8-11-11

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‡     TODAY’s “Geez”:

¬ 3114 BC - The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Colombian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins

¬ 1885 - $100,000 raised in US for pedestal for Statue of Liberty

¬ 1965 - 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles

¬ 1968 - Satchel Paige, 62, & needing 158 days on a major league payroll to qualify for a pension, is signed by Braves

¬ 1984 - 101,799 fans at soccer match Brazil vs France

¬ 1984 - Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olympic track golds

¬ 1988 - Al-Qaeda formed

‡     Free Rambling Thoughts…

A nice quiet day here in Flag. A little rain this afternoon cooled us down. So nice to have this great little town to live in.

Of course like any small town, we have our problems. A video was posted on FB by several people that shows the arrest of several demonstrators in downtown Flagstaff. There was a group protesting the destruction of our sacred peaks by using treated waste water to make artificial snow and the clear cutting that is taking place for the pipeline to get the water to that snow making machine. This demonstration took place the day before the one I talked about yesterday. These people appeared to be standing on the sidewalk outside several businesses on the south side of downtown. This area is known for having lots of free thinkers drinking coffee at Macy’s. Something happened, not on the video, that had police throw two protesters to the ground, cuff them and hall them off to our local hoosegow. It sure looks like the po-lice overstepped their duty to protect and serve. Their action makes this a much bigger issue than the peaks. Many are asking, and so far getting no answers, as to who issued the order to arrest the man and the woman. If it was one or two po-lice who did it, without orders to do so, why is their identity being kept quiet and why haven’t the po-lice announced that they are investigating the incident? Why hasn’t the news media questioned this seemingly unnecessary action? I fear that it is because our nice little town is racist. The protest had a lot of Young Natives and some non-Natives whom many would describe as ‘hippie-type’. The founding fathers gave us Freedom of Speech and the Freedom to practice our Religion.  Navajo, Hopi and many tribes have been going to the peaks for centuries to pray and find harmony. They don’t destroy the animals, the vegetation, or the peaks. They are simply praying and trying to find answers to the ways of the world. Many of those who attend a church building to pray and find answers would be horrified if nonmembers started throwing any water or man-made snow inside the building so that the nonmembers would make money. According to the bible, Jesus did a lot of his teaching outside, on mountains, in valleys, wherever people gathered. It is time for the entire community—the Federal and city government, the religious community, the John Q Publics, and everyone else to stand up and protect the Natives Sacred Land. No one should be involved in desecrating any religious place and no one should be arrested for peacefully demonstrating when it happens.

First they came for the communists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

 Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

 Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

 Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me. 

~Attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984)

I had seen some news on Rick Perry’s prayer meeting in Texas but didn’t pay much attention. Tonight I learned more than I ever wanted to know. The New Apostolic Reformation Movement is big and getting bigger. It is not like any evangelical movement I have read about. Somehow they see themselves the anointed ones to prepare the world for the rapture. That is much different than many who are preparing for the rapture. I’ll be doing some more research on this movement.

‡     Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)

1.      Sam Ermolenko was a world champion in which sport?

2.      How old would Janis Joplin have been had she lived to the end of the 20th century?

3.      In the 80s Afghanistan was occupied by troops from which country?

4.      Which Texan city lies opposite Ciudad Juarez?

5.      In which state is Bucknell University?

6.      Junior Braithwaite was the original lead singer with which group?

7.      The Aga Khan is renowned as a breeder of which animals?

8.      Spiro Agnew was Vice President to which US President?

9.      Who wrote the best seller Shogun?

10.   Alfonso Bonilla Aragon international airport is in which country?

11.   Where was Mary Jo Kopechne found drowned?

12.   Why were Hope and Crosby "like Webster's Dictionary?"

13.   In which branch of the arts is Suzanne Farrell famous?

14.   Indiana's centenary of joining the Union was in which year?

‡     Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)

‡     Hmmmmm…

¬ Rank of Communist China among the ‘greenest’ regimes in history, based on total atmospheric carbon reduction: 1

‡     Somewhat Useless Information…

¬ Last year Treasury printed more $100 bills than dollar bills for the first time. There are now more than seven billion pictures of Benjamin Franklin in circulation

¬ Thanks to technological advances, the average dollar bill now circulates for 40 months, up from 18 months two decades ago, according to Federal Reserve estimates.

