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October 24, 2007

Today in History


October 23, 2007

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Spotlight: On this date in 1995, a phenomenon occurred at Hindu temples in India, Britain and Nepal, among other countries, which has never been completely explained. In an event dubbed the Hindu Milk Miracle, statues in these temples seemed to be drinking milk that was offered to them from a spoon. Some scientists tried to explain away the occurrence, saying that capillary action had served to absorb the liquid in such a way that it seemed to disappear from the spoon. But masses of believers denied this; they called it a miracle and said that the fact that it lasted only for a day was further proof of the miraculous nature of the event.

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Quote: Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you'll see them all around you.Jon Bon Jovi


See previous spotlights: Samuel Johnson , Talk Like a Pirate Day , Clotheslines

September 20, 2007

Spotlight: If you live in one of the communities that currently bans outdoorclotheslines, you mayBuy Poster at AllPosters.comfind that the winds may be changing. According to the Boston Globe, 91 percent of detached single-family homes in the US have a clothes dryer, and a single electric dryer can blow 1,500 pounds of carbon monoxide into the air each year. Now, there is a growing "right-to-dry" movement; some states are working on legislation to overturn bans on clotheslines. And a new industry has sprung up: clotheslines are being manufactured to meet the growing demand.

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Quote: "When we realize we can make a buck cleaning up the environment, it will be done!"Dennis Weaver

See previous spotlights: M*A*S*H , Samuel Johnson , Talk Like a Pirate Day

Today in History: September 19, 2007

In the News:


August 7, 2007

In the News


July 31, 2007

Link for Cardone: 1983 Ranger Distributor Problem


Friday July 6, 2007

Thought for the day :
" Blessed are the peacemakers, they will never want for work. "

1928 - The world's ten largest hailstones fall in Potter, Nebraska.

1957 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles meet for the first time at the Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete, Liverpool.


Tuesday July 3, 2007

Quote: "Age is a very high price to pay for maturity." �Tom Stoppard


Saturday, June23, 2007

Sometimes a little something someone says or has said will have an impact on me and I feel compelled to at least do something because of the quote or whatever it may have been. Such is the case with Lena Horne's quote following the anouncement of her birthday and brief summary.


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Spotlight: Happy birthday to singer and actress Lena Horne, who turns 90 today. Horne was already dancing in Harlem's Cotton Club when she was 16 years old; within a few years she was an established singer and had appeared on Broadway and in films. Horne was the first African-American to be signed to a long-term movie contract, in spite of the fact that some of her scenes had to be omitted from the movies for distribution in the South. Segregation laws meant that she was frequently barred from staying in the hotels in which she performed, and her black friends and relatives could not enter the clubs where she was singing.

Quote: "It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." �Lena Horne

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007; Good day to Carl Ford and family back in Bristow, OK. --- My email address cecate@pacbell.net

Today In History:

Someone said; "I have an existential map; it has 'you are here' written all over it."
- Steven Wright


June 16 is the 167th day (WOW) of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 198 days remaining in 2007. Man, at this rate Thanksgiving should be here next week followed closely by the ultimate commercial season.....followed very closely by New Year, 2008.

Saturday, June 16, 2007 --

This Day In History:

Highlights:


Friday, June 15, 2007

Today in History


Tuesday, June 12, 2007

This Day In History:

1952 : Chevrolet chassis completed

Maurice Olley, Chevrolet's chief engineer, completed his chassis, code-named Opel, which would eventually become the chassis for the 1953 Corvette. (story)

1994 : Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murdered; (story)

1965 : Supremes set record; On this day in 1965, the Supremes set music industry records when "Back in My Arms Again" becomes their fifth consecutive single to top the charts. The record still stands today.

1862 : J.E.B. Stuart rides around the Union army; (story)

1987 : Reagan challenges Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall; (story)


Monday, June 11, 2007

Today in History

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June 10, 2007, Sunday:

 

Spotlight: (Witchcraft---and we're civilized, right?)

On this date in 1692, Bridget Bishop, who ran a tavern in the village of Salem, MA, was the first to be executed by hanging at Gallow Hill for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries." Salem became infamous for its witch trials, which continued through September of that year. Nearly 200 people were accused of witchcraft, both male and female, ranging in age from 4-year-old Dorothy Good to 80-year-old Giles Cory. Nineteen were hanged and Cory was pressed to death for refusing to plead to the charges.

Quote: "Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble." �William Shakespeare, Macbeth

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April 19, 2007:---- Thursday

---- ARCHIVES

Husband Appreciation Day [ Apr 21 ] Hmmn....

Today in History

shot heard round the world: the American Revolution began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775)
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Jews began armed resistance against Nazis (1943)
Oklahoma City Bombing: truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, killing 168 (1995)

Spotlight:
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The Boston Marathon �the world's oldest annual marathon �was first run on Patriot's Day, April 19, 1897. Originally measured at 24.8 mi/40 km, based on the legendary run of the Greek foot soldier Pheidippides from Marathon to Athens, the distance was changed in 1908 to 26 miles, 385 yards (41.8 km, 352 m), when King Edward VII and his queen asked that the Olympic Marathon begin at Windsor Castle, so the royals could view the start. This year, astronaut Sunita Williams ran the marathon on her treadmill on the International Space Station, finishing in about 4.5 hours, nearly two hours longer than the first woman who crossed the finish line in Boston.


April 18, 2007:---- Wednesday

Today in History

Paul Revere: began his ride to warn the Massachusetts colonists that the British were coming (1775)
San Francisco earthquake: ignited an inferno, killing hundreds and reducing the city to shambles (1906)
Laundromat: first one opened, in Fort Worth, Texas (1934)


April 17, 2007:---- Tuesday

Ford Mustang: made its debut in showrooms (1964)

Cambodia: fell to Khmer Rouge with capture of Phnom Penh, resulting in genocidal killing fields (1975)

Today's Birthdays

Cynthia Ozick (79): short-story writer and novelist
Nick Hornby (50): author of Fever Pitch, About a Boy
Jennifer Garner (35): actor, Alias, 13 Going On 30
Victoria Beckham (33): Spice Girl and wife of David Beckham

Today's Holiday: Tax Day (US)