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September 2007
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2007 Old Farmer's Almanac Predictions for September 2007 in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Temp. 65° (2° below avg.); precip. 3.5" (avg.). 1-3 Sunny, cool. 4-9 Sunny, warm. 10-19 Rain, then sunny, cool. 20-26 Rain, then sunny, cool. 27-30 Hurricane.
Say WHAT??? Hurricane???
Important September Things
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September 1, 1939 - Hitler invaded Poland
- The start of WWII |
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September 3 - Gail |
Birthstone - Sapphire |
| September 3 - Labor Day |
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September 8 - Jimmy |
Flower - Aster or Morning Glory |
| September 26 - The Full Harvest Moon |
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September 17 - Penny |
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| September 28 - Native American Day |
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September 30, 2007 - Sunday
Today in History around the World
1791 - Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria.
1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run. The record stood until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. Mark McGwire beat Maris's record in 1998 by hitting 70 and Barry Bonds topped this in 2001 with 73.
1938 - Britain and France surrendered to Germany's demands concerning the Sudetenland, and signed the Munich Pact.
1946 - Twenty-two Nazi leaders were found guilty at the Nuremberg trials.
1949 - The Berlin Airlift came to an end.
1955 - Actor James Dean was killed in a car crash.
1966 - Botswana gained its independence from Great Britain.
Well, my heart hasn't been in this journal this past week. But exciting things are going to be happening next month. I'd tell you but then I'd ruin the surprise! I will also say to watch the Sewing Accomplishments as well as the Household Projects and that would give you some hints as to some of the busy work I might attempt in October. But for now, let me say that October will be a good month. I'm counting on that! For now, it is the end of the month so I'll list what goals I did accomplish.
Accomplishments for September 2007:
Bible Read: (NIV-New International Version)
Genesis
Exodus
Home Studies:
Online SS Lessons (SDA): 2007-3rd Quarter
09/07 - David and Bathsheba: Adultery and After
09/14 - Ahab and Jezebel: Abuse of Authority
09/21 - Hosea and Gomer: Forgiving the Unfaithful
09/28 - Yahweh and Israel: Fulfillment Beyond Failure
Books Read - Non-fiction:
Drawing Realistic Pets from Photographs by Lee Hammond
Color Mixing Swatch Book by Michael Wilcox
Colored Pencil Portraits - Step by Step - by Ann Kullberg
Atmosphere, Mood and Light by Keith Fenwick
Movies & Specials on TV:
Premonition (movie)
Proof (movie)
Black Snake Moan (movie)
Cassanova (movie)
In God's Country (movie)
Ultimate Volcanoes (NGC)
Ultimate Tsunamis (NGC)
Hurricane Warnings (History)
Here We Stand - 10 day series (3ABN)
Webpage Updates - kayurie.com
Daily Journals (dailies)
News Archives (end of month standard)
Index (end of month standard)
Music Projects:
Songs by Me: 2
Sewing Projects:
hemmed 2 pr jeans - very professionally if I do say so myself!
Contests Mailings: 243
Contests Online: 420
Places Visited & Things Done:
Jeff & Sheri Easter Concert
Note:
If you are interested in reading or listening or watching any of the listed items above, please check with your local library. Most of these books, audiobooks, CD's, cassettes or DVD's can be found on their shelves. The household, craft and hobby projects are my own and many can be found on these webpages under the same category. Last resort is to email me at the address listed at the bottom of this webpage. Hope you have enjoyed my entries.
September 29, 2007 - Sabbath
Today in History around the World
1399 - King Richard II became the first English monarch to abdicate his throne.
1829 - Sir Robert Peel's police force, the "bobbies," began operations at Scotland Yard.
1895 - French chemist Louis Pasteur died.
1978 - John Paul I died one month after becoming pope.
1982 - Seven people died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. This led to the use of safety seals on most consumer products.
