ABOUT THIS EPISODE
It is Friday July 3rd. Let’s start the podcast!
IT HAPPENED TODAY
• 1819: The first savings bank in the United States (The Bank of Savings in New York City) opened.
• 1852: Congress established the United States’ second mint, in San Francisco, California.
• 1884: Dow Jones published its first stock average.
• 1922: Fruit Garden and Home magazine published its first issue. Two years later, the publication became Better Homes and Gardens.
• 1970: Some 200,000 heard Jimi Hendrix play “The Star Spangled Banner” as the 3-day Atlanta Pop Festival opened in Byron, Georgia. Two days later Governor Lester Maddox said he would seek legislation to ban rock festivals in Georgia.
• 1986: President Ronald Reagan presided over the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty.
• 2008: Because of a banking error a 16-year-old boy in England went to an ATM and found he had $4 million in his account. He withdrew $600 to spend but after the error was corrected he found he was $600 overdrawn.
• 2009: Sarah Palin announced she would resign as Alaska governor with 16 months left in her term.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Compliment Your Mirror Day
• Plastic Bag Free Day
• Stay Out Of The Sun Day
• Eat Beans Day
• Superman Day
• Chocolate Wafer Day
• Air Conditioning Appreciation Day
• American Redneck Day
• Comic Sans Day
NUMBER FOR THE DAY
9,412: Members in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which votes in the various Academy Awards categories each year.
NEWS ATTACK!
- The new research showed a dogs DNA develop more quickly when they’re young and more slowly when they’re old. One dog year does not equal seven human years. Aging in puppies is far more rapid than that.” For example, a 1-year-old dog is the equivalent of a 30-year-old human. A 4-year-old dog is like a 52-year-old human. After age 7, dog aging slows down.
- Officials in San Francisco are working to figure out a way to quiet a low hum coming from the famed Golden Gate Bridge that has become annoying to some residents. The noise was first reported on June 5. The culprit is reportedly the northwest winds hitting the bridge’s sidewalk railings that have recently been installed in a retrofitting. Some residents say the noise that is produced sounds like torture and causes them physiological distress. The chief engineer for the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District said engineers were unaware that the sound would be produced and consultants have been asked to help solve the issue.
- A little more than half of the country keeps an American flag in their home. That’s according to the results of a recent (YouGov) poll. Those 65 and older are the most likely to have the flag in their home (69%). Young adults are the least likely age demographic to have an American flag at home.
- From his kitchen window, Ben Ramirez is handing out free coffee and a smile to people in his San Francisco neighborhood. On average, Ramirez makes about 10 to 15 cups a day. His “regulars” are essential workers. In compliance with the six-feet social distancing guideline, he hands out the coffee with a toy gorilla arm, an idea given to him by his five-year-old son, Luca. Ramirez starts his day early — around 6:30AM. After making breakfast for his sons, he’s at his kitchen window from 8AM to noon, serving his community, seven days a week.
- A Chinese villager was disappointed to find the bear that had been terrorizing his chickens could also hold its liquor. The poultry farmer had plotted to trap the black bear by baiting it with honey mixed with two liters of strong alcohol. The next morning he found the spiked honey gone and two dead chickens.
- A German thief effectively signed his own arrest warrant after photographing himself at the scene of a crime and accidentally leaving the pictures for police to discover. Police said the teen stole a digital camera during a break-in and took the photos before discarding the device nearby.
Water Cooler Question
The whale has largest mouth of any animal on the planet. What animal has the second largest? (The hippopotamus)
