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Welcome to QOTD for Sunday, April 10, 2016. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Aries. Some famous people who were born on this date include actors Omar Sharif, Chuck Connors and Haley Joel Osment; actress Daisy Ridley; singer Mandy Moore; American explorer Jim Bowie; naval hero Commodore Perry, Salvation Army founder General William Booth; journalists Joseph Pulitzer and David Halberstam; rocker Brian Setzer and author Anne Lamott;
Today’s Questions
(Answer the ones that are relevant to you):
Where were you and what were you doing
70 years ago?
60 years ago?
50 years ago?
40 years ago?
30 years ago?
20 years ago?
10 years ago?
Today in History: 832 – Halley’s Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 5.1 million kilometres or3.2 million miles. 1606 – The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England for the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. 1790 – President George Washington signs the first U.S. Patent Act. 1815 – Mount Tambora in Indonesia begins a three-month eruption, the longest volcanic eruption in history. It kills 70,000 people and affects the climate worldwide for the next two years. 1849 – The safety pin is patented by Walter Hunt of New York. He sells the rights to his invention for $400. 1858 – Big Ben is recast in London as a replacement for the original, larger bell, which had cracked during testing. 1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed Emperor of Mexico. 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh. 1887 - On Easter Day, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America. 1912 – R.M.S. Titanic, an Olympic class ocean liner, embarks from Southampton on its first and last voyage. 1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published. 1941 – Axis powers establish the State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia. 1953 – Warner Bros. releases the first 3-D feature film from a major American studio, The House of Wax. 1957 – The Suez Canal is reopened for shipping after being closed for three months due to a British-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt. 1963 – Submarine U.S.S. Thresher sinks; 129 sailors are lost. 1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving the Beatles for personal and professional reasons. 1971 – People’s Republic of China, in an attempt to thaw U.S.-Chinese relations, hosts the American table tennis team for a week-long visit. 1972 – Tombs containing ancient Chinese documents dating back to the Han Dynasty are discovered by accident by construction workers. 1972 – Seventy-four nations sign the Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty, which bans the production of all biological weapons. 1979 – “Terrible Tuesday,” an outbreak of tornadoes near the Red River Valley at Wichita Falls, Texas, kills 58 and injures 100. 1998 – Northern Ireland peace deal reached, the Good Friday Agreement.
Quote of the Day
“I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people calling other people weird that are weird.” - Paul McCartney
Word of the Day Nihilism n. nı̄ (h)ə li zəm
Definition: The belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, etc., have no worth or value.
Example:“If all men lead mechanical, unpoetical lifes, this is the real nihilism, the real undoing of the world. – Reginald Blythe
Today is
ASPCA Day
Encourage a Young Writer day
Cinnamon Crescent Day
Global Day to End Child Abuse
Salvation Army Founder’s Day
International Safety Pin Day
Golfer’s Day
National Sibling Day
Welcome to QOTD for Sunday, April 10, 2016. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Aries. Some famous people who were born on this date include actors Omar Sharif, Chuck Connors and Haley Joel Osment; actress Daisy Ridley; singer Mandy Moore; American explorer Jim Bowie; naval hero Commodore Perry, Salvation Army founder General William Booth; journalists Joseph Pulitzer and David Halberstam; rocker Brian Setzer and author Anne Lamott;
Today’s Questions
(Answer the ones that are relevant to you):
Where were you and what were you doing
70 years ago?
60 years ago? Have to wait 1 more year to answer this.
50 years ago? Would have been in Western Alaska. Was in the third grade. Who knows maybe that was the day I got sent to the corner for a crime I did not commit. My third grade teacher was evil. She hated kids so she became a teacher just so she could torture them
40 years ago? Was in Southeast Alaska doing my first year of college. Pretty sure I was not standing in the corner. However it might have been the night I was accused of sneaking out of the girls dorm after midnight. The real truth was the girl with me was sneaking into the girls dorm after midnight. However I was not about to miss the chance to embarrass my mom (her office was next to the dean of students office) so I refused to deny sneaking out of the girls dorm. The dean knew better so I did not get into any trouble.
30 years ago? Was in Anchorage Alaska. Had just got laid off from my fuel truck driving job. That led to my career in aviation.
20 years ago? Still hanging around Anchorage Alaska. Working at the airport
10 years ago? Once again hanging around Anchorage Alaska. In the process of applying with an airline that would take me all over the world.
