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Week 27 Day 185 Flag Today 87°/56° Wind 7 mph Gusts 12 mph Gentle Breeze Active Fire: 132 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 14 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly Cloudy Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\52° Moisture: 8 Days |
Monthly Observations
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Fuel
Safety Month Link |
Herbal/Prescription
Interaction Awareness Month |
Weekly Observations
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1-6 International
Lace Week Link 1-7 National
Independent Living Week |
6/27 -7/4 National
Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness National
Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance Tour de France Link Tom Sawyer
Days |
Daily Observations
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American Redneck Day National Chocolate Wafer Day National Compliment Your Mirror Day |
National Crown Day (aka Black Hair Independence Day) National Eat Your Beans Day |
Today’s Quote Today’s Meme
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"If summer had
one defining scent, it'd definitely be the smell of barbecue." — Katie Lee |
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Today’s Thoughts
Another warm day…hoping the monsoon
moves in soon.
Andy & Faith are getting solar
power. They are out of town, so I helped the survey guy with visit. I only unlocked
garage doors, he did all the climbing and photographing. I must say, he flew a
drone over the property for pictures. That was very interesting. For me, it was
45 minutes well spent.
I have been watching the Press
Conference. It is sad to see the Press Secretary spinning and spinning. I hoped
for more.
The weather guy says it is going to
hot the rest of the week. Darn.
1965 was 59 years ago…
Canada - Maple leaf
The Maple leaf becomes Canada's new national flag symbol
Rhodesia / Zimbabwe -
independence
Rhodesia Declares Unilateral Independence From Great Britain and
becomes Zimbabwe
India and Pakistan
Fighting
India and Pakistan Fighting
continues to escalate
UK -- Ronnie Biggs
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs escapes from Wandsworth Prison and
flees to Brazil.
U.S. -- Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI becomes the first Pope to visit the United States
UK -- Continental
Shelf Act
Following the UK Continental Shelf Act ( 1964 ) The BP's Sea Gem
rig finds gas in the West Sole field , the first major oil find did not occur
until 1970 with the discovery of the Forties oil
field
United States -
Hurricane Betsy
Hurricane Betsy makes landfall in the Bahamas, Florida and
Louisiana causing $1 billion dollars worth of Damage
U.S. -- Malcolm X
Malcolm X shot in New York
UK - Race Relations
Act
Britain brings in a new Race Relations Act hoping to stop some of
the unrest in inner cities
UK -- Cigarette
advertising
Cigarette advertising banned on
Television in Britain
UK -- Post Office
Tower
The Post Office Tower opens in London
Australia - Vietnam
War
Australia Joins Vietnam War
India - Hindi
Hindi becomes the
official language of India.
U.S. Jim Clark
Racing driver Jim Clark wins the Indianapolis 500, and later wins the
Formula One world driving championship in the same year.
U.S. - Troop Increase
South Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson announces increase the number of United States
troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000
U.S. -- Medicare
Lyndon B. Johnson announces his program to create Medicare and
to expand his war on poverty
U.S. - Palm Sunday
Tornado Outbreak
The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak on April
13th : An estimated fifty-one tornadoes (forty-seven confirmed) hit in
six Midwestern states killing anywhere from 256 to 271 people and injuring some
1,500 more.
UK - 70 mph speed
limit
70 mph speed limit imposed on
British roads
U.S. - Higher
Education Act of 1965
Higher Education Act of 1965 is signed into law providing
low-interest loans for students in higher education.
Civil War in
Dominican Republic
US Citizens Evacuated due to Civil War in Dominican Republic
Indonesia
Following attempted coup by communists in Indonesia lead to the
murder of over half million people and a transition to the new order led by
Major General Suharto.
Vietnam - Operation
Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder Launched In Vietnam on June
15th
U.S. - Warren Buffet
Warren Buffet Gains controlling interest in Berkshire-Hathaway
1965 ( $18.00 per share ) in 2008 (
$150,000 per share )
U.S. - Civil Rights
Troopers violently confront civil rights marchers in Alabama
Cuba - US Airlift
US begins airlift of Cubans wishing to leave Cuba and live in
America
Origin of common phrases
Jump
on the bandwagon
To
"jump on the bandwagon," or to adopt an idea once it is successful or
popular, stems from early America when musicians rode in a wagon on their way
to a parade or rally, and people would rush to follow.
False Facts about religions
Karma Is About
Punishment and Reward
Karma originates from Hinduism, where it’s referred to as the ‘Rig Veda’
and is said to carry over into the next life. But, while many think of it as a
reward or punishment for our actions, karma is only about simple cause and
effect—a law of consequences that aims to promote balance and harmony in the
universe.
Historic Events
1608 – Quebec, Canada was founded by
Samuel de Champlain. The name came from the Native American word “kebec”
meaning ‘where the river narrows’
1775 – George Washington took command
of the Continental Army
1819 – The Bank for Savings in the
City of New-York, the first(?) savings bank in the United States, opened.
1852 – Congress established the United
States’ 2nd mint in San Francisco.
1863 – The final day of the Battle of
Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge (US Civil War)
1952 – The Constitution of Puerto Rico
was approved by the United States Congress
Birthdays with some quotes
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A D Q 83 – Lamar Alexander,
American lawyer and politician 83 – Gloria Allred,
American lawyer and activist 77 – Dave Barry,
American comedic journalist and author “You can only be young
once but you can be immature forever.” 66 – Aaron Tippin,
American singer-songwriter 62 – Tom Cruise,
American actor 53 – Julian Assange,
Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks “What are the
differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private information on
corporations to you for free, and I’m a villain. Zuckerberg gives your
private information to corporations for money and he’s Man of the Year.” |
@84 – Ken Russell,
English actor, director, producer (d. 2011) @79 – Judith Durham,
Australian folk-pop singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2022) @69 – William Henry
Davies, Welsh poet and writer (d.1940) @64 – George M. Cohan,
American songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1942; bladder cancer) “Don’t tell ’em – SHOW
’em!” “I don’t care what you
say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you spell
my name right” @65 – George Sanders,
Russian-born British actor (d. 1972; suicice) @52 – Laura Branigan,
American singer-songwriter (d. 2004; stroke) @40 – Franz Kafka,
Czech-Austrian author (d. 1924; TB) “Youth is happy
because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see
beauty never grows old.” |
…The End for today…
