1-9-13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 01 / Day: 009   
Today: L 18°…H 50°… Ave. humidity: 46%
Wind: ave:   10mph; Gusts:  22mph  
Average Low: 16° Record Low:  -9° (1937)
Average High: 43° Record High:  61° (1996)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
1493 - 1st sight of manatees (by Christopher Columbus)
1839 - Daguerreotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science
1847 - 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)
1879 - Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Ft Robinson
1903 - Wind Cave National Park, SD established
1908 - Muir Woods National Monument, California established
1956 - Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers
1969 - 1st trial flight of Concorde
2001 - Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco
2007 - Apple Inc CEO, Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
Nice day…beautiful blue sky…not a cloud in site. Nice winter day.
 
Can’t get too upset about the current NJ situation involving the governor. Sure seems to fit the NJ stereotype of years past. Eventually someone will become the fall guy and life will go on for Christie. There will be lots of investigations and finally someone will take the blame for closing the bridge. It will be interesting to see how the NJ people and the people of Fort Lee will vote in November.
 
Fifty years after LBJ declared the war on poverty; it continues to be an issue. Better than it was, but a long way to go. Back then the CEO’s of the US made 25 times their average worker. Today it is 354 times their average worker. Duh….that seems to be a problem that can be solved.

Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
The groom said, "Pack your bikini, Darling. I'm taking you to the tallest mountain in the world, and you'll need it for the nearby beaches."
Where was he taking Darling?
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Suggested New State Mottos:
New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!
Something to Ponder in your free time…
  • Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
  • Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
  • Number of book publishers in the United States in 1972: 1,205
  • In 1982: 2,001

Unusual Fact of the Day
The metal band that joins the eraser to a pencil is a called a "ferrule." It is also the same name of the metal band at the end of a cane.
Joke-of-the-day
A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
"House" for instance, is feminine: "la casa."
"Pencil," however, is masculine: "el lapiz."
A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?"
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether "computer" should be a masculine or a feminine noun.
Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that "computer" should definitely be of the feminine gender ("la computadora") because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine ("el computador") because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time, they ARE the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won.
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
THE BEST MOMENT TO SWAT A FLY
Wait for the bluebottle/fly to land on a hard surface…wait for it to move its front two legs to its face in a feeding/cleaning action - then swat it. By the time it puts its legs back down to push itself off you've got it.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
HARPENDEN, England - British researchers say they've been able to genetically modify a biofuel crop to produce components of fish oils beneficial for cardiovascular health. The flesh of oily fish such as mackerel and salmon are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids, known to reduce the risk of heart disease, but supplies are limited and unsustainable at current fishing levels, they say. Looking to create an alternative, sustainable source, scientists at Britain's Rothamsted Research took seven genes that algae use to produce these fatty acids and inserted them into the genome of the plant Camelina sativa. The seeds of the modified plant yielded oil that, when purified, contained around 12 per cent of the fatty acid EPA and 14 per cent DHA, the same proportions as in fish oil, they said. The Camelina plant oil could be available commercially within 10 years, they said. "We're never going to replace that 1 million tons a year from the sea, but if we could supply even 10 percent, we would significantly take the pressure off fish stocks," researcher Johnathan Napier told NewScientist.com.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • In the United States, there is little difference between the terms "college" and "university." However, the term "college" in other countries, such as Canada, refers to a junior college or trade college, where as a "university" is larger, more research focused, and usually contains multiple colleges.
  • The term bachelor in "bachelor's degree" most likely is from the Medieval Latin term baccalaureate, which is a play on the Latin words bacca lauri or laurel berries. The word is also a re-Latinization of the French word bachelor, which means a "youthful knight" or a "novice in arms."

Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
5-11
Home Office Safety and Security Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
7-10
International 3-D Week
8-11
Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week
8-14
Universal Letter Writing Week  

Today Is                                                                      
·        Balloon Ascension Day
·        National Static Electricity Day
^^^^^^
·        Martyrs' Day (Panama)

Today’s Events through History  
1768 - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus in London.
1799 - British Prime Minister introduces income tax for funds for the war against Napoleon.
1880 - 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days
1942 - US Joint Chiefs of Staff created
1959 - "Rawhide" with Clint Eastwood premieres on CBS TV

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Judith Krantz, NYC, author (Scruples, Princess Daisy, Dazzle) is 86
Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach (Green Bay) is 80
Joan Baez, Staten Island, folk singer/human rights advocate is 73
Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Prince William is 32

Remembered for being born today
1728 - Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)
1859 - Carrie Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)
1913 - Richard Nixon,  37th President (R) of the United States  
1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee, [Rose Hovick], burlesque actress (Gypsy)
1915 - Fernando Lamas, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor ("You look marvelous")
1925 - Lee Van Cleef, actor (For a Few Dollars More, Escape from NY)
1935 - Bob Denver, actor (Gilligan's Island)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy" in 1843 @97
James M. Buchanan, American economist and noble laureate in 2013 @93
Paul Lynde, actor (Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched) of heart attack in 1982 @55

Brain Teasers
He was taking Darling to Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Mauna Kea (or "White Mountain") has the remnants of glacial terrane from the last global ice age on its summit, and snow in the winter. From base to summit, at over nine kilometers, the volcano Mauna Kea is the world's tallest mountain. Most of Mauna Kea happens to be below water, and its summit is only a couple of hours from a beach. Mt. Everest is the highest but not the tallest because it stands on the high Tibetan plateau, and also there are no ocean beaches near by the mountain.
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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1-8-13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 01 / Day: 008   
Today: L 16°…H 52°… Ave. humidity: 37%
Wind: ave:   8mph; Gusts:  18mph  
Average Low: 16° Record Low:  -12° (1989)
Average High: 42° Record High:  62° (2002)

Quote of the Day
 
Today’s Historical Highlights
1656 - Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
1790 - 1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address 
1806 - Lewis & Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon
1815 - Battle of New Orleans-War of 1812 ended 12/24/1814 but nobody knew
1856 - Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif
1877 - Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle @ Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).
1918 - Mississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition)
1964 - President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty"
1974 - Loch Ness Monster photographed
2002 - President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
2011 - Attempted assassination of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords kills 6 and wounds 13

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays
 
My Free Rambling Thoughts   
What a great day…with fairly warm weather. Got to spend some time outside. A quick beautiful sunrise, followed by some overcast skies, the finally warmth and only a few high clouds. Enjoying it to the fullest.
 
So Dennis Rodman is back in N. Korea sponsoring a basketball game. Saw an interview on CNN. He continues to be difficult to understand. Many are saying it’s not early diplomacy, but just a way for these retired players to make a fistful of money. Whatever it is that led to this game, it certainly is not appearing to improve either Rodman’s image or N. Korea’s image, other than their leader likes basketball.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
The following clues each form a unique word by themselves, add them together to get the name of a country. Example: blue and yellow mixed + solid ground = ? Answer: green + land = Greenland 
1. frozen water + solid ground of the earth = ? 2. used to refer to oneself + competed in a race = ? 3. anger or wrath + to lower an airplane from sky to ground = ? 4. a relaxing resort + not out = ? bonus: never used + enthusiastic devotion + in addition to = ? ?

Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Odd Lawsuits…
PETA Problems
In 2001, two PETA members hit a deer on the highway while driving home from an anti-hunt protest. The members wrote a letter to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, suing for damages and injuries. In their letter, they said that the Division was responsible for their damages "as a result of their deer management program, which includes, in certain circumstances, an affirmative effort to increase deer population."
Suggested New State Mottos:
Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!
Something to Ponder in your free time…
  • If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
  • If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?

OK Then…
 
Harper’s Index 
Percentage of all coronary-artery bypasses in the United States that are performed on whites: 97
Unusual Fact of the Day
Some species of birds, like the robin, can only lay one egg a day. To ensure that all the eggs in the clutch hatch around the same time, the female will let the earlier eggs "cool" in the nest between layings so as to let the "fresher" eggs catch up.

