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It’s an overcast day
with showers expected later this afternoon. Only light snow with little staying
on the ground.
I have a pet peeve:
Phone apps that stop working and you must sign in to get them to work. When I
sign in and click ‘remember my sign-in’ I expect to do just that. I use store
apps when shopping, an app that lets me start my vehicle from inside…very handy
when it is cold and other apps that give discounts. There is little technology
that is more frustrating than to be standing in line, click on the app, and not
be able to use it because your passwords are in a book at my house. I keep a
list of passwords on my phone of the most common ones that require a log-in.
But sometimes I must wait to get home and remember to log in with my password
book in hand. Frustrating for sure.
Algiers has just
opened a new mosque. It looks very nice. It was funded by the Chinese and has
the world’s highest minaret at 869 feet. I saw pictures on Facebook.
UNESCO sites in
America…
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
are places around the world that have important significance to people. When a
place is designated a UNESCO Site, it's considered a place for the people. The
country, location, or purpose doesn't matter. It's a place all people can go
and visit and see the history. There are UNESCO Sites in America, as well as
many other countries.
While the United States
doesn't have as many sites as some other countries, it does have several worth
visiting if you're ever in the area. Check them out below.
How Many UNESCO Sites Are
There in America?
You might expect a large
country like the United States to have a large number of UNESCO Sites, but it
really doesn't. There are only 25 sites in the United States.
The main reason that there are
so few is that most of them are nature sites. While America has a long history,
a lot of the buildings and structures by people who originally lived on the
land were lost or taken down. So there aren't as many cultural sites to list,
unlike places like Italy.
America’s Top
Attractions
1920s: Lincoln Memorial,
Washington DC
Built in honor of Abraham
Lincoln, the 16th US president, the Neo-classical commemorative monument was
opened to the public in 1922. Located at the western end of the National Mall,
the structure swiftly became one of the capital’s most famous and imposing
sights. It was also the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a
Dream" speech in 1963 and is an important symbol of the American civil
rights movement.
Historical Facts
about Native Americans…
The Huge Significance Of Feathers
Oftentimes, Native Americans wear feathered headdresses as
part of their clothing. Not only do these headdresses look beautiful, but they
also have a deeper meaning behind them.
Native Americans consider feathers as part of their culture
because they symbolize strength, freedom, power, and wisdom. Many of their
feathers come from golden and bald eagles because they "soar close to
heaven."
Historic Events
1827- Masked and
costumed students danced through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the
first of the city’s famous Mardi Gras celebrations.
1933 – Germany’s
parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, was set on fire.
1951 – The 22nd
Amendment to the Us Constitution was passed, limiting the tenure of holding the
presidential office to two terms.
2006 – The African
Burial Ground National Monument was established in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Over 15,000 Africans, slave and free, were buried there from the 1690s through
the 1790s.
Birthdays with some
quotes
@96 –
Marian Anderson, American singer and performer (d. 1993)
90 – Ralph Nader,
American lawyer, politician, and activist
@89 – N
Scott Momaday, Native American Novelist (d. 2024)
87 – Barbara
Babcock, American actress
@83 –
Peter De Vries, American journalist and author (d. 1993)
@80 –
David Sarnoff, American businessman, founded RCA (d. 1971)
@79 –
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress (d. 2011; heat failure)
“It is very strange
that the years teach us patience – that the shorter our time, the greater our
capacity for waiting.”
@75 –
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. 1882; peritonitis)
Tell me not, in
mournful numbers,
“Life is but an
empty dream!”
For the soul is dead
that slumbers,
And things are not
what they seem.
70 – Neal Schon,
American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter
@66 – John
Steinbeck, journalist, author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968; heart disease)
“No one wants
advice, only corroboration.”
“Our species is the
only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual
mind and spirit of a man. Nothing was ever created by two men. There are no
good collaborations, whether in art, in music, in poetry, in mathematics, in philosophy.
Once the miracle of creation has taken place, the group can build and extend
it, but the group never invents anything. The preciousness lies in the lonely
mind of a man.”
@65 –
Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (d. 337)
“Thinking is the
great enemy of perfection. The habit of profound reflection, I am compelled to
say, is the most pernicious of all the habits formed by civilized man.”
62 – Adam Baldwin,
American actor
@59 –
Kevin Curran, American screenwriter, television producer (d. 2016; cancer)
53 – Sara Blakely,
American businesswoman, founded Spanx
44 – Chelsea
Clinton, American journalist and personality
43 – Josh Groban,
American singer-songwriter
“There’s no
half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva.”
41 – Kate Mara,
American actress
…The End for today…
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