It is really hard to believe that it is already August. 2022 is already more than half over. Where is time going?
Today in History: 2 August
1610 – English explorer Henry Hudson enters the bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay
1776 – Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people (date most accepted by modern historians)
1802 – Napoleon Bonaparte declared “Consul for Life” after winning national referendum
1864 – Saratoga Racecourse, America’s oldest Thoroughbred racetrack, opens its inaugural meet with four days of racing
1865 – Lewis Carroll publishes “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
1909 – Army Air Corps formed as Army takes 1st delivery from Wright Brothers
1932 – Carl David Anderson discovers and photographs a positron, the first known antiparticle
1934 – Adolf Hitler becomes commander-in-chief of German armed forces
1937 – Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal
1943 – Armed revolt by 800 prisoners at Treblinka Extermination Camp; crematorium destroyed; 200 escape the compound, 100 survive
1945 – Potsdam Conference between Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman, and Winston Churchill (replaced by Clement Attlee after losing the 1945 general election) ends
1967 – US’s Lunar Orbiter 5 launches; enters lunar orbit Aug 5
1989 – NASA confirmed Voyager 2’s discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3, and 1989 N24
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1754 – Pierre Charles L’Enfant, French-born American architect who laid out Washington, D.C.
1868 – Constantine I, King of Greece
1924 – Carroll O’Connor, American actor
1932 – Peter O’Toole, Irish actor
1970 – Kevin Smith, American director
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1859 – Horace Mann, American educator, author, and editor who pioneered public schools
1876 – Wild Bill Hickok, American cowboy and scout
1922 – Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born British American inventor
On the Menu Today – Beef Mince Keema Curry
Mmmm, curry…. I bet this would be just as amazing with chunks of lamb or chicken or goat, too! Might need slightly different cook time, but this sounds amazing. Serve over some basmati rice with naan bread and I’m done!
Here’s the recipe !
The Funnies:
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YouTube Song of the Day
I saw this band live this past Wednesday (they’re currently on tour with Halestorm and The Pretty Reckless) and they rock! I hope to see more of them in the future.
Comic of the Day
Mouseover: “My parents were both omnitaurs, which is how I got interested in recombination,” said the normal human.
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Inspirobot Sometimes Controversial Inspirational Quote of the Day:
Read yesterday’s Calamitous Spark! by @lonnyl over here
Spark! Pro Series - 2 August 2022
- Thank goodness summer is almost over - I’m done with the heat!
- Winter can stay away forever! Give me sunshine and 90 degree weather!
