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March 1, 2017 Week: 09 \ Day: 60
86004 Today: H 45° \ L 30°
Average Sky Cover: 95%
Wind ave: 2mph\Gusts:
13mph Visibility: 10 mi
March Averages: 50°\23°
March Records: H: 73° (2007) L: -16 (1966)
Record High: 66°[1921]
Record Low: -10°[1997]
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❆❆Quote of the Day❆❆
Helen Hayes
Childhood is a short season.
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❆❆Observances Today❆❆
Ash Wednesday – Christian
Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day Link
Dadgum That's Good Day (Masterbuilt food products & cookbooks)
National Black Women in Jazz & The Arts Day Link
Endometriosis Day or Wear Yellow Day
National Horse Protection Day
National Peanut Lovers Day Link
Plan a Solo Vacation Day
Refired, Not Retired Day
Saint David's Day-Patron St. of Wales-Christian Link
World Compliment Day
Zero Discrimination Day Link
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❆❆Observances This Week❆❆
1-7
National Cheerleading Week
National Ghostwriters Week
National Pet Sitters Week Link
National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week
Universal Human Beings Week Link
Will Eisner Week
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❆❆Today’s Significant US Historical Events❆❆
► Today’s Significant
International Historical Events
► 752
BC Romulus, first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after
his victory over the Caeninenses, following the Rape of the Sabine Women.
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► 1628 Writs
are issued in February by Charles I of England mandating that every
county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
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1633 Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France
on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. 1642 Georgeana (York) Maine became
the 1st incorporated American city
1692 Sarah
Goode, Sarah Osborne, & Tituba arrested for witchcraft in Salem,
Massachussets
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1780 Pennsylvania
becomes 1st US state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only)
1790 1st
US census authorized
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1803 Ohio
becomes 17th state of the Union
1845 US
President John Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas
1847 Michigan
becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except
for treason against the state)
1867 Howard
University, Washington, D.C., chartered
1867 Most
of Nebraska becomes 37th US state (expanded later)
1872 Yellowstone
becomes world's 1st national park
1873 E.
Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical
typewriter.
► 1886 The
Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.
► 1896 Battle
of Adwa: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in Ethiopia
► 1896 Henri Becquerel discovers
radioactivity
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► 1919 The
March 1st, or Samil Movement, begins in Korea: it is a demonstration of
resistance to Japanese occupation
1928 Paul
Whiteman & orchestra record "Ol' Man River"
for Victor Records
1932 Charles
Lindbergh Jr (20 months), kidnapped in NJ; found dead May 12
1936 Boulder
(Hoover) Dam fully completed
1937 1st
permanent automobile license plates issued (Ct)
1940 Richard
Wright's novel "Native Son" is published
1941 Captain
America first appears in comic book form, published by Timely Comics
1941 1st
US commercial FM radio station goes on the air, Nashville, Tenn
► 1947 International
Monetary Fund begins operation
► 1949 Indonesia seizes
Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
► 1953 Joseph Stalin suffers
a stroke and collapses. He dies four days later.
1954 4
Puerto Ricans open fire in US House of Representatives injuring 5 members
1961 US
President JFK establishes the Peace Corp
1967 US
House of Representatives expels Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr (307 to 116)
1970 End
of US commercial whale hunting
1972 Wilt
Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points 1977 US
extends territorial waters to 200 miles
1980 Snow
falls in Florida
1994 Senate
rejects a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution
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2002 U.S.
invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
►2011 Tomb
of a 700 year old female mummy, discovered by road workers, opened in Taizhou,
Jiangsu, China
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❆❆My Rambling Thoughts❆❆
Our Focus/Tumlare Pagodas and Palaces cruise through Singapore, Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong is coming to an end as we pull into Hong Kong.
The harbor is nice, but not nearly breathtaking as World Heritage Site Halong
Bay a few days earlier.
My roomie and I had an excursion cancelled…Hong Kong Heritage Tour…and
we tried to sign up for another. We
proved that the squeaky wheel gets it. We were put on a waiting list for the
Hong Kong Tour. We checked back before landing and were told that if we arrived
early when they called excursions to disembark and reminded her that we wanted
the tour, she would do all she could. We got there early, checked in, and sat
on folding chairs as they loaded about 6 busses with people. Finally she
signaled us to hurry up and get on the last bus…which turned out to have all
the Focus people. Nice. And our tour guide was most surely a standup comedian
as his other job.
