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| February 6 |
| Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you will land among the stars. ~Les Brown |
| The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid... Bozo criminal for today comes from Elmwood, Ohio, where bozo Robert Presswood broke into an office by kicking down the door. He then rummaged around, taking several items worth about $1000 before wiping his fingerprints off the doorknob and leaving. So far, so good, right? Well, not exactly. The office he had broken into was the office of the Chief of Police inside the city police station. Video cameras caught his every move and he was quickly placed under arrest. |
| You probably remember Stevie Nicks' big solo hits like "Edge of Seventeen", "Stand Back" and "If Anyone Falls". Of which Grammy-award winning supergroup was Nicks a member? A. Heart B. Fleetwood Mac C. The Hollies D. Jefferson Starship |
| You may know that Vince Clarke of Erasure was originally in Depeche Mode, but which synth band was he in between these two stints? A. Yaz (or Yazoo) B. New Order C. Pet Shop Boys D. Eurythmics |
| You may remember Belinda Carlisle's solo hits, which included "Mad About You", "I Get Weak" and "Heaven is a Place on Earth", but in which pop band did she get her start? A. Bananrama B. The Bangles C. The Go-Go's D, Romeo Void |
| You probably remember Stevie Nicks' big solo hits like "Edge of Seventeen", "Stand Back" and "If Anyone Falls". Of which Grammy-award winning supergroup was Nicks a member? A. Heart B. Fleetwood Mac C. The Hollies D. Jefferson Starship |
| You may know that Vince Clarke of Erasure was originally in Depeche Mode, but which synth band was he in between these two stints? A. Yaz (or Yazoo) B. New Order C. Pet Shop Boys D. Eurythmics |
| You may remember Belinda Carlisle's solo hits, which included "Mad About You", "I Get Weak" and "Heaven is a Place on Earth", but in which pop band did she get her start? A. Bananrama B. The Bangles C. The Go-Go's D, Romeo Void |
| "lineament" PRONUNCIATION: ( LIN-ee-uh-muhnt ) MEANING: noun: 1. A distinctive feature, especially of a face. 2. A linear topographic feature, as of the earth. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lineamentum (contour, outline), from lineare (to draw a line), from linea (line). Ultimately from the Indo-European root lino- (flax) that is also the source of line, align, lineage, linen, lingerie, lint, and linseed. USAGE: "A gleam of exultation shot across the darkly painted lineaments of the inhabitant of the forest." James Fenimore Cooper; The Last of the Mohicans; 1826. "The possibility that the lineament is a fault, and the possibility that it extends under Mt. Natib need urgently to be explored." Kelvin S. Rodolfo; The Geological Hazards of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant; The Philippine Star (Manila); Mar 5, 2009. |
| If you compare all the other days in your life to this one... how will today be? Will it be better ... worse ... or about the same? What could you do... as you go throughout your day... that would make this day ... the very best day ... you've ever experienced? What would make it the worst? Most of us assume we won't really know how each day will be... until it is over. That is a mistaken assumption. It is not external events that determine the quality of our experience.... WE determine the quality of our experience. The next sales call we make can be our very best ever. The next round of golf we play can be better than any we've ever played before ... if we decide in advance that it will be... and take the steps under our control to make it so. Look realistically at where you are right now. Then challenge yourself to identify and execute the specific steps ... which will improve your experience. When we operate under the assumption that life will just happen for us... we will most likely be disappointed in the results. Make the decision in advance what kind of day you will have... take steps to make it a great day ... Then live it! |
1778 ~ Franco-American alliances signed
During the American War for Independence, representatives from the United States and France sign the Treaty of
Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris.
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and encouraged trade
between France and the America, while the Treaty of Alliance provided for a military alliance against Great Britain,
stipulating that the absolute independence of the United States be recognized as a condition for peace and that
France would be permitted to conquer the British West Indies.
1820 ~ Freed U.S. slaves depart on journey to Africa
The first organized immigration of freed slaves to Africa from the United States departs New York harbor on a
journey to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa. The immigration was largely the work of the American
Colonization Society, a U.S. organization founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to return freed American slaves to Africa.
However, the expedition was also partially funded by the U.S. Congress, which in 1819 had appropriated $100,000
to be used in returning displaced Africans, illegally brought to the United States after the abolishment of the slave
trade in 1808, to Africa.
