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Flagstaff Almanac…
Week: 36 / Day: 249 Today: High 77°…Low 50°
Records: High 90°(1945)…Low 27°(1961)
Averages: High 76°…Low 46°
Wind: average: 3.1mph;
Gusts: 20mph
Today’s average humidity: 64% Afternoon Rain
Quote of the Day…
Today’s Historical
Highlights…
2007 - Three
terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany
after
allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and
US military installations
1991
- Nelson Mandela chosen president of South African ANC
1978 - Sadat,
Begin & Carter began peace conference at Camp David, Md
1960 - Cassius
Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal
1958 - "Doctor
Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak published in US
1957 - Cuban
dictator Batista bombs Cienfuegos uprising
1939
- FDR declares US neutrality at start of WW II in Europe
1882 - 10,000
workers march in 1st Labor Day parade in NYC
1836 - Sam
Houston elected president of Republic of Texas
1793 - In the French Revolution, the "Reign of
Terror" begins
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Happy Birthday To: ♪..
How many can you identify?…answers in Today’s Birthdays
Free Rambling Thoughts…
A day to
catch up on stuff…went through a pile of mail. Paid some bills, deposited some
checks, read some junk mail and through a bunch of junk mail away without even
opening it. Then did some light housekeeping so it’s nice to be in a straightened
up home.
I did
catch up on some of the Dem Convention too. Nice to see the Ted Kennedy
tribute, that was a reminder of bipartisan politics and statesman who worked to
move our country forward. No matter how this election turns out, I hope that
bipartisanship for the good of our country can prevail. Decided to watch some Faux new coverage of the
convention, since I watched MSNBC during the Republican one. Gotta hear all
sides. It is interesting to switch between CNN and Fox.
Game Center: (answers at the end of post)
What is the rhyming answer?
Answer
the following clue in two rhyming words (e.g. an obese feline is a fat cat) If
only one number is given, the answer is a word featuring internal rhyme (e.g.
voodoo)
gets the OK to take something away (7, 8)
Rebus…
Can you figure
out what this means?
Lifestyle Substance…
Do you remember this?
Read This Headline Carefully!!
Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling of Isolation
Do you know what this word means?
What
is this not so common name of a common object?
The Gluteal Crease
Mosques—…
First Version/Hit version…:
Susie-Q …Dale Hawkins
Susie-Q …CCR
A moderate hit for Hawkins and released just as what would eventually be Creedence Clearwater Revival was in its infancy, it became the first hit for CCR eleven years later as their first single of their first album. CCR reworked the song specifically for airplay on KMPX, an alternative radio station in San Francisco.
Harper’s Index…
Cost to become acitizen of St. Kitts and Nevis: $250,000
Unusal Fact of the Day…
President Warren G. Harding once gambled away an entire box of priceless White House china while playing poker with friends in the Presidential Mansion.Found on You Tube…
What’s My Line-Allen Funt
Joke-of-the-day…
When Ted was putting flowers on his Grandmother's grave he noticed a man, very distraught, in front of a tombstone several yards away. The man was on his knees, hands tightly clasped in front of him, rocking back and forth, head tilted upward to heaven, tears streaming down his cheeks, moaning softly, "Why did you die? Why did you die?" Over and over again. Ted was overcome with emotion at this sight and went over to the poor man to try and console him. "Why did you die? Why did you die?" bellowed the man again and again. Ted gently put his arm around the man and half whispered to him, "My Grandmother is buried just over there. Is a loved one of yours buried here?" "No," sniffled the man, "It's my wife's first husband."
Rules of Thumb…
Easy
shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
SPONSORING LARGE SPORTS EVENTS--There aren't any precise studies showing what sponsorship is worth, but the rule of thumb is that putting $1,000 behind a sports event will generate the same exposure as $10,000 in advertising.
Yeah, It Really Happened…
National Journal: Republicans filed a federal lawsuit to stop Nevada from listing “none of these candidates” on ballots. It’s the only state that lets voters actively choose none of the above instead of passively just not voting. GOP officials acknowledged that “none” could attract enough votes from disgruntled anti-Obama voters who might otherwise vote for Mitt Romney to give Nevada’s six hotly contested electoral votes to the president. “None” has won some primary elections and siphoned off votes that might have benefited candidates, notably Sen. Harry Reid, who, in 1998, beat his Republican challenger by 400 votes, with “none” capturing 8,000.
Somewhat Useless Information…
- Most Americans consider Labor Day a uniquely American experience, but in all reality, Labor Day has its origins in Canada. Stemming from 1870's labor disputes in Toronto, in 1872 a parade was held in support of a strike against the 58 hour workweek. As a result, 24 union leaders who were responsible for organizing the event were arrested under anti-union laws.