Today in History: 832 – Halley’s Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 5.1 million kilometres or3.2 million miles. 1606 – The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England for the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. 1790 – President George Washington signs the first U.S. Patent Act. 1815 – Mount Tambora in Indonesia begins a three-month eruption, the longest volcanic eruption in history. It kills 70,000 people and affects the climate worldwide for the next two years. 1849 – The safety pin is patented by Walter Hunt of New York. He sells the rights to his invention for $400. 1858 – Big Ben is recast in London as a replacement for the original, larger bell, which had cracked during testing. 1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed Emperor of Mexico. 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh. 1887 - On Easter Day, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America. 1912 – R.M.S. Titanic, an Olympic class ocean liner, embarks from Southampton on its first and last voyage. 1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published. 1941 – Axis powers establish the State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia. 1953 – Warner Bros. releases the first 3-D feature film from a major American studio, The House of Wax. 1957 – The Suez Canal is reopened for shipping after being closed for three months due to a British-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt. 1963 – Submarine U.S.S. Thresher sinks; 129 sailors are lost. 1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving the Beatles for personal and professional reasons. 1971 – People’s Republic of China, in an attempt to thaw U.S.-Chinese relations, hosts the American table tennis team for a week-long visit. 1972 – Tombs containing ancient Chinese documents dating back to the Han Dynasty are discovered by accident by construction workers. 1972 – Seventy-four nations sign the Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty, which bans the production of all biological weapons. 1979 – “Terrible Tuesday,” an outbreak of tornadoes near the Red River Valley at Wichita Falls, Texas, kills 58 and injures 100. 1998 – Northern Ireland peace deal reached, the Good Friday Agreement.
Quote of the Day
“I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people calling other people weird that are weird.” - Paul McCartney
Word of the Day Nihilism n. nı̄ (h)ə li zəm
Definition: The belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, etc., have no worth or value.
Example:“If all men lead mechanical, unpoetical lifes, this is the real nihilism, the real undoing of the world. – Reginald Blythe
Today is
ASPCA Day
Encourage a Young Writer day
Cinnamon Crescent Day
Global Day to End Child Abuse
Salvation Army Founder’s Day
International Safety Pin Day
Golfer’s Day
National Sibling Day
Last edited by Alaskan Mutt; 04-09-2016 at 09:55 PM..
Welcome to QOTD for Sunday, April 10, 2016. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Aries. Some famous people who were born on this date include actors Omar Sharif, Chuck Connors and Haley Joel Osment; actress Daisy Ridley; singer Mandy Moore; American explorer Jim Bowie; naval hero Commodore Perry, Salvation Army founder General William Booth; journalists Joseph Pulitzer and David Halberstam; rocker Brian Setzer and author Anne Lamott;
Today’s Questions
(Answer the ones that are relevant to you):
Where were you and what were you doing
70 years ago?
60 years ago? Toddling around the house and eating grits and oatmeal and German Choc. cake.
50 years ago? Was about to get my license and a new motorcycle.
40 years ago? Getting married. Settling down.
30 years ago? Raising 3 kids.
20 years ago? Working my butt off.
10 years ago? Still recovering.
Today in History: 832 – Halley’s Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 5.1 million kilometres or3.2 million miles. 1606 – The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England for the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. 1790 – President George Washington signs the first U.S. Patent Act. 1815 – Mount Tambora in Indonesia begins a three-month eruption, the longest volcanic eruption in history. It kills 70,000 people and affects the climate worldwide for the next two years. 1849 – The safety pin is patented by Walter Hunt of New York. He sells the rights to his invention for $400. 1858 – Big Ben is recast in London as a replacement for the original, larger bell, which had cracked during testing. 1864 - Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed Emperor of Mexico. 1866 – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh. 1887 - On Easter Day, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America. 1912 – R.M.S. Titanic, an Olympic class ocean liner, embarks from Southampton on its first and last voyage. 1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published. 1941 – Axis powers establish the State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia. 1953 – Warner Bros. releases the first 3-D feature film from a major American studio, The House of Wax. 1957 – The Suez Canal is reopened for shipping after being closed for three months due to a British-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt. 1963 – Submarine U.S.S. Thresher sinks; 129 sailors are lost. 1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving the Beatles for personal and professional reasons. 1971 – People’s Republic of China, in an attempt to thaw U.S.-Chinese relations, hosts the American table tennis team for a week-long visit. 1972 – Tombs containing ancient Chinese documents dating back to the Han Dynasty are discovered by accident by construction workers. 1972 – Seventy-four nations sign the Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty, which bans the production of all biological weapons. 1979 – “Terrible Tuesday,” an outbreak of tornadoes near the Red River Valley at Wichita Falls, Texas, kills 58 and injures 100. 1998 – Northern Ireland peace deal reached, the Good Friday Agreement.
Quote of the Day
“I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people calling other people weird that are weird.” - Paul McCartney Word of the Day Nihilism n. nı̄ (h)ə li zəm
Definition: The belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, etc., have no worth or value.
