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Dan Gall
Jul 10, 2017, 11:05:52 PM7/10/17
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July 11, 1978
On this day in 1978, a truck carrying liquid gas crashes into a
campsite, crowded with vacationers, in San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain.
The resulting explosion killed more than 200 people; many others
suffered severe burns.
July 11, 1979
Parts of Skylab, America’s first space station, come crashing down on
Australia and into the Indian Ocean five years after the last manned
Skylab mission ended. No one was injured.
July 11, 2010
On this day in 2010, after a two-year manhunt, 19-year-old Colton
Harris-Moore of Washington state is arrested following a high-speed boat
chase in the Bahamas. Harris-Moore was suspected of stealing an airplane
in Indiana and crash-landing it in the Bahamas the week before.
Nicknamed the “Barefoot Bandit” for going shoeless during some of his
alleged crimes, the teen was a suspect in scores of other burglaries in
the United States and Canada, where he was accused of swiping everything
from potato chips to credit cards, small planes, boats and cars. During
his time as a fugitive, Harris-Moore gained a cult-like following
online, with fans viewing him as a folk hero and praising his brazenness
and his uncanny ability to elude law-enforcement officials.
*****
Thought of the Day
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in
private and wash your hands afterwards.
Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
*****
Question of the Day
Which garment is derived from the Latin "to cover"?
Yesterdays Question
What is the most common name for American cities with a total of 66 of them?
Answer
Fairview
On this day in 1978, a truck carrying liquid gas crashes into a
campsite, crowded with vacationers, in San Carlos de la Rapita, Spain.
The resulting explosion killed more than 200 people; many others
suffered severe burns.
July 11, 1979
Parts of Skylab, America’s first space station, come crashing down on
Australia and into the Indian Ocean five years after the last manned
Skylab mission ended. No one was injured.
July 11, 2010
On this day in 2010, after a two-year manhunt, 19-year-old Colton
Harris-Moore of Washington state is arrested following a high-speed boat
chase in the Bahamas. Harris-Moore was suspected of stealing an airplane
in Indiana and crash-landing it in the Bahamas the week before.
Nicknamed the “Barefoot Bandit” for going shoeless during some of his
alleged crimes, the teen was a suspect in scores of other burglaries in
the United States and Canada, where he was accused of swiping everything
from potato chips to credit cards, small planes, boats and cars. During
his time as a fugitive, Harris-Moore gained a cult-like following
online, with fans viewing him as a folk hero and praising his brazenness
and his uncanny ability to elude law-enforcement officials.
*****
Thought of the Day
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in
private and wash your hands afterwards.
Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
*****
Question of the Day
Which garment is derived from the Latin "to cover"?
Yesterdays Question
What is the most common name for American cities with a total of 66 of them?
Answer
Fairview
Davey
Jul 11, 2017, 6:31:06 AM7/11/17
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On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 23:05:46 -0400
Dan Gall <da...@dantu.ca> wrote:
> Yesterdays Question
>
> What is the most common name for American cities with a total of 66
> of them?
>
> Answer
>
> Fairview
I thought it was Springfield. I know a few of them, but can't say I
Dan Gall <da...@dantu.ca> wrote:
> Yesterdays Question
>
> What is the most common name for American cities with a total of 66
> of them?
>
> Answer
>
> Fairview
know of any Fairviews.
Oh well.
--
Davey.
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