¬ There was only one president that was a preacher -- James Garfield

¬ President Lincoln owned only one home during his lifetime -- in Springfield, Ill.

¬ Malcolm X's father was murdered, and his mother was committed to a mental hospital by the time he was 13.

¬ Malcolm considered his surname 'Little' a slave name and so then changed it to 'X', which represents his lost tribal name.

‡     Yeah, It Really Happened…

BARROWFORD, England - A British man who was struck by lightning said he credits a chance encounter with a metal sink with saving his life.

Kevin Holden, 61, of Barrowford, England, said he went outside in the rain to retrieve his golf umbrella and a blue flash threw him about 4 feet into the air while he was re-entering the house, The Sun reported Monday. Holden said he grabbed a stainless steel sink to steady himself and saw an arc of electricity shoot from his thumb to the basin.

"It was a brilliant flash of light. I could only think that I had been struck by lightning," Holden said. "I was lucky. I had a pair of trainers on but if I had bare feet it could have been very different.

"When paramedics came they were looking for an entry point and an exit wound but they said the lightning must have passed around my body. It must have traveled to earth down the sink," he said.

"I was lucky. I felt like I had hangover, my head was ringing."

‡     Guffaw…or at least smile…

Joe, a college student, was taking a course in ornithology, the study of birds. The night before the biggest test of the semester, Joe spent all night studying. He had the textbook nearly memorized. He knew his class notes backward and forward. Joe was ready.

The morning of the test, Joe entered the auditorium and took a seat in the front row. On the table in the front was a row of ten stuffed birds. Each bird had a sack covering its body, and only the legs were showing. When class started, the professor announced that the students were to identify each bird by looking at its legs and give its common name, species, habitat, mating habits, etc.

Joe looked at each of the birds' legs. They all looked the same to him. He started to get angry. He had stayed up all night studying for this test and now he had to identify birds by their LEGS? The more he thought about the situation, the angrier he got.

Finally he reached his boiling point. He stood up, marched up to the professor's desk, crumpled up his exam paper and threw it on the desk. "What a ridiculous test!" he told the prof. "How could anyone tell the difference between these birds by looking at their legs? This exam is the biggest rip-off I've ever seen!"

With that, Joe turned and stormed toward the exit. The professor was a bit shocked, and it took him a moment to regain his composure. Then, just as Joe was about to walk out the door, the prof shouted out, "Wait a minute, young man, what's your name?"

Joe turned around, pulled up his pant legs and hollered, "You tell me, prof! You tell me!"

‡     Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…

MALCOLM X: OUR HISTORY WAS DESTROYED BY SLAVERY

‡     Daybook Information…

…Happening This Week:

7-13: International Clown Week / National Farmers' Market Week / Assistance Dog Week /

Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week / Knights of Columbus Family Week

8-14: Exercise With Your Child Week / Sturgis Rally

10-16: Elvis Week   

‡     TODAY IS

¬ Ingersoll Day: the birthday of Robert Green Ingersoll, to celebrate the life and works of one of the most popular freethinkers in US history.  

¬ Presidential Joke Day

¬ Son and Daughter Day

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¬ Chad: Independence Day (1960 from France)

¬ Zimbabwe: Heroes' Day

‡     Today’s Events:

·        IN ARTS

1962 - Beach Boys release  "Surfin' Safari"

1963 - Kingston Trio are mystery guest on "What's My Line?"

