Saturday, February 8, 2025
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Misc. History
1870 - The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS).
1885 - The first Japanese arrived in Hawaii.
1950 - U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that the State Department was riddled with Communists.
1960 - The first star was placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was for Joanne Woodward.
1971 - The
Apollo 14 spacecraft returned to Earth after mankind's third landing on the moon.
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My candle burns at both ends It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - It gives a lovely light. - Edna St. Vincent Millay, "A Few Figs from Thistles", 1920
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