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Week 26 Day 177 Flag Today 85°/58° Wind 2 mph Gusts 8 mph Light Breeze Active Fire: A miles away Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 6 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Mostly Cloudy Jun Averages: Temps: 80°\43° Moisture: 1 Day |
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Weekly Observations
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1-30 National
Lemonade Days Link |
Lightning Safety Awareness Week Link |
Daily Observations
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Color TV Day (CBS) National Catfish Day Link |
National Columnists Day School Prayer Banned
Anniversary Swim a Lap Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"I love summertime more than anything else
in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing
that summer is going to be there." — Jack McBrayer |
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Today’s Thoughts
It is barely noon
and already had a short monsoon rain. Nice!
I am having constant
reminders of how fortunate I was able to travel a few years ago. Most of
Southeast Asia, Russia, and China are not safe places to travel these days. I
got to see all those places with no concern for being safe. Great memories thanks
to Focus Travel.
My calendar looks
like it will be a quite week. I’m sure it will be enjoyable.
1964 was 60 years ago…
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Three North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack the US
Destroyer Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin
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The Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo is captured
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Warren Commission report on the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy concludes Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed into law by
President Johnson.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr receives the Nobel Peace
Prize.
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Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton for the first
time.
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Students storm the administration building and stage
sit in at the University of California 800 are arrested.
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Cassius Clay Beats Sonny Liston on February 25th for
World Heavyweight championship
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President Lyndon Johnson declares a War On Poverty
Campaign.
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The most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a
magnitude of 9.2, strikes South Central Alaska
Origin of common phrases
Fast as green grass through a goose
To move as "fast as green grass through a
goose" means to go very quickly, and it originated in the rural American
South.
Historic Events
1788 – Virginia became the tenth state to ratify the United
States Constitution.
1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
1950 -The Korean War began with the invasion of South Korea
by North Korea.
1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride was
presented for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
Birthdays with some quotes
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99 –
June Lockhart, American actress 87 –
Eddie Floyd, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter 81 –
Carly Simon, American singer-songwriter “We
need role models who are going to break the mold.” 77 –
Jimmie Walker, American comedic actor 63 –
Ricky Gervais, English comedian, actor, director and producer 58 –
Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player “When
you take the elevator to the top, please remember to send it back down so
someone else might use it.” 49 –
Linda Cardellini, American actress “Just
because someone isn’t working at an office doesn’t mean they’re not working
hard at something.” 45 –
Busy Philipps, American actress 40 –
Lauren Bush, American model and fashion designer 28 –
Lele Pons, Latina-American Internet personality 18 –
Mckenna Grace, American actress |
@77
– Alex Toth, American animator and cartoonist (d. 2006) “I
spent the first half of my career learning what to put into my work, and the
second half learning what to leave out.” @64
– Peyo (Pierre Culliford), Belgian author and illustrator, created The Smurfs
(d. 1992; heart attack) @61
Anthony Bourdain, chef (d. 2018; suicide) @53
– George Michael, English singer-songwriter (d. 2016; myocarditis) @46
– George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 1950; internal
bleeding) “The
further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak
it.” “The
most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own
understanding of their history.” |
…The End for today…
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