Friday, June 8, 2012



Today is...

Best Friends Day

Today is National Best Friends Day! Best friends may be hard to find, but life just wouldn’t be the same without them. Today is our opportunity to celebrate that one special person in our lives who has always been there for us. Take a moment to send a beautiful free eCard to your best friend today to express how much he or she means to you!
Looking for other ways to celebrate? Make a plan to spend some quality time with your best friend. Grab some lunch, go for a walk, see a movie together, or catch up over Skype. Whatever you decide to do, just be sure to thank them for all the wonderful times you've had together! Happy Best Friends Day!
Today is also Name Your Poison Day
June is Gay Pride Month & Great Outdoors Month
This week is National Fishing and Boating Week

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History
for June 8


1790
- The first loan for the U.S. was repaid. The Temporary Loan of 1789 was negotiated and secured on September 18, 1789 by Alexander Hamilton.

1869 - Ives W. McGaffey received a U.S. patent for the suction vacuum cleaner.

1942 - Bing Crosby recorded "Adeste Fideles" and "Silent Night."

1961 - The Milwaukee Braves set a major league baseball record when four consecutive home runs in the seventh inning.

1961 - Elvis Presley's seventh film, "Wild in the Country" premiered.

2000 - The Dallas Stars and the New Jersey Devils played the NHL's longest scoreless game in Stanley Cup finals history. The fifth game of the series lasted 106 minutes and 21 seconds. The game ended with a goal by Mike Madano that allowed the Stars to play a game six back in Dallas.





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Reflections on Life"We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose ourselves to be."

--La Rouchefoucauld






















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