Good morning Phoenix! We're almost to the weekend. Snow is melting, so get out your rowboats - we're going to need them when the mountains of snow make rivers in the streets!
Pop Culture Trivia for February 20, 2014
► 1792 - The United States Post Office became a cabinet position under President George Washington. In 1971, the Post Office became an independent corporation.
► In New York City in 1872, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened
► In 1931, San Francisco got approval from the US Congress to build the world- known San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
► 1962 - Launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Hershel Glenn Jr. successfully went into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut.
► After about a century of planning and a millennium of wishing, in 1986 it was announced that the "Chunnel" between the UK and France would be built. Construction began in December 1987 and the "Chunnel" was finally completed in 1994
► American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest gold-medal winner at the Winter Olympics in 1998 in Nagano, Japan
► In 2001, FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for the Russians for 15 years
► 2003 - Great White's pyrotechnics went out of control, burning down Rhode Island's 'The Station' nightclub, and took 100 lives.
Joke of the Day:
Q: What's the difference between a proctologist and a bartender?
A: The proctologist only handles one asshole at a time.
Quote of the Day:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases a hundredfold when you're with someone you're not supposed to be seen with. Anonymous
Random Daily Factoid:
10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
Have a fangtastic Thirsty Thiursday! Brock
Pop Culture Trivia for February 20, 2014
► 1792 - The United States Post Office became a cabinet position under President George Washington. In 1971, the Post Office became an independent corporation.
► In New York City in 1872, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened
► In 1931, San Francisco got approval from the US Congress to build the world- known San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge
► 1962 - Launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, John Hershel Glenn Jr. successfully went into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut.
► After about a century of planning and a millennium of wishing, in 1986 it was announced that the "Chunnel" between the UK and France would be built. Construction began in December 1987 and the "Chunnel" was finally completed in 1994
► American figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest gold-medal winner at the Winter Olympics in 1998 in Nagano, Japan
► In 2001, FBI agent Robert Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for the Russians for 15 years
► 2003 - Great White's pyrotechnics went out of control, burning down Rhode Island's 'The Station' nightclub, and took 100 lives.
Joke of the Day:
Q: What's the difference between a proctologist and a bartender?
A: The proctologist only handles one asshole at a time.
Quote of the Day:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases a hundredfold when you're with someone you're not supposed to be seen with. Anonymous
Random Daily Factoid:
10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
Have a fangtastic Thirsty Thiursday! Brock
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