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917..16 Week: 37 \ Day: 261
September Averages: 74°\42°
86004 Today: H 73° \
L 35° Average Sky Cover: 1%
Wind ave: 8mph\Gusts: 14mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 88°[1956] Record Low: 27°[1903]
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Quote of the Day
The earth is the mother of all
people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. ~Chief Joseph
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Observances Today
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Clean Up The World Weekend: 16-18 Link (Third Weekend)
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AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day Link
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Batman Day Link
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Big Whopper Liar Day Link
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Boys' and Girls' Club Day for Kids Link
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Constitution Day Link until 1952
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International Country Music Day Link
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International Eat An Apple Day
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International Coastal Cleanup Day
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Locate An Old Friend Day
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National Gymnastics Day Link
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National Monte Cristo Day Link
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National Seatcheck Saturday 2015
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Puppy Mill Awareness Day Link
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Time's Up Day
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VFW Ladies Auxiliary Day
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Observances This Week
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8-18 Link
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National North West Cider Week
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11-17
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Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week
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11-17
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National Assisted Living Week
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11-17 Link
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National Environmental Services Week
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11-17 Link
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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
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11-17 Link
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International Housekeepers Week
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12-18 Link
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Balance Awareness Week
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12-17
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Line Dance Week
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14-18 Link
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National Guitar Flat-Picking Days
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15-18 Link
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Hummingbird Celebration
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17-23
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Constitution Week
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17-24
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Farm Animal Awareness Week
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17-25 Link
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International Air Ambulance Week
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World Historical Highlights for Today
US Historical
Highlights for Today
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1691
Massachusetts Bay
Colony granted new charter
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1745
Edinburgh
occupied by Jacobites under Charles Edward Stuart (aka the Young Pretender or
Bonny Prince Charlie)
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1776
The Presidio
of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
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1778
1st treaty between
the US & Indian tribes signed (Fort Pitt)
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1787
US constitution
adopted by Philadelphia convention
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1789
William Herschel discovers
Mimas, satellite of Saturn
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1849
Harriet Tubman 1st
escapes slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers
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1850
Great fire in San
Francisco
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1859
Joshua
Abraham Norton, English-born resident of San Francisco, proclaims himself his
Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States of
America
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1859
James
Donnelly is sentenced to hang for murdering Patrick Farrell, but a
petition for clemency reduces his sentence to 7 years in Kingston Penitentiary
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1861
First class for
escaped slaves taught by Mary Peake at Fortress Monroe Virginia (now Hampton
University).
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1862
Battle of Antietam
[Battle of Sharpsburg], bloodiest day in the American Civil War 23,110 die in
first battle on Union soil
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1916
The Red
Baron [Manfred von Richthofen], WWI flying ace of the German
Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France
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1928
Hurricane hits
Lake Okeechobee Florida drowning 1,800-2500
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1934
RCA Victor re
leases 1st 33 1/3 rpm recording (Beethoven's 5th)
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1937
1st NFL game in
Washington, D.C.; Redskins beat NY Giants 13-3
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1939
Taisto
Mäki becomes the first man to run the 10,000 metres in under 30 minutes, in a
time of 29:52.6
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1941
World War
II: A decree issued by the Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring
Vsevobuch "Universal compulsory military training of the citizens of the
USSR" in the face of the "Great Patriotic War"
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1947
Jackie Robinson is
named Rookie of Year by Sporting News
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1952
"I am an
American Day" & "Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship
Day"
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1954
"The
Lord of the Flies" by William Golding is published by Faber
and Faber in London
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1956
Television
is first broadcast in Australia
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1960
Cuba nationalizes
US banks
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1960
80th U.S. Men's
National Championship: Neale Fraser beats Rod Laver (6-4, 6-4, 9-7)
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1961
Fran Tarkenton plays
his first NFL Game against the Chicago Bears, coming off the bench to lead
the Vikings to a 37-13 victory, also becoming the only QB to throw four
touchdown passes in his first career game
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1964
"Bewitched"
premieres on ABC TV
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1965
CBS premiere of
WWII sitcom "Hogan's Heroes"
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1972
"M*A*S*H,"
premieres on NBC TV
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1983
Vanessa Williams
(NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America 1984, 1st black
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1988
24th
Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea
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2007
AOL, once the
largest ISP in the U.S., officially announces plans to refocus the company as
an advertising business and to relocate its corporate headquarters from
Dulles, Virginia to New York, New York.
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2015
US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports 2015 Northern Hemisphere
summer hottest on record
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My Rambling Thoughts
Ready,
almost, for the weekend. I am leading a discussion on the History of ISIS for our discussion group. Lots of reading, lots of
computer time…what an interesting subject. This is really looking like a
religious war by people who take religious writing as the only way to live…much
like the Crusades of the Christians. How to ‘fight’ the fanatics is not an easy
thing. I choose education.
All
the anti people who have believed that Obama was not born in the US can rest
easy, as this morning their self-proclaimed leader finally said “Obama was born
in the US.” He didn’t admit he was wrong and said that the 2008 Hillary
campaign was the one that started this story. Really?!?