1988 - The space shuttle Discovery was launched, the first American staffed space flight since the Challenger disaster.
2001 - Former South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu died.
September 28, 2007 - Friday
Today in History around the World
1542 - Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego.
1781 - The closing campaign of the American Revolution at Yorktown Heights, VA. began.
1920 - Eight Chicago White Sox players were indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the "Black Sox scandal".
1924 - Two U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle after completing the first round-the-world flight in 175 days.
1939 - A German-Soviet agreement divided Poland between Nazi Germany and the USSR.
1967 - Walter Washington became the first mayor of the District of Columbia.
1972 - Japan and Communist China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
1989 - Former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos died in exile in Hawaii.
1991 - Jazz great Miles Davis died.
2003 - Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis player to win at Wimbledon, died.
Very sad day. Very hard day. Attended the funeral of my cousin. He had many friends and it was comforting to know that so many cared for him so much. He was buried at Wesley.
September 27, 2007 - Thursday
Today in History around the World
1540- Pope Paul III approved the charter for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded by St. Ignatius Loyola.
1939 - Warsaw, Poland, was surrendered to the Nazis after weeks of resistance.
1959 - Typhoon Vera battered the Japanese island of Honshu, killing almost 5,000 people.
1964 - The warren Commission report concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
1998 - Mark McGwire hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs in the last game of the regular season.
September 26, 2007 - Wednesday
Today in History around the World
1789 - Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State.
1820 - Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri.
1914 - The Federal Trade Commission was established.
1950 - United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans.
1960 - Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first televised presidential debate.
1986 - William H. Rehnquist was sworn as the 16th chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Not much to log tonight, just awaiting word on funeral arrangements for Sean. Just don't have anything else to say.
September 25, 2007 - Tuesday
Today in History around the World
1775 - Ethan Allen was captured by the British.
1789 - The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The first ten became the Bill of Rights.
1890 - Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, renounced the practice of polygamy. This paved the way for Utah's acceptance as a state in 1896.
1957 - Nine black children were escorted to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, under heavily armed guard, because of racial violence.
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
2003 - It was reported that more than 14,000 had lost their lives in France in a summer heat wave.
September 24, 2007 - Monday
Today in History around the World
1789 - Congress passed the First Judiciary Act which provided for a U.S. attorney general and the Supreme Court.
1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field.
1960 - The Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched.
1969 - The trial of the "Chicago Eight", radical antiwar and counterculture activists accused of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic convention, began.
1991 - Children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, died at the age of 87.
1996 - The United States and the worlds other major nuclear powers signed a treaty to end all testing and development of nuclear weapons.
My cousin, Sean, died early this morning. Please remember my Aunt and Uncle and the rest of my family in your prayers today.
September 23, 2007 - Sunday
Today in History around the World
1779 - John Paul Jones delared "I have not yet begun to fight!" aboard the American warship Bonhomme Richard in the battle against the British man-of-war Serapis.
1806 - After a three-year journey to the Pacific Northwest, the Lewis and Clark expdeition returned to St. Louis.
1846 - German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune.
1939 - Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, died in London.
1952 - Vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered his "Checkers speech" rebutting charges of improper campaign financing.
1973 - Former Argentine president Juan Peron returned to power.
Spent all night in the ER with Jessica and Jimmy. We got a phone call around 10:15 pm that Jessica had been hurt in a fall. So we rushed over to their place and went to the ER with them and her mom. She had stepped in a hole in the dark and her leg was cut and looked like it might be broken. We were at the hospital before 11:30 pm and they took her in for triage' before midnight. However, they didn't give us any results until around 6 am. It wasn't broken, by the way, just a bad bruise, sprain, thankfully!