Joke-of-the-day
A man was walking along a California beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a genie. The genie said, "OK. You released me from the lamp, blah blah blah. This is the fourth time this month and I'm getting a little sick of these wishes so you can forget about three. You only get one wish!" The man sat and thought about it for a while and said, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii but I'm scared to fly and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?" The genie laughed and said, "That's impossible. Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete...how much steel!! No, think of another wish." The man said OK and tried to think of a really good wish. Finally, he said, "I've been married and divorced four times. My wives always said that I don't care and that I'm insensitive. So, I wish that I could understand women....know how they feel inside and what they're thinking when they give me the silent treatment....know why they're crying, know what they really want when they say 'nothing'....know how to make them truly happy...."
The genie asked, "Do you want that bridge two lanes or four?"  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
CATCHING BANK ROBBERS
Bank robbers when escaping by car will more often turn right than left.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
ARLINGTON, Texas - A study of GPS satellite orbits suggests the Earth is heavier than thought, perhaps due to a halo of dark matter, a U.S. researcher says. Dark matter is thought to make up about 80 per cent of the universe's matter, but scientists have been unable to determine much else about it, including its presence in the solar system. In 2009, researchers at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton, N.J., theorized that observed changes in the speeds of space probes as they flew past the Earth could be explained by dark matter bound by Earth's gravity. Now Ben Harris at the University of Texas at Arlington used orbiting satellites to see if dark matter might be affecting them. Using data on the satellites in the U.S. GPS, Russian GLONASS and European Galileo groups, he calculated Earth's mass as "felt" by each satellite. "The nice thing about GPS satellites is that we know their orbits really, really well," he told NewScientist.com. His research yielded an average figure for the weight of the Earth between 0.005 and 0.008 per cent greater than the value for Earth's mass established by the International Astronomical Union. This could be explained in there were a disk of otherwise undetectable dark matter around the Earth's equator 120 miles thick and 45,000 miles wide, Harris said.  
Somewhat Useless Information   
  •  
    • Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon and currently the CEO of the Game Freak had a great interest in studying and collecting insects and he earned the nickname “Mr. Bug” by his friends. But what is the remarkable thing about him? In 1999, in an interview with Time Magazine, Tajiri said that he sleeps for 12 hours, and then works on his games for 24 hours straight. Why does he follow such an irregular schedule? He said that the irregular schedule helps him think of new ideas for games.
  • After the shooting of President James A. Garfield by Charles J. Guiteau in Washington in 1881, one bullet remained lodged in his body, but doctors could not find it. Garfield used to suffer a lot for about two months before his death. In the meantime, while trying to relieve the sick man from the heat of a Washington summer, engineers invented an early version of the modern air conditioner.  Moreover, Alexander Graham Bell devised a metal detector so as to find the bullet inside Garfield.
  • Eyebrows are a very special part of our face which plays an important role in expressing ourselves. However, they also have a protective role. So why do we have eyebrows? The main reason is that eyebrows help us to keep moisture out of our eyes when we sweat or walk around the rain. If we didn’t have eyebrows, our ability to see would be limited. Moreover, diverting the sweat away is also beneficial as the salt in sweat irritates the eyes, making them sting a little.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
5-11
Home Office Safety and Security Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
7-10
International 3-D Week
8-11
Elvis' Birthday Celebration Week
8-14
Universal Letter Writing Week  

Today Is                                                                      
·        Argyle Day
·        Bubble Bath Day
·        Earth's Rotation Day
·        National English Toffee Day
·        Midwife's Day or Women's Day
·        National Joy Germ Day
·        Show and Tell Day at Work
·        War on Poverty Day

Today’s Events through History  
1675 - 1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co)
1798 - 11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed
1838 - 1st telegraph message sent using dots & dashes (NJ)
1894 - Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire
1951 - Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow, earth-burrowing, nocturnal bird rediscovered 
      in Bermuda
1963 - "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art
1971 - Voyageurs National Park, Minn established
1996: The last native speaker of the CATAWBA language, Red Thunder cloud, dies @76 

