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6.14.16
Week: 24 \ Day: 166
June
Averages: 79°\41°
86004
Today: H 75° \ L 45°
Average Sky Cover: 10%
Wind
ave: 11mph\Gusts: 27mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record
High: 92°[1974]
Record Low: 25°[2001]
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Quote
of the Day
The worse my drawings were, the more
beautiful did the originals appear. ~John James Audubon
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Observances
Today
Anniversary - VCR
Introduction-1972
Army's Birthday
Family History Day
National Bourbon Day Link
Pause for the Pledge Day
Ramadan: -7/5
Shavuot (Jewish -
begins at sundown)
(World) Blood Donor
Day Link
•••
Boone Day (Ky)
National Day (Malta)
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Observances
This Week
○ 11-19
Worldwide Knit (and
crotchet) in Public Week Link
○ 12-18
National Flag Week
Nursing Assistants Week
○ 12-19
Men's Health
Week Link
○ 13-20
National Hermit Week
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US
Historical Highlights for Today
1642 1st
compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts
1834 Sandpaper
patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont
1900 Having
been annexed to the USA on 12 August 1898, Hawaii is constituted as an
organized territory
1922 Pres
Harding is 1st US president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key
memorial in Baltimore
1942 Walt
Disney's animated movie "Bambi", based on the book by Felix Salten,
is released
1953 Eisenhower condemns
McCarthy's book burning proposal
1954 President Eisenhower signs
order adding words "under God" to the Pledge
1976 "Gong
Show" premieres on TV (syndication)
1989 Ronald
Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (honorary knighthood)
2013 The
US government charges NSA leaker Edward Snowden with violating the
Espionage Act and theft of government property
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World
Historical Highlights for Today
1381 Richard
II in England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of
London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
1913 The
South African Government pass the Immigration Act, which restricts the entry
and free movement of Asians; it leads to widespread agitation and rioting by
resident Indians, led by Gandhi
1917 1st
German air attack on England, 100+ killed in East London
1946 Canadian
Library Association established
1962 The
European Space Research Organization is established in Paris - later becoming
the European Space Agency.
1972 Tropical
storm (later hurricane) Agnes forms over Yucatán Peninsula
2003 - Living
up to its costly reputation, Dublin is named in the worldwide cost of living
survey for 2003 as the third most expensive capital city in the EU. Only London
and Copenhagen are more expensive.
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My
Rambling Thoughts
Windy
Monday. Did some early morning ‘sales’ shopping, picking up some new shirts for
my Barcelona trip.
I was raised
not to hate people…not even people who hated others. Now some 60+ years later I
am still trying to figure how others learn to hate. Not succeeding in that
quest.
Am so tired
of the new media spin on everything we hear. One Presidential candidate makes disparaging
remarks about a natural born American judge and the news media and others pick
up it and spend days with the blah, blah, blah. Trump was wrong! A natural born American crazy
kills 50 Americans at a LBGT bar in Florida and keep reporting on his perceived
ISIS connection. A few sites have stated that he was heard backing various
terrorist groups, yet those terrorist groups do not get along. My guess is that
the man was crazy, figured most of his acquaintances were uneducated about
terrorism roots, decided on his own to become famous by being a terrorist. The
other very disturbing thing is that Homeland and others always say ‘if you see
something, say something’. Well his coworkers did say something and the FBI
interviewed him at least twice, and didn’t find his actions ‘terrorist’ like. Oops.
This has to stop…NOW!
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Brain
Teasers
(answers at
the end of post)
Off With Their Heads!
Language brain teasers are those that involve
the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
It's time to
get back at the Queen of Hearts by beheading words that start with
"Qu". In this case, you remove the first TWO letters and still have a
valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: British pound -> Part of the psyche
Answer: The words are Quid and Id.
1. Stop doing -> That thing
2. Peculiar behaviour -> Annoy
3. Subatomic particle -> Large boat
4. Unit of liquid measure -> Product of creativity
5. Small game bird -> To be unwell
6. Large feather; pen -> Unwell; faulty
7. Nausea; uncomfortable -> Simple
8. Misgivings; scruples -> Donations to the poor
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…Harper’s
Index…
28-Percentage
of Americans who believe that the government should be able to censor statements
offensive to minorities
40-of
Americans aged 18-34
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2
jokes for the day
A zookeeper
is ordering new animals. As he fills out the forms, he types “two mongeese”.