It was unbelievable how long they make people wait. At 4:30 am there was a 90 year old woman who spoke with us and she said she had been there since BEFORE 9 pm. She was still waiting when we left. What is it with ER's? Shouldn't they take the more serious cases? I saw alot of joking around, people walking around talking, standing around talking and one lady said most of the beds in the back were empty. OK, remember this if you have an emergency. Fredericksburg may not be where you want to go. I have heard others locally say they have paid the ambulances extra to take them elsewhere. Hm-m-m. Interesting.
And please don't misunderstand. We didn't mind being there with the kids at all. In fact, we would've been upset if they hadn't called us. We were happy to be there with them and the time did pass. I'm just saying that ER's, at least in this area, are kinda slow. That's S-L-O-W. So think about it, if you have an emergency.
The good news is that Jessica's leg is not broken!!!! We are ALL SO THANKFUK for that!
We were home and in bed by 6:30 am and slept until 10:30 am. It's hard to sleep with the sun shining! So we got up and didn't get much accomplished today. However, we ran garbage to the dump and did some easier jobs. Then we took a 2 hour nap late afternoon.
September 22, 2007 - Sabbath
Today in History around the World
1776 - Nathan Hale was hanged by the British as a spy during the Revolutionary War.
1789 - Congress authorized the office of Postmaster-General.
1792 - The French Republic was proclaimed.
1862 - President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, proposing to free all slaves of rebel states as of January 1, 1863.
1980 - The Persian Gulf conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war.
1989 - Songwriter Irving Berlin died in New York City at age 101.
Watched some pre-recorded stuff off 3ABN this afternoon that was the last episode of the new evangelistic series Doug Batchelor did this year. Was ok, I asked a question and got into an email debate about it with someone from Amazing Facts. I finally gave up because the guy wasn't answering my question. He got off into some left field so I'll just study it more and ask someone else about it. Will report more about it later on another webpage devoted to that sort of thing.
September 21, 2007 - Friday
Today in History around the World
1792 - The French National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy.
1897 - The New York Sun published its famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
1937 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein was first published.
1938 - a hurricane struck New York and New England with extensive damage and more than 600 deaths.
1949 - The People's Republic of China was proclaimed.
1964 - Malta gained its independence from Great Britain.
1981 - Belize gained its independence from Great Britain.
1996 - John F. Kennedy, Jr. married Carolyn Bessette.
Did a little grocery shopping, housework. Then Jimmy and Jessica visited with us this afternoon. They painted the shed for us!!!! It looks SO nice!!!!! It really needed it and we sure appreciated them doing it!!!!!
September 20, 2007 - Thursday
Today in History around the World
1870 - Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of modern Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.
1881 - Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had been assassinated.
1973 - Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.
1998 - Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. sat out a game, ending his consecutive game playing streak. Ripken played 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons.
2000 - Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there was insuffieient evidence to charge President Clinton and his wife, Hillary.
2001 - President George W. Bush addressed the nation and a joint session of Congress about terrorism. He also named Tom Ridge as head of the new Office of Homeland Security.
Bump on head is completely gone, though there is still a sore spot when I shampoo my hair. No more headaches etc so I'm good.
September 19, 2007 - Wednesday
Today in History around the World
1881 - President James Garfield died of a gunshot would inflickted by a disappointed office seeker the previous July 2.
1934 - Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for the Lindbergh baby kidnap-murder.
1955 - President Juan Peron of Argentina was deposed and exiled after a military coup.
1957 - The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert.
1962 - Gov. Ross Barnett blocked James Meredith from enrolling in the University of Mississippi.
1985 - The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed thousands of lives. The second earthquake hit 36 hours later.
1994 - U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
2001 - The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf following the September 11 terrorist attacks.
My head hurt all night, but this morning the headache is gone. Hallelujah! So it was a normal day. Hey, my days are busy, what can I say....Not much to add right now, just trying to gain ground on the old housework!
September 18, 2007 - Tuesday
Today in History around the World
1759 - French Quebec surrendered to the British after the September 13th battle on the Plains of Abraham, the last battle of the French and Indian Wars. French general Montsalm and British general Wolfe died in the fray.
