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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ First Ladies ~ Beefy Taco Bake ~ Dude ~ National Gardening Day

    


 

Good 37º cloudy morning. 
 
Yesterday was a very rainy day and we topped at 44º.
 
 
Picture of the Day 😁
 

 
Interesting about the First Ladies....
 Four presidents were widowed prior to their presidencies:
 
POTUS
No.
Portrait Name Tenure Age at tenure start President
(Husband, unless noted)
1   Martha Washington
June 13, 1731 – May 22, 1802
(aged 70)
April 30, 1789

March 4, 1797
57 years, 321 days George Washington
m.  January 6, 1759
2   Abigail Adams
November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818
(aged 73)
March 4, 1797

March 4, 1801
52 years, 102 days John Adams
m. October 25, 1764
3   Martha Jefferson
September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836
(aged 64)
March 4, 1801

March 4, 1809
28 years, 158 days Thomas Jefferson
Father
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4   Dolley Madison
May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849
(aged 81)
[18][19]
March 4, 1809

March 4, 1817
40 years, 288 days James Madison
m. September 14, 1794
5   Elizabeth Monroe
June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830
(aged 62)
March 4, 1817

March 4, 1825
48 years, 247 days James Monroe
m. February 16, 1786
6   Louisa Adams
Birth country:  Great Britain
(present day  United Kingdom)
February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852
(aged 77)
March 4, 1825

March 4, 1829
50 years, 20 days John Quincy Adams
m. July 26, 1797
7   Emily Donelson

June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836
(aged 29)

March 4, 1829

November 26, 1834
21 years, 276 days Andrew Jackson
Uncle
  Sarah Jackson

July 16, 1803 – August 23, 1887
(aged 84)

November 26, 1834

March 4, 1837
31 years, 133 days Andrew Jackson
Father-in-law
8 Vacant March 4, 1837

November 27, 1838
Vacant Martin Van Buren
Widower
  Sarah Van Buren
February 13, 1818 – December 29, 1877
(aged 59)
November 27, 1838

March 4, 1841
20 years, 287 days Martin Van Buren
Father-in-law
9   Anna Harrison
July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864
(aged 88)
March 4, 1841

April 4, 1841
65 years, 222 days William Henry Harrison
m. November 22, 1795
  Jane Harrison
July 23, 1804 – May 11, 1846
(aged 41)
March 4, 1841

April 4, 1841
36 years, 224 days William Henry Harrison
Father-in-law
10   Letitia Tyler
November 12, 1790 – September 10, 1842
(aged 51)
April 4, 1841

September 10, 1842
50 years, 143 days John Tyler
m. March 29, 1813
  Elizabeth Priscilla Tyler
June 14, 1816 – December 29, 1889
(aged 73)
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September 10, 1842

June 26, 1844
26 years, 88 days John Tyler
Father-in-law
  Julia Tyler
July 29, 1820 – July 10, 1889
(aged 68)
June 26, 1844

March 4, 1845
24 years, 53 days John Tyler
m. June 26, 1844
Married while President
11   Sarah Polk
September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891
(aged 87)
March 4, 1845

March 4, 1849
41 years, 181 days James K. Polk
m. January 1, 1824
12   Margaret "Peggy" Taylor
September 21, 1788 – August 14, 1852
(aged 63)
March 4, 1849

July 9, 1850
60 years, 164 days Zachary Taylor
m. June 21, 1810
13   Abigail Fillmore
March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853
(aged 55)
July 9, 1850

March 4, 1853
52 years, 118 days Millard Fillmore
m. February 5, 1826
14   Jane Pierce
March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863
(aged 57)
March 4, 1853

March 4, 1857
46 years, 357 days Franklin Pierce
m. November 19, 1834
15   Harriet Lane
May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903
(aged 73)
March 4, 1857

March 4, 1861
26 years, 299 days James Buchanan
Uncle
16   Mary Lincoln
December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882
(aged 63)
March 4, 1861

