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The 69 day of the year
297 days left to go
THIS WEEK IS
- National Agriculture Week
- Girl Scout Week
- National Consumer Protection Week
- National Dental Assistants Recognition Week
- National Procrastination Week
- National Schools Social Work Week
- National Sleep Awareness Week
- Professional Pet Sitters Week
- Read an E-Book Week
- Return The Borrowed Books Week
- Save Your Vision Week
- Teen Tech Week
- Women in Construction Week
- Festival of Owls Week
- National School Breakfast Week
- Women of Aviation Worldwide Week
TODAY IS
- Barbie Day (See History Spotlight)
- Discover What Your Name Means Day (Link)
- Get Over It Day
- Joe Franklin Day
- Panic Day
- Registered Dietitian Day (Link)
- National Crabmeat Day
- National Meatball Day
ON THIS DATE...
1822: Charles M. Graham of New York City received a patent for artificial teeth (Read more)
1855: the first Great Western Railway train crossed the Niagara Falls suspension bridge, the world's first wire cable suspension bridge, from Ontario to the United States.
1864: General Ulysses Grant was appointed commander-in-chief of the Union forces (Link).
1953: the census bureau revealed 239-thousand farmers quit planting crops over the past two years.
1954: The first color television commercial was broadcast, for Castro Decorators of New York City.
1954: Edward R. Murrow devoted time on his CBS television show "See It Now" to criticize Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-Communism campaign. The program put an end to McCarthy's reign of terror. The show also established television as a powerful medium to influence public opinion (Video).
1959: the Barbie doll was first launched on this date. According to Mattel, her full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts from Willows, Wisconsin. The first Barbie dolls cost $3 dollars.
1962: the Beatles performed for the first time on BBC television in Great Britain.
1964: the first Ford Mustang was produced (Link).
1969: Sly and the Family Stone were at the top of the charts with their hit "Everyday People."
1975: Work began on the Alaskan oil pipeline.
1981: Dan Rather made his debut as principal anchorman of the "The CBS Evening News."
1984: Ron Howard's film, "Splash," opened in theaters (See trailer).
1985: the Internal Revenue Service announced more than 407-thousand Americans were millionaires. The figure more than doubled the total given five years earlier.
1985: REO Speedwagon topped the pop singles chart with "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Song)
1985: "Gone With The Wind" was released on video. The tape cost consumers 90-dollars.
1996: legendary Hall-of-Fame actor, comedian George Burns died at the age of 100 (Bio).
1996: Mariah Carey and Boyz To Men topped the pop singles chart for the 15th consecutive week with "One Sweet Day." The 15-week streak broke the record for most consecutive weeks at number one.
1997: rapper Christopher Wallace, known as the Notorious B.I.G., was killed in a driveby shooting in Los Angeles. Wallace was 24-years-old.
2011: Space Shuttle Discovery made its final landing after 39 flights.
HISTORY SPOTLIGHT
Barbie makes her debut (Source)
On this day in 1959, the first Barbie doll made its debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Barbie was the idea of Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Mattel, Inc.. In 1945, after seeing her young daughter ignore her baby dolls to play make-believe with paper dolls of adult women, Handler and her husband realized there was an important niche in the market for a toy helped little girls live out their dreams. Barbie’s appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, based on a German comic strip character.
QUICK TRIVIA
The stapler (Source)
The first stapler in recorded history was from the 18th century France. The first handmade stapling machines or fasteners are attributed to having been developed for King Louis XIV of France in the 1700s. Each staple was inscribed with the insignia of the royal court, as required
WORD OF THE DAY
pique [peek]
verb (used with object), piqued, piquing.
1. to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride:
2. to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.).
3. to excite (interest, curiosity, etc.):
verb (used without object), piqued, piquing.
to arouse pique in someone:
"Although Juan wasn't interested in the broccoli, the pecan torte did pique his interest"
WORD FROM THE WORD
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.--Hebrews 10:22
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