We had a nice boat tour, where we saw yachts for the very rich with
small boats where locals lived their entire lives. Quite the sad contrast. We
also road a funicular near Victoria Peak that was very nice and quite the
local visiting site. On the Funicular, a nice older Chinese woman moved over to
make room for me to sit. She didn’t speak English, but smiled when I said Thank
you in my very broken Chinese. Got a picture of a cute little 8 or 9 year old
on the opposite funicular who was making faces through the window to all of us
with cameras. Just cute.
We left the Nautica and were bussed to the airport, which is farther
from the harbor than DIA is to downtown Denver. I was very happy to see and
hear that the flight to SF was only 11 hours. Not real happy with the old plane
that did not have individual screens and the economy entertainment was very
intermediate. Also the worst meals I have ever had on a plane. They did
apologize for the entertainment issue and by going to their website, I got a
$25 gift card. I got some sleep on the
plane. The SF layover was short, and I was happy/sad when we landed in Denver.
Happy that I could sleep in a real bed, sad that our adventure had come to an
end.
I woke up on my birthday to a foot + of snow and it was still coming
down. The sky is overcast, then snow, then blue sky, then overcast and more
snow, then more blue sky. Also got lots of nice messages in emails and FB
posts. Local schools even closed for my birthday… Crazy storm. I will be
listening to our President’s Address tonight. Hope I don’t throw things.
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❆❆Today’s Trivia Hive❆❆
(answers at the end of post)
What was the top trending U.S. Google search in 2015?
Caitlyn Jenner
Fallout 4
Paris
Lamar Odom
13.7% taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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❆❆Harper’s Index❆❆
27→Percentage by which a
driver from the Northeast is more likely to make angry gestures at other
drivers.
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❆❆ Joke For The Day❆❆
One fisherman to another, "You should've seen what happened
yesterday at the lake."
"What happened?"
"I caught a twenty-three pound salmon!"
"Were there any witnesses?"
"Yes, of course! If there wasn't, it would've been thirty-three
pounds."
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❆❆Yep, It Really Happened❆❆
DUI Suspect Fought Cops While Wearing Lingerie
Police have charged a man with drunken driving and fighting with the officers
who allegedly found him semi-conscious behind the wheel of a car while wearing
pink lingerie. Investigators say 51-year-Daniel Marchese was also exposing
himself when University of Pittsburgh campus police arrived to find him in the
running car. They say he was going in and out of consciousness in the car,
which was sitting in the middle of the busy Center Avenue intersection in Oakland
Monday afternoon. Police say Marchese was also wearing pink lingerie under his
sweatpants, which were partially off. Police say they found an open bottle of
whiskey and two guns in the car, and that Marchese kicked, yelled expletives at
officers and threatened them saying, "Just wait ’til I get my AK.'"
As for the car Marchese was driving, officials say it had been stolen earlier
in the day. Marchese is facing a dozen charges including aggravated assault,
indecent assault, open lewdness, DUI and carrying a firearm without a license.
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❆❆Somewhat Useless Information❆❆
Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is the last day of the carnival
season. The celebration, which usually begins on or after the Three Kings Day,
culminates on the day prior to Ash Wednesday. It is celebrated with
action-packed parades, colorful floats and parties, along with other
traditions. Let’s take a look at some of the facts around this glamorous
festival.
The origins of the festival, which is a major tourist draw in New
Orleans, Louisiana, can be traced back to medieval Europe — from Rome and
Venice in the 17th and 18th century to France. Today, the carnival is
celebrated along the Gulf Coast with parties, balls and parades.
Fat Tuesday is always celebrated before Ash Wednesday to mark the
beginning of Lent, a 40-day fasting period preceding Easter.
Every year, the festival is most famously celebrated in New Orleans and
Rio de Janeiro. But this day is also celebrated in other parts of the world
such as Germany (as Karneval), Italy (as Martedi Grasso), Trinidad (as
J'Ouvert), and Mexico (as Martes de Carnaval).
Mardi Gras is incomplete without masks, and this tradition started
hundreds of years ago because people wanted to mingle with each other without
class constraints and social demands.
Earlier, flambeaux were used to help revelers enjoy festivities at
night. Usually slaves and African Americans used to carry the torches and
crowds used to toss coins at them for lighting the way for the floats. Today,
flambeaux carriers dance and spin it with kerosene lights.
Every year, the parade in New Orleans features a king of the carnival,
who is named Rex. The first king, who was crowned in 1872, was actually the
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia.
