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Mornin’ all! I'm up late, and I don't know what time I'll roll out of bed on the holiday, so I'm posting the Qs early.
Welcome to the July Fourth, Special Edition Question of the Day. Today the United States of America is 236 years old. As I know not everyone here is from the States, I'll keep the questions more general.
Today's Question(s): What holidays do you regularly observe by: displaying the national flag? honoring your country's fallen? cook-outs/family picnics? setting off/going to fireworks? going to parades?
Just for Fun: What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember?
Bonus Question: How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive?
Today in History: 2011 Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins 1993 Pilar Fort, crowned 25th Miss Black America 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in U.K. 1960 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled 1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1918 Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa 1895 Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond 1827 Slavery abolished in NY 1776 Declaration of Independence - U.S. gains independence from Britain 1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days)
Today’s Word: phylogeny Pronunciation: (fy-LOJ-uh-nee) Meaning: noun: The evolutionary development of a species, a group of organisms, or a particular feature of an organism. Etymology: From Greek phylo- (race, class) + -geny (origin). Phylogeny is very different from philogyny. Earliest documented use: 1869. Usage:"Recognize your phylogeny. You are a Great Ape. We're more related to gorillas than most warblers are to each other." Audrey Schulman; Three Weeks in December; Europa; 2012.
Today is: Independence Day (USA) Independence From Meat Day Indivisible Day
Quote of the Day: Never miss a good chance to shut up. ~Will Rogers~
Have a great day everyone, and a safe holiday if you're celebrating!
Today's Question(s): What holidays do you regularly observe by: displaying the national flag? honoring your country's fallen? cook-outs/family picnics? setting off/going to fireworks? going to parades? July 4th, Labor and Memorial day Just for Fun: What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember? 1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled Bonus Question: How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive? Today in History: 2011 Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins 1993 Pilar Fort, crowned 25th Miss Black America 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in U.K. 1960 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled 1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1918 Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa 1895 Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond 1827 Slavery abolished in NY 1776 Declaration of Independence - U.S. gains independence from Britain 1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days)
Today’s Word: phylogeny Pronunciation: (fy-LOJ-uh-nee) Meaning: noun: The evolutionary development of a species, a group of organisms, or a particular feature of an organism. Etymology: From Greek phylo- (race, class) + -geny (origin). Phylogeny is very different from philogyny. Earliest documented use: 1869. Usage:"Recognize your phylogeny. You are a Great Ape. We're more related to gorillas than most warblers are to each other." Audrey Schulman; Three Weeks in December; Europa; 2012.
Today is: Independence Day (USA) Independence From Meat Day Indivisible Day
Quote of the Day: Never miss a good chance to shut up. ~Will Rogers~
Have a great day everyone, and a safe holiday if you're celebrating!
Happy Independence day everyone! Thanks PatsCats!
Welcome to the July Fourth, Special Edition Question of the Day. Today the United States of America is 236 years old. As I know not everyone here is from the States, I'll keep the questions more general.
Today's Question(s):
What holidays do you regularly observe by:
displaying the national flag? All of the memorial ones.
honoring your country's fallen? All of them.
cook-outs/family picnics? Rarely cookout or picnic, it's usually too hot.
setting off/going to fireworks? Not anymore, we watch them from our back yard area.
going to parades? Rarely see any around anymore.
Just for Fun:
What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember? Most of them.
Bonus Question:
How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive? Aunt is 99.
Happy "4th of July", enjoy your day and your freedoms...
Today's Question(s): What holidays do you regularly observe by: displaying the national flag? 4th of July, Memorial Day honoring your country's fallen? Every day cook-outs/family picnics? 4th and Memorial Day setting off/going to fireworks? 4th going to parades? 4th
Just for Fun: What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember? 1959.
Bonus Question: How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive? 99. A friend's mother. She died last Friday.
