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June 11, 2017 Week: 24 \
Day: 162
86004 Today: H 77° \ L 47°
Average
Sky Cover: 2%
Wind ave: 27mph\Gusts:
-mph
Red Flag Warning
Visibility:
10 mi
June Averages: 79°\41°
June Records: H: 96° (1970) L: 22 (1955)
Record High: °[] Record
Low: °[]
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╬Quote
of the Day╬
The home is the chief school of human virtues.
William Ellery Channing
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╬Observances
Today╬
Abused Women and Children's Awareness Day
Corn on the Cob Day
Making Life Beautiful Day Link
Multicultural American Child Day
National Cotton Candy Day Link
National Making Life Beautiful Day Link
Poultry Days→-11 Link
Race Unity Day
World Gin Day Link
Children's Sunday
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╬Observances
This Week╬
Ramadan-→6/25
May 26-6/12 Louis
Vuitton Cup (America's Cup)
3-11 International
Clothesline Week
National Lemonade Days Link
8-11 Superman Days Link
11-17 National Automotive Service
Professionals Week
National Body Piercing Week Link
National Flag Week
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╬Today’s
Significant US Historical Events╬
★ Today’s
Significant International Historical Events
░░░<§>BC’s<§>░░░
★1184
BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by
Eratosthenes.
░░░<§>1700’s<§>░░░
1742 Benjamin
Franklin invents his Franklin stove
★1770 Captain James
Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia
1776 Continental
Congress creates committee (Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,
Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston) to draft a Declaration of
Independence
░░░<§>1800’s<§>░░░
1838 Iowa
Territory is organized
1891 Puerto
Rican flag adopted
░░░<§>1900’s<§>░░░
1936 Presbyterian
Church of America founded at Philadelphia
★1939 King
& Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party
1959 Postmaster
General bans D H Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover (overruled by US
Court of Appeals in Mar 1960)
1963 Gov
Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at University of Alabama
1963 US
President JFK says segregation is morally wrong & that it is
"time to act"
★1964 Queen
Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend
1966 "I
Am A Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3
1966 "Paint
It, Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1
★1971 US
ends ban on China trade
★1975 1st
oil pumped from North Sea oilfield
★1982 Pope John
Paul II visits Argentina
1982 "E.T.
the Extra-Terrestrial", directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Henry
Thomas and Drew Barrymore, is released
1984 US
Supreme Court declares illegally obtained evidence may be admitted at trial if
it could be proved that it would have been discovered legally
★1987 Margaret
Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third
consecutive term
1990 Supreme
Court says law prohibiting desecration of US flag unconstitutional
★1990 UN
appoints Olivia Newton-John environmental ambassador
1993 "Jurassic
Park", starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum opens, sets box
office weekend record of $502 million
★1996 Exxon
states that it will begin work on its $15-billion Sakhalin I oil and natural
gas development in Russia's Far East
░░░<§>2000’s<§>░░░
2001 Timothy
McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2002 "American
Idol" created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula
Abdul and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox
2004 Ronald
Reagan's funeral is held at Washington National Cathedral.
★2008 Canadian
Prime Minister Stephen Harpermade an official historic apology to Canada's
First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children were
isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.
2012 The
Nobel Prize is reduced by 20% to prevent any future undermining of capital░░<§>00’s<§>░░░
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╬My
Rambling Thoughts╬
Another windy day with no
clouds and decent temperatures.
Headed out to a local flea
market downtown. Interesting stuff, but nuttin’ I needed. Still nice to see all
the booths.
Rest of the day will be
relaxing as the wind cries to stay indoors. Pollen is thick, lots of pine
needles and seeds from the trees in the air…and on the ground…and on the
sidewalk…and on the deck…and in the street, and…
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╬Today’s
Trivia Hive╬
(answers
at the end of post)
Steve Jobs reportedly
asked which actor to be "the voice of Apple"?
Morgan
Freeman Ving Rhames
Jeff
Goldblum Samuel L.
Jackson
29.6%
taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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╬Harper’s
Index╬
65→Percentage of Americans worth $25million or more
who take at least $10K in charitable contributions each year.
69→Who spend at least that much on home
improvement
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╬Yep,
It Really Happened╬
It Probably Seemed Like
a Good Idea at the Time
Firefighters were called to a fourth floor apartment in Coconut Creek, Florida,
to put out a fire. The fire was ruled suspicious so police interviewed the
housekeeper, 44-year-old Janette Pacheco. She admitted to police that she set a
bedroom on fire after taking money from her employer. The condominium was
deemed a "total loss." Pacheco admitted to setting the fire to cover
up her theft of $160 from her 72-year-old employer. Pacheco was arrested on charges
of arson to an occupied structure, and may face additional charges of crimes
against the elderly.