The tradition of throwing beads was started by the crowned parade king,
the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, in 1872. Originally made of glass, the beads
were of three colors: purple for justice, gold for power and green for faith.
The beads were thrown on the person who epitomized the color’s meaning. Today,
the beads are replaced by plastic beads, Frisbees, plastic cups, and even
doubloons.
The first ever Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in Mobile,
Alabama, in 1703. However, today it holds the second-largest celebration, with
New Orleans leading the way.
The first few Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans in the early 1700s were
attended by only a few thousands of people, but recently the number has
reached 1.4 million.
Every year, more than 500,000 king cakes are sold in New
Orleans between Jan. 6 and Fat Tuesday.
The king cakes usually have a hidden plastic baby doll, representing
Baby Jesus. The person who finds it is announced the king and is expected to
purchase the next cake or throw the next party.
In 1875, Mardi Gras was announced a legal state holiday in Louisiana.
Currently, the same holds true in eight parishes of the state as well as in
Alabama and Florida.
In countries such as Ireland, England, Australia, New Zealand and
Canada, the day preceding Ash Wednesday is known as Shrove day or "Pancake
Day," as people celebrate it by eating pancakes and taking part in
pancake-themed activities.
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❆❆Birthdays Today❆❆
@→ indicates age at death
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91- Robert
Clary, actor (LeBeau-Hogan's Heroes), born in Paris, France
90- Harry
Belafonte, American calypso singer (Buck & the Preacher), born in Harlem,
New York
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@→85- Robert
Heron Bork, judge, nominated for supreme court, (d. 2012)
@→83- Harry
Caray, American sportscaster (Chicago Cubs), born in St Louis, Missouri (d.
1998) 1917 Dinah
Shore, singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet), born in Winchester, Tennessee
82- Robert
Conrad, [Conrad R Falk], actor (Wild Wild West), born in Chicago, Illinois
@→81- Ralph
Waldo Ellison, US writer (Invisible Man, Shadow & Cast) (D 1994)
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@→74- Yitzhak Rabin,
Prime Minister of Israel (1974-77 and 1992-95) and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize
winner, born in Jerusalem (d. 1995)
@→73- David Niven,
actor (Casino Royale, The Pink Panther), born in London, England (d. 1983)
73- Roger
Daltrey, English rocker/actor/producer (The Who-Tommy)
72- Dirk
Benedict, American actor (A-Team, Battlestar Galactica), born in Helena,
Montana
@→70- Pete Rozelle [Alvin
Rozelle], American NFL commissioner (1960-89), born in South Gate, California
(d. 1996)
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@→69- Paul
Hartman, actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), born in San Francisco, (D 1973)
@→69- Alan
Thicke, Canadian actor, singer-songwriter (Thicke of the Night, Growing Pains),
born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2016)
@→64ish- Sandro
Botticelli, Florentine Renaissance painter (Birth of Venus), probable date of
birth
61- Timothy
Daly, Sufferin NY, actor (Joe-Wings, Diner, Made in Heaven)
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@→40- Glenn
Miller, American bandleader and jazz composer (Glenn Miller Orchestra-In the
Mood), born in Clarinda, Iowa (d. 1944)
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@→39- Frederic Chopin,
Polish/French pianist and composer (Concert in F Minor), born in Żelazowa
Wola, Duchy of Warsaw (d. 1849) (baptismal records 22nd Feb)
34- Lupita
Nyong’o, Mexican-Kenyan actress (12 Years a Slave), born in Mexico City
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23- Justin Bieber,
Canadian pop singer (Baby, One Time), born in London, Ontario
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❆❆Historical Obits Today❆❆
@81-1991 Edwin
Land,
American inventor of instant photography and co-founder of the Polaroid
Corporation
@80-1988 Joe Besser,
comedian (3's Stooges, Abbott & Costello)
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@69-2013 Bonnie Franklin,
American actress, pancreatic cancer
@69-1984 Jackie
Coogan,
actor (Uncle Fester-Addams Family), heart failure
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@40-1980 Wilhelmina, Dutch high-fashion model and owner of model
agency, lung cancer
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❆❆Trivia Hive
Answers❆❆
Lamar Odom
Retired professional basketball player and reality TV star Lamar Odom
was found unconscious in a Nevada club in October 2015. It was later revealed
that the incident had been nearly fatal for him, though he eventually
recovered. His name received the highest spike in traffic over a sustained
period of time that year. The following rounded out the top five: Jurassic
World, American Sniper, Caitlyn Jenner and Ronda Rousey Source: Time
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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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