Today in History: 2011 Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins 1993 Pilar Fort, crowned 25th Miss Black America 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in U.K. 1960 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled 1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1918 Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa 1895 Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond 1827 Slavery abolished in NY 1776 Declaration of Independence - U.S. gains independence from Britain 1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days)
Today’s Word: phylogeny Pronunciation: (fy-LOJ-uh-nee) Meaning: noun: The evolutionary development of a species, a group of organisms, or a particular feature of an organism. Etymology: From Greek phylo- (race, class) + -geny (origin). Phylogeny is very different from philogyny. Earliest documented use: 1869. Usage:"Recognize your phylogeny. You are a Great Ape. We're more related to gorillas than most warblers are to each other." Audrey Schulman; Three Weeks in December; Europa; 2012.
Today is: Independence Day (USA) Independence From Meat Day Indivisible Day
Quote of the Day: Never miss a good chance to shut up. ~Will Rogers~
Have a great day everyone, and a safe holiday if you're celebrating!
Today's Question(s): What holidays do you regularly observe by: displaying the national flag? 4th of July, Memorial Day honoring your country's fallen? Every day cook-outs/family picnics? Memorial Day, Labor Day setting off/going to fireworks? 4th of July, though I just watch from my backyard now. going to parades? I don't watch these in person.
Just for Fun: What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember? 1969 event
Bonus Question: How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive?
A lady at my church is in her mid 90s and she's still as sharp as a tack.
Have a Fabulous 4th of July to all the U.S.-based members!
Today's Question(s): What holidays do you regularly observe by: displaying the national flag? None as I don't have a flag, but many Australians display our flag on Australia Day - January 26. honoring your country's fallen? Our special day for that is ANZAC Day - April 25 cook-outs/family picnics? Australia Day, ANZAC Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day plus any other day you feel like it! setting off/going to fireworks? Mainly New Year's Eve going to parades? ANZAC Day
Just for Fun: What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember?
1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled. I'm old enough to remember it, but I don't... probably because I grew up in England and, at the age of 10, wasn't much interested!
Bonus Question: How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive?
The aunt of a boyfriend, who was 101 when she died.
Today's Question(s): What holidays do you regularly observe by: displaying the national flag? honoring your country's fallen? cook-outs/family picnics? setting off/going to fireworks? going to parades? Anymore holidays are just another day for me. When I was growing up my family usually had either a cookout or went on a picnic on the 4th of July. Memorial Day and Labor Day was almost always a camping trip. Thanksgiving and Christmas were usually spent at home.
Now for a word about fireworks...I really miss playing with firecrackers. I was living in Butte Montana at the time and there was a lot of open space in the part of town we lived in. Firework stands were everywhere. They had no problem selling cherry bombs, firecrackers, M-80s and whatever else to 8 year olds. My dad also had no problem with that. Fortunatly I grew up in a time where it was still ok to let kids learn many of lifes lessons the hard way. It did not take long for me to figure out I had better toss the firecracker before the fuse burned all of the way.
Just for Fun: What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember?
I might have been able to remember what happened in 1959 but I think that was the year I re-booted my brain by sticking 2 car keys in an electrical outlet. All memories were wiped clean. I really should have been able to remember 1960 but it was on this very day in 1960 that I took a dive off my Aunts porch and landed head first on the only rock in the flower garden. All of my wonderful new memories from since re-booting my brain got jumbled. Every time I try to recall any of these memories my brain gives me an error message saying the file is no longer available. I have lots of memories of 1969. However, the Plastic Ono Band is not one of them. In 1993 my newspaper delivery was rather spotty at best. I must have not gotten my paper that day as I do not recall who was crowned what. In 1996 if I even had an email account it was with Yahoo. Once again no memories of Hotmail going free. I did not care about anything to do with Harry Potter in 2011 or any other year. Thus, no memory of it. I guess I struck out on this question.