That doesn’t look quite right, so he tries two mongoose, and then two
mongooses.
Giving up, he types, “One mongoose, and while you’re at it, send another one.”
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"This house," said the real estate salesperson,
"has both its good points and its bad points. To show you I'm honest, I'm
going to tell you about both. The disadvantages are that there is a chemical
plant one block south and a slaughterhouse a block north."
"What are the advantages?" inquired the prospective buyer.
"The advantage is that you can always tell which way the wind is
blowing."
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Somewhat
Useless Information
On June 14,
1889, George Balch, a kindergarten teacher in New York City, planned
appropriate ceremonies for the children of his school, and his idea of
observing Flag Day was later adopted by the State Board of Education of New
York.
***
Following
the suggestion of Colonel J Granville Leach (at the time historian of the
Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the Revolution), the Pennsylvania Society
of Colonial Dames of America on April 25, 1893 adopted a resolution requesting
the mayor of Philadelphia and all others in authority and all private citizens
to display the Flag on June 14th.
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In 1894, the
governor of New York directed that on June 14 the Flag be displayed on all
public buildings. With BJ Cigrand and Leroy Van Horn as the moving spirits, the
Illinois organization, known as the American Flag Day Association, was
organized for the purpose of promoting the holding of Flag Day exercises.
***
Inspired by
decades of state and local celebrations, Flag Day - the anniversary of the Flag
Resolution of 1777 - was officially established by the Proclamation of
President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in
various communities for years after Wilson's proclamation, it was not until August
3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June
14th of each year as National Flag Day.
***
There are
specific rules for the display of the flag, including:
- The flag should be displayed from sunrise to sunset. If the flag is displayed
at night it should be illuminated.
- Never allow the flag to touch the ground or the floor.
- When displayed on a wall or window the blue field should be in the upper left
corner.
***
In 1909,
Robert Peary placed a flag at the North Pole. His wife had sewn that flag.
There are also 6 American flags on the moon. They were planted by crews from
Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
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Birthdays
Today
“( )”
indicates age at death
[90] Gene
Barry [Eugene Klass],
American actor (The Atomic City, Bat Masterson), born in
NYC, [d2009]
[85] Harriet
Beecher Stowe,
American author (Uncle Tom's Cabin), born in Litchfield,
Connecticut (d. 1896)
[85] Burl Ives,
85- Marla
Gibbs,
actress (Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227), born in Chicago, Illinois
84- Joe
Arpaio,
sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona-running for re-election in 2016
[79] Pierre
Salinger,
newsman (ABC)/press secretary (John Kennedy) [d2004]
70- Donald
Trump,
real estate tycoon (Trump Towers) TV personality (The Apprentice) and
politician candidate, born in New York City
58- Eric
Heiden,
US speed skater (5 Olympic gold medals 1980), born in Madison,
Wisconsin
55- Boy
George [O'Dowd],
British singer-songwriter (Culture Club), born in Bexley,
Kent, England
47- Steffi
Graf,
German tennis star who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, born in
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
[39] Ernesto
"Che" Guevara,
Argentine Marxist revolutionary (Cuban
Revolution), author and physician, born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 1967)
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Historical
Obits Today
@88-2007 Kurt
Waldheim,
Austrian politician and statesman
@86-1986 Jorge
Luis Borges,
Argentine author (Book of Sand)
@82-1926 Mary
Cassatt,
@81-1986 Marlin
Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom)
@70-1994 Henry
Mancini,
composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), pancreatic cancer
@70-1825 Pierre
Charles L'Enfant,
French-born American architect who laid out Washington, D.C.
@66-1968 Salvatore
Quasimodo,
Italian poet/essayist (Nobel 1959), stroke
@66-1920 Max
Weber,
German sociologist/economist/historian, Spanish flu
@60-1801 Benedict
Arnold,
Revolutionary War general, dropsy
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Brain
Teasers Answers
1. Quit
-> It
2. Quirk -> Irk
3. Quark -> Ark
4. Quart -> Art
5. Quail -> Ail
6. Quill -> Ill
7. Queasy -> Easy
8. Qualms -> Alms
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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 contains mistakes and sadly once 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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