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June 28, 2017 Week: 26 \
Day: 179
86004 Today: H 84° \ L 46°
Average
Sky Cover: 10%
Wind ave: 17mph\Gusts:
0mph
Visibility:
10 mi
June Averages: 79°\41°
June Records: H: 96° (1970) L: 22 (1955)
Record High: 94°[1990]
Record Low: 30°[1965]
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Quote of the Day
Obstacles are those frightful things you see
when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford
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Observances Today
International Body Piercing Day
National Parchment Cooking Day Link
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Observances This Week
27-7/1 Fish Are
Friends, Not Food! Week Link
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week Link
27-7/4 National
Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness
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Today’s Significant US Historical Events
★ Today’s Significant International Historical Events
<§>1700’s<§>
★1748 Riot
after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
1762 1st
reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston)
1770 Quakers
open a school for blacks in Philadelphia
1776 Final
draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to Continental Congress
<§>1800’s<§>
★1838 Coronation
of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey, London
★1846 Saxophone
is patented by Antoine Joseph Sax
★1859 1st
dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)
1894 Labor
Day established as a holiday for US federal employees
<§>1900’s<§>
1902 US
buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million
★1914 Franz
Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo
by young Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip at 10.45, the casus belli of WWI
1956 1st
atomic reactor built for private research operates (Chicago Illinois)
★1962 Thalidomide
drug banned in Netherlands
1964 Organization
for Afro-American Unity formed in New York by Malcolm X
1965 1st
US ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Lyndon
B. Johnson
1976 1st
woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado
1986 Irish
population condemns divorce
<§>2000’s<§>
★2000 Cuban
exile Elián González returns to Cuba following a Supreme Court order.
★2002 In
South Africa, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Treatment
Action Campaign table a national HIV/AIDS treatment plan in the National
Economic, Development and Labour Council
2005 A
final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is formally unveiled.
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My Rambling Thoughts
Had a great lunch with our
retirement group. Both Mary and Cheryl are readying for their grown kids/family
to visit for the 4th. Cheryl has been hunting for a pink rosebush
all season and finally found one today. Beautiful. Then her daughter-in-law
called and said she got 2 more in CA that will be arriving over the weekend.
One of the things that
seems to be missing in our country is empathy. Most of my life this country has
helped the poor, downtrodden, the needy. Seems like that kind of empathy has
disappeared from our government. Sad.
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Today’s Trivia Hive
(answers
at the end of post)
What is the most popular
pizza topping in the U.S.?
Bacon Black Olives
Mushrooms Pepperoni
95.5%
taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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Harper’s Index
36→Number of participants in a 2016 poll on North
Korean’s political attitudes, the largest such poll ever conducted.
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Yep, It Really Happened
*----------- 2-Year-Old
Saved by Cow -----------*
A 2-year-old Massachusetts boy's fall out of a second story window may have
been much scarier had the toddler not been clutching a large, stuffed cow,
police said. The boy was jumping on his bed in Chelsea on Wednesday afternoon
when he accidentally fell out of a window, the Boston Globe reported. The boy
dropped about 16 feet onto concrete, but landed on the large, stuffed cow he
was holding at the time. Chelsea's Deputy Fire Chief, John Quatieri, told the
Globe that the boy "could easily have broken bones or been very seriously
injured." The boy was hospitalized overnight, but only to keep him
monitored, said Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes.
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Somewhat Useless Information
The 'dog days of summer'
refer to the weeks between July 3 and August 11 and are named after the Dog
Star (Sirius) in the Canis Major constellation. The ancient Greeks blamed
Sirius for the hot temperatures, drought, discomfort, and sickness that
occurred during the summer.
***
Before the Civil War,
schools did not have summer vacation. In rural communities, kids had school off
during the spring planting and fall harvest while urban schools were
essentially year-round. The long summer holiday didn't come about until the
early 20th century.
***
Did you know that France's
Eiffel Tower grows more than 6 inches every summer? The heat makes the iron
expand.
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Birthdays Today
@ indicates age at death
<§>90’s<§>
91- Mel
Brooks,
American
actor and director (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs), born in NYC
<§>80’s<§>
@87- John
Wesley,
English
Christian theologian and co-founder of the Methodist movement, born in Epworth,
England
(d.
1791)
<§>70’s<§>
@77- Richard
Rodgers,
Hammels
Station NY, composer (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
(d.
1979)
@73- Pat Morita,
actor
(Karate Kid)
(d.
2005)
<§>60’s<§>
69- Kathy
Bates,
academy
award winning actress (Misery), born in Memphis, Tennessee
@62- Peter
Paul Rubens,
Flemish
Baroque painter (Circumcision), born in Siegen
(d.
1640)
<§>50’s<§>
57- John
Elway,
NFL
quarterback (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32/33), born in Port Angeles, Washington
@55- Henry
VIII,
King
of England (1509-47) who separated the Church of England from the Roman
Catholic Church, born in London
(d.
1547)
51- John
Cusack,
actor
(Stand By Me, Sure Thing, Better Off Dead), born in Chicago, Illinois
<§>40’s<§>
@42- Gilda
Radner,
actress
(SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), born in Detroit, Michigan
(d.
1989)
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Historical Obits Today
<§>90’s<§>
@93-2015 Jack
Carter [Chakrin],
American
comedian and actor
@92-2010 Robert
Byrd,
US
Senator (Democrat-WV, 1959-2010), majority leader and once the longest-serving
Senator in history
<§>80’s<§>
@85-1836 James
Madison,
4th
US President (1809-17)
<§>70’s<§>
@70-1889 Maria
Mitchell,
1st
US woman astronomer (Vassar)
<§>60’s<§>
@67-2014 Meshach
Taylor,
American
actor, colorectal cancer
@66-2009 Fred
Travalena,
American
comedian and impressionist (b. 1942)
@64-2016 Pat
Summitt,
American
basketball coach (University of Tennessee), Alzheimer's
<§>50’s<§>
@50-1975 Rod
Serling,
American
writer and host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), heart attacks
@50-1914 Franz
Ferdinand,
Archduke
of Austria is assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serb nationalist Gavrilo
Princip, led to declarations of war in WWI
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Trivia Hive Answers
Pepperoni
How do you like your
pizza? According to a 2016 survey conducted by the Harris Poll, pepperoni is
the best-loved topping of American pizza eaters. The cured meat was first used
in the 1900s in the U.S., and since its introduction, people can't seem to get
enough of it. Veggie lovers need not despair: Mushrooms are Americans'
third-favorite topping, and olives come in at sixth place. Thin-crust New York
pizza also reigns supreme over Chicago deep dish. Order up! Sources: Liguria
Foods, PRNewswire
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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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