Jun 26

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June 26, 2017 Week: 26 \ Day: 177

86004 Today: H 87° \ L 54°

Average Sky Cover: 85% 

Wind ave:   6mph\Gusts:  22mph

Visibility: 10 mi

June Averages: 79°\41°

June Records: H: 96° (1970) L: 22 (1955)

Record High: 96°[1970]   Record Low: 26°[1975]

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Quote of the Day

All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.

King Solomon

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Observances Today

Beautician's Day

Forgiveness Day

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

National Canoe Day

Please Take My Children To Work Day  

Same Sex Marriage Day

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Today’s Significant US Historical Events

★  Today’s Significant International Historical Events 

<§>00’s<§>

★1284 Pied Piper lures 130 children of Hamelin away (actually happened)

★1498 Toothbrush invented in China using boar bristles

★1553 Christ's Hospital in England granted a charter

1797 Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow, though farmers fear effects of iron on soil

★1843 Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony

1848 1st pure food law enacted in US

★1894 Karl Benz of Germany receives US patent for gasoline-driven auto

1896 1st movie theater in the US opens - Vitascope Hall in New Orleans, charging 10 cents for admission

1900 Dr Walter Reed begins research that beats Yellow Fever

★1914 The Indian Relief Act, passes after a protracted period of Passive Resistance led by Gandhi; it abolishes a £3 tax imposed on Indians who had not renewed their indentures and recognizes "the validity of Indian customary marriages"

1919 NY Daily News begins publishing

1934 FDR signs Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions

★1945 United Nations Charter signed by 50 nations in San Francisco

★1959 Queen Elizabeth & President Eisenhower open St Lawrence Seaway

★1960 Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France

★1963 US President John F. Kennedy gives his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" (intended to mean "I am a Berliner", but may actually mean "I am a dougnut") speech in West Berlin

★1964 Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album

★1968 Iwo Jima & Bonin Islands returned to Japan by US

1971 "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC after 2329 performances

1974 The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio

1975 Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a very controversial trial.

1975 U.S. Supreme Court's rules unanimously in "O'Connor v. Donaldson" that non-dangerous people can't be confined to psychiatric facilities without adequate treatment if able to live viably in outside society

1987 Supreme Court Justice Lewis F Powell Jr announces his retirement

1990 122°F in Phoenix Arizona

1992 Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports

1993 The U.S. launches a cruise missile attack targeting Baghdad intelligence headquarters in retaliation for a thwarted assassination attempt against former President George H. W. Bush in April in Kuwait.

1994 104°F (40°C) at Denver, Colorado

1997 The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Internet indecency law

1997 The U.S. Supreme Court upholds doctor-assisted suicide ban

1997 The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment

2008 The U.S. Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. Heller that the ban on handguns in the District of Columbia is unconstitutional.

★2014 Following the military coup in Thailand, people are warned that anyone calling for protest on social media will be prosecuted for sedition

★2016 Panama Canal's third set of locks opens for commercial traffic, doubling the Canal’s capacity at an estimated cost of $5.25 billion░░<§>00’s<§>░░░

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My Rambling Thoughts

R-E-L-I-E-F…rain, clouds, and a strong breeze have arrived in our town. It has been long awaited and is being greeted with relief from the high temps and 2% humidity. At first this morning I figured the sky was filled with smoke…again…but turned out to be rain clouds. Our beautiful forest needs the moisture and will cut down on the number of new fires daily.

I take two thyroid meds daily, and looks like I will be doing that for a long time. Somehow one script that had been 90 days that need a renewal script suddenly became a 50 day script. I called the doctor and was told must have been a typo. Then the other one has been 30 days forever. When I called it in, I asked for a 90 day script. The doctor’s office said fine, and sent the script to the pharmacy with a 30 day supply. I give up. People don’t listen to old-er people anymore.

Watched my Sunday morning news shows. Amazed at how three people can see the same news clips and come up with totally different conclusions. Over the past few years this great country has become so polarized that people only listen to what they want to hear. They pick their news channels that agree with their point of view. They will not listen to any conflicting opinions. ‘My way or the highway’ has become the norm. It is so sad to me. In my college days, quite a few years ago, the campus dialog was about Vietnam. I had friends and roommates who wanted the war ended yesterday. Other friends and roommates wanted to kill all the ‘gooks’ as soon as possible. We remained friends even though our politics was polar opposites. Those days are gone.

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Today’s Trivia Hive

(answers at the end of post)

What is the national spice of Hungary?

Cinnamon      Paprika

Basil               Tumeric

67.3% taking the internet quiz got it correct.

