Pop Culture Trivia for February 19, 2014
► 1847 - Of the 89 original members of the Donner Party, only 45 reached California. They had been trapped, with no provisions and little survival skills since late October of 1848, about 13 miles northwest of Lake Tahoe
► Thomas Edison earned U.S. Patent No. 200,521, for his device called the phonograph.
► 1942 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the removal of any or all people from military areas "as deemed necessary or desirable." This was the basis for the Japanese Internment camps, which held over 100,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans until January 2, 1945. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill to repay every surviving internee with a tax-free payment of$20,000 and an apology from the U.S. government.
► 1980 - AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott died from alcohol poisoning
► In 1982, rock legend Ozzy Ozbourne was arrested for urinating on the Alamo
► William J. Schroeder becomes the first artificial heart patient to leave the hospital in 1985
► After waiting 37 years, in 1986 the US Senate approved a treaty that outlawed genocide
► 2006 - The Rolling Stones perform in front of the largest open show for the public in Copacabana Beach in Brazil. 1.3 Million people attended
► 2010 - Golfer Tiger Woods admitted to having several affairs, which were brought to light after an incident in Windermere, Florida, an Orlando suburb, around 2:30 a.m. on November 27, 2009. His car crashed, reportedly, but several eyewitness accounts said it looked like it was attacked by someone with a golf club. Ironically, his wife, Elin Nordgren, was reportedly informed about his infidelities shortly before the 'crash.'
Joke of the Day:
A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.
"But officer," the man began, "I can explain..." "Just be quiet," snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back."
"But, officer, I just wanted to say...," "And I said to keep quiet! You're going to jail!"
A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, "Lucky for you that the chief's at his daughter's wedding. He'll be in a good mood when he gets back."
"Don't count on it," answered the fellow in the cell. "I'm the groom."
Quote of the Day:
A bikini is like a barbed wire fence. It protects the property without obstructing the view. Joey Adams
Random Daily Factoid:
The coldest planet in our Solar System is Pluto. It is so cold that liquid nitrogen turns to solid! Pluto's estimated surface temperature is between -228°C to -238°C (-378°F to -396°F). As of 2006, Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but rather designated as a “dwarf planet”, meaning that it is a planetary-mass object being neither a planet nor a satellite. It was declassified as a planet because there are asteroids in the solar system that are larger than Pluto.
Sorry this was a long one! If you made it all the way through, have a fangtastic day! Brock
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