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Larry Storch, NYC, comedian (F Troop, Larry Storch Show) is 91
Charles Osgood, NYC, news anchor (CBS Weekend News) is 81
Shirley Bassey, Cardiff Wales, singer (Goldfinger, Moonraker) is 77
Bob Eubanks, TV host (Newlywed Game) is 76
Little Anthony [Gourdine], rocker (& Imperials) is 73
Stephen Hawking, English physicist (Black Holes & Baby Universes) is 72
David Bowie, [Jones], singer/actor (Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust) is 67
R. Kelly [Robert Sylvester Kelly], American Rapper (I Wish I Could Fly) is 47

Remembered for being born today
1862 - Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)
1909 - Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
1912 - José Ferrer, San Juan Puerto Rico, actor/director (Blood Tide, Dune)
1926 - Soupy Sales, [Milton Hines], NC, comedian (Soupy Sales Show)
1935 - Elvis Aaron Presley, singer (Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born actress (The Munsters) in 2007 @84
Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement) in 1941 @83
Zhou Enlai (Chou En-lai), China's PM (1949-76) of cancer @78
Terry Thomas, Engl comic (Heroes) of Parkinson's disease in 1990 @78
Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer of fever in 1642 @77 
Marco Polo, Venetian explorer in 1324 @69
Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning) of long illness in 1972 @60
Eli Whitney, American inventor of cancer in 1825 @59

Brain Teasers
1. ice + land = Iceland 2. I + ran = Iran 3. ire + land = Ireland 4. spa + in = Spain bonus: new + zeal + and = New Zealand
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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1-7-13


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Flagstaff Almanac:
Week: 01 / Day: 007   
Today: L 20°…H 41°… Ave. humidity: 43%
Wind: ave:   14mph; Gusts:  14mph  
Average Low: 16° Record Low:  -17° (1913)
Average High: 42° Record High:  65° (1914)

Quote of the Day
 


Today’s Historical Highlights
1608 - Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia
1714 - Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
1785 - 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard & Jeffries)
1822 - Liberia colonized by Americans
1830 - 1st US Railroad Station opens (Baltimore)
1914 - 1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal
1929 - "Buck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres
1929 - "Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears
1934 - "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts
1959 - US recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government
1968 - "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV
1969 - US Congress doubles president salary
1972 - William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
1990 - Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far

♫  Today’s Birthdays: ♫   
How many can you identify? Answers in Today’s Birthdays


My Free Rambling Thoughts   
A nice Monday, but still a little chilly for my taste. Still waiting for some of the snow to melt, it’s the snow that sits in the parking lot in the shade for the winter. It should be gone by May. It is not a lot of snow, just enough to be a small bother, but not enough for me to go out and break up the ice and shovel.
 
Finished paying for my Cuba trip in March. Getting excited. Sure to be an interesting trip…with lots of culture and educational experiences. I also spent some time getting my Christmas pictures off my phone and onto my computer.   Also found some Canada trip pictures I had never downloaded from the phone. Now the phone has no pictures so guess it is time to start snapping again. So easy to download these days, and fairly easy to start the new year by organizing everything into the right folders. Ready for 2014 pictures.
Game  Center (answers at the end of post)
Brain Teasers
The following two 4x4 grids each contain a 12-letter word. Each word is formed by a chain of letters. A word can begin with any of the letters. The second letter of a word is adjacent (either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) to the first letter, the third letter is adjacent to the second, and so on. No letter can be used more than once. Four letters in each grid will be unused.
SXED AFOD AMRY LDEH

 NWBR TEIL DECA NNIP


Hint: The first word starts with ‘F’ and the second word starts with ‘B’
Lifestyle  Substance:     
Found on You Tube with some relevance to today

Odd Lawsuits…
Unpredictable Weather
In 1996, an Israeli woman sued a TV station for predicting the wrong weather forecast. She was dressed improperly for her commute, and had to go home and change, causing her to be late for work. She asked for $1000, and actually won the case.
Suggested New State Mottos:
Alabama: Yes, We Have Electricity
Something to Ponder in your free time…
Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
OK Then…


Harper’s Index 
Rank of sterilization among methods of birth control used in the United States: 1
Percentage increase since 1975 in births by Caesarian section in the United States: 121
Unusual Fact of the Day
"Sternutation" is a fancy word for the act of sneezing.

