Today in History for 2nd September 2014

Historical Events

1919 - National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series

1967 - The Principality of Sealand is established, ruled by Prince Paddy Roy Bates.

1974 - US President Gerald Ford signs Employee Retirement Income Security Act

1985 - Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000

1987 - Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit HRs in a game twice in 1 season

1991 - US officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

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Famous Birthdays

1918 - Allen Drury, author (Advise and Consent-1960 Pulitzer Prize)

1936 - David Leonard Blake, composer

1943 - Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist (Martha Reeve and Vandellas)

1966 - Dino Cazares, American musician

1977 - Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer

1989 - Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, Indian Playback Singer (d. 2008)

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Famous Deaths

1934 - Ruggiero de Rudolpho "Russ" Columbo, US singer/violist, dies at 26

1942 - Tom Williams, Irish republican (b. 1924)

1992 - Piotr Jaroszewicz, premier of Poland (1970-80), dies

1994 - Harry Vincent Kemp, poet, dies at 82

2004 - Joan Oró, Catalan scientist (b. 1923)

2013 - Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, dies at 78

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 02, 2014)

First Floor



What phrase is this?



Left Side...1st Floor...Right Side

Left Side...2nd Floor...Right Side

Left Side...3rd Floor...Right Side





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Brain Teaser 9/1/2014

Solution

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Kindle Fire HDX 8.9....

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There is an autoimmune disease which mimics the symptoms…

There is an autoimmune disease which mimics the symptoms of demonic possession, and it has only been identified in the last 10 years. It affects mostly young women and can come on with no pre warnings whatsoever.

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The first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space…

The first American spy satellites literally dropped their film from space in a “film bucket” that was then scooped up in midair by a plane.

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Today in History for 1st September 2014

Historical Events

1901 - Construction begins on NY Stock Exchange

1919 - Frank Wedekind's "Herakles" premieres in Munich

1979 - Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings

1981 - Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees

1982 - Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" premieres in London

1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

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Famous Birthdays

1529 - Taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter

1898 - Marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford

1948 - Józef Życiński, Polish archbishop and philosopher

1959 - Kenny Mayne, American sports journalist

1966 - Tim Hardaway, NBA guard (Miami Heat)

1973 - Zach Thomas, American football player

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Famous Deaths

1256 - Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)

1685 - Leoline Jenkins, Welsh lawyer (b. 1625)

1903 - Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neo criticism), dies

1951 - Wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German drawer/painter, dies at 38

1963 - Guy Burgess, British spy for the USSR

1969 - Drew Pearson, newscaster (Drew Pearson), dies at 71

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 01, 2014)

Three of a Kind 2



Figure out what the trio in each set have in common. As long as each answer is a six-letter plural word, ending in -s.



Example: Railroad, wild animal, music CD: TRACKS





1) Hunting dog

Compass

Scoreboard



2) Dungeon

Jewelry store

Sequence



3) Fish

Sheet music

Dieters



4) Municipal parking lot

Electric utility

Rhythm in verse





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