- The first Labor Day celebration in the United States can be traced to New York City's Union Square on Sept. 5, 1882. It was designed as a way to appease city workers after numerous strikes and in some cases even violence.
- Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday in 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894, thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.
- President Eisenhower designated May 1 as both Law Day and Loyalty Day. Each of these were specifically aimed at replacing the communist holiday with a religious or patriotic one. In many countries, May Day is also Labor Day.
- More than 10,000 workers marched in the first Labor Day parade, protesting 16 hour workdays and were fighting to have an eight-hour workday.
- Making Labor Day an official national holiday as part of his political campaign, in 1894, President Grover Cleveland made good on his promise, and signed a law making Labor Day an officially recognized US holiday.
Calendar Information…
Happening This Week:
1-7: National Nutrition Week / Self-University Week
/ International Enthusiasm Week
2-8: National Waffle Week
3- 7: National Payroll Week
4-8: Play Days
Today Is…
Be Late For Something Day
Today’s Events Through History…
2000’s
2009 - Denmark celebrates the first
national flagday, in memory of the fallen
Danes in international operations
since 1948
1900’s
1987
- John McEnroe is fined $17,500 for tirades at US Tennis Open
1961
- President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty)
1960
- Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal
1958
- 1st color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte NC
1953 - 1st
privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC
1946
- Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game
1901 - National
Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms
1800’s
1885 - 1st
gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer (Ft Wayne, Ind)
1863 - Bread
revolt in Mobile Alabama
1839 - The
First Opium War begins in China
1814 - Start of the two day battle of Credit Island, near present
day Davenport, Iowa.
Major Zackary Taylor, and 334 American soldiers are making
their way up the
Mississippi River attacking British positions with
considerable success. They
encounter a force of 1000 Indians and British. The
allied army forces Taylor to
withdraw to safety in Saint Louis.
1800 - Malta
surrenders to British after they blockade French troops
1700’s
1785 - Georgians continue to trespass on Creek lands. Chief Alexander
McGillivray
writes Congress demanding that they protect his people from the
settlers which
previous treaties has promised.
1600’s
1666 - Great Fire of London ends,
leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead
1500’s
1519 - 2nd
Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs
Today’s Birthdays…
In their 30’s
Rose
McGowan, actress and singer is 39
In their 40’s
Dweezil
Zappa, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ (MTV) is 43
In their 50’s
Steve
Denton, tennis player (world's fastest tennis serve-138 mph) is 56
In their 60’s
Dennis
Dugan, actor, director, and comedian is 66
Michael
Keaton [Michael John Douglas],
Pitts Pa, actor (Gung Ho, Batman,
Beetlejuice) is 61
In their 70’s
William
Devane, Albany NY, actor (Family Plot, Missles of October) is 75
George
Lazenby, Australian actor (OHMSS-James Bond) is 73
Raquel
Welch [Jo Raquel Tejada], actress (Myra Breckenridge, 1,000,000 BC,
100 Rifles) is 72
In their 80’s
Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress (West
Side Story) is 80
Bob
Newhart, comedian (Bob Newhart Show, Newhart) is 83
Remembered for
being born today
Jesse
James, Missouri, outlaw, son of a clergyman b. 1847
Arthur C
Nielsen, market researcher (TV's Nielsen's Ratings) b. 1923
Frank
Shuster, Canadian comedian (Wayne and Shuster) b. 1916
John
Stewart, San Diego Ca, rocker (Kingston Trio-Fire in the Wind) b. 1939
Darryl F
Zanuck, film magnate/president (20th Century Fox) b. 1902
Today’s Historical Obits…
Mother
Teresa [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu],
Nobel (1979), cardiac arrest--1997--at 87
Auguste
Comte, French sociologist , stomach cancer—1857—at 59
Allen
Funt, American radio and television personality, 1999—at 84
Karl
Harrer, German journalist and politician, founding member of the
"DAP",
which would become the Nazi Party, 1926—at 35
D. James
Kennedy, American televangelist, 2007—at 76
Catharine
Parr, queen of England/last wife of Henry VIII, complications of
childbirth—1548--
36
Crazy
Horse, [Tashunka Witko], last great Sioux war chief, killed after
surrender—1877--
at 27
Answers…
Do you know what this
word means?
The place where the lower buttocks meet the upper leg. If those buttocks are particularly comely, they might be described by the adjective callipygian, a word which derives from the Greek for beautiful (kallos) and buttocks (pyge).
What is the answer?
Removal approval
Rebus
Half-hearted
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel
free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet
sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned
that every site has mistakes and sadly once out the information is out there,
many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events
occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be
totally accurate.
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