Joke-of-the-day
A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, non-stop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax - OH, MY G-D!"
Silence followed, and after a few minutes the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier; but, while I was talking, the flight attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!"
A passenger in Coach said, "That's nothing. He should see the back of mine!"  
Rules of Thumb:   
Easy shortcuts to make an ‘educated’ guess
BUILDING A STONE WALL
You should plan on ordering (or collecting) two cubic yards of stone for every cubic yard of finished wall.    
Yeah, It Really Happened
According to police, the host of the New Year’s Eve party became upset when the victim (that is the soon-to-be nine-toed lesbian) told her about an altercation with a male partier around 3 a.m.
Accusing her of ruining the party, the female host punched the woman repeatedly until the victim attempted to flee. They then continued the altercation in the street. Having wrestled one another to the ground, the fight ended in gruesome fashion when the host bit off the little toe of the victim's left foot.
A friend of the victim drove her from the Dorchester district to the Boston Medical Center for treatment.
Officers received a call from the hospital around 5 a.m. reporting an assault and battery.
Detectives are investigating the incident, which left both women with scratches on their arms. The victim, whose name was not released, also had scratches on her forehead, neck and chest.
The cause of the initial fight was the victim approaching the man's girlfriend and asking her if she would like to "hook up". He grabbed her round the neck before releasing her.
Somewhat Useless Information   
  • The 1900 Olympic Games included croquet, fishing, billiards and checkers. Tug-of-war was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
  • In a 1936 Ping-Pong tournament, the players volleyed for over two hours on the opening serve.
  • The first tennis balls were stuffed with human hair.
  • In the 1880s waterskiing was known as plankgliding.
  • Boxing rings are called rings because they used to be round.
  • Karate was invented in India. It was not introduced to Japan until about 1917.


Calendar Information        
Happening This Week:
5-11
Home Office Safety and Security Week
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Lose Weight/Feel Great Week
7-10
International 3-D Week

Today Is                                                                      
·        Harlem Globetrotter's Day
·        I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore Day
·        International Programmers' Day
·        National Tempura Day
·        Orthodox Christmas
^^^^^^
·        Nanakusa (Japan- Japanese custom of eating seven-herb rice porridge)

Today’s Events through History  
1610 - Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa & Ganymede
1782 - 1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia
1784 - 1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia
1896 - Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook
1946 - Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union
1949 - 1st photo of genes taken at U of S California by Pease & Baker

Today’s Birthdays                                                           
Kenny Loggins, singer (& Messina-This is it, Footloose) is 66
Erin Gray, actress (Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers) is 64
Katie Couric, television journalist, author and talk show host is 57
Nicolas Cage, [Coppola], actor (Moonstruck, Racing with the Moon) is 50
Dustin Diamond, actor (Screech-Saved By Bell) is 36

Remembered for being born today
1800 - Millard Fillmore, Locke NY, (Whig) 13th president (1850-53)
1879 - St Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous), 1844(?), religious visionary
1903 - Alan Napier, Birmingham England, actor (Alfred-Batman)
1908 - Red Allen, jazz trumpeter and vocalist 
1912 - Charles Addams, cartoonist (New Yorker, Addams Family)
1936 - Eldee Young, US bassist (Young Holt Unlimited-Hang on Sloopy)

Today’s Historical Obits                                                           
Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist (Iraq) in 1996 @93
Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor) in 1943 @86
Trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter) of bronchitis in 1988 @74
Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd) in 1758 @71
Lou Hoover, U.S. First Lady of heart attack in 1944 @69
Caleb Blood Smith, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior of long illness in 1864 @55
Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of King Henry VIII of poison/cancer? in 1536 @50

Brain Teasers
The words are FORMALDEHYDE and BICENTENNIAL.
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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