The_Kitchen_Guy
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There were no new developments in Paige's case yesterday. There was one news article, from the CBS affiliate in Denver including an interview with Frank. Nothing really new, though, so no new developments.
In news of Candles for Paige, we are holding at 103 candles now. As always, a reminder that candles go out after 48 hours. Remember to keep lighting candles for Paige and her three children.
Instructions for lighting candles for Paige are in the Missing thread, in this post.
On This Day In History...
...in 1794, farmers in the west had difficulty getting their products to the east coast markets without spoiling, so one method was to convert corn to whiskey, and ship it east by the barrel. The federal government instilled (so to speak) a tax on liquor and stills. Irate farmers in Pennsylvania revolted in what has become known as the Whiskey Rebellion, by buring the homes of the tax collectors' homes. They also tarred and feathered revenue officers. President Washington sent in 12,900 troops to force the farmers back to their homes.
...in 1928, the dollar continued to shrink. In this case, it was not inflation but the physical dimensions of the currency, reduced about 30% from its previous size. New bills were printed in denominations from one to ten thousand dollars, including a new $2 bill. One year later, paper bills wee reduced another 25%, reaching today's familiar size and standard set of portraits and symbols.
...in 1942, the 1st Marine Division began Operation Watchtower, landing on Guadacanal in the Solomon Islands. It was the first offensive in the Pacific Theater, the begining of the strategy of "island hopping" toward the Japanese Islands. On June 6, the Japanese had invaded Guadacanal and began to construct and airfield that would have given them strategic advantage over the allies. Operation Watchtower called for the invasion of six of the Solomons. Resistance was strong on the other five islands but those on Guadacanal initially met little resistance - the Japanese did not know they were there. The next day, however, the Japanese began to fight back in fierce hand-to-hand jungle warfare as well as air and naval battles. In February, 1943, the Japanese retreated on secret orders from the Emporer. When it was over, an American general said, "These people refuse to surrender." The Japanese lost 25,000 men, the Americans lost 1,600. Both navies lost 24 ships. The first Medal of Honor issued to a Marine went to Sgt. John Basilone for valor during the operation.
...in 1947, the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki landed on Tuamotu Archipelago, near Tahiti. The raft was captained by Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian anthropologist, who set out to prove his theory that the Pacific Islands could have been settled by South American natives. His 101 day, 4,300 mile voyage set out from Callao, Peru on the 40 square foot raft on April 28. His fellow scientists scoffed but the general public loved him, propelling his book about the voyage to bestseller status. Heyerdahl died in 2002 at the age of 87. The raft is on display at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo.
...in 1959, Explorer 6 was launched into orbit. The unmanned satellite took a photo of the earth from 17,000 miles and transmitted it to earth. The transmission took 40 minutes to complete.
...in 1974, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was the scene of Frenchman, Philip Petit, walking on a cable strung between the towers. He caused a massive traffic jam, 1,350' below.
...in 1987, as the Cold War was thawing towards its end, Lynne Cox swam from the United States to the Soviet Union across the Bering Strait, the first so recorded swim in history. A powerful open water swimmer, Cox joined fellow high school swim team members in the 31 mile swim to Catalina Island. At the age of 15, she crossed the English Channel in nine hours, fifty seven minutes, setting a world record for both men and women. Two years later, she duplicated the feat and set another record. To prepare for the swim to the Soviet Union, she trained in water between 38º and 42º. Cox rarely wore a wetsuit, and set off into the Bering Strait, the water just above freezing, wearing just a swimming suit. She took 2 hours and 16 minutes, crossing the International Dateline, to swim the 2.7 miles from Little Diomede Island, Alaska to Big Diomede Island, Chukot.
That's it. That's all we know as of 12:01 AM, EDT.
In news of Candles for Paige, we are holding at 103 candles now. As always, a reminder that candles go out after 48 hours. Remember to keep lighting candles for Paige and her three children.
Instructions for lighting candles for Paige are in the Missing thread, in this post.
On This Day In History...
...in 1794, farmers in the west had difficulty getting their products to the east coast markets without spoiling, so one method was to convert corn to whiskey, and ship it east by the barrel. The federal government instilled (so to speak) a tax on liquor and stills. Irate farmers in Pennsylvania revolted in what has become known as the Whiskey Rebellion, by buring the homes of the tax collectors' homes. They also tarred and feathered revenue officers. President Washington sent in 12,900 troops to force the farmers back to their homes.
...in 1928, the dollar continued to shrink. In this case, it was not inflation but the physical dimensions of the currency, reduced about 30% from its previous size. New bills were printed in denominations from one to ten thousand dollars, including a new $2 bill. One year later, paper bills wee reduced another 25%, reaching today's familiar size and standard set of portraits and symbols.
...in 1942, the 1st Marine Division began Operation Watchtower, landing on Guadacanal in the Solomon Islands. It was the first offensive in the Pacific Theater, the begining of the strategy of "island hopping" toward the Japanese Islands. On June 6, the Japanese had invaded Guadacanal and began to construct and airfield that would have given them strategic advantage over the allies. Operation Watchtower called for the invasion of six of the Solomons. Resistance was strong on the other five islands but those on Guadacanal initially met little resistance - the Japanese did not know they were there. The next day, however, the Japanese began to fight back in fierce hand-to-hand jungle warfare as well as air and naval battles. In February, 1943, the Japanese retreated on secret orders from the Emporer. When it was over, an American general said, "These people refuse to surrender." The Japanese lost 25,000 men, the Americans lost 1,600. Both navies lost 24 ships. The first Medal of Honor issued to a Marine went to Sgt. John Basilone for valor during the operation.
...in 1947, the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki landed on Tuamotu Archipelago, near Tahiti. The raft was captained by Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian anthropologist, who set out to prove his theory that the Pacific Islands could have been settled by South American natives. His 101 day, 4,300 mile voyage set out from Callao, Peru on the 40 square foot raft on April 28. His fellow scientists scoffed but the general public loved him, propelling his book about the voyage to bestseller status. Heyerdahl died in 2002 at the age of 87. The raft is on display at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo.
...in 1959, Explorer 6 was launched into orbit. The unmanned satellite took a photo of the earth from 17,000 miles and transmitted it to earth. The transmission took 40 minutes to complete.
...in 1974, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center was the scene of Frenchman, Philip Petit, walking on a cable strung between the towers. He caused a massive traffic jam, 1,350' below.
...in 1987, as the Cold War was thawing towards its end, Lynne Cox swam from the United States to the Soviet Union across the Bering Strait, the first so recorded swim in history. A powerful open water swimmer, Cox joined fellow high school swim team members in the 31 mile swim to Catalina Island. At the age of 15, she crossed the English Channel in nine hours, fifty seven minutes, setting a world record for both men and women. Two years later, she duplicated the feat and set another record. To prepare for the swim to the Soviet Union, she trained in water between 38º and 42º. Cox rarely wore a wetsuit, and set off into the Bering Strait, the water just above freezing, wearing just a swimming suit. She took 2 hours and 16 minutes, crossing the International Dateline, to swim the 2.7 miles from Little Diomede Island, Alaska to Big Diomede Island, Chukot.
That's it. That's all we know as of 12:01 AM, EDT.
