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June 10, 2017 Week: 23 \
Day: 161
86004 Today: H 80° \ L 46°
Average
Sky Cover: 2%
Wind ave: 5mph\Gusts:
30mph
Visibility:
10 mi Red Flag Warning
June Averages: 79°\41°
June Records: H: 96° (1970) L: 22 (1955)
Record High: 87°[1910]
Record Low: 28°[1998]
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╬Quote of the Day╬
I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.
Charles Dickens
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╬Observances Today╬
Alcoholics Anonymous (Founders) Day
Ball Point Pen Day
Banana Split Days→-10 Link
Belmont Stakes Link
International Young Eagles Day
Missing Mutts Awareness Day Link
National Marina Day
National Rose' (wine) Day Link
Queen's Official Birthday Link
World Bike Naked Day Link
Worldwide Knit (and Crotchet) in Public Day Link
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╬Observances This Week╬
→6/12 Louis Vuitton Cup
(America's Cup)
3-11 International
Clothesline Week
National Lemonade Days Link
4-10 Bed Bug Awareness Week
Black
Single Parents Week
End
Mountain Top Removal Week: 4-10 Link
National
Business Etiquette Week: 4-10
National
Headache Awareness Week Link
National
Sun Safety Week Link
Pet
Appreciation Week Link
7-10 International Listening Week
8-11 Superman Days Link
→6/25 Ramadan
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╬Today’s Significant US Historical
Events╬
★ Today’s
Significant International Historical Events
░░░<§>1600’s<§>░░░
1639 1st
American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)
1652 In
Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America
░░░<§>1700’s<§>░░░
1760 NY
passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine
★1793 1st
public zoo opens in Paris
░░░<§>1800’s<§>░░░
★1801 Tripoli
declares war on US for refusing tribute
1847 Chicago
Tribune begins publishing
1848 1st
telegraph link between NYC & Chicago
1854 The
first class of the United States Naval Academy students graduate.
★1886 Eruption
of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink & white calcium carbonate
hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)
░░░<§>1900’s<§>░░░
1905 1st
forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Me
1924 1st
political convention broadcast on radio-Republicans at Cleveland
1933 John
Dillinger robs his first bank, in New Carlisle, Ohio. He takes $10, 600
1935 Dr
Robert Smith & William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous (date of
Smith's last drink)
1943 FDR becomes
1st US president to visit a foreign country during wartime
★1947 Saab
produces its first automobile.
1963 US
Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy
★1966 Beatles
"Paperback Writer" is released in UK
1966 Janis
Joplin's 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in SF)
1966 Mamas
& Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday"
1975 Rockefeller
panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans
1977 Apple
Computer ships its first Apple II computers
1984 US
missile shoots down an incoming missile in space for first time
1985 Coca
Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula
1991 Mother
of All Parades-NYC welcomes desert storm troops
★1997 Khmer
Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen
and 11 of Sen's family members before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold.
★1999 Kosovo
War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw
Serbian forces from Kosovo.
░░░<§>2000’s<§>░░░
★2001 Pope John
Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint Saint Rafqa
★2002 The
first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of
two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
2007 "The
Sopranos" series finale on HBO (infamous "cut to black" ending)░<§>00’s<§>░░░
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╬My Rambling Thoughts╬
Hate days with Red Flag
Warnings…but understand their necessity. There is a fire burning North of our
town, that closed the highway to the Grand Canyon due to the smoke and wind. Thankfully we aren’t getting any of the smoke,
but the strong winds are no fun. However, I still have the windows and doors
open. So it isn’t that bad.
I’m ready for some proof
during these lengthy hearings. It take time for election officials to get ready
for an election and 2018 is just around the corner. Tell us how the American
system was disrupted by the Russians so that changes can be made.
Today would have been my
parent’s 78th wedding anniversary. They were able to celebrate their
55th anniversary before my father passed a few months later. While
they didn’t have any biological children, they did a great job of raising two
sons. Both are missed very, very much on this special day.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL:
“we are under siege” and “he lied” are not statements I want to hear
from the leader of the free world.
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╬Today’s Trivia Hive╬
(answers
at the end of post)
What is Wonder Woman's
secret identity?
