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Welcome to Questions of the Day for Sunday, December 17, 2023. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Sagittarius. Famous people born on this date include bandleader Ray Noble, author Erskine Caldwell, engineer-academic Alan Vorhees, author Penelope Fitzgerald, journalists-authors William Safire and Chris Mathews; Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione, baseball player, coach and manager Cal Ripken,Sr., His Holiness Pope Francis, actor Bill Pullman, actor-singer-guitarist Tommy Steele, actor-comedian Eugene Levy, actor Giovanni Ribisi and Filipino boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao
Today’s Questions: Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was?
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? When did you last travel by air?
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant.
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back?
Do you follow any sports teams? Which are your favorites?
Today in History: 497 BC – The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. 546 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. 1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England. 1718 – War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain. 1777 – American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States. 1790 – The Aztec calendar stone is discovered at El Zócalo, Mexico City. 1807 – Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. 1812 – War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa. 1819 – Simón BolÃvar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad BolÃvar in Venezuela). 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. 1865 – First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert. 1892 – First issue of Vogue is published. 1896 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Schenley Park Casino, which was the first multi-purpose arena with the technology to create an artificial ice surface in North America, is destroyed in a fire. 1903 – The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 1918 – Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. 1933 – The first NFL Championship Game is played at Wrigley Field in Chicago between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. The Bears won 23–21. 1935 – First flight of the Douglas DC-3. 1938 – Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy. 1939 – World War II: Battle of the River Plate: The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo. 1943 – All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act. 1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper. 1945 – Kurdistan flag day, the flag of Kurdistan was raised for the first time in Mahabad in eastern Kurdistan (Iran). 1947 – First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber. 1948 – The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police. 1950 – The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea. 1951 – The American Civil Rights Congress delivers "We Charge Genocide" to the United Nations. 1957 – The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1960 – Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt. 1967 – Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.
1969 – Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs. 1973 – Thirty passengers are killed in an attack by Palestinian terrorists on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. 1981 – American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy. 1983 – Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed. 1989 – Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire. 1989 – The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". 2003 – SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight. 2003 – Sex work rights activists establish December 17 (or "D17") as International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to memorialize victims of a serial killer who targeted prostitutes and highlight State violence against sex workers by police and others. 2010 – Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring. 2014 – The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961.
Today’s Questions:
Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was? No & no.
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? Yes. When did you last travel by air? A few years ago.
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant. Lamp lighter, one who serviced ye olde gas street lamps.
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back? Bell bottoms.
Do you follow any sports teams? No. Which are your favorites? No favs just like to watch a good game.
Today’s Questions: Thanks for the questions Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was? No and no.
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? When did you last travel by air? Yes, and April 2022, SFO to JFK with unscheduled BOS stop (long story)
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant. There are gas station attendants at some full serves, and all stations in NJ. Typewriter repair maybe?
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back? Polo shirts
Do you follow any sports teams? Which are your favorites? Only when a home team is in the semi-finals.
Today in History: 1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England. I'm Henry the VIII I am.... 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Quickly reversed by Abe Lincoln 1903 – The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. McCullough's book The Wright Brothers is great
Today’s Questions: Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was? - Two former acquaintances, one on Veterans Day and the other New Years Eve. Doubt the latter counts but I think that is pretty cool.
Both had to be dumped for different reasons. The Veterans Day one was due to racism and the other because he's an *******.
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? When did you last travel by air? - Last time I was on a plane was this past May. I went to south Florida to see my brother and meet his girlfriend of 12 years for the first time. It was the highlight of my year even though it rained a good portion of the time I was there.
Can't say I really enjoy flying but I guess it's okay. The last time before that trip was in 2012.
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant. - Toll collector.
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back? - Does lack of tattoos count? I consider the fashion of today to be the worst of my entire life, mostly because of that.
Do you follow any sports teams? Which are your favorites? - I have two I follow pretty close - the UMBC Retrievers and the Loyola Greyhounds, local women's college basketball teams. I attend most of both schools games. Can't beat the $7.00 for one and $11.00 for the other ticket prices and I get a seat wherever I want which of course is close to the action. The entertainment is top notch and that includes the dance teams and cheerleading.
To a lesser extent the Maryland Terrapins and the Binghamton Bulldogs, also women's college basketball teams. I really like the starting guards at Binghamton, Ella Wanzer and Jadyn Weltz. I watch most of their games on my ESPN internet subscription. The whole American East division which includes UMBC and Binghamton I follow fairly close.
Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was? I wasn’t, and I don’t now anyone who was.
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? When did you last travel by air? I don’t enjoy flying, because of the possible hassles at the airport and the uncomfortable seats and no legroom. I flew last week.
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant. Buggy whip maker.
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back? Wide leg pants are back, and I have a few pair. I always liked pleated skirts with knee socks too.
Do you follow any sports teams? Which are your favorites? Not much. Ohio State football somewhat, and the Savannah Bananas baseball.
Today’s Questions: Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was? Nope. I know someone who was born on Christmas Eve and someone who was born on Halloween. My Husband was born on the same day as Bill Maher (different year though).
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? When did you last travel by air? I first traveled by air when I was six years old from Miami to Louisville Ky. No, I don't really enjoy flying, it makes me sort of nervous.
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant. Stage coach driver, wagon wheel maker, answering service operator What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back? Oh I loved Prairie dresses back in the day! I like the fashion back in the day where they really dressed up I think it was the twenties (I wasn't alive then, just like the look!)
Do you follow any sports teams? Which are your favorites? University of Kentucky Wildcats. Basketball.
Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was? No and yes.
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? When did you last travel by air? No. The seats are tiny, I'm tall. Plus the commotion, too many people, too much noise. Very restless.
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant. Projectionist, lamp lighter, travel agent, Math teacher ha ha.
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back? Kitten heel pumps. Like these. I want all women to wear them all the time. But not with pajama pants...
Today’s Questions:
Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was?
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying?
I like going places, sitting in a capsule for a long time --doable only because the reward will be the destination, it beats driving long distances.
When did you last travel by air? December 8, 2023
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant.
Milkman, Switch board operator (I was one as a part time job in college!)
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back?
Do you follow any sports teams? Which are your favorites? No interest, my husband--he will be a crazy lunatic being the sofa coach for the Ravens.
Today in History:
Thanks for the History Lesson Bay!
Were you born on a holiday, or do you know anyone who was? My youngest brother was born on Halloween! For years and years he thought everyone was dressing up because of him.
This is the 120th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight and the 88th anniversary of the first DC-8 flight. Do you enjoy flying? Not really, though it usually does mean I am going someplace interesting to me. When did you last travel by air? In October, when I went to DC.
Can you name some occupations that are obsolete, or nearly so? I’m thinking of jobs such as cobbler, keypunch operator or gas station attendant. I'm thinking a farrier and a telephone operator.
What past fashion trends (such as bell bottoms, afros or prairie dresses) do you wish would come back? I would love to see bell bottoms come back, and also shoulder pads (within reason on both).
Do you follow any sports teams? I hate to admit it but yes. Which are your favorites? New Orleans Saints (or this year, the Aints) and the Georgia Bulldogs.
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