April 15, 1865
42 years, 81 days Abraham Lincoln
m. November 4, 1842
17   Eliza Johnson
October 4, 1810 – January 15, 1876
(aged 65)
April 15, 1865

March 4, 1869
54 years, 193 days Andrew Johnson
m. May 17, 1827
18   Julia Grant
January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902
(aged 76)
March 4, 1869

March 4, 1877
43 years, 37 days Ulysses S. Grant
m. August 22, 1848
19   Lucy Hayes
August 28, 1831 – June 25, 1889
(aged 57)
March 4, 1877

March 4, 1881
45 years, 188 days Rutherford B. Hayes
m. December 30, 1852
20   Lucretia Garfield
April 19, 1832 – March 14, 1918
(aged 85)
March 4, 1881

September 19, 1881
48 years, 319 days James A. Garfield
m. November 11, 1858
21   Mary McElroy
July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917
(aged 75)
September 19, 1881

March 4, 1885
40 years, 76 days Chester A. Arthur
Brother
22   Rose Cleveland
June 13, 1846 – November 22, 1918
(aged 72)
March 4, 1885

June 2, 1886
38 years, 264 days Grover Cleveland
Brother
  Frances Cleveland
July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947
(aged 83)
June 2, 1886

March 4, 1889
21 years, 316 days Grover Cleveland
m. June 2, 1886
Married while President
23   Caroline Harrison
October 1, 1832 – October 25, 1892
(aged 60)
March 4, 1889

October 25, 1892
56 years, 154 days Benjamin Harrison
m. October 20, 1853
  Mary Harrison McKee
April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930
(aged 72)
October 25, 1892

March 4, 1893
34 years, 205 days Benjamin Harrison
Father
24   Frances Cleveland
July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947
(aged 83)
March 4, 1893

March 4, 1897
28 years, 226 days Grover Cleveland
m. June 2, 1886
Remarried 1913
25   Ida McKinley
June 8, 1847 – May 26, 1907
(aged 59)
March 4, 1897

September 14, 1901
49 years, 269 days William McKinley
m. January 25, 1871
26   Edith Roosevelt
August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948
(aged 87)
September 14, 1901

March 4, 1909
40 years, 39 days Theodore Roosevelt
m. December 2, 1886
27   Helen "Nellie" Taft
June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943
(aged 81)
March 4, 1909

March 4, 1913
47 years, 275 days William H. Taft
m. June 19, 1886
28   Ellen Wilson
May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914
(aged 54)
March 4, 1913

August 6, 1914
52 years, 293 days Woodrow Wilson
m. June 24, 1885
  Margaret Wilson
April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944
(aged 57)
August 6, 1914

December 18, 1915
28 years, 112 days Woodrow Wilson
Father
  Edith Wilson
October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961
(aged 89)
December 18, 1915

March 4, 1921
43 years, 64 days Woodrow Wilson
m. December 18, 1915
Married while President
29   Florence Harding
August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924
(aged 64)
March 4, 1921

August 2, 1923
60 years, 201 days Warren G. Harding
m. July 8, 1891
30   Grace Coolidge
January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957
(aged 78)
August 2, 1923

March 4, 1929
44 years, 211 days Calvin Coolidge
m. October 4, 1905
31   Lou Hoover
March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944
(aged 69)
March 4, 1929

March 4, 1933
54 years, 340 days Herbert Hoover
m. February 10, 1899
32   Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962
(aged 78)
March 4, 1933

April 12, 1945
48 years, 144 days Franklin D. Roosevelt
m. March 17, 1905
33   Elizabeth "Bess" Truman
February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982
(aged 97)
April 12, 1945

January 20, 1953
60 years, 58 days Harry S. Truman
m. June 28, 1919
34   Mamie Eisenhower
November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979
(aged 82)
January 20, 1953

January 20, 1961
56 years, 67 days Dwight D. Eisenhower
m. July 1, 1916
35   Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy
July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994
(aged 64)
January 20, 1961

