Today in History for 14th September 2014

Historical Events

1900 - There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels.

1953 - Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians

1959 - WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965 - 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened

1979 - Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC and back to Yates Center, Ks

1994 - All 28 baseball owners vote to cancel rest of 1994 season

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Famous Birthdays

1899 - Hal Wallis, movie producer (Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park)

1914 - Kay Medford, NYC, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love)

1932 - John Tembo, Malawian politician

1950 - Paul Kossoff, London England, rock guitarist (Free)

1951 - Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut (STS 50)

1986 - A.J. Trauth, American actor

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Famous Deaths

258 - Thascius C Cyprian, Saint/Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58

1836 - Vincenzo Lavigna, composer, dies at 60

1898 - William Seward Burroughs, American inventor (b. 1857)

1974 - Barbara Jo Allen, actress (Girl Rush, Melody Ranch), dies at 66

2008 - Domagoj Kapeć, Croatian hockeyplayer (b. 1989)

2009 - Patrick Swayze, American actor, dancer, and songwriter (b. 1952)

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Brain Teaser 9/13/2014

1. What number would logically come next in this sequence? 4 6 5 9 4 4 2 4 ?



2. Sally promised Kate today that she will tell Kate a big secret on the day before four days from the day after tomorrow. If today is Saturday the 13th, on what day and date will Sally tell Kate her big secret?



3. Two words, my answer is only two words. To keep me, you must give me.



4. If EELS + MARK + BEST + WARY = EASY

What does HELP + BARK + WARD + LEAD equal?

Solution

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Brain Teaser 9/12/2014

1. What is the value of one-half of two-thirds of three-quarters of four-fifths of five-sixths of six-sevenths of seven-eighths of eight-ninths of nine-tenths of 30?



2. What number would logically come next in this sequence? 4 6 5 9 4 4 2 4 ?



3. There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?

Solution

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Today in History for 13th September 2014

Historical Events

1504 - Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built.

1939 - First (tethered) flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, one of the first viable American helicopters, flown by Igor Sikorsky

1969 - Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title

1974 - Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game, St Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phils win 7-3 in 17

1996 - Phil Simmons scores 171 and takes 6-14 for Leics v Durham

2006 - At Dawson College (Montreal), Kimveer Gill kills one student and wounds 19 others before committing suicide.

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Famous Birthdays

1739 - Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer

1841 - Johannes de Koo, Dutch journalist/stage writer

1860 - John J. Pershing (Blackjack), Laclede, Missouri, US commander (WW I), (d. 1948)

1896 - Morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)

1967 - Michael Johnson, Dallas Tx, 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96)

1969 - Shane Warne, Melbourne Australia, cricketer (leg spin bowler)

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Famous Deaths

1598 - Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98), dies at 71

1894 - Emmanuel Chabrier, French composer (b. 1841)

1948 - Paul Wegener, German actor/director (Golem, Svengali), dies at 73

1953 - Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73

1996 - Tupac Shakur, rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet), dies of internal bleeding after a drive by shotting at 25

1998 - Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)

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A whole subset of YouTube, as many of us know, is dedicated to viral…

A whole subset of YouTube, as many of us know, is dedicated to viral challenges: from people snorting condoms, swallowing cinnamon powder, scarfing down bananas and soda or the classic gallon of milk chug. These YouTubers thought it was a great idea to eat a whole cactus.

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In 1994, former Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan decided to invest…

In 1994, former Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan decided to invest $100k in local Seattle companies, including an expanding chain of coffee shops, a software company and an online book seller – Starbucks, Microsoft and Amazon.

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A US Army Special Forces officer killed in 2006, unmarried, with financially…

A US Army Special Forces officer killed in 2006, unmarried, with financially independent family, had willed his Serviceman’s Group Life Insurance policy benefits to the men of his unit, so that they could throw a party in his honor in Vegas should he be killed in action.

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