4.24 Arbor Day
1800 - The Library of Congress was established with a $5,000 allocation.
1805 - The U.S. Marines attacked and captured the town of Derna in Tripoli.
1833 - A patent was granted for first soda fountain.
1889 - The Edison General Electric Company was organized.
1897 - William Price became the first to be named White House news reporter.
1907 - Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened
1961 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers struck out 18 batters becoming the first major-league pitcher to do so on two different occasions.
1990 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope.
2000 - ABC-TV aired the TV movie "The Three Stooges."
Born April 24th
Barbra Streisand 1942, Vince Ferragamo 1954, Cedric the Entertainer 1964 - Actor, comedian, Omar Vizquel 1967 - Baseball player, Chipper Jones 1972 - Baseball player, Carlos Beltran 1977 - Baseball player, Kelly Clarkson (Kelly Brianne Clarkson) 1983 - Singer, first "American Idol" participant to win a Grammy Award
Teach Your Children to Save Day is an educational program that was established by the American Bankers Association (ABA), with the aim of encouraging kids to develop a good savings habit as early as possible in their financial life. This is done through banking volunteers giving presentations to school kids to teach them specifically about saving money, but also about other financial matters such as spending, donating and investing. Volunteers can find out how to get involved through the ABA, with the association having teaching materials available that can be used as a starting point for preparing a fun and interesting talk.
This Day's Smile Sabbath, in the long run, is as essential to your well-being as food and water, and as good as a wood fire on a cold day. Mark Buchanan
Adversity- Gray Skies, Clouds Passing over. Duke Ellington.
America- Garrapata National Park in California.
Disney Concept Art. Ward Kimball. Pinocchio. Jiminy Cricket.
Beautiful Cartoon- http://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/garfield/s-1644004
Doggie Breath Cartoon- http://bucklescomic.com/comics/april-24-2015/
Sorry I am so late in getting out
I have had computer problem … fixed.
I thought I was going to be in Iowa … Weather and Road Construction changed that … trying to make Lemonade out of Lemons.
