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May 13, 2017
Week: 19 \ Day: 133
86004 Today: H 72° \
L 36° Average Sky Cover: 10%
Wind ave: 14mph\Gusts: -mph Visibility: 10 mi
May Averages: 68°\34°
May Records: H: 89° (2002)
L: 7 (1915)
Record High: 82°[1984] Record Low: 18°[1953]
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‡‡Quote
of the Day‡‡
Equality is the soul of liberty; there is,
in fact, no liberty without it.
Frances Wright
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‡‡Observances
Today‡‡
Armed Forces Day
Crossband Military/Amateur Radio Communications Test Link
American Indian Day Link
Baby Sitters Day
Bereaved Mother's Day Link
Children of Fallen
Patriots Day
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day Link
Crouton Day Link
Hummus Day
Letter
Carrier's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day Link
Mother Ocean Day
National Archery Day Link
National Babysitters Day
National Miniature Golf Day
National Windmill
Day
Stay Up All Night
World Belly Dance Day Link
World Migratory Bird Day
World Fair Trade Day
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‡‡Observances
This Week‡‡
7-13
Be Kind To Animals
Week
Dating and Life
Coach Recognition Week Link
Drinking Water Week
Link
Flexible Work
Arrangement Week
Goodwill Industries
Week
Hurricane
Preparedness Week Link
International
Clitoris Awareness Week Link
National Alcohol
& Drug Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
National Anxiety
& Depression Awareness Week
National
Correctional Officer's Week Link
National Family
Week
National Hospital
Week Link
National Hug
Holiday Week
National Pet
Week Link
National Raisin
Week Link
National Tourism
Week Link
National Wildflower
Week
Neuropathy
Awareness Week Link
North American
Occupational Safety & Health Week Link
Public Service
Recognition Week Link
Teacher
Appreciation Week Link
Update Your
References Week
8-14
National Hug
Holiday Week4
National Safety Stand Down Week (Constuction Falls) Link
National Stuttering Awareness Week
Salvation Army Week
10-16
Universal Family
Week
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‡‡Today’s
Significant US Historical Events‡‡
• Today’s Significant
International Historical Events
░░░<§>1600’s<§>░░░
• 1607 English
colonists, led by John Smith, land near James River in Virginia
░░░<§>1800’s<§>░░░
• 1830 Republic
of Ecuador is founded, with Juan Jose Flores as president
1846 US
declares war on Mexico, 2 months after fighting begins
1888 DeWolf
Hooper 1st recited "Casey at Bat"
░░░<§>1900’s<§>░░░
• 1913 1st
four-engined aircraft built and flown (Igor Sikorsky, Russia)
1913 Women's
suffrage march through Washington organized by Alice Paul and led by
Inez Milholland
1915 US
Secretary of State Bryan sends a note to Germany demanding that Germany disavow
the attacks on the Lusitania and make immediate reparations; however, the note
is written only to 'pacify exited public opinion', according to Bryan
1916 1st
observance of Indian (Native American) Day
• 1917 1st
appearance of Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal
• 1940 Winston
Churchill says I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat
1954 "Pajama
Game" opens at St James Theater NYC for 1063 performances
• 1958 Rioters
attack US VP Richard Nixon in Venezuela
1958 The
trade mark Velcro is registered.
• 1965 Rolling
Stones record "Satisfaction"
• 1966 Rolling
Stones release "Paint it Black"
• 1981 Pope John
Paul II is shot and critically wounded by Turkish gunman Mehemet Ali Agca
in St Peter's Square, Vatican City
1982 Braniff
Airlines files for bankruptcy
• 1998 Race
riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesian of
Chinese descendants are looted and women raped.
░░░<§>2000’s<§>░░░
• 2013 Canadian
astronaut Chris Hadfield departs the International Space Station to
return to Earth
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‡‡My
Rambling Thoughts‡‡
Can’t
complain about this wonderful spring weather. Got out and took a walk before it
got too warm.
As
all these hearings just keep going on and on, it is time for Congress to take a
look at the various ways a President can be removed. One way, in the 25th
amendment states: “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
Seems like his ability to say one thing and in minutes, say the exact opposite fits
that bill. His tweet about surrogates/spokespeople being unable to correctly
get his message across should have his supporters really scratching their
heads. If none of his surrogates can get it right…he is not explaining himself
very well. I don’t need a leader that can’t explain his/her ideas clearly.
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‡‡Today’s
Trivia Hive‡‡
(answers
at the end of post)
Who
flew the first American Airlines flight?