·        IN ATHLETICS

1929 - Babe Ruth becomes 1st to hit 500 homers 

1948 - Summer Olympics opens in London

·        IN BUSINESS

1866 - World's 1st roller rink opens (Newport RI)

1874 - Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head

·        IN EDUCATION

1924 - 1st newsreel pictures of presidential candidates were taken

·        FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

1802 - Tecumseh has predicted an earthquake. It happen and becomes known as the "New Madrid Earthquake."

·        IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

1786 - Captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia

1863 - Cambodia becomes French protectorate

1991 - 400,000 demonstrate for democracy in Madagascar, 31 killed

·        IN RELIGION

1978 - Funeral of Pope Paul VI

·        IN SCIENCE

1896 - Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain

1914 - John Wray patents animation

1951 - 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi R in Ks, Okla, Mo & Ill

2003 - A heat wave in Paris results in temperatures rising to 112°F (44° C), leaving about 144 people dead.

·        IN US POLITICS

1860 - Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev)

1934 - 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in SF Bay

·        ARTISTS:  AUTHORS:  COMPOSERS

1921 - Alex Haley, US writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots)

1873 - John Rosamond Johnson, co-composer ( Lift Every Voice & Sing )

1892 - Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer (Scots Unbound)

Marilyn Vos Savant, writer/world's highest IQ (228) turns 65

·        ATHLETES

1778 - Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement

1900 - Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1920)

·        ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)

1924 - Arlene Dahl, actress/TV panelist (Ambush) turns 87

1925 - Mike Douglas, talk show host (Mike Douglas Show)

Hulk Hogan, actor, wrestler turns 58

David Horovitch, English Actor (Miss Marple movies) turns 66

1902 - Lloyd Nolan, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)

Pat McNamara , actor, turns 60

Aaron Miller, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche) turns 40

·        ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS

Steve Wozniak, co-founder (Apple Computers) turns 61

·        POLITICIANS

1667 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis

·        SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS

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‡     Today’s Obits:

1919 - Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83

1973 - Peggy Castle, actress (Lily Merrill-Lawman), dies of cirrhosis at 46

1994 - Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr Who), dies of cancer at 81

1984 - Percy Mayfield, US singer (Hit the Road Jack ), dies of heart attack at 63

1956 - Jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident at 44

2009 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, sister of John F. Kennedy dies at 88

1868 - Thaddeus Stevens, architect of Radical Reconstruction, dies at 76

‡     ANSWERS:

Trivia Quiz

1.      Sam Ermolenko was a world champion in which sport?

a.      Speedway (dirt bikes).

2.      How old would Janis Joplin have been had she lived to the end of the 20th century?

a.      56

3.      In the 80s Afghanistan was occupied by troops from which country?

a.      USSR—The reason the US did not participate in the Moscow Olympics

4.      Which Texan city lies opposite Ciudad Juarez?

a.      El Paso

5.      In which state is Bucknell University?

a.      Pennsylvania

6.      Junior Braithwaite was the original lead singer with which group?

a.      The Wailers

7.      The Aga Khan is renowned as a breeder of which animals?

a.      Racehorses

8.      Spiro Agnew was Vice President to which US President?

a.      Nixon

9.      Who wrote the best seller Shogun?

a.      James Clavell

10.   Alfonso Bonilla Aragon international airport is in which country?

a.      Colombia

11.   Where was Mary Jo Kopechne found drowned?

a.      Chappaquiddick

12.   Why were Hope and Crosby "like Webster's Dictionary?"

a.      They were Morocco bound

13.   In which branch of the arts is Suzanne Farrell famous?

a.      Ballet

14.   Indiana's centenary of joining the Union was in which year?

a.      1916

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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 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] may not be totally accurate.

‡     AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW     ‡

8-10-11

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‡     TODAY’s “Geez”:

¬ 1743 - Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated

¬ 1954 - At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway is held

¬ 1966 - Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again

¬ 1984 - Mary Decker trips on heel of Zola Budd during 3,000m Olympic run

¬ 1994 - Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841)

‡     Free Rambling Thoughts…

We had a lot of clouds this afternoon and a couple of afternoon showers and it still looks like we will be getting more.

