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On This Date
1881 – Russian Czar Alexander II was killed in St. Petersburg by a bomb thrown by a member of the revolutionary People’s Will movement. He was the grandfather of Nicholas II, the last czar.
1961 – Pablo Picasso married his model Jacqueline Roque when he was 79 and she was 34. The two were together for the last 12 years of his life.
2012 – At age 25, Dallas Seavey became the youngest musher to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
The Alaskan native went on to win the race five more times!
Mush!
Can you match each dog mushing term to its meaning?
1. Hike! A. Turn right 2. Gee! B. Turn left 3. Haw! C. Get moving
Happy Birthday!
Neil Sedaka, born in 1939, is an American pop singer, record producer, and pianist whose career has spanned over 60 years. Sedaka started out in the doo-wop band the Tokens before focusing on his solo career. In addition to
his work as a vocalist and pianist, he is also a songwriter, often collaborating with lyricist Howard
Greenfield. Sedaka has written over 500 songs. Some of his many colossal hits include “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen,” “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” “Calendar Girl,” and “Love Will Keep Us Together.”
Quote of the Day
“The only thing I ever learned was that some people are lucky and other people aren’t and not even a graduate of the Harvard Business School can say why.”
~ Kurt Vonnegut
SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022
ANSWER: 1.C; 2.A; 3.B
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Silver Memories
On this day 25 years ago, the “Phoenix Lights” were seen over Arizona, Nevada, and Sonora, Mexico, by thousands of eyewitnesses. Between 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., observers saw strange lights in the sky. A series of stationary lights appeared in the sky over Phoenix, while a massive triangular formation of lights moved
through the sky over the state, with witnesses describing it as a huge, carpenter’s-square-shaped UFO. Even Fife Symington, Arizona’s governor, saw the lights. While the Air Force contends that the lights were military flares, many folks believe the lights were from another world.
Punny Business
I was working at an orange juice factory until I got canned. I
couldn’t concentrate.
Why Didn’t I Think of That?
England might be a hotbed of tea drinking, but it was New Yorker Thomas Sullivan who invented the first teabag. Prior to the teabag, tea leaves were sold loosely in tins. In 1908, Sullivan, in an effort to market his teas, had the bright idea to send tea samples wrapped in silken pouches to his customers.
While it was not Sullivan’s intention, his customers simply put the pouch into hot water. It was a quick way to get a single cup of tea without the messy cleanup. Thanks to the innovation of his customers, Sullivan became a success.
Today is
the start of daylight saving time. While many people enjoy the extra daylight during evening hours, others vehemently oppose the twice-yearly ritual of changing the clock. One thing is certain: today the debate will continue.S
UNDAY, M
ARCH13, 2022
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