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Harper’s Index

97→Percentage of Zimbabwean government spending that goes toward paying public employees

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Yep, It Really Happened

*- Some People Take Their Nachos Very Seriously -*

A customer angered over nachos at Roberto's Taco Shop in Las Vegas reportedly began stabbing employees, police said. Marcos Mendiola, 40, sits in a University Medical Center of Southern Nevada hospital bed, wondering how an argument over carne asada and chicken nacho toppings caused a vicious stabbing spree. Two of his coworkers had their arms slashed. The Roberto's Taco Shop cook took 14 stabs: seven to the stomach, four to the back, two to the head, and one to the arm. "He and two other employees were working at around 11:30 last night at the restaurant and that's when two young Hispanic men walked in demanding meat and chicken on their nachos," recalled Mendiola. "The cashier told them they could have one or the other but not both per company policy. The men then got angry and went into the kitchen." Mendiola says one of the men asked if he wanted to fight him. After the first suspect took a swing, another man came from behind and started stabbing Mendiola. A woman was also involved. Mendiola hopes the people who almost took his life are caught soon before they do this again. "They need to find them because it's not right for this to happen."

           

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Somewhat Useless Information

Astronomers and scientists use the date of the June Solstice to mark the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. For meteorologists, on the other hand, summer began almost three weeks ago, on June 1.

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In southern England, over 37,000 people gather at Stonehenge to see the summer solstice. Druids and pagans are among those who celebrate the longest day of the year at this notable place.

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According to Forbes, the top 9 most hazardous summer injuries are caused by 1) playground equipment; 2) skateboards; 3) trampolines; 4) lawn mowers; 5) amusement attractions; 6) non-powder guns, BBs pellets; 7) beach, picnic, camping equipment; 8) barbeque grills, stoves, equipment; and 9) trimmers, small garden tools.

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Birthdays Today

@  indicates age at death

<§>80’s<§>

@87- "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk],

Neth, rock mgr (Elvis Presley)

(d. 1997)

@83- William Thomson,

1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish mathematical physicist (Kelvin Scale) and engineer (transatlantic telegraph), born in Belfast, Ireland

(d. 1907)

@82- Frances Rafferty,

Sioux City Iowa, actress (December Bride) (d. 2004)

<§>70’s<§>

78- Charles "Chuck" Robb,

(Sen-D-Va)/husband of Lynda Bird Johnson

@75- William Lear,

engineer/manufacturer/CEO (Lear Jet Corp)

(d. 1978)

@73- Abner Doubleday,

Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball)

(d. 1893)

<§>60’s<§>

61- Chris Isaak,

American rock singer-songwriter (Wicked Game), born in Stockton, California

<§>50’s<§>

@59- Peter Lorre,

Hungarian/US, actor (M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers)

(d. 1964)

<§>40’s<§>

49- Travis Fine,

actor (Ike McSwain-Young Riders), born in Atlanta, Georgia

49- Shannon Sharpe,

NFL tight end (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)

47- Sean Hayes,

actor (Will & Grace)

47- Chris O'Donnell,

American actor (School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever), born in Winnetka, Illinois

43- Derek Jeter,

American baseball shortstop (NY Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996), born in Pequannock, New Jersey

<§>30’s<§>

37- Michael Vick, 

football player, reformed dog abuser

<§>20’s<§>

24- Ariana Grande,

American singer (Problem, The Way), born in Boca Raton, Florida

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Historical Obits Today

<§>100’s<§>

@100-2003 Strom Thurmond,

U.S. Senator (SC)

<§>80’s<§>

@82-1984 George H Gallup,

pollster (Gallup Poll)

@82-1937 Georg A Erman,

German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt)

<§>70’s<§>

@78-2007 Liz Claiborne,

American fashion designer, entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc, cancer

@71-2012 Nora Ephron,

American author/screenwriter, pneumonia

@71-1993 Roy Campanella,

3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), heart attack

<§>60’s<§>

@67±-1541 Francisco Pizarro,

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire, assassinated

<§>30’s<§>

@38-1997 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole,

Hawaiian singer/ukulele player, morbidly obese (757#)

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Trivia Hive  Answers

Paprika

Paprika is a powder made from grinding the pods of various Capsicum annuum peppers. Depending on the variety used and the way it is prepared, the color can vary from brown to bright red. It may have a flavor ranging from mild to spicy. Most paprika sold in grocery stores today is generically labeled 'paprika.' It could have its origins in Hungary, California or South America. Other chilis, such as cayenne, may be mixed in.

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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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