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.


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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.


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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.




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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. 


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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


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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.

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character." Richard Nixon


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Statue of Liberty

Richard Nixon

• 1885 The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
• 1971 President Richard Nixon declares the US war on drugs.
• 1194 Following a televised a low-speed highway chase, O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Rodney King

Is there a sequel to "The Hunger Games"? Watch the ABC News report. What's Rodney King's legacy? Read the BBC article. Are you planning on visiting Peru? Watch the CNN report for some tips. Do you think men and women can be just friends? Listen to the NPR report. How is "Madagascar 3" doing at the box office? Watch the Reuters report. How should we react to the Chinese space program? Read the Time article. Do you sweat while sleeping? Watch the Fox News interview with a doctor. 

International Day of the African Child

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Confine yourself to the present." Marcus Aurelius


TODAY IN HISTORY:

The IBM logo

The Ford logo

• 1903 The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
• 1911 IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
• 1977 Oracle Corporation is incorporated in Redwood Shores, California.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Nick Wallenda

What has Nick Wallenda achieved just recently? Watch the ABC News report. Are bullet-proof cars a good business in Mexico? Watch the BBC report. What's China trying to achieve in the outer space? Watch the CNN report. What's the impact of Obama's immigration policy? Listen to the NPR interview. Are tall people really happier than short people? Read the Time article. Is it Time to revisit pot policy? Read the Time article. Could a vice be good for a man? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo.

Global Wind Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." Benjamin Franklin


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Goodyear

• 1752 Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity.
• 1808 Jose Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
• 1884 Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

US President B. Obama

What kind of parent is Barack Obama? Watch the ABC News interview. Who's China's first female astronaut? Watch the BBC report. What's going on with Madonna and Lady Gaga? Watch the CNN report. What kind of immigration law is Obama promoting? Listen to the NPR report. How many child workers have been rescued? Watch the Reuters report. Is the Black Death back? Read the Time article.What are kids learning from the net? Watch the ABC News report via Yahoo.

World Blood Donor Day

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Auschwitz

Hawaii

• 1900 Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
• 1940 A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnow become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
• 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, originally instituted in 1557.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

John Travolta

What is it with Niagara Falls? Watch the ABC News report. Has John Travolta inspired anyone? Watch the BBC interview. Which businesses are being infiltrated by cartels? Watch the CNN interview. What's your American dream like? Listen to the NPR report. What's this Japanese cyclist pedaling for? Watch the Reuters report. What are illegal immigrants dealing with? Read the Time article. What's trending now? Watch the Yahoo report.

Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." John Paul II


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Agca and the Pope

Arvizo and Jackson

• 1997 A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
• 2000 Italy pardons Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.
• 2005 A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Lance Armstrong

Is Lance Armstrong about to be stripped of all his medals? Watch the ABC News report. How about riding an electric bus in England? Watch the BBC interview. Is cannabis going to be decriminalized in Rhode Island? Watch the CNN report. What's the new frontier for the internet? Listen to the NPR report. Do you know what a black hole hunter is? Watch the Reuters report. Are you ready for the bacon sundae? Read the Time article. What's trending now? Watch the Yahoo report. 

World Day Against Child Labor

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another." Nelson Mandela


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Nelson Mandela

Anne Frank

• 1942 Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
• 1964 Anti-aparheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
• 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Are Madonna and Lady Gaga waging a war against each other? Watch the ABC News report. Is Apple set to dump Google? Watch the BBC report. How is the face eating victim doing so far? Watch the CNN report. How is Calderon doing these days, according to Mexican citizens? Listen to the NPR report. Does the Vatican support American nuns? Watch the Reuters report. Is Earth on the verge of a crisis? Read the Time article. 

Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Don't let schooling interfere with education." Mark Twain


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Tim McVeigh

Edwin Armstrong

• 1935 Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States.
• 1962 Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 2001 Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombings.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Paris Jackson

Is Paris Jackson being cyber-bullied? Watch Oprah interviewing Paris. At what age can you start writing computer programs? Watch the BBC report. Is the Mexican election getting uglier and uglier? Watch the CNN report. Are Spanish interpreters wanted in Nevada? Watch the NPR report. Could an avocado a day keep the doctor away? Watch the Reuters report. What are students using to get ahead? Read the Time article. How about an update on the bath salts? Watch the Yahoo report.

Abolition Day (French Guiana)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." Mother Theresa


TODAY IN HISTORY:

AA logo

The Spirit Rover

• 1935 Dr. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded Akron, Ohio, US. 
• 1947 Saab produces its first automobile.
• 2003 The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.

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Lake Titicaca

What's the latest update on Lindsay Lohan? Watch the ABC News report. Would you like to travel around the world in 800 days? Watch the BBC interview. What are the limits of your memory? Watch the CNN interview with a memory champ. Why are NASA astronauts diving deep under water? Listen to the NPR report. What's next for Mexican presidential candidate Pena Nieto? Read the Reuters article. Is there a cure for curved penis? Read the Time magazine. What's happening to the highest navigable lake? Watch the AFP report via Yahoo.

International Archives Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"When you are curious, you find lots of interesting things to do." Walt Disney


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Donald Duck

Mormon Church logo

• 1934 Donald Duck makes his debut in "The Wise Little Hen."
• 1948 Foundation of the International Council of Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.
• 1978 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148 year-old policy excluding black men.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Reese Witherspoon

Is this the biggest shark ever? Watch the ABC News report. Are you into ants? Watch the BBC report. Does coffee delay Alzheimer's? Watch the CNN interview. What's Jared Harris's favorite movie? Listen to the NPR interview. Have you heard about self-adjusting glasses? Watch the Reuters report. How about Reese Witherspoon? Watch the Time interview. Would you like to see today in history on video? Watch the Yahoo report.

World Oceans Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." George Orwell


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Carl Laemmle

George Orwell

• 1912 Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
• 1949 George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four is published.
• 1984 Homosexuality is declared legal in the Australian state of New South Wales.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Coca-Cola marketing

Is Coca-Cola targeting children? Watch the ABC News interview. What's Susan Firouz rapping about? Watch the BBC interview. Is it possible to terminate junk food addiction? Watch the CNN report. What's the latest invention in fast food? Listen to the NPR report. Why are Argentinians unhappy? Watch the Reuters report. What's the Catholic Contraction all about? Read the Time article. How can you protect your computer for cybergeddon? Watch the Fox News report via Yahoo.

Journalist Day (Argentina)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." Mahatma Gandhi


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Graceland

Mohandas Gandhi

• 1863 During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
• 1893 Mohandas Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience.
• 1982 Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Paris Jackson

Are bees misbehaving? Watch the ABC News report. Did Paris Jackson like her mask? Watch the BBC interview with Oprah Winfrey. Have you explored the Great Wall of China? Watch the CNN interview. Are Mexicans ready for a PRI comeback? Listen to the NPR report. Is India being invaded by giant spiders? Watch the Reuters report. Are we becoming comfortable with cannibalism? Read the Time article.