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May 19, 2017 Week: 20 \ Day: 139
86004 Today: H 63° \
L 28° Average Sky Cover: 25%
Wind ave: 8mph\Gusts: -mph Visibility: 10 mi
May Averages: 68°\34°
May Records: H: 89° (2002)
L: 7 (1915)
Record High: 81°[1920] Record Low: 20°[1971]
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‡‡Quote
of the Day‡‡
Self-preservation is the first law of
nature.
Samuel Butler
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‡‡Observances
Today‡‡
Endangered Species Day Link
International Virtual Assistants Day
May Ray Day
O. Henry Pun-off Day
NASCAR Day Link
National Defense Transportation Day
National Pizza Party Day Link
National Scooter Day
National Hepatitus Testing Day
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Link
World Autoimmune
Arthritis Day: 19-22 Link
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‡‡Observances
This Week‡‡
14-20
Food Allergy
Awareness Week Link
National Eosinophil
Awareness Week Link
National Medical
Transcription Week Link
National Nursing
Home Week
National Police
Week
National Return To
Work Week
National
Transportation Week
National Women's
Health Week Link
Reading is Fun
Week Link
Root Canal
Awareness Week Link
Salute to Moms 35+ Week
Work At Home Moms
Week
15-21
American Craft Beer
Week Link
National Bike to Work Week Link
International Coaching Week Link
National Foul Ball Week
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‡‡Today’s
Significant US Historical Events‡‡
« Today’s Significant
International Historical Events
░░░<§>00’s<§>░░░
« 1536 Ann Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of
adultery, incest and treason
arrests Mary, Queen of Scots
1780 About midday,
near-total darkness descends on New England, now known to be caused by forest
fires in Canada
1796 Game protection
law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds
1828 U.S. President John Quincy
Adams signs the Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations into
law to protect industry in the North 1848 1st department
store opens
1856 Sen Charles
Sumner, Mass, spoke out against slavery
1884 Ringling
Brothers circus premieres
1885 1st mass
production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts)
1891 Rice
Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered
1892 Charles Brady
King invents pneumatic hammer
1906 Federated Boys'
Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes
1921 Congress sharply
curbs immigration, setting a national quota system
1928 51 frogs enter
1st annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp, Cal)
1934 Sherlock Holmes
crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle
became members of Baker Street Irregulars
1958 US & Canada
form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
1960 Alan Freed &
eight other DJs accused of taking radio payola
1967 US bombs Hanoi
(Vietnam War)
1987 1st American Comedy Award: Johnny Carson & Betty White
1992 US VP Dan Quayle
attacks Murphy Brown for being a single mother and as a poor example of family
values
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‡‡My
Rambling Thoughts‡‡
Nice
lunch with Mary at a little Italian place here in town. Caught up on lots of
stuff. Cheryl was in Williams, after making 3 trips to town this week.
So
happy to see that the President has returned to his twitter crap. Show that no
one can get him to stop. This can’t keep going.
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‡‡Today’s
Trivia Hive‡‡
(answers
at the end of post)
What
organization oversees the Doomsday Clock?
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The United Nations The
National Science Foundation
42.1%
taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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‡‡Harper’s
Index‡‡
8→Average percentage pay cut a US worker would take to be
able to work from home
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‡‡ Joke
For The Day‡‡
Rhonda’s
dishwasher quit working so she called a repairman. Since she had to go to work
the next day, she told the repairman, “I’ll leave the key under the mat. Fix
the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I’ll mail you a check. Oh,
by the way don’t worry about my bulldog. He won’t bother you. But, whatever you
do, do NOT, under ANY circumstances, talk to my parrot! I REPEAT, DO NOT TALK
TO MY PARROT!!!”
When the repairman arrived at Wanda’s apartment the following day, he
discovered the biggest, meanest looking bulldog he has ever seen. But, just as
she had said, the dog just lay there on the carpet watching the repairman go
about his work.
The parrot, however, drove him nuts the whole time with his incessant yelling
and name calling. Finally the repairman couldn’t contain himself any longer and
yelled, “Shut up, you stupid ugly bird!”
