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Carol H Tucker
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Today is the 3rd day of the 24th week, the 13th day of the 6th month, the 164th day of 2017, and:
- Call Your Doctor Day (2nd Tuesday)
- International Albinism Awareness Day
- National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day
- Sewing Machine Day
- Weed Your Garden Day
- World Pet Memorial Day
ON THIS DAY: In 313 the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, was posted in Nicomedia. In 1805, scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sighted the Great Falls of the Missouri River. In 1881 the USS Jeannette was crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack. In 1898 the Yukon Territory was formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital. In 1966 the United States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. In 1970 "The Long and Winding Road" became The Beatles' last US number one song. In 1971 the New York Times began publication of the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam. In 1983 Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune. In 2010 a capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
Quote of the day:
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.”
~ Leo Tolstoy
On a day like today, when we got our first really heavy dose of hazy, hot and humid weather, when the heat index soars and heat records are broken, when staying indoors is an absolute pleasure, I always wonder how we ever managed before air conditioning.
I remember when an air conditioned car was “240” or two windows open going 40 miles an hour, and how we sweltered at each and every stop. I remember huge fans in the windows to suck the air through the house, creating a breeze where nature failed to do so, and how no amount of fans worked on some sticky nights. I remember working at Fort Holabird in a huge warehouse room with nothing but fans to cool off the lines and lines of desks/tables, and them coming to test the heat index [which they always did in the coolest part of the room] to see if we would get off in the afternoon and just how good it felt when we did. I remember going to Florida in July and August because the kids were off from school, and how we went about doing what we wanted to do despite the heat, humidity and occasional soaking shower.
I remember all of these things, and I STILL wonder how in the world we managed before air conditioning. At least there were fewer thermostat wars….
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