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Good 36º foggy morning. 

 

Yesterday we started cold and cloudy and foggy. Later in the day we finally got some sunshine and topped at 44º.

 

Picture of the Day... Kansas City Library

 

 

 

Interesting about the Philadelphia Eagles football team...

 

The Eagles began as the "Frankford Yellow Jackets." Frankford is a section of Philadelphia and began as a football club in 1899 known as the Frankford Athletic Association.

In the early 1920s, Frankford was regarded as one of the better independent football teams and often competed regularly against NFL teams. In 1924, the club was granted an NFL franchise and became the Yellow Jackets.

The team captured the 1926 NFL title with a 14-1-1 record. The Great Depression devastated the club and after the 1931 season, the team folded due to financial reasons. In July of 1933, Bert Bell borrowed $2,500 from his fiancée and along with his friend Lud Wray, they bought the remains of the Yellow Jackets. The Eagles used the Yellow Jackets old uniforms, which were yellow, blue and white, from 1933 to 1936. In 1936, new unies were purchased with green jerseys and socks, with the standard white helmets and pants.

Bert Bell renamed the club the "Eagles" after the eagle logo on the National Recovery Administration’s emblem. The emblem was in honor of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deals National Recovery Act.

In 1941, Bell and new half-owner Art Rooney swapped franchises with the new owner of the Pittsburgh Iron Men (formerly Steelers), Alexis Thompson. For several months, the Eagles were officially the Iron Men until Thompson renamed his new team the Eagles before any games were played.

One of the NFL's greatest linebackers played for the Eagles from 1949 through 1962: Chuck Bednarik. 

The team has won three NFL titles.

Origin Facts:

Established: 1933

Original Owner: Bert Bell & Lud Wray

Original Colors: Powder blue, yellow & white

First Stadium: Baker Bowl, seating 18,800

 

From Mr. Food

 

 This Easy One-Pot Goulash is a great weeknight dinner dish that your whole family will love. It's ready for eatin' in less than 30 minutes, and it's filled with tons of hearty, beefy flavor, so this one pot goulash is sure to become a family-favorite in no time. Whip up this easy goulash recipe the next time you're looking for a quick dinner idea and you'll please the whole gang.

 

• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (8-ounce) package uncooked elbow macaroni
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 (14-1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

 

1. In a soup pot over high heat, brown ground beef with onion 6 to 8 minutes, or until no pink remains in the beef, stirring frequently.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer 7 to 8 minutes, or until macaroni is tender. Serve immediately.

 

 

***We like to add a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese right before serving our goulash.

 

 

 

 

Historically this date.......

1910 – The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.

1952 – Elizabeth II is proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.

1960 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issues an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor".

1960 – The first eight brass star plaques are installed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

click on the link here and it gives a ton of information.

1963 – Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration.

 

And births this date include...

1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)

 

1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)

 

1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)

 

1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)

 

1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor

     

 

1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress

 

1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)

 

 

 

The Super Bowl was good as Brady and the Buccaneers won 31-9 over the Chiefs. 

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Monday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

February 8th annually recognizes National Boys Scouts Day. Since 1910, boys across America have been doing good deeds, learning survival skills and developing moral foundations through the Boy Scout of America.

The Boy Scouts of America has roots in the British Boy Scouts organization which was created in 1908 after the success of the book Scouting for Boys by Robert Baden-Powell.

On a foggy day in London an American newspaperman, William Dickson Boyce, became lost when a Boy Scout came to his assistance. With the boy’s guidance, Boyce arrived at his destination. When Boyce offered payment for the assistance, the Boy Scout refused explaining it was a good deed.

Boyce was inspired to organize similar youth groups into one organization. On February 8, 1910, Boyce filed papers of incorporation, and the Boy Scouts of America was born.

Boy Scouts have had a profound impact on the United States.  Many presidents and other dignitaries have been Boy Scouts.  A total of 181 Astronauts have also been a part of the Boy Scout program.

Boy Scouting Facts

Timeline

• Boy Scouts of America incorporated in 1910
• First Boy Scout Handbook published in 1911
• Boys’ Life premiered in 1911
• First Eagle Scout, Arthur R. Eldred in 1912
• Scouting magazine premiered in 1913
• Registration of Scouts began, 25¢ annual fee was 1913
• Order of the Arrow began in 1915
• Federal charter granted by Congress in 1916
• The first season at what would become Northern Tier High Adventure Base started in 1923
• Boy Scout membership tops 1 million in 1925
• Cub Scout program began in 1930
• Philmont donated to the BSA in 1938
• First BSA Wood Badge course taught in 1948
• First Pinewood Derby® held in 1953
• Webelos program added to Cub Scouting in 1954
• Exploring program began in 1959
• Florida National High Adventure Sea Base officially opened in 1980
• Tiger Cubs program added to Cub Scouting in 1982
• Alexander M Holsinger became the 1 millionth Eagle Scout in 1982
• Learning for Life program began in 1991
• Venturing program began in 1998
• 100 millionth member registered in 2000
• Anthony Thomas became the 2 millionth Eagle Scout in 2009

Membership*

• Cub Scouts  62,226,396
• Boy Scouts/Venturers  52,077,933
• Total Youth Served  114,304,329
• Total Adult Volunteers  33,364,261

Statistics provided by National Boy Scouts of America – http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/100_years.aspx

 

NATIONAL BOY SCOUTS DAY HISTORY

February 8th recognizes the anniversary of the date William Dickson Boyce filed  the letters of incorporation. February is also Boy Scout Month.