1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain.
1850 - Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
1851 - The first edition of "The New York Daily Times", which later became "The New York Times", was published.
1947 - The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy and Air Force, was passed.
1961 - Secretary-General of the UN Daq Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia).
1970 - 27 year old rock star, Jimi Hendrix, died in London.
1999 - Sammy Sosa became the first player in major league baseball history to hit 60 homers in two seasons.
Accidentally banged my head on a shelf today, really saw stars. First time I've hit my head that hard in quite awhile! The room faded for a few seconds, but I never went completely out. One of the ladies present thought I might have a concussion, but I told her, I've had several concussions before and this wasn't a concussion! Though I still have a headache and a nice bump.
September 17, 2007 - Monday
Happy Birthday Penny !!!!
Today in History around the World
1787 - The Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam when more than 23,000 were killed or wounded.
1908 - Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association - a precursor of the NFL - was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
2004 - Barry Bonds became the third baseball player to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
We saw Jeff & Sheri Easter last night in concert locally! They are just SO GREAT!!!!! I absolutely LOVE them. We were there early again and sat in the second row! Jeff came down and shook our hands and Jim told him how much we enjoy their music. Me, I got all tongue-tied and blabbered something about "yeah, we love it" or something. They really are nice people too. I wrote about them last year when we saw them for the first time. I was so impressed with just how NICE they are! (See August 28th 2006 journal entry). Anyway, I HIGHLY recommend their CD's and DVD's and if you ever get a chance to see them live, it is WELL WORTH IT!!!!! They have a website you can visit which shows their albums, their bios and their schedule. You can get on their email list also from that same website. Check it out!!!
Oh yes, and for the nice ladies who sat behind us, as promised, here is the hand that shook Jeff Easter's hand! Wasn't that COOL????? Wasn't that an AWESOME concert????
OK, I had to include that. I promised the ladies that I would scan my hand!!!
I had a doctor's appointment this morning. Nothing wrong, just my routine three month checkup. Have to have it every three months because of some of the meds I take. They just draw bloodwork to make sure the sugar and cholesterol levels are good, the liver and kidney functions are normal and thyroid levels are within the normal boundaries. All these meds, what a pain. I'm trying to get away from some of them, but thyroid, asthma, diabetes, well, some you just can't stop. But I'm working on some of the miscellaneous side effects types and seeing if I can wean away from them without getting sick. So far, so good!!! No, I haven't quit taking any, but I've dropped some of them to 3 times a week instead of twice a day!!!! That's really saying something too!
September 16, 2007 - Sunday
Today in History around the World
1630 - The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
1810 - Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.
1908 - General Motors was founded by William C. Durant.
1919 - The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.
1940 - The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.
1974 - President Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
1975 - Papua New Guinea became independent.
1982 - Lebanese Christians massacred hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Beirut.
1987 - The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production on substances that harm the ozone layer. To date, 168 nations have joined the protocol.
Jim fixed my email so now I can send and receive email once again!!!! Yeah! I get a ton of email due to contesting and genealogy and art and scrapbooking and actually stuff on almost all my hobbies. So it's a daily thing just keeping it under control! Well, I probably get between 80 - 100 emails a day, but only about 70% are actually for me and less directly TO me. The hobby lists that I receive are not necessarily DIRECTLY to me but OF INTEREST to me on various subjects like the Genealogy, for example. So that's why there are so many on a daily basis. But I wouldn't have it any other way!!!
Last week I entered over 100 online contests! That's probably a record for me. I have a routine. I have links of current contests in a folder on my desktop and each day I connect to each link and enter (on the ones that allow a daily entry, of course). Think I'll ever win anything???? I also do some snail-mail entries. I've had the best luck with those over the long haul.
