Good Morning: Its Saturday June 7, 2014! TRIVIA: Whats next in this sequence: L, C, CC, CD, _____? Today is Boone Day in Kentucky, the date that Daniel Boone first discovered the state. Today is also Freedom of the Press Day, originated by the Inter-American Press Association. BIRTHDAYS: Beau Brummel, 1778; Paul Gauguin, 1848; Jessica Tandy, 1909; poet Gwendolyn Brooke, 1917; Tom Jones, 1940; Prince, 1958. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this date in 1494 Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, agreeing to divide the new World between them. On this date in 1776 Richard Henry Lee, a representative to the Continental Congress, submitted a formal resolution from his colony of Virginia, proclaiming that the United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states. The resolution led to the appointment of a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. On this date in 1841 Henry D. Thoreau wrote, Man stands to revere, he kneels to pray. On this date in 1862 the United States and Britain signed a treaty for the suppression of the slave trade. On this date in 1864 Abraham Lincoln was renominated for the presidency in Baltimore. On this date in 1892 the practice of using pinch hitters in baseball began -- the first one was J. J. Doyle of the Cleveland Spiders. On this date in 1892 George T. Sampson invented the clothes dryer. On this date in 1893 George Harbo and Frank Samuelson started a rowboat trip from New York City to England, arriving on August 3. On this date in 1948 Dwight Eisenhower became president of Columbia University. On this date in 1984 a tornado leveled the town of Barneveld, Wisconsin. MEANINGLESS FACTS: Maine is the only state surrounded on three sides by another country... At Four Corners you can walk in Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico within a few seconds... There are 132 islands that make up Hawaii, spread out over 1,500 square miles. An anonymous quote for all those looking to hire someone: Never hire anybody whose resume rhymes. TRIVIA ANSWER: DCCC -- The letters are Roman numerals. L = 50, C = 100, CC = 200, CD = 400, DCCC = 800. God bless you! Tim đ
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:36:46 +0000
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