Valencia police have
launched an investigation after a swimming pool filter sucked out the
intestines of the 14-year-old boy. According to the police, the boy went to the
leisure center to get swimming lessons. After getting the lessons, the teen
decided to stay in the pool with his friends.
For some reason he removed the vent of the swimming pool filter. As a result,
he got sucked into the filter. Here is where the story gets a little fuzzy, but
we can only assume what body part got caught in the filter, or why he put it in
there in the first place.
Whatever the reason, the boy could not free himself due to the strong suction.
Witnesses at the scene quickly turned off the filter and several people rushed
to pull out the unconscious teen from the water. He was rushed to the hospital,
where he underwent hours of surgery to put his intestines back into his body.
The teen remains in critical condition, but is expected to survive.
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╬Somewhat
Useless Information╬
During the 1980s,
macaroni, which was traditionally considered a "blue-collar"
down-home meal, was transformed into the more upscale "pasta." As
more and more people began to have fun with it and romanticize it throughout
the '60s and '70s, its image began to change along with its name.
***
The Spanish explorer Cortez brought tomatoes back to Europe from Mexico in
1519. Even then, almost 200 years passed before spaghetti with tomato sauce
made its way into Italian kitchens.
***
The Italians only ate meat a few times a month. So, when they came to America,
where meat was so plentiful, they incorporated meat into their cooking more
often, making meatballs an American invention.
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╬Birthdays
Today╬
@ indicates age at death
░░░<§>90’s<§>░░░
@93- Lawrence
E Spivak,
American
news panelist (Meet the Press), born in Brooklyn,
(d.
1994)
@92 Jeannette
Rankin,
1st
woman elected to US Congress (R-Montana), born in Missoula,
Montana
(d.
1973)
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@87- Jacques
Cousteau,
French
oceanic explorer (Calypso), born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac,
Gironde,
France
(d.
1997)
@83- Gene
Wilder [Jerome Silberman],
American
actor ( Blazing Saddles, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory),
born
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(d.
2016)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@78- Charles
Fabry,
discoverer
(ozone layer in upper atmosphere)
(d.
1945)
72- Adrienne
Barbeau,
actress
(Maude, Swamp Thing), born in Sacramento, California
70- Henry
Cisneros,
first
Hispanic to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio), later
Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@69- Henry
Hill Jr.,
mobster
and FBI informant (inspired Goodfellas), born in Brooklyn
(d.
2012)
@65- Ben
Jonson,
English
playwright and poet (Volpone, Alchemist), born in London
(d.
1637)
61- Joe
Montana,
NFL
quarterback (San Francisco 49ers), born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
58- Hugh
Laurie,
English
actor (Strapless, Dr Gregory House-House), born in Oxford
@57- Vince
Lombardi,
NFL
coach (Green Bay Packers), born in Brooklyn, (d. 1970)
57- Mehmet
Oz,
surgeon
and TV personality (The Dr. Oz Show), born in
Cleveland
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
31- Shia
LaBeouf,
American
actor (Disturbia, Transformers), born in Los Angeles
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╬Historical
Obits Today╬
░░░<§>90’s<§>░░░
@91-2015 Ron
Moody,
British
actor (12 Chairs, Oliver!)
@91-2014 Ruby
Dee,
American
actress
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@87-1997 Thalassa
Cruso,
gardening
expert (PBS), Alzheimer's
@82-2003 David
Brinkley,
American
television reporter
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@79-1999 DeForest
Kelley,
actor
(Dr. McCoy-Star Trek)
@72-1979 John
Wayne [Marion Mitchell Morrison],
actor
(Green Berets, True Grit), stomach cancer
@72-1930 Henry
Clay Folger Jr,
CEO
(Folger Shakespeare Library), cancer
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@65±-1963 Thích
Quảng Đức,
Buddhist
monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
@40-1993 Ray
Sharkey,
actor
(Wiseguy, No Mercy, Body Rock), AIDs
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
@31-1985 Karen
Ann Quinlan,
comatose
patient
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╬Trivia
Hive Answers╬
Jeff Goldblum
Well, there it is. We mean
the answer of course: Jeff Goldblum. When he"s not busy saving the earth
from alien attacks on July 4, running from scientifically engineered dinosaurs,
orchestrating arena fights between superheroes in the Marvel universe or trying
to help you find an apartment, Goldblum is getting offers to be the voice of
major technology manufacturers. Speaking in an interview with Australia"s
"Today Show," the actor said he had no idea it was Steve Jobs on the
line. The sad news is that while Jobs was preoccupied with whether he could, he
did stop to think if he should, and the role never panned out for Goldblum.
Sources: Cnet, 9to5Mac
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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.
☼☼☼☼…And
That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼
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