1862 ~ General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry
General Ulysses S. Grant provides the first major Union victory of the war when he captures Fort Henry on the
Tennessee River. Ten days later, he captured Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River, which gave the Yankees
control of northern Tennessee and paved the way for the occupation of Nashville.
1891 ~ Dalton Gang commits its first train robbery
The members of the Dalton Gang stage an unsuccessful train robbery near Alila, California--an inauspicious
beginning to their careers as serious criminals.
1911 ~ Rolls-Royce adopts mascot
Rolls-Royce adopted the "Spirit of Ecstasy" mascot, the silver-winged hood ornament that has become the
company's symbol.
1917 ~ German sub sinks U.S. passenger ship California
Just three days after U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s speech of February 3, 1917—in which he broke diplomatic
relations with Germany and warned that war would follow if American interests at sea were again assaulted—a
German submarine torpedoes and sinks the Anchor Line passenger steamer California off the Irish coast.
The SS California departed New York on January 29 bound for Glasgow, Scotland, with 205 passengers and
crewmembers on board. Eight days later, some 38 miles off the coast of Fastnet Island, Ireland, the ship’s captain,
John Henderson, spotted a submarine off his ship’s port side at a little after 9 a.m. and ordered the gunner at the
stern of the ship to fire in defense if necessary. Moments later and without warning, the submarine fired two
torpedoes at the ship. One of the torpedoes missed, but the second torpedo exploded into the port side of the
steamer, killing five people instantly. The explosion of the torpedo was so violent and devastating that the 470-foot,
9,000-ton steamer sank just nine minutes after the attack. Despite desperate S.O.S. calls sent by the crew to ensure
the arrival of rescue ships, 38 people drowned after the initial explosion, for a total of 43 dead.
1928 ~ Anastasia arrives in the United States
On February 6, 1928, a woman calling herself Anastasia Tschaikovsky and claiming to be the youngest daughter of
the murdered czar of Russia arrives in New York City. She held a press conference on the liner Berengaria,
explaining she was here to have her jaw reset. It was broken, she alleged, by a Bolshevik soldier during her narrow
escape from the execution of her entire family at Ekaterinburg, Russia, in July 1918. continued
1937 ~ Of Mice and Men is published
On this day, John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, the story of the bond between two migrant workers, is
published. He adapted the book into a three-act play, which was produced the same year. The story brought
national attention to Steinbeck's work, which had started to catch on in 1935 with the publication of his first
successful novel, Tortilla Flat.
1943 ~ Mussolini fires his son-in-law
Wary of his growing antiwar attitude, Benito Mussolini removes Count Galeazzo Ciano, his son-in-law, as head of
Italy's foreign ministry and takes over the duty himself.
1952 ~ Elizabeth becomes queen
On this day in 1952, after a long illness, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies in his sleep at the
royal estate at Sandringham. Princess Elizabeth, the oldest of the king's two daughters and next in line to succeed
him, was in Kenya at the time of her father's death; she was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953, at age 27.
1958 ~ Man United players among victims of plane crash
On this day in 1958, a British European Airways flight crashes just after takeoff from the Munich Airport. Twenty-
three people died in the crash, including eight players from the Manchester United soccer team, which had just
qualified for the semifinals of the European Cup.
1985 ~ The "Reagan Doctrine" is announced
In his State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan defines some of the key concepts of his foreign policy,
establishing what comes to be known as the "Reagan Doctrine." The doctrine served as the foundation for the
Reagan administration's support of "freedom fighters" around the globe.
1998 ~ Infamous school teacher goes back to prison
A judge reinstates the suspended sentence of school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and sends her back to prison
for seven years after she is caught violating a no-contact order with her former student Vili Fualaau, when she is
found in a vehicle with the boy. Letourneau first met Fualaau when she was a teacher at Shorewood Elementary
School, in the Seattle suburb of Burien, Washington, and he was a second-grader. During the summer of 1996,
Letourneau, then 34 and a married mother of four, began a sexual relationship with her former sixth-grade student,
then 12.
During the American War for Independence, representatives from the United States and France sign the Treaty of
Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris.
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and encouraged trade
between France and the America, while the Treaty of Alliance provided for a military alliance against Great Britain,
stipulating that the absolute independence of the United States be recognized as a condition for peace and that
France would be permitted to conquer the British West Indies.
