Tuesday, October 02, 2012
TODAY IN HISTORY
OCTOBER 2
2002:The "Beltway Sniper" shoots and kills 55-year-old James Martin in the parking lot of a grocery store in Glenmont, Md., beginning a string of attacks that kill 10 people and critically injure three others in the Washington, D.C., area. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo would be convicted of the murders; Muhammad would be executed by lethal injection in November 2009.
1919: President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke in the White House that leaves him partially paralyzed. Only days earlier, Wilson had completed an exhausting tour across the United States in support of the Versailles Treaty and the League of Nations. Wilson would never fully recover but would serve out the remainder of his term; he would die in 1924.
1963: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax sets a World Series record by striking out 15 New York Yankees batters in a single game, helping the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory in Game 1.
1967:Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
1950:Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published.
1608:The first telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg.
1187:Jerusalem is captured by Sultan Saladin after 88 years of Crusader rule.
AND I QUOTE
"A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship."- John D. Rockefeller
THE FIRST WORD
pediculosis
Head lice, also called pediculosis, has been around since the dawn of man. The old joke goes that "Adam had 'em."
Pediculosis is related to the old word "pedicle" (a louse) which may be linked to an Indo-European root meaning "to break wind." At one point people believed that lice spontaneously generated from dirt or from sweat.
Monday, October 01, 2012
RI MAKES NEW POLIO COMMITMENT
The side event -- “Our Commitment to the Next Generation: The Legacy of a Polio-free World” -- brought together leaders of the remaining endemic countries, and representatives of donor governments, development agencies, the GPEI partners, and the media to underscore the urgent need to finish the job of global polio eradication. Although the wild poliovirus is endemic only in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria, other countries are still at risk for re-established transmission of the virus through its “importation” from the endemics. (click below to read more)
CONFESSIONS OF A SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT
A while back, during my applied field experience in Silicon Valley as a Rotary Peace Fellow, I was having coffee with a computer scientist friend at Stanford. I had to rather embarrassingly confess to him; “I just don´t get Twitter!” Why would anyone want to follow my life and reflections 140 characters at a time? (click below to read more)
TODAY IN HISTORY
OCTOBER 1
1946:The International Military Tribunal issues verdicts against high-ranking former Nazis in Nuremberg, Germany. Twelve former Nazi leaders are sentenced to death, including Joachim von Ribbentropp and Hermann Goering. Seven others are given prison terms ranging from 10 years to life, while three are acquitted.
1890: President Benjamin Harrison approves a bill creating Yosemite National Park in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, thanks to the preservation campaign of environmentalists such as John Muir and members of the Sierra Club.
1962: "Heeeeeere's Johnny!" Johnny Carson makes his debut as regular host of The Tonight Show on NBC, replacing Jack Paar. Carson would host the show until his retirement on May 22, 1992.
1971:Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
1800:France secretly attains Louisiana from Spain in a treaty.
1891: In the U.S. state of California, Stanford University opens its doors.
1869:The first postcards are issued (Vienna)
MENSA Q & A
The Latin word "plumbum" gives us the modern word "plumbing" due to the use of _______ in the manufacture of pipes.
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