To which the parrot replied, “Get him, Spike!”
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‡‡Yep,
It Really Happened‡‡
*--------------
They're Lovin' It --------------*
People who were eating at McDonald's were shocked to see a couple engaging in
sex acts in full view of adults and children, according to police in
Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State Police said that they have arrested
30-year-old Conrad Joseph Jablecki after being accused of having sex with a
woman in the dining area of a McDonald's. Jablecki has been charged with one
count each of indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly conduct. Police
are still looking for the female suspect. According to the police
investigation, the woman then began performing sex acts on the suspect in full
view of employees and customers. An employee kicked them out of the restaurant
and called the police. Surprising no one, Jablecki has a criminal history,
including charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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‡‡Somewhat
Useless Information‡‡
In
1968, the Big Mac is launched by Jim Delligatti, a McDonald's owner and
operator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
***
In 1974, Philadelphia-area franchisees donate a portion of sales from the newly
introduced Shamrock Shake to help build the first Ronald McDonald House.
***
In 1983, chicken McNuggets debut on the menu. The iconic battered bites were
almost onion nuggets, but taste testers preferred chicken!
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‡‡Birthdays
Today‡‡
@ indicates age at death
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@79- Ho
Chi Minh [Nguyễn Sinh Cung],
Vietnamese
communist revolutionary and President of North Vietnam
(1946-69),
born in Nghệ An Province, French Indochina
(d.
1969)
@78- Johns
Hopkins,
philanthropist,
founded Johns Hopkins University
(d.
1873)
78- Nancy
Kwan,
Hong
Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong)
@76- Florence
Chadwick,
swimmer
(1st to swim English Channel both ways), born in San Diego
(d.
1995)
@72- Pol
Pot,
Cambodian
dictator
(d.
1998)
72- Peter
Townshend,
English
rock guitarist, vocalist and composer (The Who-Tommy), born in
London,
England
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
69- Grace
Jones,
Jamacian
singer/actress (Vamp, A View to a Kill), born in Spanish Town,
St.
Catherine
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
@40- Ferdinand
Magellan,
explorer
(d.
1521)
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
@39- Malcolm
X [Little],
African
American human rights activist and Muslim minister, born in
Omaha,
Nebraska
(d.
1965)
@35- Nicole
Brown Simpson,
German-American
ex-wife of O.J. Simpson who was later murdered, born
in
Frankfurt, Germany
(d.
1994)
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‡‡Historical
Obits Today‡‡
░░░<§>90’s<§>░░░
@96-2016 Alan
Young,
British
actor (Wilbur Post - Mr Ed)
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@84-2016 Morley
Safer,
Canadian
American TV newscaster (60 Minutes)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@76-1946 Booth
Tarkington,
Pulitzer
Prize American novelist
@74-1994 Henry
Morgan,
TV
panelist (To Tell the Truth), cancer
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@68-1971 Ogden
Nash,
poet/TV
panelist (Masquerade Party), Crohn's disease
@64-1994 Jacqueline
Kennedy Onassis,
American
1st lady (1961-63), cancer
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
@59-1864 Nathaniel
Hawthorne,
American
writer (The Scarlet Letter), stomach pains
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
@46-1935 T.
E. Lawrence [Lawrence of Arabia],
British
author, soldier and diplomat famous for his liaison role in Arabia
during WWI, motorcycle accident
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
@30±1536 Anne
Boleyn,
Queen
of England and wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
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‡‡Trivia
Hive Answers‡‡
The
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
The
Doomsday Clock,which symbolizes the likelihood of international catastrophe,
originated in 1947 in response to the then-new threat of nuclear war. It was
created - and is still maintained - by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. The
greater the perceived threat of global disaster, the closer the minute hand of
the clock is moved to midnight. It is housed in the University of Chicago. As
of 2017, the clock is at 2 1/2 minutes until midnight, the closest it has been
since 1953. Source: Wired, University of Chicago.
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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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