Morning Update, June 14, 2010

The_Kitchen_Guy

There were no new developments in Paige's case yesterday. No news, no new developments.

In news of Candles for Paige we had 47 candles as of this post. Remember, candles go out after 48 hours so keep lighting candles for Paige, her family and her three children.

Instructions for lighting candles for Paige are in the Missing thread, in this post.

On this date in History...

...in 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States, a bold move, considering that the United States was still a loosely knit group of English colonies that had not yet won their independence. In 1861, George Morris of Hartford, Connecticut proposed that a national day of recognition should be held on June 14, but the day did not catch on. But in 1885, a teacher at the Stony Hill School in Waubeka, Wisconsin, held what is recognized as the first observance of Flag Day.


Fly your flag with pride on this day!

...in 1885, Bernard J. Cigrand, a teacher at the Stony Hill School in Waubeka, Wisconsin, held what is recognized as the first observance of Flag Day. From then on, Cigrand began a one-man campaign to have Flag Day recognized as the birthday of the American Flag. He spoke to groups around the country and became president of the American Flag Day Association and later, the National Flag Day Society. He once said he gave 2,188 speeches promoting patriotism and the flag. It took until 1949 for President Harry Truman to sign Flag Day into law.


Stony Hill School in Waubeka, Wisconsin, the birthplace of Flag Day.
The school has been restored and houses a bust of Bernard J. Cigrand, the
"Father of Flag Day."

...in 1998, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their sixth NBA title. Is it just me, or does it seem really goofy to still be playing basketball in June?


Air Jordan at work.

...in 1951, the U.S. Census Bureau dedicated the Universal Automatic Computer, or UNIVAC, after installation by Remmington-Rand. (Yes, the same Remington-Rand that made typewriters, rifles and shavers.) It was developed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the makers of what is generaly recognized as the first commercial computer, ENIAC. The UNIVAC was more like the Universal Vacuum Tube user, as it used thousands of vacuum tubes to perform just a few computations, and filled about four rooms.

(In reality, a computer was developed at Iowa State University in 1939, and during World War II, a computer called "Colossus" was developed in England for use at Bletchley Park by Alan Turing, based on a concept designed in 1938 by Polish Cipher Bureau cryptologist Marian Rejewski. It was known as the "cryptologic bomb," in Polish, "bomba kryptologiczna," prior to Poland being overrun by the Nazis.

(It became known as "bombe" and was used to decypher German codes. Bombe was so secret that after the war, it was dismantled and no one knew about it until decades later.)

Also in 1951, Dr. An Wang, at Wang Laboratories in Massachusetts, invented ferrite core memory, which he sold to IBM for $500,000 and an undisclosed amount of IBM stock. Ferrite core was the basis of all IBM mainframe technology, and when he died, Dr. Wang was the largest individual stockholder of Wang Laboratories AND IBM.


Harold E. Sweeney and J. Presper Eckert demonstrate
the UNIVAC for Walter Cronkite of CBS.

That's it. That's all we know as of 12:01 AM, EDT.

pamperedbybarbara

And...in 1997, my beautiful daughter, Erica Marie was born!!!!

raebates

I saw a PBS special on "bombe." Interesting.

Happy Flag Day to all!

baychef

And in 1954...my REALLY old brother was born...hell on wheels! But I love him!!
YES!!! And the Hockey season just ended last week!! Glad the Blackhawks won but now I am cheering on the Celtics! Not a Bryant fan.

The_Kitchen_Guy

Waubeka had a parade and a big celebration yesterday, probably because most of Waubeka works on Mondays. Every time I go there, the schoolhouse is closed. I'd really like to get there sometime when it's open, and when I do, I'll post pics of it.

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Photo by Rick Wood for jsonline.com

baychef

Come on...it was the KG's birthday parade!!!

The_Kitchen_Guy

Nah, a parade for me would look more like this.

baychef

Now, now...it would not...there wouldn't be that gaggle of young woman trailing the hearse!!! They look like they are all saying...but KG told me I was the only one for him...But he told me he loved ME?

Just kidding...KG you have to do what we have all vowed to do...celebrate and quick counting the years!! (easier to do as dementia sets in but still!!)

The_Kitchen_Guy

They're the ones that think they're splitting my vast estate.

Which, last time I looked, would force each of them to decide whether to buy a six-pack of energy drink or go for a bus ride.

raebates

Wow, KG, you're wealthier than I imagined. Have you priced energy drinks or bus tickets lately? LOL!

The_Kitchen_Guy

Yes, and I just opened my 401(k) statement. It's all about the same.

baychef

Still...that is quite a gaggle of young chickies in little black dresses!! Good going...although the Cat Lady may have something to say about that!

The_Kitchen_Guy

Well, actually, you can't see The Kat Lady behind the hearse, with a big dog on a leash. As the procession passed a convenience store, a woman came out and said, "I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm curious because I can't help but notice that this is an unusual funeral procession. Who's funeral is this?"

The Kat Lady said, "It's my husband in the hearse."

"What happened?" the curious woman asked.

"My dog attacked and killed him," she said.

The woman paused and thought for awhile, then quietly said, "May I borrow the dog?"

The Kat Lady pointed at the gaggle of women and said, "Get in line."