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Today’s Thoughts
Still having some
wind gusts, otherwise a great day.
Three small brush
fires just outside city limits yesterday. No structures were in danger. Officials
believe they were unattended campfires that expanded rapidly due to yesterday’s
wind. Thankfully all 3 were quickly contained. A very early start for fire
season.
I was reading a list
of the most dangerous places to be a vehicle driver in America. Mesa, Phoenix,
and Tucson were on the list. The report believed that growth without adequate
infrastructure planning was to blame for their ranking.
I’m not surprised with
the decision of the Supreme Court that Trump could remain on the Colorado and
Maine ballots. While I am not a Trump fan, I could easily see that if he was
removed it would lead to a patchwork of ballots in many states that would not
be advantageous to our electoral system.
Famous American Women NEW for Women’s History Month
Louisa
May Alcott (1832-1888). Alcott worked
to support her family through financial difficulties at an early age, and
managed to write “Little
Women,” one of the most famous novels in American
history. Her other famous writings include “Little Men” and “Jo’s Boys.”
(Recommended biography here.)
UNESCO sites in America…
Glacier Bay
This
site goes by many names in Alaska and Canada. Some of its names include Kluane,
Wrangell-St. Elias, and Tatshenshini-Alsek. This World Heritage Site is made up
of a series of glaciers. It's the largest non-polar ice field in the world and
is made up of some of the longest glaciers. Different parts of the area were
designated at different times, from 1979 to 1994.
America’s Top Attractions
1930s: Hoover Dam,
Nevada/Arizona
Built
between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, to tame the Colorado River,
the mighty Boulder Dam on the Arizona-Nevada border was the largest in the
world. Its reservoir Lake Mead remains the largest in the world. It opened for
tours in 1937 and became a popular tourist destination. It was officially
renamed the Hoover Dam by the then-president, Herbert Hoover, in 1947. It was
designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985 and a new visitor center was
built in 1995.
Influential Native Americans…
Red Cloud
Oglala
Sioux chief Red Cloud was among a group of Indigenous leaders who confronted
the white settlers who had discovered gold in Montana during the 1860s. The
settlers had attempted to construct a road lined with protective forts to
facilitate the mining of this gold. However, following a two-year battle, Red
Cloud and his army were able to halt the construction of this road and caused
the U.S. to abandon its forts. Red Cloud then signed a treaty securing land in
Wyoming, Montana, and South Dakota for his people. A warrior turned diplomat,
Red Cloud was committed to nonviolent advocacy. Later in life, after settling
in the Pine Ridge Reservation, Red Cloud campaigned for Indigenous land and
civil rights in Washington.
Historic Events
1521 – Guam was
discovered by Ferdinand Magellan
1770 – The Boston
Massacre; 5 Americans killed and 6 wounded by British soldiers.
1933 – President
Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed a three-day bank holiday.
1933 – Adolf
Hitler’s Nazi Party received 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, allowing the
Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act, establishing a dictatorship.
1946 – Winston
Churchill gave his “Iron Curtain” speech
Birthdays with some quotes
@87 – László Benedek,
Hungarian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1992)
@85 – Dean Stockwell,
American actor (d. 2021)
“I’ve got categories
of jobs, and one of the categories is ‘money jobs.’ If one of those comes along
and I have to make a living, even if I don’t like the script that much, I’ll do
it and just try to stay above water, which I’m able to do most of the time. I
try not to sink with the ship.”
85 – Samantha Eggar,
English actress
@82 – Rex Harrison, English
actor (d. 1990)
76 – Elaine Paige,
English singer and actress
@75 – Jan van der Heyden,
Dutch painter and engineer (d. 1712)
70 – Marsha
Warfield, American actress and comedian
69 – Penn Jillette,
American magician
“If there’s
something you really want to believe, that’s what you should question the
most.”
61 – Joel Osteen,
American pastor, author, and television host
“When the negative
thoughts come – and they will; they come to all of us – it’s not enough to just
not dwell on it… You’ve got to replace it with a positive thought.”
@58 – Howard Pyle, American
author and illustrator (d. 1911; renal failure)
“Throw your heart
into the picture and then jump in after it.”
50 – Matt Lucas,
English actor and television personality
50 – Eva Mendes,
American model and actress
@49 – Jack Cassidy,
American actor and singer (d. 1976; apartment fire)
@30 – Andy Gibb,
English-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 1988; myocarditis)
28 – Taylor Hill,
American model
…The End for today…
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