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Today’s Thoughts
No showers today but still overcast.
I enjoyed the SOTU that Biden gave last night. I had fallen victim to the
idea that Biden was not in good health and was too old. It became apparent just
after the speech started that he was not old for the job. His inspirational
speech was on target. He had great ideas and has shown the last few years that
he can get many of them done.
I also must thank him and others for lowering drug prices and making more
available through Medicare. I was paying $40 for a 90-day supply; that beat the
non-insurance price of $250. Now I am getting it for free, thanks to Medicare.
I had to jump through a lot of hoops but now I am in the system and should not
have any more problems getting it in a timely fashion.
So glad that most of AZ is not changing clocks this weekend. I still feel
sorry for the Navajo Reservation that still follows NM when the clocks change.
Famous American Women
Amelia Earhart (1897-1939). Earhart,
the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, received the
U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for her accomplishments. Earhart and her
navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared in 1937 over the central Pacific Ocean
while attempting to fly around the globe. (Recommended biography here.)
UNESCO sites in America…
San
Antonio Missions
The
San Antonio Missions are examples of structures made when Spain still had
control over Texas. Most of the missions from this time still stand today. One
of the most famous is the Alamo, which is an important part of Texas history.
These are relatively new to the UNESCO list, designated in 2015.
America’s Top Attractions
1950s:
Disneyland, Anaheim, California
Walt
Disney’s Disneyland (renamed Disneyland Park in the 1990s) opened on 17 July
1955. He originally wanted his theme park to be called Mickey Mouse Park. On the
opening day, 28,000 people visited the theme park which featured its now-famous
parades and 20 different attractions including Frontierland, a recreation of
the Old West, pictured here in 1955. There was also the Sleeping Beauty Castle
which soon became one of the USA's most recognizable tourist attractions.
Sun
Valley ski resort, Idaho
Skiing
became more popular and accessible throughout this decade, mostly due to the
continued development of recreational skis. Idaho’s Sun Valley, one of
America’s earliest ski resorts, thrived throughout the 1950s, welcoming
celebrities and members of high society. It was also the site of the world’s
first chairlifts, which were invented by Union Pacific Railroad engineer James
Curran.
The
Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York
The
Guggenheim Museum moved into its permanent home, the innovative Frank Lloyd
Wright-designed building, in 1959. Originally founded in 1939 by the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Foundation to house the businessman and art collector’s pieces, it
was renamed the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1952. The modern art gallery,
located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 89th Street, became one of the
most significant architectural icons and cultural spaces of the 20th century.
Influential Native Americans…
Charlie
Parker
One of
the most prolific jazz musicians of our time, Charlie "Yardbird"
Parker was a renowned saxophonist whose bebop style left a lasting effect on
American culture. Born to a Black father and an Indigenous mother, the Kansas
City native would go on to collaborate with the likes of Miles Davis and Dizzy
Gillespie. The Grammy-award winner's influence on the jazz art form was
undeniable, and in 2021, the American Jazz Museum committed to celebrating his
legacy by raising funds for youth activities and enhanced programming. Parker's
iconic works of art will be digitized and preserved by the museum for future
generations.
Historic Events
1796 – Napoléon Bonaparte married his first wife, Joséphine de
Beauharnais.
1841 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the United States v. The Amistad
case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had
been taken into slavery illegally.
1842 – The first documented discovery of gold in California occurred at
Rancho San Francisco, six years before the California Gold Rush.
1959 – The Barbie doll made its debut at the American International Toy
Fair in New York.
Birthdays with some quotes
@89 – Mickey Spillane,
American crime novelist (d. 2006)
@88 – Lloyd Price, American
R&B singer-songwriter
@86 – Mickey Gilley,
American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2022)
“If you have good food, people will come to your restaurant.”
@79 – Marty Ingels,
American actor and comedian (d. 2015; stroke)
79 – Robin Trower, English rock guitarist and vocalist
76 – Jeffrey Osborne, American singer and drummer
66 – Linda Fiorentino, American actress
@64 – Bobby Fischer,
American chess player (d. 2008; kidney failure)
@54 – Raul Julia, Puerto
Rican-American actor (d. 1994; stroke)
53 – Emmanuel Lewis, American actor
“I like projects in which I can really act and not be me all the time.”
38 – Brittany Snow, American actress
“Sometimes the characters I find the most compelling are in independent
movies. With independent scripts, people can take more challenges.”
31 – Suga, South Korean artist (BTS)
…The End for today…
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