Carol
Danvers Susan Storm
Diana
Prince Lois
Lane
66.3%
taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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╬Harper’s Index╬
$119.99→Cost of a baby stroller cleaning, with wheel
detailing, at Tot Squad in NYC
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╬Yep, It Really Happened╬
Maryland Child Becomes
Another Arcade Statistic
A boy spent about 30 minutes trapped in a claw arcade game at a hotel in
Maryland before being freed. Authorities say the boy climbed through the game's
prize door and could not get out. Harford County officials say the boy was
trapped for about 30 minutes before the arcade machine owner arrived with a key
to get him out. A spokeswoman for Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS
Association, Jenn Chenworth, said she did not know how old the boy was, or
whether he received a toy for his efforts. She told the paper: “I think his
biggest prize was getting released.”
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╬Somewhat Useless Information╬
Legend has it that noodles
were first made by 13th century German bakers who fashioned dough into symbolic
shapes, such as swords, birds and stars, which were baked and served as bread.
In the 13th century, the Pope set quality standards for pasta.
***
Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing macaroni to the United States. It
seems that he fell in love with a certain dish he sampled in Naples, while
serving as the U.S. Ambassador to France. In fact, he promptly ordered crates
of "macaroni," along with a pasta-making machine, sent back to the
States.
***
The first American pasta factory was opened in Brooklyn, New York, in 1848, by
a Frenchman named Antoine Zerega. Mr. Zerega managed the entire operation with
just one horse in his basement to power the machinery. To dry his spaghetti, he
placed strands of the pasta on the roof to dry in the sunshine.
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╬Birthdays Today╬
@ indicates age at death
░░░<§>90’s<§>░░░
96-
Prince Phillip,
Duke of Edinburgh
@94- Rose
Mofford,
American politician, 1st female Governor of Arizona (1988-1991),
born
in Globe, Arizona
(d. 2016)
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@89- Saul
Bellow,
Canadian-born American author (Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976),
born
in Lachine, Quebec
(d. 2005)
@87- Frederick
Loewe,
composer (Learner & Loewe)
84- F
Lee Bailey, Waltham Mass, attorney (Sam Shepard case, OJ case)
@83- Maurice
Sendak,
American author/illustrator (Where The Wild Things Are), born in NYC,
N
(d. 2012)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
74- Jeff
Greenfield,
American media commentator (Firing Line, Nightline), born in NYC,
New York
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
58- Eliot
Spitzer,
American politician (Governor of New York 2007-8), born in the Bronx
@57- Hattie
McDaniel,
1st African American actress to win an Oscar (Mammy-Gone With The
Wind),
born in Wichita, Kansas
(d. 1952)
52- Elizabeth
Hurley,
English actress (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,
Christabel) and
model, born in Basingstoke, England
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
@47- Judy
Garland, [Frances Gumm],
American actress/singer (Wizard of Oz), born in
Minnesota
(d. 1969)
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
34- Leelee
Sobieski,
American actress (Deep Impact, Joan of Arc, Uprising), born in New
York City
░░░<§>20’s<§>░░░
25-Kate
Upton,
model
░░░<§>teen’s<§>░░░
16-Sasha
Obama
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╬Historical Obits Today╬
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@88-2016 Gordie Howe,
Canadian NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings)
@80-1988 Louis L'Amour,
western writer (Bowdrie)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@77-1993 Richard Webb,
actor (Captain Midnight), shoots himself
@73-2004 Ray Charles,
Grammy winning crooner who blended gospel and blues, liver
disease
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@69-2000 Hafez
al-Assad,
General and President of Syria (1971-2000), heart attack
@67-1967 Spencer Tracy,
US actor (Woman of the Year, Father of the Bride), series
of health problems
@61-1971 Michael Rennie,
actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), stroke
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
@59-1099 El Cid [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar],
Spanish general
strategist, famine
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
@32-323 BC Alexander the
Great, Macedonian king, either fever or excessive wine
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╬Trivia Hive Answers╬
Diana Prince
Superman is Clark Kent and
Batman is Bruce Wayne ... but do you know Wonder Woman's alias? Although she
was born Diana on the Amazon island of Themyscira, she eventually adopted the
name Diana Prince as her secret identity. With 'Wonder Woman' now in theaters,
audiences around the world have a chance to learn all about the iconic hero's
legendary beginnings. Now, we hope nobody looked up the answer to this question
before answering - Wonder Woman let us borrow her Lasso of Truth. Source:
Screen Rant
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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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