February 24, 2016

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The 55 day of the year

311 days left to go 

THIS WEEK IS

• National Entrepreneurship Week
• Bird Health Awareness Week
• Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week
• National Date (fruit) Week
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• National Engineers Week
• National FFA Week
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week
• National Pancake Week
• Through With The Chew

TODAY IS

• World Bartender Day 
• Inconvenience Yourself Day (Link) 
• National Tortilla Chip Day

ON THIS DATE...

1582: The Gregorian Calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII; it replaced the Julian Calendar. (Read more) 

1803: the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it would be the final interpreter of constitutional issues.  The ruling came in the Marbury vs. Madison case. 
1821: Mexico declared its independence from Spain.  
1868: the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.  Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate (See History Spotlight).  
1868: the first parade featuring floats celebrated Mardi Gras.  The event was held in Mobile, Alabama. 

1938: the first nylon bristle toothbrush was made. 



1940: Disney's trademark song "When You Wish Upon a Star" was recorded by Frances Langford (Song). 

1942: the worldwide, shortwave radio service Voice of America signed on (Link)




1953: Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the Second. 

1980: the U.S. hockey team clinched the gold medal with a four-to-two victory over Finland at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York (Final Minute). 



1981: Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. 
1983: the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the eleven-hundred mark for the first time. 

1987: after scoring more than 36-thousand points in his career, Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul Jabbar hit his very first three-point shot. 


1991: the United States and its Gulf War allies launched a large-scale ground assault against Iraqi troops.  
1992: singers Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love were married in Hawaii. 

1993: Detroit Red Wings center Steve Yzerman scored career point number one-thousand. 


1995: Olympic gold medal-winning diver Greg Louganis announced he had AIDS. 
1999: at the Grammys, hip-hop star Lauryn Hill broke a record for female artists with five Grammy Awards, including album of the year for her solo debut "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill."  It was also the first time that a rap artist had ever won the major album Grammy.  
2007: Virginia lawmakers in both the House and Senate unanimously approved a resolution expressing "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery and the exploitation of Native Americans.  Sponsors of the resolution said it marked the first time that any state had formally expressed apology for slavery. 

2011: CBS announced it was suspending production on its sitcom "Two and a Half Men" after star Charlie Sheen went on a scathing rant about the network and show creator Chuck Lorre on a radio program. 

2013: Pope Benedict gave his final public blessing to a crowd of thousands at St. Peter's Square before stepping down. The Pope addressed his decision to step down as pontiff by saying the Lord has something different for him to do now. 
2013: "Argo" was awarded the Best Picture Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.  Daniel Day Lewis was named Best Actor "Lincoln" and Jennifer Lawrence was honored as Best Actress for "Silver Linings Playbook." 




HISTORY SPOTLIGHT

President Andrew Johnson impeached (Source) 

The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson's removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in U.S. history.

On February 24, Johnson was impeached, and on March 13 his impeachment trial began in the Senate under the direction of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase. The trial ended on May 26 with Johnson's opponents narrowly failing to achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to convict him.



QUICK TRIVIA 

The cupcake (Source) 

The term ‘cupcake’ was originally used in the late 19th century for cakes made from ingredients measured by the cupful. The traditional pound cake recipe was easy to remember for its pound of butter, pound of sugar, pound of flour, and pound of eggs. Likewise, the name “cupcake” comes from how recipe was measured: 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, and 4 eggs.



WORD OF THE DAY 

Flippant  [flip-uhnt]  adjective

1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: 


"Sally was taken aback by the flippant attitude of her fellow committee members"






WORD FROM THE WORD 

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.--Luke 2:25


Read today's "Our Daily Bread"