13 Oct
Weather Expectations Week
42 Day
286 Today 69°/41°
Wind 21mph Gusts 37mph Air Quality: Fair Mostly Cloudy Windy
Risk
of fire: Very Low Active
Fire: 214 miles away
Nearest
Lightning: 967
miles away Humidity: 96%
Oct
Averages: Temps: 64°\32° 3 days with rain
Today’s Observances:
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Ada Lovelace Day |
National
Chess Day Link National No Bra Day Link |
Weekly Observances:
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Take Your Medicine Americans Week: 10-17 Bone and Joint Health National Awareness Week: 12-20
Link |
Emergency Nurses Week: 11-17 World Rainforest Week: 12-17 Link |
Fresh Quotation:
Today’s Reflection:
Another day of rain. This is do unusual. Moisture is good but I
need some blue sky.
Broncos beat the Chargers; Lions beat the Cards.
While it has been raining a lot, there were way too many wind alerts
yesterday. As of 4pm yesterday our mountain town received .84” in the last 24
hours.
Our discussion group meets Friday to discuss Human Rights.
Historical events
Cool to know:
Fact: The Philippines
consists of 7,641 islands
The Philippines is an
archipelago, which means it’s made up of a group of islands—7,641 islands, to
be exact. That figure does not include the thousands of sandbars and other
landforms that emerge during low tide.
Picture of the Day:
© Helen
Hotson/Shutterstock
What do you get when a
railway, a lifeboat station and a seaside day out meet at the water"s
edge? Mumbles Pier. Stretching 255 metres into Swansea Bay, this Victorian
landmark opened on 10 May 1898 and has been part of the Welsh coast ever since.
Interesting Space Facts:
There are more stars in
space than there are grains of sand in the world.
There are 10 times more
stars in the night sky than grains of sand on the Earth, with 70 sextillion
stars being visible from Earth through a telescope.
To put that in numbers,
70 sextillion is this: 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
Today’s Birthdays:
Ashanti R&B
Singer 46 years old
R&B singer best for
her self-titled debut album, which yielded the hit song "Foolish" and
set a record for opening week sales.
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Sacha Baron Cohen Movie Actor
55 years old
British comedian and
satirist who created the hilarious and controversial characters Ali G and
Borat. He also appeared in Talladega
Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and starred as Admiral General Haffaz
Aladeen in The
Dictator. In 2018, he began starring in the Showtime show Who Is
America?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Politician
37 years old
Birthplace New York City,
NY
American politician and
activist who became the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional
district in 2019. She is a member of the Democratic party and she is widely
known as AOC.
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Molly Pitcher War Hero
[1754-1832] @77
Born Mary Ludwig, she is
widely credited as "Molly Pitcher" for bringing water to soldiers at
the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolutionary War. There is also a
belief that "Molly Pitcher" references a collective of women.
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Margaret Thatcher World Leader
[1925-2013] @87
She led the United
Kingdom's Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990 and served as its first female
Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Originally a chemist, she entered into
politics and became known as the Iron Lady for her unwavering politics.
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Jerry Rice Football
Player 64 years old
Birthplace Starkville, MS
Former NFL wide receiver
who won three Super Bowls with the San
Francisco 49ers and was named the Super Bowl XXIII MVP. He retired as the
NFL's all-time leader in in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving
touchdowns.
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Jerry Jones Entrepreneur
84 years old
Birthplace Los Angeles,
CA
Businessman who started
an oil business in Arkansas called Jones Oil and Land Lease that generated huge
profits. In 1989, he became owner of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys
and developed a reputation as one of the league's most flashy and wealthy
owners.
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Paul Simon Folk Singer
85 years old
Singer-songwriter known
for his partnership with Art Garfunkel
in Simon
& Garfunkel. He went on to find solo success with albums like
Graceland.
Pop entertainer who hosted a variety show called The Osmonds with her brother Donny.
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That’s All for Now