I'm hoping to get set up next month to start selling some stuff on eBay too. I'm cleaning out clutter and hobby stuff that I no longer do. I'll put a notice here in my journal when things are posted! I keep thinking that I'm a creative person. So why can't I come up with some things to make and sell??? I've actually bought stuff (on sale) in the past to do just that. Time will tell. Just seems like there should be something I could do.
Oh well. I'll think of something eventually. Maybe. I think. I hope. Perhaps. We'll see. Etc..... Yeah. Just wait and see! You'll be the first to know about it!!!!
September 15, 2007 - Sabbath
Today in History around the World
1789 - The U.S.Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to the Department of State.
1821 - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador gained independence.
1835 - Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands.
1917 - Alexander Kerensky proclaimed Russia a republic.
1935 - The Nuremberg Laws deprived Jews of their citizenship and made the Swastika the official emblem of Nazi Germany.
1963 - A church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young black girls.
1989 - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Penn Warren, the first poet laureate of the United States, died.
2004 - The National Hockey League lockout began. The 2004-2005 season would ultimately be cancelled.
If you notice that I haven't answered email in the last 3-4 days, it's because I've been having a little problem with my Outlook. I didn't realize that when I save all those miscellaneous emails, that there is a limit to the folder size. I noticed that it was taking a terrible long time to open up when I boot up. Sometimes it doesn't come up unless I reboot. So finally I asked the resident expert (hubby) about it and he explained that the program doesn't like tons of emails stored in it.
So a couple nights ago I started saving certain emails to separate folders on my desktop (I have a bulk email system which is clumsy but works). Then I began deleting emails from the Outlook folder. I've deleted over 15,000 and still having some trouble. So folks, two things to remember...1)empty out those folders occasionally, especially when they start getting 1000+ in them and 2)if I haven't answered your email, bare with me for a couple more days until I...er....Jim...gets me fixed up again!
September 14, 2007 - Friday
Today in History around the World
1814 - Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics to "The Star Spangled Banner.
1901 - President McKinley died of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him.
1927 - Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan died in Nice, France.
1940 - Congress passed the Selective Service Act, providing for the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
1959 - The Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the Moon when it crashed onto the lunar surface.
1982 - Pricess Grace of Monaco died from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous day.
1994 - Acting commissioner Bud Selig announced the cancellation of the 1994 baseball season on the 34th day of a strike by players.
Another busy Friday, what can I say? I know you must wonder how I can be so busy when I'm home all the time. Well, it's a good question, one that I've asked myself many times over the years. I guess you get into routines that pile up over the years. For example, I have quite a few magazines that I need to go through, cut out coupons or recipes and toss. Then there is the ever-mounting mail-order catalogs, that even though I don't actively order stuff from them, I still receive them. I do enjoy looking through them and seeing cool decorating ideas and flowers for the yard etc. Some are full of crafting ideas or sewing ideas. I tend to save these until I have so many that I can't use them anyway.
So what I've been trying to do this summer is grab a couple each day, go through them, cut out cute ideas or scan the ideas into the computer. Then toss the catalog. Good intentions anyway....
September 13, 2007 - Thursday
Today in History around the World
1943 - Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.
1948 - Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S.Senate, becoming the first woman to have served in both houses of Congress.
1971 - The four-day revolt at the maximum security prison in Attica, New York, ended when state police and National Guardsmen stormed the facility. Forty-two people died.
1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat shook hands after signing an historic peace agreement.
A very busy day today, but just routine stuff. I did stop at the grocery store for some odds n' ends. Other than that, just busy with the normal routine.
September 12, 2007 - Wednesday
Today in History around the World
1609 - Henry Hudson began his exploration of the Hudson River.
1953 - Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.
1977 - South African black civil rights leader Steven Biko died while in police custody.
1992 - Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first black woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
1999 - Indonesia announced it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to East Timor.
Housework, laundry and the normal everyday routines. What? Boring, you say? Nah. Not to me. I like the feeling of accomplishment that I get when the job is completed!
