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On This Date
1913 – William Stewart Herron discovered oil near Calgary, sparking Alberta’s first oil boom.
Herron first noticed gas bubbling out of an old mine shaft in 1911, collected samples, and formed a company to drill on the site.
1952 – Bandstand began as a local television program in Philadelphia.
Originally hosted by Bob Horn, the show got a new host—a clean-cut, 26-year-old named Dick Clark—in 1956. The next year, ABC picked up the show for a national audience and renamed it American Bandstand.
1983 – Bell Helicopter Textron began construction of Canada’s first helicopter factory at Mirabel Airport in Québec.
Daily Trivia
The United States and Canada combined publish almost half of
the world’s newspapers.
Happy Birthday!
Yo-Yo Ma, born in 1955, is a French-born Chinese American cellist. The Juilliard- and Harvard- trained musician is renowned the
world over for his gorgeous takes on classical, jazz, folk, traditional Chinese, and bluegrass music.
The former child prodigy has recorded dozens of albums and has performed with orchestras worldwide. He’s also won many prestigious honors, including the National Medal of Arts, multiple Grammy Awards, and the role of United Nations Messenger of Peace. His 1733 Montagnana cello is worth an estimated $2.5 million.
Quote of the Day
“I have yet to find something that beats the power of being in love, or the power of music
at its most magical.”
~ Yo-Yo Ma
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021
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Silver Memories
On this day 25 years ago, the Fox News Channel launched “as a fourth marketing force” to compete with CBS, NBC, and CBS News. Rupert Murdoch started the network after he was unable to acquire longtime news rival CNN. The channel debuted in 17 million households.
Fox News strove to emphasize visual presentation, with graphics designed to hold viewers’ attention and explain the news of the day in a manner that most Americans could appreciate and comprehend.
Why Didn’t I Think of That?
Duct tape is the ultimate tool. It was even used by astronauts to repair the lunar rover on the moon! The origin of duct tape can be
traced back to World War II, when Vesta
Stoudt, the mother of two soldiers, developed the idea of a cloth-based, waterproof tape to seal ammunition boxes. She shared her idea in a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt, who saw to it that her tape was manufactured by Johnson &
Johnson. The product was originally called “duck” tape because it was waterproof and made with what the Dutch called doek, or linen canvas.
Name Three
Can you name three countries that begin with the letter J?
Today is
Pick a Tune Day, the first day of Carry a Tune Week. Choose one song that you find uplifting or that inspires a happy memory. “Carry” this song in your heart all week, and enjoy the many therapeutic benefits of music.T
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CTOBER7, 2021
Word Wise
Which word is not like the others?
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ANSW ER: J
amai ca, J ordan, J apan
