Good Morning, Do! Today is Saturday, July 4 Happy Independence Day if you are in the US! Jaqui sent in a correction about the first dirigible: Jules Henri Giffard, a French engineer and inventor, took note of Jullien's design. He built the first full-size airship a cigar-shaped, non-rigid bag that was 143 feet (44 meters) long and had a capacity of 113,000 cubic feet (3,200 cubic meters). He also built a small 3-horsepower (2.2-kilowatt) steam engine to power a three-bladed propeller. The engine weighed 250 pounds (113 kilograms) and needed a 100-pound (45.4 kilograms) boiler to fire it. The first flight of Giffard's steam-powered airship took place Sept. 24, 1852 That was 26 years before 1878 John Wise flew the first US made dirigible in Lancaster, PA Thanks, Jaqui! ___________________________________________________ Today, July 4 in  1776 The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America. 1910 Race riots broke out all over the United States after African-American Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match.  _____________________________________________________ Today's Bonehead Award: Pizzeria Terrorist arrested in Little Rock, Arkansas  ______________________________________________________ 
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 _____________________________________________________ Every generation laughs at the old fashions, --- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) _____________________________________________________ Two country doctors out in the hills of West Virginia were discussing the population explosion in the world. One physician says, "Why, Bubba, thiseyer crazy birth thang isa gettin' so bad that perty soon, they ain't gonna be room for ever'body! There'sa gonna be standin' room only on this here planet!" The other doctor replied, "Heck, that sure oughta slow 'em down a bit!" _____________________________________________________   Doug McQueen July/02 - Springbank - Western Red Squirrel ___________________________________________________ John was grocery shopping with Jill, and he tossed a bag of chips into the cart. "You don't need those!" Jill chided. "What about those twenty chocolate bars you have in there?" John asked. "IT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH!" yelled Jill. "Of course, Honey. Have all the chocolate bars you want!" replied John. ___________________________________________________ Thanks to Helen for reporting this bonehead!   An INTERNATIONAL BONEHEAD AWARD has been earned by  Michael Brown, 44, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 
 Pizzeria Terrorist arrested 
 An Arkansas man shot out the front window of a Little Rock pizzeria after arguing with an employee about a purported paucity of toppings on a pie he ordered, police allege. Michael Brown, 44, was arrested on multiple felony charges following a violent confrontation Monday afternoon at the Pie Five restaurant. According to a Little Rock Police Department report, after Brown and a female acquaintance placed an order, Brown became upset about the portion size of the order. Specifically, Brown thought he was shorted on his pizzas toppings. When Brown asked to speak with a manager, worker Eboni Smith called her supervisor and handed the phone to Brown (seen above). Brown subsequently threw the phone at Ms. Smith striking her on the side of the face. After another Pie Five employee asked Brown to leave, he began arguing and went outside. Brown retreated to his work van and walked back to the business holding a gun. Brown was unable to enter the pizzeria since a worker had locked the front door. Unable to gain entry, Brown shot out the glass to the front door, cops charge. Brown then drove away from the restaurant in a white van carrying the name of his drain cleaning business and the firms 800 number. During a police interview, Brown reportedly admitted that he was angered by the portion size of the food he was given at Pie Five and got more upset and threw the phone. He then stated he went to his work van and grabbed the gun and shout out the pizzerias window. Brown was arrested and charged with six felony Terrorist Act counts, and a misdemeanor battery rap. Apparently he believed that because Black Lives Matter he should have received extra toppings on his pizza and wanted to show his girlfriend how tough he is.  
 DearWebby's Tech Support Pits  From: Erin Re: How to print a PDF file?   DearWebby, A govt office sent me a link to a PDF file in email. How do I print that? Erin  Dear Erin Once upon a time you needed AQobe Acrobat for that. However, a lot of people got to hate Adobe with quite a passion. In the meantime a lot of other programs took up the slack. When I have to just print a PDF file, I use the Chrome browser. Right-click on the link in the email, OPEN WITH, and select Chrome. Other browsers probably work too. Have FUN! DearWebby 
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 >From Patrick I live across the street from a church. When my wife's puppy escaped from the back yard we went looking for it. She went off in the car and I started to walk around the church, calling the dog's name. I didn't think anything of it until I noticed some strange looks from people walking in the area. The dog's name is Moses. _____________________________________________ A Swedish couple are applying for a marriage license. The clerk asks the man his name and he replies, Yan Yohansenn. The clerk asks the woman what her name is. She replies Yolanda Yohansenn. The clerk asks, "Oh, any relation"? The woman blushes and says, Yust vunce, ve couldn't vait. ____________________________________________ The obituary editor of a newspaper was not one to admit his mistakes easily. One day he got a phone call from an irate subscriber. The caller complained that his name had been printed in the obituary column. "Really?" replied the editor calmly. "And where are you calling from?" 
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 Today July 4 in 1776 The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America. 1802 The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY. 1803 The Louisiana Purchase was announced in newspapers. The property was purchased, by the U.S. from France, was for $15 million (or 3 cents an acre). The "Corps of Discovery," led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, began the exploration of the territory on May 14, 1804. 1817 Construction began on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River. 1845 American writer Henry David Thoreau began his two- year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond, near Concord, MA. 1848 In Washington, DC, the cornerstone for the Washington Monument was laid. 1863 The Confederate town of Vicksburg, MS, surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. 1884 Bullfighting was introduced in the U.S. in Dodge City, KS. 1886 The first rodeo in America was held at Prescott, AZ. 1892 The first double-decked street car service was inaugurated in San Diego, CA. 1894 After seizing power from Hawaii's Queen, Judge Stanford B. Dole declared Hawaii a republic. 1901 William H. Taft became the American governor of the Philippines. 1910 Race riots broke out all over the United States after African-American Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match. 1934 At Mount Rushmore, George Washington's face was dedicated. 1946 The Philippines achieved full independence for the first time in over four hundred years. 1955 The first king cobra snakes born in captivity in the U.S. hatched at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. 1960 The 50-star U.S. flag made its debut in Philadelphia, PA. 1966 U.S. President Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act, which went into effect the following year. 1976 The U.S. celebrated its Bicentennial. 1987 Klaus Barbie, the former Gestapo chief known as the "Butcher of Lyon," was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison. 1997 The Mars Pathfinder, an unmanned spacecraft, landed on Mars. A rover named Sojourner was deployed to gather data about the surface of the planet. 1997 Ferry service between Manhattan and Staten Island was made free of charge. Previously, the charge had ranged from 5 cents to 50 cents. 2004 In New York, the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower (One World Trade Center) was laid on the former World Trade Center site. 2005 NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft took pictures as a space probe smashed into the Tempel 1 comet. The mission was aimed at learning more about comets that formed from the leftover buidling blocks of the solar system. The Deep Impact mission launched on January 12, 2005. 2009 North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast that defied U.N. resolutions. 2009 The Statue of Liberty's crown reopened to visitors. It had been closed to the public since 9/11/2001. 2020 Do smiled. 
 
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