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13 Day 85 Flag Today
74°/40° Wind 5 mph Gusts 5 mph
Active
Fire: 52 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 1924 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine
Mar.
Averages: Temps: 54°\24°
Moisture: 12 days
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Weekly Observations
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22-28 International Week of Solidarity
with People's Struggling Against Racism & Discrimination Passiontide |
22-28 Passion Week Shakespeare Week Link National Farm Workers Awareness
Week Link Link |
Daily Observations
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Legal Assistants Day |
National Science
Appreciation Day Link |
Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
Another great spring day. I have windows and doors open to let in the
fresh spring area. Very nice!
There was a small wildfire about 2 miles south of Flagstaff near the
airport. It was quickly contained and put out. Our community needs moisture and
no lightning. Thankfully the lightning is far, far away.
While TSA remains unfunded and immigrants are removed without due process
the Trump family has gained about $4 billion from his time in office. I find this
difficult to comprehend. We need an administration that helps and protects
every single American.
Real Hoaxes
The “Alien Autopsy” Footage
In the mid-1990s, a TV special aired grainy footage
that it claimed showed an alien autopsy linked to the Roswell story. The
visuals were creepy enough that plenty of viewers wondered if it could be real.
The creator later admitted it was a fabrication.
The Great Moon Hoax (1835)
In 1835, the New York Sun ran a sensational series
claiming a renowned astronomer had observed life on the Moon. The articles
described bat-like humanoids, blue lakes, lush forests, and bizarre creatures
seen through a powerful new telescope.
Readers were captivated, and circulation soared as
the paper released installment after installment, each more vivid than the
last.
The hoax succeeded because it blended scientific
language, a trusted figure, and precise details that felt plausible to a public
excited by astronomy. Newspapers competed fiercely, and reprints spread the
story across the United States and beyond.
Few had the tools to verify astronomical claims, and
many wanted to believe humanity had cosmic neighbors.
Eventually, skeptics and scientists exposed the
series as fiction, admitting it was crafted to entertain and sell papers. The
Sun never fully apologized, but the public learned a lasting lesson about
anonymous authority and sensational reporting.
Today, the Great Moon Hoax is remembered as an early
example of mass media’s power to shape belief. When a claim leans on prestige
and novelty, pause and ask for primary sources.
Curiosity is healthy, but verification is essential.
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Birthdays
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2nd President of the Palestine
National Authority (2005-present), born in Safed, Mandatory Palestine φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ American politician
(Rep-D-California 1987-) and the 1st female Speaker of the
House (2007-11, 2019-23), born in Baltimore, Maryland φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ 1943 American author and investigative reporter (Watergate,
CIA crimes), born in Geneva Illinois φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ American singer (The Supremes - "Stop!
In The Name Of Love"; "You Can't Hurry Love"; "I Hear A
Symphony"), and actress (Lady
Sings Blues; Mahogany), born in Detroit, Michigan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ American rock vocalist (Aerosmith
- "Walk This Way"; "Dude Looks Like A Lady"), born in New
York City φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Canadian comedian (SNL; SCTV; 3
Amigos), born in Hamilton, Ontario φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ American computer
scientist and businessman (co-founded Google with Sergey
Brin), born in East Lansing, Michigan φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Keira
Knightley (41 years old) English actress (Bend
It Like Beckham, Pirates of the Caribbean), born in London, England φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ |
Ernst Engel, German statistician and economist (Law of Engel), born in
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1896; @75) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ George Smith, English archaeologist and assyriologist (cuneiform
script), born in London (d. 1876; @36, dysentery) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ American poet (Mending
Wall, Road Not Taken), born in San Francisco, California φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Duncan Hines, American restaurant guide writer (Out of Kentucky
Kitchens), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky (d. 1959; @78, lung cancer) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Guccio Gucci, Italian founder of Gucci fashion house, born in Florence,
Italy (d. 1953; @71) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Betty MacDonald, American humor writer (The Egg and I), born in
Boulder, Colorado (d. 1958; @50, uterine cancer) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Tennessee
Williams (Thomas Lanier Williams III) (1911-1983; @71, OD) American playwright (A
Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), born in Columbus, Mississippi φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ William
Westmoreland (1914-2005; @91) American general and
commander of American forces in the Vietnam War between 1964-68, born in
Saxon, South Carolina φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Strother
Martin (1919-1980; @61, heart attack) American actor (Cool
Hand Luke ; Slapshot), born in Kokomo, Indiana φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Sandra
Day O'Connor (1930-2023; @93) American 1st woman Supreme Court Justice (1981-
2006), born in El Paso, Texas φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015; @83) American actor (Star
Trek - "Spock"'; Mission Impossible, 1969-71), and director (Star
Trek III: The Search for Spock; Three Men and a Baby), born in Boston,
Massachusetts φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Alan Arkin, American Tony and Academy Award-winning actor (The Russians
Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming; Wait Until Dark; Catch-22; The In-Laws;
Little Miss Sunshine), and director, born in New York City (d. 2023; @89)
φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ American actor (Brian's
Song; The Godfather; Rollerball; Misery; Elf), born in The Bronx, New York φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman -
"Mark"), singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO), born in
Los Angeles, California (d. 2021; @75, COVID) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B and soul singer (Turn Off the
Lights), born in Kingstree, South Carolina (d. 2010; @59, respiratory failure) φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ φ |
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