I
have a thought in my mind, that still needs some work, but I do see that the
ISIS recruits are much like the Trump followers. Again it is all about
education…and maybe the development of the brain. More to come.
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Brain Teasers
(answers
at the end of post)
Anagram
Dictionary 6
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You
need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
You
are given five words and five definitions. Each of the words can be anagrammed
into a two word phrase that fits one of the definitions. Your task is to assign
each definition to its corresponding word.
Example - cobalt: to hit a feline in a high arc (cat lob)
Words: abundant, benefit, constable, pleasure, poltergeist
Definitions:
a fish orchestra
a monetary punishment for gambling
gorilla laws
regal felines
troll drool
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Today’s Trivia Hive
(answers
at the end of post)
Who
won Video of the Year at this year's Video Music Awards?
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…Harper’s Index…
3.7 – Factor by which baggage and change fees charged
to airline passengers have increased since 2007
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Yep, It Really Happened
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It's Like a Flat Tire On Your Wedding Day --*
New Hampshire resident Angelique Arsenault was having a very bad day when her
limo got a flat tire on the way to her wedding in Milford. "It didn't even
seem real at the time, but it happened," Angelique said. Just five minutes
from her house, the limo carrying her bridesmaids and family abruptly pulled
over. "We just laughed about it," Angelique said. "We actually
had cars driving by us and they just took pictures and left and then finally
someone actually stopped to see if we needed a ride." The driver who
stopped was a man named Jay. He had a car full of kids but he was determined to
help. So he dropped them off, returned, and asked the bride, "where
to?" Angelique and her bridal party arrived only thirty minutes late. The
groom was patiently waiting.
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Somewhat Useless Information
Honeybees
are not native to North America. They were introduced from Europe in the 1600s
by the Puritans.
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Honey
never spoils. In fact, honey placed in tombs in Southampton, England, over 400
years ago, was still good when the tombs were opened.
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Bees
use ultraviolet vision to see which flowers have the largest amounts of nectar.
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A
typical worker bee lives for one month and in that time collects enough nectar
to make about 1/12 teaspoon of honey.
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Honey
is made from diverse flower sources - clover, eucalyptus, or orange blossom,
for example - and soil chemistry and honeycomb quality also influence how it
tastes and looks.
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Bees
have different dialects. A German bee cannot understand an Italian bee.
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Birthdays Today
“[
]” indicates age at death
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[74] Joseph Caspar
Mezzofanti,
Cardinal/linguist and
hyperpolyglot (understood 70 languages), born in Bologna
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[74] Edward William
Lane,
translator (Thousand & 1
Nights) [d-11876]
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[73] Anne Bancroft,
actress (Graduate, Miracle
Worker), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2005)
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71- Phil Jackson,
American basketball player
and coach (Knicks/Bulls/Lakers), born in Deer Lodge, Montana
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[70] Roddy McDowall,
actor (Planet of Apes, Lord
Love a Duck), born in London, England [d-1998]
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[66] Ken Kesey,
author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
Nest), born in La Junta Colorado (d. 2001)
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63- Rita Rudner,
comedienne (Funny People)
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[54] John Ritter,
actor (Jack-3's Company,
Hearts Afire), born in Burbank, California [d-2003]
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54- Dustin Nguyen,
Saigon Vietnam, actor
(Harry-21 Jump Street)
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44- Bobby Lee,
American comedian [madtv]
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[29] Hank Williams,
American country singer
(Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin'), born in Mount Olive, Alabama (d. 1953)
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Historical Obits Today
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@90-1869 Peter M Roget,
England,
lexographer (Roget's Thesaurus)
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@84-1997 Red Skelton,
comedian
(Red Skelton Show)
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@77-2014 George Hamilton
IV,
American
country musician, heart attack
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@77-1996 Spiro Theodore
Agnew,
US
VP (1969-73), acute leukemia
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@77-1877 William Henry
Fox Talbot,
photographic
pioneer
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@70-1984 Richard
Basehart,
actor
(Rage), strokes
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@62ish-1858 Dred
Scott,
US
ex-slave who sought to sue for his freedom, TB
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@60-1985 Laura Ashley,
Welsh
fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of
Laura
Ashley, falling down the stairs
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@45-1956 Mildred E
"Babe" Didrikson Zaharias,
(Olympic-gold-1932),
colon cancer
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Brain Teasers Answers
abundant:
a fish orchestra (tuna band)
benefit: a monetary punishment for gambling (bet fine)
constable: regal felines (noble cats)
pleasure: gorilla laws (ape rules)
poltergeist: troll drool (ogre spittle)
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Trivia Hive
Answers
Beyonce
with "Formation"
There
is a reason they call her Queen Bey. This year, Yonce took home six VMAs
including Video of the Year. She now has more VMA Moonmen than any other artist
in history, finally beating out Madonna who has twenty. With this year's wins,
Beyonce now has 22. Hold up! Source: Billboard
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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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