I've been falling behind in my webpages and need to spend some time updating them. Hopefully I'll do that next month, and perhaps I'll get chance to add some more stuff too! As winter comes along I usually get more time to work on that type of stuff!
I sent a question into the "Here We Stand" program that is currently showing on the 3ABN network. But they didn't answer it tonight. I'm hoping that they will send an email answer to me at least. And of course the question will be posted on this journal when I receive the answer to said question! Look forward to it!
September 11, 2007 - Tuesday
Remembering 9-11.
Honoring the fallen innocent. Praying for the families of those who perished. Praying for the leaders of our country.
Remembering, Honoring, Supporting, Thanking and Praying for our men and women serving in our Armed Forces, wherever they are, whether it is serving within this country's borders, or whether it is on foreign soil. We thank them for their courage. We thank them for their perseverance. We thank them for their sacrifices. Some give their all, so that we can sleep in peace at night and go to work in a safe country each day. Please, please, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!!!!!!
Today in History around the World
1789 - Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury.
1936 - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) in Nevada.
1962 - The Beatles recorded their first single, "Love Me Do".
1971 - Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died at age 77.
1997 - In Scotland, voters approved the establishment of a parliament to run their domestic affairs, after 290 years of union with England.
2001 - Two hijacked commercial jets were crashed by terrorists into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing the collapse of both towers. A short while later, another plane was crashed into the Pentagon and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pa.
Did you remember to drive with your headlights on??? I did. I hope you did too. It may only be symbolic, but it's a way to show others that we do support our troops. Doesn't mean we're for war. Just means we, as a country, are behind our troops, behind our President. We, by supporting our troops are supporting PEACE. We're against terrorism. We're against those who seek to murder us.
GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY and GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!
September 10, 2007 - Monday
Today in History around the World
1813 - Oliver H. Perry sent his famous message, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours," after defeating the British in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
1846 - Elias Howe of Massachusetts received a patent for his sewing machine.
1939 - Canada declared war on Germany, entering World War II.
1963 - Twenty black students entered public schools in Birmingham, Mobile and Tuskegee, Alabama, after President John F. Kennedy sent National Guardsman to end the standoff with Alabama Governor George Wallace.
1988 - Steffi Graf achieved tennis' first Grand Slam since Margaret Court in 1970 by winning the US Open women's final.
2002 - Switzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations.
Again, what can I say? I keep pretty busy just trying to "tread water". But things not accomplished are things to look forward to, dreams to fulfill and all that stuff. Where do I come up with this stuff???
The weather is supposed to break and be less humid, a little cooler, 80's instead of 90's. I'll believe it when I see it. No rain received from Gabrielle, disappointing but a fact. Jim had put down some grass seed in some of the bare spots in the lawn yesterday, so we're hoping for some nice gentle rain soon.
September 9, 2007 - Sunday
Today in History around the World
1776 - The Second Continental Congress changed the name of the nation to the United States of America, from the United Colonies.
1850 - California became the 31st state.
1893 - President Grover Cleveland's daughter, Esther Cleveland, became the first president's child to be born in the White House.
1926 - The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America.
1948 - The People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was created.
1956 - Elvis Presley appeared on television for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1976 - Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedonq died in Beijing at age 82.
Busy day, had lots of stuff to accomplish. Laundry, cleaning and the normal stuff. You've heard it all before.
September 8, 2007 - Sabbath
Today in History around the World
1900 - A hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, killing about 8,000 people.
1935 - Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish", was shot and mortally wounded by Dr. Carl Austin Weiss, Jr.
1951 - The San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed, formally ending World War II hostilities with Japan.
1952 - Ernest Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea" was published.
1966 - Star Trek premiered on TV.
1974 - President Gerald Ford gave former President Nixon a full pardon for all federal crimes he may have committed while he was in office.
1998 - Mark McGwire's 62nd home run broke Roger Maris's record of 61 homers set in 1961.
