Rain ~ Throw Back Thursday ~ 10-27 ~ Smilebox Day #5 The Arizona Memorial ~ US Navy Day

Good 53º rainy morning. I heard it raining about 3am. So far another 1/2"!

We warmed all the way up to 71º yesterday. Heat wave!!!

Happy Throw Back Thursday.... 1990 Brian just graduated boot camp at Camp Pendleton..

10-27 "Any return on the number or subject?" 

Smilebox Day #5.... tour of the USS Arizona Memorial. Names of several other battleships are in the harbor... but the ships were removed..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nevada_(BB-36)

One of the birds at the entrance to the memorial was a Hawaiian Francolin chick..

http://www.to-hawaii.com/birds/greyfrancolin.php

... and a view of the Tripler Army Medical Center from the memorial..

http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/health-care/facilities/tripler-army-medical-center.html

Short but enjoy....

Slideshow design made with Smilebox

Historically this date...

1936 – Mrs Wallis Simpson files for divorce which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.

1961 – NASA launches the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1.

1962 – Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down in Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile.

1988 – Ronald Reagan decides to tear down the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow because of Soviet listening devices in the building structure.

2004 – The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years.

And births this date include...

1858 – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1919)

1920 – Nanette Fabray, American actress

1939 – John Cleese, British actor and writer

1940 – John Gotti, American crime boss (d. 2002)

<<<a tad on the arrogant side....

<Just before his death from cancer while still incarcerated.

1946 – Carrie Snodgress, American actress (d. 2004)

Later I had some of that leftover spaghetti.

The dog, Nova, made another visit yesterday. She was also over here on Tuesday. She thinks I'm her new best friend. I told the lady when I met her at the fence, it's dangerous here with cougars and coyotes. The dog is small and coyotes will gang up on a single dog. She's got to fence in her yard! Sheeeesh!

                                                     YES!!!!!!!!!

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao

xo Sue Mom Bobo

October 27th

US Navy Day

Many nations around the world celebrate their navies, with a special day dedicated to them. Each country selects a date relevant to their navy, often the birth date of the navy.

In the United States, Navy Day is commonly celebrated on October 27th.  This date was selected as it was the birth date of  President Theodore Roosevelt, an avid supporter of the U.S. Navy. In the 1970's, research determined that the birthday of the U.S. Continental Navy was October 13, 1775. At the time, efforts were made to move Navy Day to this date. However,Navy Day in the United States, is still largely recognized as October 27th.

On Navy Day,  give some well deserved attention to your proud U.S. Navy, and to the sailors who serve our country.......Salute!