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Posted on 10/05/2006 8:13:09 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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Good morning,
Ms Feather!
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Good morning,
Ms Feather!
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2006 with 60 to
follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Saturn
and Mars. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Pluto,
Venus, Uranus and Neptune.
On this date in history:
In 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of
Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, was exhibited
to the public for the first time.
In 1755, an earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, killed 60,000
people.
In 1765, American colonists were furious over the new
British Stamp Act, termed "taxation without representation"
and, ultimately, a major cause of the revolution.
In 1800, U.S. President John Adams and his family moved
into the newly built White House as Washington became the
new U.S. capital.
In 1918, the Hapsburg monarchy of Austria-Hungary was
dissolved. Vienna became the capital of Austria and
Budapest the capital of Hungary.
In 1922, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,
Turkey became a republic.
In 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their
way into Blair House in Washington in an attempt to
assassinate U.S. President Harry Truman.
In 1986, a warehouse fire in Basel, Switzerland, triggered
massive chemical pollution of the Rhine River in
Switzerland, France, West Germany and the Netherlands.
In 1990, McDonald's, under pressure from environmental
groups, said it would replace plastic food containers
with paper.
In 1991, the Russian Congress of People's Deputies granted
Boris Yeltsin sweeping powers to launch and direct radical
economic reforms in Russia.
In 1993, the Columbia completed a 14-day flight, the
longest mission in U.S. space-shuttle history.
Also in 1993, the European Community's treaty on European
unity took effect.
In 2001, Enron, the large energy trading company, said
that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had opened
a formal investigation into parts of its accounting practices.
In 2002, a powerful earthquake and more than 30 aftershocks
shook Italy's remote Molise region, killing at least 29.
Also in 2002, the Libyan government denied U.S. reports
it was trying to buy longer-range missiles that could
threaten the United States and its allies.
In 2003, frightened parents in Baghdad kept their children
home from school amid warnings of "a day of resistance"
by rebels loyal to Saddam Hussein.
In 2004, on the eve of the presidential election, a
CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll showed U.S. President George
W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry running
neck-and-neck in six major battleground states.
In 2005, U.S. President George Bush asked Congress for
$7.1 billion to prepare the nation for a possible pandemic
flu outbreak.
Morning to you Lady, it's a nice day here today!
How's it in your neck of the woods?
It's beautiful here in the low 60s. Low 40s tomorrow!
Things are going okay. I'm bushed from last night's class, otherwise it's a beautiful day and very tasty.
I was thinking about you last night and was wondering what your theme for the class was-being Halloween and all.
I know you're always wiped out after class, but you always push on. ;)
Last night I scared the spit out of class by making them paint a painting in 3 hours. They grumbled, but enjoyed themselves as well.
You are right; I am always bushed the day after class. I didn't realize I mentioned it so reliably. LOL!
Good afternoon to most of you! LOL!
Cute card Lady, thanks.
Ah, I love this graphic-it's so me. ;)
Mine! #600Club!
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