Bonus Question: How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive? Probably in his mid 80's
Today in History: 2011 Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins 1993 Pilar Fort, crowned 25th Miss Black America 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in U.K. 1960 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled 1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled 1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1918 Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa 1895 Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" 1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond 1827 Slavery abolished in NY 1776 Declaration of Independence - U.S. gains independence from Britain 1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days) Today’s Word: phylogeny Pronunciation: (fy-LOJ-uh-nee) Meaning: noun: The evolutionary development of a species, a group of organisms, or a particular feature of an organism. Etymology: From Greek phylo- (race, class) + -geny (origin). Phylogeny is very different from philogyny. Earliest documented use: 1869. Usage:"Recognize your phylogeny. You are a Great Ape. We're more related to gorillas than most warblers are to each other." Audrey Schulman; Three Weeks in December; Europa; 2012.
Today is: Independence Day (USA) Independence From Meat Day Indivisible Day
Quote of the Day: Never miss a good chance to shut up. ~Will Rogers~
Have a great day everyone, and a safe holiday if you're celebrating!
Good morning, and a happy Independence Day!! Now then, holidays. We don't display the flag much here in England. When our fallen soldiers are brought home, a union jack is placed over the coffin, but it is not seen often in public. Children wave little flags when the Queen visits their town, and football supporters have little England flags, which is a red cross, with a white background, flying from their car windows during international football tournaments. That is one of the things that struck me the first time I visited America. The amount of American flags I saw everywhere. In November, we honour our countries fallen. Every town has a monument to the dead of wars. On Rememberance Sunday a ceremony is held attended by old soldiers and their families at each monument. The biggest is held in London, attended by thousands of people. The old soldiers march past the Queen, their ranks are thinning now, as many from the Second World War have died. I always watch it on the telly. To see those brave old men, with their chests full of medals, is very touching. The oldest person I know, is my wife's mum. She is 87 years old. She makes me laugh talking about her youth. She says about the Second World War, "I had a good war"!! She remembers American servicemen with great fondness. Today is a special one in her memory, because she used to go to American bases for Independence Day Dances. In her mind, those brave men, remain forever young.
Today's Question(s):
What holidays do you regularly observe by:
displaying the national flag?
honoring your country's fallen?
cook-outs/family picnics?
setting off/going to fireworks?
going to parades?
I used to do all of those things on most holidays when I lived in NY but I don't stand or sit out in the sun between May and September anymore and can't display the flag in the apartment complex (not a national flag issue but hanging anything off your balcony isn't allowed) so Christmas parade is about it. Fireworks is occasional depending on the temperature.
Just for Fun:
What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember?
Oh, it was definitely the Declaration of Independence. I kept asking those guys, "Do you have to sign it in July?" Think of the parades, barbecues and picnics. Go ask the guys from the Carolinas and Georgia, it's way too hot. Then there was that showoff, John Hancock, who had to sign way bigger than everyone else...
Apparently, I slept through the 1054 crab nebula super nova thing.
Bonus Question:
How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive?
I think it was a guy named Methuselah. He said he would rather die than get on the boat with all of those smelly animals so he died at 969 right before the great flood. He must of had Botox. He didn't look a day over 950.
But seriously, I have no idea. Do you ask people who aren't in your family how old they are?
Today's Question(s): What holidays do you regularly observe by displaying the national flag?
Everyday at work. Veterans, Independence & Memorial Days at home (if im home)
honoring your country's fallen?
Everyday at work. Veterans, Independence & Memorial Days at home (if im home)
cook-outs/family picnics?
Never, family rarely visits / rarely home
setting off/going to fireworks?
Sometimes. More worried about the neighbor kids catching my roof on fire.
going to parades?
Never. Tried once as a kid to do the Rose Parade on New Years. Stayed up all night freezing on Colorado Blvd & throwing marshmellows at the motorcycle cops, but finally crashed about an hour before the parade & missed it.
Just for Fun: What is the oldest thing from the Today in History list that you are old enough to remember?
That I do remember -- none. Old enough to remember -- 1969.
Bonus Question: How old is the oldest person you know now, or knew when they were alive?
Personally alive -- probably my Dad, 79. Was alive -- i think my great great grandma, think i recall she was 91.
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