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Today’s Quote
“You open your eyes first time in
July to fly like a free bird, so fly high and never look down.” – Anonymous
Today’s Meme
Today’s Thoughts
Another warm and dry day. Fire risk is
becoming a issue for our forest. I hope August brings more monsoon.
I’m enjoying watching the Olympics. So
inspirational.
Today is primary voting day. First, I
am sick of the ads already. I headed to the Subaru dealership to vote. Last
time, a few months ago, it was up two flights of stairs and down a very long hallway.
Not an easy walk as I was still using a cane. Today it was on the first floor
with basically no walk. I told the first guy how happy I was to have it so
close. He said they got a lot of complaints during the last election so they
fixed it. I told him to pass on my thanks. There were 8 races on the ballot. Most
only had one candidate from my party. I still gave them my vote.
Andy and Faith are still in Phoenix
and Mary is still at her beach house. I’m doing lunch with 2 other Tuba people
on Thursday. John and I both applied for the supervisor job at Tuba and the principal
wanted ‘fresh blood’, so John got the job. Years later he went back to the classroom,
and I got the supervisor job from the same principal. His wife had just
finished her teaching degree and I was Maree’s supervisor while at Tuba. We
became friends and haven’t done lunch for a few years. They have 3 grown
daughters and more grandkids than I can count. It should be a good lunch and great
catching up.
1973 was 51 years ago…
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OPEC
oil to increase by 200%
Arab members of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), announce they will restrict flow of crude
oil to countries supporting Israel on October 17 causing price of oil to
increase by 200%
Recession begins in Europe
following OPEC Oil price increases
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United
States - Secretariat Triple Crown
Secretariat becomes the first horse
since Citation in 1948 to
win the Triple Crown in United States horse racing after placing first in the
Belmont Stakes on June
9 News Events, 1973. In what was considered one of the best horse races in
history, Secretariat set a dirt-track record for the one and a half mile race
with a time of 2 minutes and 24 seconds. He was ridden by Ron Turcotte during
the race and he won the race by an astounding 31 lengths. He was trained by
Lucien Laurin and his owner was Penny Tweedy.
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Alaska
Oil Pipeline
Alaska Oil Pipeline bill is passed to
allow construction of a pipeline to access oil from the North Slope of Alaska
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Roe
v. Wade
Supreme Court of the United States
rules on Roe v. Wade. January 22nd
Roe v. Wade makes abortion a US
constitutional right
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Wounded
Knee
More Information for the Occupation of
Wounded Knee
About 200 Oglala Lakota Native
Americans and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) began their
occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota during February of 1973. AIM, a
militant civil rights organization, was created in the late 1960s with the intention
of bringing attention to injustices faced by Native Americans. Wounded Knee was
located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and in 1890 it was the site of a
massacre of 300 unarmed Sioux by the U.S. Cavalry. At the start of their
occupation AIM took 11 hostages and asked that The U.S. Government start
investigating broken treaties, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and all of the
South Dakota Sioux reservations. The occupation lasted 71 days during which
they negotiated with U.S. Marshals and exchanged regular gunfire with federal
agents. In May the group surrendered and government officials agreed to start
investigations as demanded.
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United
States -- Vice President Agnew Resigns
Spiro Agnew, the Vice President of the
United States under Richard Nixon, resigned during October of 1973. Agnew had
been dealing with charges of tax evasion and receiving bribes prior to his
resignation. After he left office he pleaded no contest to the criminal charges
and was fined and given probation. He was replaced by Gerald Ford, who, less
than a year later, would become the President after Nixon resigned. Spiro Agnew
was the second US Vice President to resign, the first for criminal reasons.
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United
States -- Battle of the Sexes Tennis Match
Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs
competed in “The Battle of the Sexes” exhibition tennis match during September
of 1973.
29-year-old King, who had already won
10 Grand Slam titles and was a pioneer in women’s tennis, went up against
55-year-old Riggs, who was at one point considered the best tennis player in
the world, and defeated him handily winning three sets 6-4, 6-3, and 6-3.
King expressed relief at the end of
the match, stating that she was worried losing it would have set women back.
She also took home the $100,000 prize.
Over 30,000 spectators attended it in
Houston and an estimated 90 million people viewed the televised match
worldwide, making it the most viewed tennis match in history.
American History…
When was the
Declaration of Independence signed
Incorrect: July 4, 1776Correct: Aug. 2, 1776
While the Second Continental Congress initially met in Philadelphia to
discuss the country's future on July 1, 1776 and declared America's independence from England
on July 2, the final draft of the Declaration of Independence document wasn't
finished until July 4—and wasn't actually signed until Aug. 2 of that year.
Today, we celebrate the day the document's text was finalized. Though if you
wanted to throw a barbecue on Aug. 2,
surely no one would (or could) complain.
Did you Know…?
Kangaroos Are Incapable Of
Jumping Backward
Kangaroos are known for their powerful bottom halves. They
have large feet, strong tails, and powerful legs that can propel them to jump approximately 30 feet.
Despite
their strength, these athletic marsupials cannot jump backward. They can't
even walk backward. Their long, muscular tails and feet
prevent them from being able to move in that direction. They cannot move their feet independently either, meaning
they can only hop to their destinations.
Historic Events
- 1790 – The United States Patent
Office opened
- 1792 – The cornerstone of the
first US Federal Building was laid, the Philadelphia Mint
- 1948 –
Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later
renamed John
F. Kennedy International Airport) was dedicated.
- 1989 –
Game Boy released, video game
- 1991 –
The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty
- 2006 Cuba’s
leader Fidel
Castro handed over power to his brother, Raúl.
Birthdays
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@90 – Marion Talbot, influential American educator (d.
1948) @94 – Milton Friedman, American economist and
academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2006) @86 – Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster and actor
(d. 2006) @46 – Ted Cassidy, American actor (d. 1979;
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