Started out as a rough day, mostly due to lack of sleep. Ended as a good day. Looking forward to cooler weather!
September 7, 2007 - Friday
Today in History around the World
1822 - Brazil declared its independence from Portugal.
1901 - The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol (Peace of Beijing).
1940 - Nazi Germany began its intial blitz on London during World War II.
1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) made its debut on cable TV.
1986 - Desmond Tutu became the first black to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.
A little housework, a little laundry, a little grocery shopping, after a sleepless night. So I'm tired. Why didn't I sleep, you ask? Well, just normal me. I "stew" about things and I had something on my mind last night that just wouldn't let me be. Just me, just my makeup, just the way I am. Just something I needed to do in the daylight and I didn't want to forget.
I remember my Dad and Aunt Dorothy (his twin sister) telling me that their mother (my grandmother) would just almost wring her hands worrying about everything and anything. Almost wringing her hands saying she wished she had something to worry about.... They were teasing, of course. But she was a worry-er. And so am I.
Our pastor says we are not to worry. We can be concerned but we shouldn't worry. Well, I lost a lot of sleep with concern last night. And it is ridiculous. Losing sleep, "concerning" (not worrying) about things that I can't do anything about until daylight, is definitely not my brightest moment. Well, the good news is, I will sleep tonight. I'm so tired, I won't "concern" about anything tonight. Oh, the joys of getting older. Worrying, er, concerning at night, when I could be sleeping.....
And speaking of sleep....it is so amazing that as a 20 year old I needed about 12 hours of sleep a night. I could survive on 10 but 12 was better. Now, many years later, I can survive on 4 hours but 6 is better. Ain't that just the COOLEST thing?????
September 6, 2007 - Thursday
Today in History around the World
1901 - President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY. McKinley died on September 14th.
1941 - Nazi Germany required all Jews over the age of six to wear a yellow Star of David on their clothes.
1995 - Baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's iron man record by playing in his 2131st straight game.
1997 - More than 2 billion people watched Princess Diana's funeral on TV.
1998 - Japanese movie director Akira Kurosawa died in Tokyo at the age of 88.
Some of the events in these Today in History lists are more trivial than others. Some are big events, things that changed the course of history. You decide.
It's been hot and sunny all week, mostly in the mid to upper 90's, though the stupid TV stations are reporting "lovely weather in the mid 80's." Don't know where they are getting their thermometer readings from but it is what it is. The only good side, if there is such a thing in this heat, is that the humidity has not been quite as high. You don't feel like you can't take a breath like when the humidity is so high and thick you can cut it with a knife.
Routine day, of course, housework, contesting catch-up and supper etc. Not much else to report for awhile. Once I get the clutter under control I might be more enthusiastic.
September 5, 2007 - Wednesday
Today in History around the World
1698 - Russia's Peter the Great levied a tax on bearded men.
1774 - The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.
1836 - The Republic of Texas made military hero Sam Houston it's first president.
1905 - The Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War, was signed at the Portsmouth naval base in New Hampshire.
1972 - Palestinian guerrillas killed 11 Israelis at the Munich Summer Olympics.
1997 - Humanitarian Mother Teresa, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor, died in Calcutta, India at the age of 87.
Today is only the 5th and already I'm tired of the "Today in History" bit. Well, I'll continue it through this month, since this is a "Back-To-School" month and educational and all that stuff. I actually have the whole years worth which I have collected from various websites. Maybe I will consolidate it all into one webpage eventually. I'll think about it....
September 4, 2007 - Tuesday
Today in History around the World
1781 - The city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.
1888 - George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.
1957 - Nine black students attempted to enter Little Rock's Central High School but were blocked by the National Guard. Arkansas governor Orval Faubus had summoned the federal troops.
1972 - U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh gold medal at the Munich Summer Olympics.
2001 - Authorities confirmed a tabloid editor had contracted anthrax. He died the next day.