I had lunch with Greg and his 6 year old son today at Wildflower. Great food and good discussion about the proposed brochure. The weather is so nice, we ate outside and spent a good two hours talking about the boat. He brought a photo album, pictures of the Sandra on the water and pictures of the refurbishing from start to finish. I got some good information, so we will see how it works. I realized this afternoon that I don’t have MS Publisher on this computer, so I have to look for it or find another one on line. A bump I hadn’t expected, but will work it out tomorrow. I told him, after seeing the newspaper articles, the beautiful post cards he had made, and all the other stuff that he really needs a publicist—someone who will pound the pavement to get the word out. He should be selling the postcards at various venues here in Flag and at the Grand Canyon. He has a lot of very good stuff. I told him I’m not the guy for that, but was sure with all his connections, he could find someone. It is a touchy situation, as he brings the Sandra on the Canyoneers rowing trips—but Canyoneers is more of a motor company and they don’t a lot of advertising for their motor trips. His Granddad started the company and now it is owned by an in-law of the family. Of course the bottom line is $$$ and most people want a shorter trip than a non-motorized trip offers. There are other companies that offer more rowing trips, but they are ‘competition’, and this is really a ‘my granddad built this boat and this company’ thing. A tough call for sure.  I only hope that I will be able to assist in a small way to let people know about this great boat.

Our lunch also saw the ‘Save the Peaks’ demonstration across Butler Ave. There were about eight big signs, about 20 demonstrators, and a couple of police cars. It is so disappointing that the Forest Service and the city of Flagstaff do not understand Indigenous People’s beliefs nor acknowledge that the desecration of sacred site is wrong. The US has signed the UN resolution on Indigenous People’s Rights, yet local $$$ seem to be more important to the decision makers. I told Greg that I had to bite my tongue when one of the oarsmen started talking on the boat about his winter job—ski instructor at SnowBowl. Here was a guy oaring down a beautiful river every summer and helping destroy a mountain every winter. Greg told me that the guy was really a motorized trip pilot, and didn’t really see the importance of keeping the river and the canyon as pristine as possible. He said I would have been wasting my time if I had said anything. That made me wish I had said something. Next time…next time for sure.

I have to say I am constantly surprised that so many people in the US do not see the importance of preserving history for the future generations. Newer usually wins out. I was shocked when the Methodist Church in my hometown was torn down for a gas station, when my old elementary school was torn down for a new school, when my Jr. High—formerly the first High School in our suburb was torn down for a new campus. All those buildings were from the 1920’s except my elementary school that was built in 1955. They all had contemporary design for their time and are now lost. Most disappointing is that future generations will never be able to see these buildings.

‡     Trivia Quiz…(answers at the end of post)

1.      Which word needs to be added to Is Rich and At Rest to completer the book titles?

2.      What was the profession of sportsman Sir Gordon Richards?

3.      Which country did tennis-playing sisters Katerina and Manuela Maleeva originally come from?

4.      Philadelphia-born Alexander Calder worked in which branch of the arts?

5.      Who directed the movie Heaven Can Wait?

6.      In which decade did the contraceptive pill go on general sale in America?

7.      Who had a 60s No 1 hit with Honey?

8.      To ten thousand square miles, what is the area of Maine?

9.      What is Anthony Quayle's real first name?

10.   Who played Steed in the 90s film version of The Avengers?

11.   In which country is the Spa-Francorchamps motor racing track?

12.   Who led British, French and US troops in the second battle of the Marne?

13.   In which state is the Bellarmine College?

14.   Which Marlon starred in the 50s film A Streetcar Named Desire?

15.   Which Redgrave was Oscar nominated in 1966?

16.   Which fellow actress did Faye Dunaway play in Mommie Dearest?

‡     Zoom-ed in Picture…Can you Identify what this is? (Answer at end of post)

‡     Hmmmmm…

¬ Number of Bentleys purchased in Russia in 200 and in 2010, respectfully: 0:113

‡     Somewhat Useless Information…

¬ In 1950, Diners Club became the first company to offer a credit card that could be used at multiple locations. Initially the credit card was accepted at just 14 restaurants in New York.