Example:“If all men lead mechanical, unpoetical lifes, this is the real nihilism, the real undoing of the world. – Reginald Blythe Today is
ASPCA Day
Encourage a Young Writer day
Cinnamon Crescent Day
Global Day to End Child Abuse
Salvation Army Founder’s Day
International Safety Pin Day
Golfer’s Day
National Sibling Day Thanks Bay! Nice job!
60 years ago, I was 2....... I guess I was a toddler just getting used to my surrounding world.
50 years ago, at 12 years of age, I was involved with school, and my main interest was a girl who lived across the street from me. Her name was Michelle, and I thought she was gorgeous...... a lot happened in 1966, and my world was turned upside down in many ways.
40 years ago, I had left the army 2 years previously. I was a child bridegroom, as I had married in 1973, when I was 20 years old.... It seemed like a good idea at the time....... I was working in a steady job, and had managed to get my dad a job at my firm. We worked together for a couple of years. Walking to work with my dad is a great memory. I was also making plans to buy my first house. My sons were born in 1977, and 1980.
30 years ago, I was making plans to buy my third house. My dad died in 1987, and my life went into meltdown. It was a bad time in many ways. I ended up getting divorced in 1992. I remember sitting on my bedroom floor after returning from work to find my wife, and bed gone. My eldest son was sitting on the floor opposite me. "What now dad?" he asked. "Well first of all, I need to buy a bed" I replied. I didn't know it, but this was the beginning of a better. and happier life.
20 years ago, I had bought my fourth house....... I had to sell the third as part of my divorce settlement. I was remarried, and feeling a lot happier about myself. My mother died in 1998, and we had made peace at the end of her life. I forgave her, and it was a massive relief to do so.
10 years ago, I had taken medical retirement from Royal Mail in 2002. I had suffered some ill health, and had two operations on my back in 1999. I was sorry to have to leave, especially many of my work colleagues I had known for many years. I worked at two other jobs, but called it a day in 2007, when I was 54 years old.
Since then, I have visited Las Vegas 11 times, and been to many other countries on holiday. My wife and I are off to Spain at the end of this month. My motto is, 'you can't take it with you'........
Last edited by English Dave; 04-10-2016 at 01:02 AM..
Today’s Questions
(Answer the ones that are relevant to you):
Where were you and what were you doing
70 years ago?
60 years ago? At 3-1/2, this is when I developed my earliest memories. It's also likely the year I remember the last tall Christmas tree in our house.
50 years ago? In the 8th grade and hating every minute of it. Junior high was a horrid time for me.
40 years ago? Living in Austin, TX.
30 years ago? Working for an electronics plant, raising a family, and enjoying the best decade of my life. It certainly wasn't without flaws but it was still my best.
20 years ago? Just recovering from heart-bypass surgery at 43.
10 years ago? Beginning stages of job burn-out but I'm still working there - for awhile.
Today’s Questions
(Answer the ones that are relevant to you):
Where were you and what were you doing
70 years ago?
60 years ago?
50 years ago?
40 years ago?
30 years ago?
20 years ago?
10 years ago? Good timeline question(s), but too late for so much thinking; besides, if I told you, everyone would know!
50 years ago? Going to school in Yorkshire where we'd moved to when I was very young. Soon to move back down south.
40 years ago? Being paid to take a degree (BSc) in London, having left home. Working in drug research.
30 years ago? Back 'home' in Wiltshire, having bought my first place- a 17th Century place in a lovely market town. Travelling a lot though, dealing with medical diagnostics/equipment.
20 years ago? Still working in the medical equipment field. Living in the New Forest and married, with a young Miss J.
10 years ago? Just back from Houston. Given up the nomadic life. Doing some work at a local Stately Home.
Today’s Questions
(Answer the ones that are relevant to you):
Where were you and what were you doing
70 years ago?
60 years ago? I was three. Had a sister one year younger than me & my mother had just given birth to another girl. I don't have any memories of this. I do know we lived on our family farm.
50 years ago? Thirteen, oldest of five. Junior high.
40 years ago? Teaching remedial reading part time in a small school. Have just been given a contract to teach second grade. Married & about to buy our first house.
30 years ago? Now have two daughters. Teaching second grade & about to buy the house I still live in.
20 years ago? Raising two girls. Still teaching, third grade.
10 years ago? Am now divorced. Older daughter is married, younger in college. Have become a special educator.
Quote of the Day
“I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people calling other people weird that are weird.” - Paul McCartney
50 years ago in the third grade with Sister Elvira. I had her again in the fifth grade. She was strict but she had a sense of humor that would sneak out every so often.
40 years ago I was 18 and had gone away to College never to return home again.
30 years ago I was 28 and had my first son. I was a nervous first time Mother. I had begun my 17 year career of being a stay at home Mother.
20 years ago-home was bubbling with three sons, busy time. Good times.
10 years ago-two sons away at College.
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