Today is Monday June 27, 2011

Sunglasses Day

Rain or shine, today is Sunglasses Day! What better way to celebrate than to sport your favorite pair of shades at school, at work or at home.

Eye protection is hardly a new concept. In fact, long ago, Inuit peoples would shape walrus ivory into flattened circles with narrow openings. They were able to see out of these tiny slits, while the rest of their eyes remained shielded from the sun.

In 1752, the first tinted sunglasses were made. Then in 1929, Sam Foster, an entrepreneur, mass-produced the modern version. Since then, sunglasses have been worn everywhere from major league baseball fields to outer space. Put on your favorite pair of sunglasses today!

Today is also National Orange Blossom Day

June is Gay Pride Month & Great Outdoors Month

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History for June 27  1871 - The yen became the new form of currency in Japan. 1940 - Robert Pershing Wadlow was measured by Dr. Cyril MacBryde and Dr. C. M. Charles. They recorded his height at 8' 11.1." He was only 22 at the time of his death on July 15, 1940. 1954 - The world's first atomic power station opened at Obninsk, near Moscow. 1967 - The world's first cash dispenser was installed at Barclays Bank in Enfield, England. The device was invented by John Sheppard-Barron. The machine operated on a voucher system and the maximum withdrawal was $28. 1972 - Bobby Hull signed a 10-year hockey contract for $2,500,000. He became a player and coach of the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association. 1991 - Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court. He had been appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson.

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 Quote of the Day:


"Happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It does not depend on outside events, but rather how we interpret them. Happiness, in fact, is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated, and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy."
--Mihaly Csikszentmihayli