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Today’s Quote
The successful
warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Bruce
Lee
Today’s Meme
Today’s Thoughts
Another hot day with the monsoon expected
to cool it off in a little while. The thunder has already started. There is
still a lot of blue sky.
The Olympics continue to take up my tv
time. I’ve seen some great races and true sportsmanship.
Gov. Tim Walz is the Harris’ VP pick.
He looks like a good choice. Now the race for President/VP of the US really
begins. Attention candidates: Keep your campaign on the issues and nothing
else. Thanks, The American voter.
1975 was 49 years ago…
§ Oil goes over $13.00 per barrel
After OPEC agrees to raise crude oil
prices by 10%. Oil Prices around the world spike up
§ The Vietnam War ends. Communist forces
take Saigon and South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally.
§ One of the very first blockbuster
films, Jaws, is released during June.
§ An IRA hit squad takes refuge and
hostages at Balcombe Street in central London
§ The IRA bombs London Hilton Hotel In
Park Lane
§ The IRA murders Ross McWhirter the
co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records
§ Patty Hearst becomes Most Wanted and
is arrested for armed robbery.
§ Suriname Gains Independence From
Netherlands
§ The Suez Canal reopens for
the first time since the Six-Day War
§ King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Assassinated
§ New York City avoids bankruptcy when
President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion loan
§ Jimmy Hoffa ex teamsters boss
disappears never to be seen again
§ Angola Gains Independence From
Portugal
Random Thoughts…
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People
in 2100 are going to look back at us like we look back at the people who we
look at in the early 1900s.
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James
Madison was on the $5,000 bill.
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Cheeto
dust has an official name – “cheetle”.
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The
US Navy diving manual has detailed instructions for escaping a giant clam.
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The
seven spikes on Lady Liberty’s crown represent the seven continents.
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Gatorade
was named after the University of Florida’s college football team – the Gators.
American History…
Who paid for the
Statue of Liberty?
Incorrect: France Correct:
France—with some help from New York
France is
responsible for the
iconic statue, but New York City had to scramble to crowdfund enough
money to pay for the giant granite base that the statue sits on. In fact,
the Big Apple almost didn't come up with the money in time, and other cities,
such as Boston and Philadelphia—who both had the funds available—made attempts
to have the statue erected on their turf instead.
Historic Events
- 1782 – General George Washington
ordered the creation of the badge that would become America’s Purple
Heart.
- 1882 – The famous Hatfield &
McCoy Feud began at the Kentucky/West Virginia border.
- 1959 – US satellite Explorer
6 took the first photograph of Earth from space.
- 1978 – Love Canal, NY, near
Niagra Falls, was declared a disaster area by President Jimmy Carter.
- 1990 – Operation Desert
Shield began in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
- 2007 – Barry Bonds beat Hank
Aarons home record with his 756th home run.
Birthdays
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Charlize
Theron, 49 Movie Actress Kyler
Murray, 27 Football Player
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@78 – B.J. Thomas, American singer (d. 2021; lung cancer) @41 – Mata Hari (Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod), Dutch dancer, and spy
(executed in 1917) @88 – Stan Freberg, American puppeteer and voice actor (died
in 2015)
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…The End for today…
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