1820 ~ Freed U.S. slaves depart on journey to Africa
The first organized immigration of freed slaves to Africa from the United States departs New York harbor on a
journey to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa. The immigration was largely the work of the American
Colonization Society, a U.S. organization founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to return freed American slaves to Africa.
However, the expedition was also partially funded by the U.S. Congress, which in 1819 had appropriated $100,000
to be used in returning displaced Africans, illegally brought to the United States after the abolishment of the slave
trade in 1808, to Africa.
1862 ~ General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry
General Ulysses S. Grant provides the first major Union victory of the war when he captures Fort Henry on the
Tennessee River. Ten days later, he captured Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River, which gave the Yankees
control of northern Tennessee and paved the way for the occupation of Nashville.
1891 ~ Dalton Gang commits its first train robbery
The members of the Dalton Gang stage an unsuccessful train robbery near Alila, California--an inauspicious
beginning to their careers as serious criminals.
1911 ~ Rolls-Royce adopts mascot
Rolls-Royce adopted the "Spirit of Ecstasy" mascot, the silver-winged hood ornament that has become the
company's symbol.
1917 ~ German sub sinks U.S. passenger ship California
Just three days after U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s speech of February 3, 1917—in which he broke diplomatic
relations with Germany and warned that war would follow if American interests at sea were again assaulted—a
German submarine torpedoes and sinks the Anchor Line passenger steamer California off the Irish coast.
The SS California departed New York on January 29 bound for Glasgow, Scotland, with 205 passengers and
crewmembers on board. Eight days later, some 38 miles off the coast of Fastnet Island, Ireland, the ship’s captain,
John Henderson, spotted a submarine off his ship’s port side at a little after 9 a.m. and ordered the gunner at the
stern of the ship to fire in defense if necessary. Moments later and without warning, the submarine fired two
torpedoes at the ship. One of the torpedoes missed, but the second torpedo exploded into the port side of the
steamer, killing five people instantly. The explosion of the torpedo was so violent and devastating that the 470-foot,
9,000-ton steamer sank just nine minutes after the attack. Despite desperate S.O.S. calls sent by the crew to ensure
the arrival of rescue ships, 38 people drowned after the initial explosion, for a total of 43 dead.
1928 ~ Anastasia arrives in the United States
On February 6, 1928, a woman calling herself Anastasia Tschaikovsky and claiming to be the youngest daughter of
the murdered czar of Russia arrives in New York City. She held a press conference on the liner Berengaria,
explaining she was here to have her jaw reset. It was broken, she alleged, by a Bolshevik soldier during her narrow
escape from the execution of her entire family at Ekaterinburg, Russia, in July 1918. continued
1937 ~ Of Mice and Men is published
On this day, John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, the story of the bond between two migrant workers, is
published. He adapted the book into a three-act play, which was produced the same year. The story brought
national attention to Steinbeck's work, which had started to catch on in 1935 with the publication of his first
successful novel, Tortilla Flat.
1943 ~ Mussolini fires his son-in-law
Wary of his growing antiwar attitude, Benito Mussolini removes Count Galeazzo Ciano, his son-in-law, as head of
Italy's foreign ministry and takes over the duty himself.
1952 ~ Elizabeth becomes queen
On this day in 1952, after a long illness, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies in his sleep at the
royal estate at Sandringham. Princess Elizabeth, the oldest of the king's two daughters and next in line to succeed
him, was in Kenya at the time of her father's death; she was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953, at age 27.
1958 ~ Man United players among victims of plane crash
On this day in 1958, a British European Airways flight crashes just after takeoff from the Munich Airport. Twenty-
three people died in the crash, including eight players from the Manchester United soccer team, which had just
qualified for the semifinals of the European Cup.
1985 ~ The "Reagan Doctrine" is announced
In his State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan defines some of the key concepts of his foreign policy,
establishing what comes to be known as the "Reagan Doctrine." The doctrine served as the foundation for the
Reagan administration's support of "freedom fighters" around the globe.
1998 ~ Infamous school teacher goes back to prison
A judge reinstates the suspended sentence of school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and sends her back to prison
for seven years after she is caught violating a no-contact order with her former student Vili Fualaau, when she is
found in a vehicle with the boy. Letourneau first met Fualaau when she was a teacher at Shorewood Elementary
School, in the Seattle suburb of Burien, Washington, and he was a second-grader. During the summer of 1996,
Letourneau, then 34 and a married mother of four, began a sexual relationship with her former sixth-grade student,
then 12.