¬ Diners Club founder Frank X. McNamara came up with the idea one evening after dining at a restaurant -- and realizing he had forgotten his wallet.

¬ In 1958, Bank of America launched the first general-purpose credit card by mailing 60,000 real BankAmericard credit cards to the residents of Fresno, Calif. This mass mailing was the brainchild of bank employee Joseph P. Williams.

¬ By October 1959, 2 million unsolicited Bank Americards had been "dropped" throughout California. Unfortunately, the loose lending standards imposed by Williams' ingenious marketing strategy resulted in more than one of every five accounts being delinquent. Credit card fraud caused even more problems for the bank. As a result, Bank of America initially lost $8.8 million on the launch of its new credit card -- and Williams lost his job.

¬ The first BankAmericards were made of paper and had a credit limit of $300. The terms and conditions also held the cardholder liable for all charges -- including those resulting from fraud.

¬ Today, Americans have an astounding 609.8 million credit cards in their wallets. If all those cards were stacked up, they would create a tower 288 miles high.

‡     Yeah, It Really Happened…

HONOLULU - A hand-shaped object that led Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to call the police was determined to be a dried-out squid. A woman said a group of teenagers and young adults from her family discovered the object, which resembled the severed hand of a small child, at Mokuauia Seabird Sanctuary, also known as Goat Island, and she urged them to call authorities Thursday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday.

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources responded to the scene and contacted the Honolulu Police Department's homicide unit upon viewing the object. However, officials soon determined the object was actually a dried-out squid.

‡     Guffaw…or at least smile…

Two boy scouts went on a nature hike in the hills picking hickory nuts.

Along the way, they filled their small pails and then started to fill their pockets and shirts.

When they could hold no more nuts, they started down the country road until they came across a cemetery. The boys decided that would be a good place to stop and rest and divide out the nuts.

The two boys sat in the shade of a large oak tree and unloaded their pockets and buckets by dumping all of the nuts in a large pile.

 In the process, two of them rolled away and rested near the road. The boys then proceeded to divide out the nuts. "One for you. One for me. One for you. One for me."

As they were doing this, another boy was passing by and happened to hear them. He looked into the cemetery, but could not see the boys, because they were obscured by the tree. He hesitated a moment and then ran back to town.

"Father! Father!" he yelled as he entered his house. "The cemetery. Come quick!"

"What's the matter?" his father asked.

"No time to explain," the boy frantically panted. "Follow me!"

The boy and his father ran up the country road and stopped when they reached the cemetery. They stopped at the side of the road and all fell silent for a few moments. Then the father asked his son what was wrong.

"Do you hear that?" he whispered. Both people listened intently and heard the Scouts. "One for me. One for you. One for me. One for you..."

The boy then blurted out, "The devil and the Lord are dividing the souls!"

The father was skeptical but silent -- until a few moments later as the Scouts completed dividing out the nuts and one Scout said to the other, "Now, as soon as we get those two nuts down by the road, we'll have them all."

‡     Searchin’ “You Tube” I found…

 Isaac Hayes - Shaft - live 1973

‡     Daybook Information…

…Happening This Week:

7-13: International Clown Week / National Farmers' Market Week / Assistance Dog Week /

Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week / Knights of Columbus Family Week

8-14: Exercise With Your Child Week / Sturgis Rally

10-16: Elvis Week   

‡     TODAY IS

¬ Lazy Day

¬ National S'mores Day

¬ National Duran, Duran Appreciation Day

¬ Perigean Spring Tides

¬ Smithsonian Day

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Ecuador Independence Day (1809 from Spain)

US: Missouri Admission Day (1820—24^th state)

‡     Today’s Events:

·        IN ARTS

1948 - Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC

·        IN ATHLETICS

1877 - Phillies & Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM

1997 - Vijay Singh of Fiji wins Buick Open at the Warwick Hills Golf

·        IN BUSINESS

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·        IN EDUCATION

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·        FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

1680 - In New Mexico, Popé leads rebellion of Pueblo Indians against Spaniards

1877 - Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians

·        IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

1866 - Transatlantic cable laid-Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria

·        IN RELIGION

2003 - Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space

·        IN SCIENCE

1500 - Portuguese sea captain Diego Diaz is first European to sight Madagascar

1519 - Magellan's 5 ships set sail to circumnavigate Earth

1932 - A 5.1-kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri

·        IN US POLITICS

1831 - Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery

1921 - FDR stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello

·        ARTISTS:  AUTHORS:  COMPOSERS

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·        ATHLETES

1920 - William "Red" Holzman, NBA coach (NY Knickerbockers, 754 wins)

·        ENTERTAINERS (ACTORS/SINGERS…)

Ian Anderson, Scotland, rocker (Jethro Tull-Bungle in the Jungle) turns 64

Devon Aoki, model turns 29

Rosanna Arquette, actor turns 52

Antonio Banderas actor turns 51

1913 - Noah Beery Jr,  actor (Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot)

1928 - Jimmy Dean, actor/ sausage king /singer (Jimmy Dean Show,)

Rhonda Fleming, actor turns 88

1899 - Jack Haley, actor (Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue)

1940 - Bobby Hatfield, rocker (Righteous Bros-Unchained Melody)

Angie Harmon, actor turns 39

1902 - Norma Shearer, actor

·        ENTREPRENEUR & EDUCATORS

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·        POLITICIANS

1874 - Herbert Clark Hoover, 31st Pres (1929-1933)

·        SCIENTISTS / THEOLOGISTS

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‡     Today’s Obits:

2007 - Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American member of Tuskegee Airmen and civil rights activist dies at 85

1976 - Ray "Crash" Corrigan, cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch), dies at 74

1250 - Erik IV (Plovpenning), king of Denmark, murdered at 33

1945 - Robert H Goddard, US, rocket pioneer, dies of throat cancer at 62

2008 - Isaac Hayes, American musician and actor dies of stroke at 65

 258 - Saint Lawrence, martyr, burned to death at 33

1921 - John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies

1932 - Rin Tin Tin, —WWI rescue from France--German shepherd dog dies at 14

‡     ANSWERS:

Trivia Quiz

1.      Which word needs to be added to Is Rich and At Rest to complete the book titles?

a.      Rabbit

2.      What was the profession of sportsman Sir Gordon Richards?

a.      Jockey

3.      Which country did tennis-playing sisters Katerina and Manuela Maleeva originally come from?

a.      Bulgaria

4.      Philadelphia-born Alexander Calder worked in which branch of the arts?

a.      Sculpture

5.      Who directed the movie Heaven Can Wait?

a.      Warren Beatty

6.      In which decade did the contraceptive pill go on general sale in America?

a.      1960s

7.      Who had a 60s No 1 hit with Honey?

a.      Bobby Goldsboro

8.      To ten thousand square miles, what is the area of Maine?

a.      30,861

9.      What is Anthony Quayle's real first name?

a.      John

10.   Who played Steed in the 90s film version of The Avengers?

a.      Ralph Fiennes

11.   In which country is the Spa-Francorchamps motor racing track?

a.      Belgium

12.   Who led British, French and US troops in the second battle of the Marne?

a.      Petain

13.   In which state is the Bellarmine College?

a.      Kentucky

14.   Which Marlon starred in the 50s film A Streetcar Named Desire?

a.      Brando

15.   Which Redgrave was Oscar nominated in 1966?

a.      Lynn for Georgy Girl

16.   Which fellow actress did Faye Dunaway play in Mommie Dearest?

a.      Joan Crawford

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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 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] may not be totally accurate.

‡     AND THAT’S ALL FOR NOW     ‡