Amelia Earhart Bessie
Coleman
Charles Lindbergh Orville
Wright
57.2%
taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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‡‡Harper’s
Index‡‡
19→Number of statues in NYC Central Park that depict women
100→Percentage of those statues that depict fictional
women
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‡‡ Joke
For The Day‡‡
Always
be yourself...
Unless you can be a pirate...
in which case, DEFINITELY be a pirate!
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‡‡Yep,
It Really Happened‡‡
*-------
Is That a Pistol In Your Pocket? -------*
A man was admitted to a hospital after shooting himself in a very sensitive
area. According to Toledo police, they got a call after Murad Hamedallah was
heard screaming that he had been shot while getting out of his car. The caller
told police he watched Hamedallah walk towards a garbage can on Manhattan
before eventually falling to the ground. When crews arrived, they found
Hamedallah with a single gunshot wound that went through his penis and right
thigh. Police found a bullet hole in his driver's seat; the gun was found
behind the garbage can. Hamedallah was taken to St. Vincent Medical Center in
Toledo for serious injuries. He's expected to be okay.
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‡‡Somewhat
Useless Information‡‡
The
eagle on the United States Great Seal faces the olive branch in its right paw.
However, until 1945 the eagle on the Presidential Seal faced the arrows gripped
in its left claw.
***
The gag rule was instituted in the Senate in 1836 in order that the senators
would not have to accept, debate, or vote on anti-slavery petitions.
***
West Virginia is the only state to have formed by seceding from a pre-existing
state.
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‡‡Birthdays
Today‡‡
@ indicates age at death
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@ 86- Bea Arthur,
comedian,
singer and actress ("All in the Family", “Maude”, "The Golden
Girls"), born in NYC
(d.
2009)
@ 81- Georges Braque,
French
cubist painter and sculptor (My bicycle) who helped develop
Cubism
with Pablo Picasso, born in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise
(d.
1963)
@ 81- Daphne du Maurier,
English
writer (Rebecca, Parasites)
(d.
1989)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@ 79- Jim Shoulders,
Champion
rodeo cowboy
(d.
2007)
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
67- Stevie
Wonder,
American
singer-songwriter (You are the Sunshine of My Love), born in
Saginaw,
Michigan
@ 66- Joe Louis,
American
world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49), born in
Lafayette,
Alabama
(d.
1981)
65- John
Kasich,
US
politician (Governor of Ohio (R), 2011-), born in McKees Rocks,
Pennsylvania
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
56- Dennis
Rodman,
NBA
forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Trenton, New Jersey
53-
Stephen Colbert,
TV
host/comedian
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
@ 49- Mary Wells,
singer
(My Guy), born in Detroit, Michigan
(d.
1992)
@ 47- Jim Jones,
American
Leader of Peoples Temple cult (Jonestown Massacre),
born
in Randolph County, Indiana
(d.
1978)
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
31- Robert
Pattinson,
English
actor (Cedric Diggory-Harry Potter, Edward Cullen-Twilight),
born
in London, England
░░░<§>20’s<§>░░░
24-
Debbie Ryan,
Disney
child actor
░░░<§>teen’s<§>░░░
@ 17- Ritchie Valens,
singer
(Donna, La Bamba)
(d.
1959)
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‡‡Historical
Obits Today‡‡
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@85-2013 Joyce
Brothers,
American
psychologist
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@75-1884 Cyrus
Hall McCormick,
American
inventor (mechanical reaper)
@70-1975 Bob
Wills,
actor
(Lone Prairie)/ western swing, pneumonia
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@68-1930 Fridtjof
Nansen,
Arctic
explorer/diplomat (Nobel 1922), heart attack
@64-1985 Selma
Diamond,
comedienne
(Selma-Night Court), cancer
@60-1961 Gary
Cooper,
2
time Academy award winning actor (High Noon), prostate cancer
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
@43-1972 Dan
Blocker,
American
actor (Hoss-Bonanza), blood clot
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‡‡Trivia
Hive Answers‡‡
Charles
Lindbergh
Not
every company can say a celebrity kicked it off. However, Lindbergh captained
the first official American Airlines flight in 1926, roughly a year before he
would make his famous solo air journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Though this
was technically the company's maiden voyage, it was actually a mail delivery
run from St. Louis to Chicago. Who would have known that both Lindbergh and
American Airlines would become huge names so soon after? Source: American
Airlines, Biography.com
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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.
☼☼☼☼…And
That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼
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