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Today 68°/36° Wind 16 mph Gusts 31 mph
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Fire: 131 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 518 miles away
Air
Quality: Moderate Sunshine Windy Breezy
April
Averages: Temps: 60°\35°
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17-23 National
Pet ID Week Link Link National
Park Week Link 18-23 Police
Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line of Duty Week 18-24 Cleaning
For A Reason Week National
Library Week Link Craft
Brewers Week Link Financial
Practice Week Mule
Days 21-5/2 Sky
Awareness Week Festival of Ridvan 22-25 American Quilters
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Daily Observations
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Today’s Quotes
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Today’s Memes
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Today’s Thoughts
Spring means wind over here. Another
windy day. Getting a little tired of this.
The Onion, a satire group, has purchased Infowars, a far-right news organization
with Alex Jones. This should be very interesting.
Tucker Carlson said he made a mistake
supporting Trump. He apologized to his followers. He didn’t mention any of his
fake news stories his followers heard. It come soon after Trump posted
negatively about Tucker.
Teotihuacan Pyramids in Mexico had a
shooting that killed one and left 13 wounded including 6 Americans. This is a
huge tourist venue that is about 30 miles from Mexico City. The shooter committed
suicide. No reason for the attack was given but the shooter admired Adolph
Hitler, had a picture of the two students who did the shooting at Columbine
High School in Colorado. It was the on the 27th anniversary of that
terror.
Today is Earth Day. The first Earth
Day was in 1970. I was doing my
student-teaching during the 2nd Earth Day. My class project was to help
clean up. It was a great success and the students really enjoyed the experience.
I hope those students are still cleaning up their trash.
How well do you know the U.S. states?
Alaska
has more coastline than the rest of the U.S. combined
Alaska’s
size is already impressive: it’s the largest state in the country by far, over
twice the size of Texas (the second largest state by area). But what surprises
many people is just how much coastline it has.
With over 33,900 miles of shoreline, including islands, Alaska has more coastline than all the other U.S. states combined. Its rugged shores stretch along the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Bering Sea.
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Random historical facts you didn’t
know
Alexander the Great was accidentally
buried alive
When
Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BCE, his body didn’t begin to show
signs of decomposition for six days. But today's scientists suggest that he
wasn't actually dead, and instead suffered from a neurological disorder called
Guillain-Barré Syndrome. They believe that he was actually paralyzed and
mentally aware.
Turkeys were once worshiped as gods
In 300
BCE, these big birds were heralded by the Mayan people as vessels of the
gods and honored with worship. They were symbols of power and prestige and were
domesticated to have roles in religious rites.
Historic Events
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Birthdays Today
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American actor (One Flew Over
the Cuckoo's Nest; The Shining; A Few Good Men), born in Neptune City, New
Jersey ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ John Waters , American filmmaker (Hairspray; Pink Flamingos), and
actor, born in Baltimore, Maryland [80 years old] ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Peter Frampton, British rock guitarist and vocalist (Humble Pie;
Frampton Comes Alive - "Show Me The Way"), born in Kent, England [76
years old] ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Ryan Stiles, American actor (Lewis-Drew Carey Show), born in Seattle,
Washington [67 years old] ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Sherri Shepherd, American comedian, actress, and television personality
(The View, 2007-14), born in Chicago, Illinois [59 years old] ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ |
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Gone but not forgotten Isabella I of
Castile (1451-1504; @53,
uterine cancer) Queen of
Castile (1479-1504), patron of Christopher Columbus, who initiated the
Spanish Inquisition with husband Ferdinand II of Aragon, born in Madrigal de
las Altas Torres, Spain ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Henry Fielding, English novelist (Joseph Andrews, Tom
Jones), born in Sharpham, Somerset, England (d. 1754; @47, cirrohosis) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804; @79) German philosopher (Critique
of Pure Reason), born in Königsberg, East Prussia ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924; @53, strokes) Russian Marxist Revolutionary and Soviet Leader (1917-24),
born in Simbirsk, Russia ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977; @78, bronchitis) Russian-American novelist (Lolita, Ada),
born in St Petersburg, Russia ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Robert Oppenheimer
(1904-1967; @62,
throat cancer) American theoretical physicist known
as the father of the atomic bomb (Manhattan Project), born in New York City ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ American actor (Roman Holiday,
Green Acres), born in Rock Island, Illinois ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Aaron Spelling, American television producer (Charlie's Angels,
Dynasty), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2006; @83) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ American pinup model considered the 'Queen of Pinups' and the 'Dark
Angel', born in Nashville, Tennessee ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Charlotte Rae [Lubotsky], American character actress (Diff'rent
Strokes, 1978-79, and The Facts Of Life, 1978-86 - "Mrs. Garrett"),
comedienne, singer, and dancer, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2018; @92) ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ Glen Campbell (1936-2017; @81) American Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer
("By The Time I Get to Phoenix"; "Wichita Lineman";
"Rhinestone Cowboy"), session guitarist (The Beach Boys; Elvis
Presley; The Monkees; Phil Spector), television personality (The Glen
Campbell Goodtime Hour), and actor (True Grit), born in Delight, Arkansas ╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫╫ |
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