Arbor Day (Philippines)

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International United Nations Public Service Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

TODAY IN HISTORY:

Christopher L. Sholes

Pancho Villa

1868 Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for an invention
he called the "Type-Writer."
1914 Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.
1958 The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Meg & John

Are Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp moving in together? Watch the ABC News report. Did the Mexican authority arrest the wrong man? Read the BBC article. Are Mexican journalists under risk? Watch the CNN interview. Would you like to listen to Mariachi El Bronx? Clck here for a fun tune. What exactly is Microsoft trying to show with the Surface tablet?  Read the Reuters article. Can the internet help you when depressed? Read the Time article. Have you ever contemplated the Northern lights? Watch the Fox News report via Yahoo

Teacher's Day (El Salvador)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"The harder I work, the luckier I get." Samuel Goldwyn


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Charlie Checkpoint

Kodak

1976 The Canadian House of Commons abolishes the capital punishment.
1990 Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
2009 Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Jesus Malverde

What's the follow-up to the bullied bus monitor? Watch the ABC News report. Why did Chile's President Pinera get mad? Watch the BBC report. Is there such a thing like a Mexican "Narco Saint"? Watch the CNN report. Where's the most dangerous place to visit in Mexico? Listen to the NPR report. What's Obama trying to do with the Latino community? Watch the Reuters report. What are the benefits of chewing gum? Read the Time article. Why does MacDonald's food look better on the picture than the real thing? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo

World Music Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished." Og Mandino


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Dwight Morrow

John Honckley

1929 An agreement brokered by US Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
1948 Columbia Records introduces the long-playing album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, New York.
1982 John Hinckley is found not guilty for reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Woody Allen

Do you want to learn the secret formula for love? Watch the ABC News report. What's going on England as the Olympic Games are about to start? Watch the BBC report. What do you really know about "Fast & Furious"? Watch the CNN report. What's Woody Allen's latest movie? Listen to the NPR report. How do modern Chinese youth find their soul mates? Watch the Reuters report. Does your dog reveal anything about you? Read the Time article. Could mid-school kids harass and bully adults? Watch the Fox News report via Yahoo.

World Refugee Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." Alexander Graham Bell


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Samuel Morse

Alexander Graham Bell

1840 Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.
1877 Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
2003 The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.




FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Julian Assange

Could meat allergy be triggered by an insect? Watch the ABC News report. What's the deal with obesity in England? Watch the BBC report. How many calories are there in a slice of pizza? Watch the CNN report. How can you motivate kids to practice music? Listen to the NPR report. What does the future hold for Microsoft's Surface? Watch the Reuters report. Why did Julian Assange pick Ecuador for asylum? Read the Time magazine. Do you dream in color or black and white? Watch the Yahoo report.

World Sickle Cell Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Experience is the teacher of all things." Cesar


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Maximilian I

Garfield

1867 Maximilian I of the Mexican empire is executed by a firing squad in Queretaro, Queretaro.
1910 The first father's day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
1978 Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut. 


FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

The Microsoft Surface

Is Microsoft trying to resurface with Surface? Watch the ABC News report. What's your opinion on euthanasia? Watch the BBC interview. What are Apple and Google quarreling about? Watch the CNN report. Which group of immigrants is the largest? Listen to the NPR report. What's Australia trying to protect? Watch the Reuters report. What's the link between baby products and weed? Read the Time article. Do you know what "Juneteenth" means? Watch the Yahoo report.

International Autistic Pride Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." Stephen Hawking


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Sally Ride

Amelia Earhart

1928 Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an Aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
1983 Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle.
1996 Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Stephen Hawking

Was Rodney King's death 'accidental'? Watch the ABC News report. How are Mexicans expressing their opinions on politicians? Watch the BBC report. Is Cameron Carpenter a renegade organist? Watch the CNN interview. Is Microsoft attempting to rival the iPad? Listen to the NPR report. How is the American expatriate community reacting to Mexican drug violence? Watch the Reuters report. How come everybody cheats and steals? Read the Time article. Is Stephen Hawking's quality of life any good? Watch the Yahoo press conference.