Good morning people of and from Yonkers, thank God its Friday, currently at 4:09 AM EDT it is partly cloudy, 66 to 68 degrees with winds from the north at 11 mph, the humidity is 61%, the dew point is at 52 degrees, the barometer is 29.9 inches and rising, and the visibility is 10 miles. Yonkers will have plenty of sunshine today, a high of 84 degrees with west/north-west winds at 5 to 10 mph. Mainly clear skies for tonight, a low of 66 degrees with south/south-west winds at 5 to 10 mph. Sun-up occurs at 5:45 AM and descends graciously beyond the Palisades at 8:18 PM. You’ll have 14 hours and 32 minutes of available daylight. Olympia, Thurston County, Washington. At 1:15 AM PDT Olympia is clear and 55 degrees. Olympia will have some clouds overnight, a low of 52 degrees with variably light winds. Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon, a high of 76 degrees with light and variable winds. Partly cloudy tonight, a low of 53 degrees with variably light winds. Berlin, Germany. At 10:19 AM CEST Berlin is cloudy and 68 degrees. Berlin will be rainy today with thunder possible, a high of 74 degrees with east winds at 5 to 10 mph, rainfall may total around 1/2 inch and there is a 90% chance of rain. A few showers early this evening then clearing overnight, a low of 62 degrees with east winds at 5 to 10 mph. There is a 50% chance of rain early in the evening. Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. At 3:24 AM CDT Dothan is clear and 75 degrees with light and variable winds. Dothan will be partly cloudy in the morning followed by scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon, a high around 90 degrees with south/south-west winds at 5 to 10 mph. There is a 50% chance of rain. A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening, partly cloudy skies, a low of 73 degrees with south/south-west winds at 5 to 10 mph. Today Fri. 7/25 In HISTORY: 1 - 1978 - Louise Joy Brown, the worlds first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) is born at Oldham and District General Hospital in Manchester, England, to parents Lesley and Peter Brown. The healthy baby was delivered shortly before midnight by caesarean section and weighed in at five pounds, 12 ounces. 2- 1780 - American Revolution - American General Horatio Gates takes command of the southern army from Major General Johann DeKalb at Coxes Mill, North Carolina. When Gates took command, the Patriots numbered about 1,200 regulars, who were severely debilitated by hunger and in need of equipment, as well as a large group of militia, whose exact number is unknown. DeKalb, a German-born soldier who had served in both the French and German armies before volunteering his services to the Patriots, remained with the force as part of Gates headquarters staff. 3 - 1861 - Civil War - The U.S. Congress passes the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, declaring that the war is being waged for the reunion of the states and not to interfere with the institutions of the South, namely slavery. The measure was important in keeping the pivotal states of Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland in the Union. 4 - 1969 - Vietnam War - President Richard Nixon announces that henceforth the United States will expect its Asian allies to tend to their own military defense. The Nixon Doctrine, as the presidents statement came to be known, clearly indicated his determination to Vietnamize the Vietnam War. 5 - 2000 - An Air France Concorde jet crashes upon takeoff in Paris on this day in 2000, killing everyone onboard as well as four people on the ground. The Concorde, the worlds fastest commercial jet, had enjoyed an exemplary safety record up to that point, with no crashes in the planes 31-year history. Air France Flight 4590 left DeGaulle Airport for New York carrying nine crew members and 96 German tourists who were planning to take a cruise to Ecuador. Almost immediately after takeoff, however, the plane plunged to the ground near a hotel in Gonesse, France. A huge fireball erupted and all 105 people on the plane were killed immediately. 6 - 1832 - The first recorded railroad accident in U.S. history occurs when four people are thrown off a vacant car on the Granite Railway near Quincy, Massachusetts. The victims had been invited to view the process of transporting large and weighty loads of stone when a cable on a vacant car snapped on the return trip, throwing them off the train and over a 34-foot cliff. One man was killed and the others were seriously injured. 7 - 1898 - Spanish-American War - During the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launch their invasion of Puerto Rico, the 108-mile-long, 40-mile-wide island that was one of Spains two principal possessions in the Caribbean. With little resistance and only seven deaths, U.S. troops under General Nelson A. Miles were able to secure the island by mid-August. After the signing of an armistice with Spain, American troops raised the U.S. flag over the island, formalizing U.S. authority over its one million inhabitants. In December, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Spanish-American War and officially approving the cession of Puerto Rico to the United States. 8 - 1956 - At 11:10 p.m., 45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collide in a heavy Atlantic fog. Fifty-one passengers and crew were killed in the collision, which ripped a great hole in the broad side of the Italian vessel. Miraculously, all 1,660 survivors on the Andrea Doria were rescued from the severely listing ship before it sunk late the next morning. Both ships were equipped with sophisticated radar systems, and authorities were puzzled as to the cause of the accident. 9 - 1945 - World War Two On this day in 1945, President Harry S. Truman nonchalantly hints to Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin that the United States has successfully developed a new weapon. In his diary, Truman privately referred to the new weapon, the atomic bomb, as the most terrible bomb in the history of the world The United States had successfully tested the worlds first atomic weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. Truman received the news while in Potsdam, Germany, conferring with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin on post-World War II policy in Europe. On July 17, Truman told Churchill of the tests success and the two agreed to put off telling Stalin about what Truman called the dynamite news until later--Truman first wanted to get Stalin to agree to enter the Pacific war on the Allies side with no strings on it.. 10 - 1964 - Vietnam War - Following a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the deteriorating situation in Saigon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff draw up a memo proposing air strikes against North Vietnam. 11 - 1917 - World War One - In Paris, France, on July 25, 1917, the exotic dancer Mata Hari is sentenced to death by a French court for spying on Germanys behalf during World War I. 12 - 1943 - World War Two -Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy, is voted out of power by his own Grand Council and arrested upon leaving a meeting with King Vittorio Emanuele, who tells Il Duce that the war is lost. Mussolini responded to it all with an uncharacteristic meekness. Today looks perfect for getaway day with sunshine and no rain in sight. In major league baseball last night, the Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 to keep pace with the victorious Orioles who defeated the Mariners 4-0, the Yankees and Toronto are 3 games behind the Orioles but the Yankees have played 2 less games than the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays shut out the Red Sox 8-0. As for the New York Mets, their evening was ruined losing to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1. I am up early today, I was up at 2:15 looked at the clock and then 3:15 rose to use the bathroom and said to myself Myself, youre not going to get anymore sleep this morning so go make me so coffee!, so I am up and about. I have a lot on my mind, my elderly aunt was not feeling well so she went to the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital, her kidneys are failing and their is not much that can be done for her at her age. I am selfish, I would love to have her around for ever but I know she is tired. At 94 she asks why she is still around when most of her younger siblings passed before her. She has only one brother left in South Carolina and he is not in too good a shape himself. I pray that if it is Gods will than let her passing be easy. My aunt, though is a strong willed and resilient woman. She told me herself yesterday that she just might pull through her current crisis. For a frail woman her mind is strong and sharp and she could fool everybody. Everybody njoy this beautiful Friday and the weekend to come and as always keep safe and keep smiling!
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 08:54:21 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015