what was it?
Ø Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)
Ø Hmmmmm…
· Percentate of US households that are shared by more than one family: 13
Ø Somewhat Useless Information…
· Albert Einstein did not speak his first words until late into age three. His parents thought he was retarded.
· While he was at Cambridge University, Charles Darwin joined the "Gourmet Club," which met once a week to eat animals not often found in menus, like hawk. His zeal for weird food, however, broke down when he tried an old brown owl, which he found "indescribable."
Ø Yeah, It Really Happened…
LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL - Authorities in Florida said they arrested an intoxicated man who was spotted dancing naked outside while listening to his iPod. Manatee County sheriff's deputies said Eric Echales was spotted dancing naked at the roadside Monday in Lakewood Ranch, WWSB-TV, Sarasota, Fla., reported Wednesday.
Deputies said Echales, who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, was arrested near the intersection of Balmoral Woods Boulevard and Arnold Palmer Green and he told a deputy he was naked because he "wanted to feel free." Echales was charged with indecent exposure and was released on bond.
Ø Guffaw…or at least smile…
The animals were bored. Finally, the lion had an idea. "I know a really exciting game that the humans play called football. I've seen it on T.V."
He proceeded to describe it to the rest of the animals and they all got excited about it so they decided to play. They went out to the field and chose up teams and were ready to begin.
The lion's team received. They were able to get two first downs and then had to punt. The mule punted and the rhino was back deep for the kick. He caught the ball, lowered his head and charged. First, he crushed a roadrunner, then two rabbits. He gored a wildebeest, knocked over two cows, and broke through to daylight, scoring six.
Unfortunately, they lacked a place-kicker, and the score remained 6 - 0.
Late in the first half the lion's team scored a touchdown and the mule kicked the extra point. The lion's team led at halftime 7 - 6. In the locker room, the lion gave a pep talk. "Look you guys. We can win this game. We've got the lead and they only have one real threat. We've got to keep the ball away from the rhino, he's a killer. Mule, when you kick off be sure to keep it away from the rhino."
The second half began. Just as the mule was about to kick off, the rhino's team changed formation and the ball went directly to the rhino. Once again, the rhino lowered his head and was off running. First, he stomped two gazelles. He skewered a zebra, and bulldozed an elephant out of the way. It looked like he was home free. Suddenly at the twenty-yard line, he dropped over dead. There were no other animals in sight anywhere near him. The lion went over to see what had happened. Right next to the dead rhino he saw a small centipede.
"Did you do this?" he asked the centipede.
"Yeah, I did." the centipede replied.
The lion retorted, "Where were you during the first half?"
"I was putting on my shoes."
Ø Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…
Novarupta: Biggest Eruption of the 20th and 21st (so far) Centuries
Ø Daybook Information…
…Happening This Week:
4-11
· International Clothesline Week
· National Headache Awareness Week
· National Sun Safety Week
· National Tire Safety Week
· (World) Dystonia Awareness Week
6-12
· National Automotive Service Professionals Week
· National Business Etiquette Week
· World Menopause Week
Ø TODAY IS
· D-Day 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France
· Drive-in Movie Day
· National Applesauce Cake Day
· Teacher's Day
· China: Dragon Boat Festival
· Sweden: Flag Day
· Korea: Memorial Day
Ø Today’s Events:
… IN ARTS
1955 - Bill Haley & Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1
1960 - Roy Orbison releases "Only the Lonely"
1960 - Steve Allen Show," last airs on NBC-TV
1971 - "Ed Sullivan Show" last broadcasts on CBS-TV
… IN ATHLETICS
1931 - Yanks turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Indians
1941 - Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time
1976 - 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
… IN BUSINESS & EDUCATION
1850 - Levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans
1933 - 1st drive-in theater opens (Camden NJ)
1934 - Securities & Exchange Commission established
1974 - 47th National Spelling Bee: Julie Ann Junkin wins spelling hydrophyte
1985 - 58th National Spelling Bee: Balu Natarajan wins spelling milieu
… FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
1868 - Captain D. Monahan, and troops from Troops G and I, 3rd Cavalry, leave Fort Sumner, in western New Mexico. The troops are chasing a group of Navajo, who have been accused of killing 4 settlers about 12 miles from the fort. After following their trail for 100 miles, the army surprises the Navajos, who are in a ravine. The Army reports killing 3 Indians, and wounding 11; the rest escape. No soldiers are killed.
1885 - Sitting Bull signs contract today to work in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
… IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
1942 - Japanese forces retreat, ending Battle of Midway
… IN SCIENCE & RELIGION
1242 - 24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris
1520 - France & England sign treaty of Scotland
1844 - Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forms in London
1882 - Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, NYC
1912 - The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
… IN US POLITICS
1664 - New Amsterdam renamed NYC
1813 - US invasion of Canada halted at Stoney Creek (Ont)
1861 - Lincoln's cabinet declares Union will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers
1872 - Susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote
1932 - US Federal gas tax enacted
1966 - Stokely Carmichael launches "Black Power" movement
1968 - Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night.
2005 - The United States Supreme Court bans medical marijuana in Gonzales v. Raich.
… ARTISTS: AUTHORS: COMPOSERS…
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…ATHLETES
Bjorn Borg, Swedish tennis champ (Wimbledon 1976-79) turns 55
…ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)
Sandra Bernhard comedian/actress turns 56
Gary "US" Bonds, [Anderson], Fla, singer/songwriter turns 72
Dana Carvey, Missoula MT, comedian (SNL, Garth-Wayne's World) turns 56
1918 - Richard Crane, actor (Surfside 6)
Robert Englund actor turns 62
Adam Hendershott actor turns 28
Jason Isaacs actor turns 48
… ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS
1867 - David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder
…POLITICIANS
1755 - Nathan Hale, American patriot
1872 - Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina
1901 - Achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67)
…SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS
1436 - Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables
Ø Today’s Obits:
2005 - Anne Bancroft, American actress dies at 74
1937 - Jean Harlow, actr (Bombshell), dies from gallbladder infection at 26
1799 - Patrick Henry, American revolutionary (b. 1736)
1961 - Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist dies at 86
1994 - Peter Graves, English actor (Derby Day/Admirable Crichton), dies at 82
1976 - J Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83
1991 - Stan Getz, jazz saxophonist (Girl from Impanima), dies of liver cancer at 64
1968 - Robert F Kennedy, (Sn-D-NY), assassinated in LA by Sirhan Sirhan at 42
1878 - Robert Stirling, Scottish inventor dies at 88
Ø ANSWERS:
Trivia Quiz
1. Which hospital performed the first heart surgery on a baby in its mother's womb?
Guy's London
2. Adolf Loos was a designer of what?
Buildings
3. Who was the first Nobel Prize winner to come from Pakistan?
Abdus Salam in Physics
4. What was the first shopping mall on the Internet called?
The Branch Mall
5. What type of camera did Edwin Land develop?
Polaroid
6. Leslie Rogge was the first person to be arrested due to what?
The Internet—as it helped in his capture
7. Who led the team which invented transistors in the 1940s?
William Shockley, Along with John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain, co-invented the transistor, all three were awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics.
8. In 1908 Wilbur Wright traveled what record-breaking number of miles in 2 hours 20 minutes?
77
9. Which company manufactured the first electric razor?
Schick
10. How long did Bleriot's first flight across the English Channel last?
43 minutes
11. What nationality of plane first broke the 100mph sound barrier?
French
12. The first air collision took place over which country?
Austria
13. William Henry Hoover started making vacuum cleaners because his original trade was dying out; what was it?
Harness maker
Close Up Picture
Ø …AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