2002 - John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban", received a 20 year sentence.
Had to pick up a prescription today that forgot to get last week. Other than that it was a normal day with housework and that type of stuff. This time of year I'm just doing my "Fall" cleaning so I push all day long.
September 3, 2007 - Monday
Happy Labor Day !!!!
Happy Birthday Gail !!!!
Today in History around the World
1189 - Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey.
1658 - Oliver Cromwell, the lord protector of England, died.
1783 - The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain.
1939 - Great Britain and France declared war on Germany during World War II.
1967 - Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of South Vietnam.
1974 - Frank Robinson was named the first African-American manager in major league baseball.
1976 - The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking II landed on Mars and took the first pictures of the planet's surface.
1978 - Pope John Paul I was installed as the 264th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
Busy weekend, just trying to get some things done around the house. Nothing going on otherwise.
September 2, 2007 - Sunday
Today in History around the World
1666 - The great fire of London broke out, destroying much of the city, including St. Paul's Cathedral.
1789 - The U.S Treasury Department was established.
1901 - Vice President Theodore Roosevelt gave his "speak softly and carry a big stick" speech, regarding foreign policy, at the Minnesota State Fair.
1945 - Japan's formal surrender in World War II was celebrated as Victory over Japan (V-J) Day.
1945 - Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent republic.
1963 - Alabama governor George Wallace prevented the racial integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.
1969 - Horth Vietnamese president Chi Minh died.
Jimmy came over for a visit this morning and ran some laundry. He had to work this afternoon but it was a nice visit. Jessica was sick so we didn't get to see her this time. Hope she's feeling better soon!
Otherwise, a quiet Sunday. We watched a movie last night that was unique. It's the new Sandra Bullock movie, "Premonition". Very "sit on the edge of the seat" type movie. But I would say it was a good movie. Extremely suspenseful.
So for today, I just worked on some laundry, dishes and contesting. Routine housework, watched a little TV. I started reading the NIV last night and only read Genesis 1. With all the extra stuff included in the study guide, it's gonna take me awhile to read this version through. But it is very interesting, especially some of the things that are pointed out in the study guide part. At a later date I'll expand upon this subject more.
September 1, 2007 - Sabbath
Today in History around the World
1807 - Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent of treason.
1923 - A devastating earthquake struck the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama. Nearly 150,000 people were killed and more than two million left homeless.
1939 - World War II began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland.
1969 - A coup in Libya toppled the monarchy of King Idris and brought Muammar al-Qaddafi to power.
1983 - A Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter, killing all 269 people aboard.
1985 - A joint U.S. - French expedition located the wreck of the Titanic 560 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.
2004 - Chechen terrorists took about 1,200 schoolchildren and others hostage in Beslan, Russia. Commandos stormed the school on September 3rd.
This is the "Back-To-School" month! If you don't live under the "King's Rule" then you may have already started back. But here in the Commonwealth, certain areas of the state are under the "King's Rule", so we don't start back until after Labor Day. What is the "King's Rule?" Well, any county that is within an hour or so driving distance of King's Dominion is under the "King's Rule". That just means that many high school students are employed there during the summer months, so school doesn't start until after Labor Day when the main summer season for tourists has ended. "King's Rule". Get it?
I'm usually slow getting the last day of the month posted each month. The only way to catch up with it is to go to my "Archives" page, see link at top of page, to read the last days of August and to see what my monthly accomplishments were. Sorry 'bout that, but it's just the way I operate.
It's funny how I start the month's journal with a particular background that I really like. But by the end of the month I'm truly sick of seeing it. Funny, huh?
And now you see the newest addition that I'm trying in my daily journals. I thought it might be interesting to see what happened each day in our world over the years. It's some extra work but I'll try it for awhile. If it gets too tedious, well, I'll see what feedback I get on this idea. Is anybody really out there? Does anybody really read my ramblings????
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