November 22, 1963
31 years, 176 days John F. Kennedy
m. September 12, 1953
Remarried 1968
36   Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson
December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007
(aged 94)
November 22, 1963

January 20, 1969
50 years, 335 days Lyndon B. Johnson
m. November 17, 1934
37   Thelma "Pat" Nixon
March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993
(aged 81)
January 20, 1969

August 9, 1974
56 years, 310 days Richard Nixon
m. June 21, 1940
38   Elizabeth "Betty" Ford
April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011
(aged 93)
August 9, 1974

January 20, 1977
56 years, 123 days Gerald Ford
m. October 15, 1948
39   Eleanor Rosalynn Carter
Born August 18, 1927 (age 94)
January 20, 1977

January 20, 1981
49 years, 155 days Jimmy Carter
m. July 7, 1946
40   Nancy Reagan
July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016
(aged 94)
January 20, 1981

January 20, 1989
59 years, 203 days Ronald Reagan
m. March 4, 1952
41   Barbara Bush
June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018
(aged 92)
January 20, 1989

January 20, 1993
63 years, 226 days George H. W. Bush
m. January 6, 1945
42   Hillary Clinton
Born October 26, 1947 (age 74)
January 20, 1993

January 20, 2001
45 years, 86 days Bill Clinton
m. October 11, 1975
43   Laura Bush
Born November 4, 1946 (age 75)
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January 20, 2001

January 20, 2009
54 years, 77 days George W. Bush
m. November 5, 1977
44   Michelle Obama
Born January 17, 1964 (age 58)
January 20, 2009

January 20, 2017
45 years, 3 days Barack Obama
m. October 3, 1992
45   Melania Trump
Birth country:  Yugoslavia
(present day  Slovenia)
Born April 26, 1970 (age 51)
January 20, 2017

January 20, 2021
46 years, 269 days Donald Trump
m. January 22, 2005
46   Jill Biden
Born June 3, 1951 (age 70)
January 20, 2021

present
69 years, 231 days Joe Biden
m. June 17, 1977
The position of First Lady has been held by 49 different women. However, not every first lady has been the president's spouse. If the president was a bachelor or widower, or if his wife was unable or unwilling to perform the role, other female relatives or friends were called upon to carry out the first lady's official duties. New York has produced more first ladies than any other state. Eleven first ladies were born in New York, including several of America’s most well-known first ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Nancy Reagan. Ohio is in second place, with six first ladies.


 
From Mr. Food
 

Get the excitement and great taste of beef tacos without the work of making individual tacos. This Beefy Taco Bake is a great start to a Mexican potluck menu and is sure to make your family happy and your life easier!

 

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 (10-3/4-ounce) can condensed tomato soup
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 6 (6- to 8-inch) flour or corn tortillas, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

 

  1. Preheat oven to 400º. Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
     
  2. In a large skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring until crumbled; drain. Stir in soup, salsa, milk, tortillas, and 1/2 cup cheese; spoon into prepared baking dish.
     
  3. Cover and bake 30 minutes, or until hot. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese, and serve.
 
 
 
On this date in 2013 Dude came to live with me..... he was 6 years old, and born the same year Jerry died.  He was such a blessing and a love. I know he was Jerry reincarnated because he snored just like he did!!! 😍 Thank you Dave Russell for giving me this love! He just passed away on February 1st.
 
 
 
Historically this date.....
1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival.


1860 – The first Pony Express rider reaches Sacramento, California.




1865 – U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell.




1969 – At the U.S. Academy Awards there is a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.
 

And births this date includes.....
1925 – Rod Steiger, American actor (d. 2002)
 
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1930 – Bradford Dillman, American actor (d.2018)
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1932 – Loretta Lynn, American country musician/singer
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1936 – Frank Serpico, American policeman
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1941 – Julie Christie, British actress
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1941 – Pete Rose, American baseball player
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1977 – Chandra Levy, American intern (d. 2001)
What a story!!! Click on her name and read....
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All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Thursday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo

 
 
 
National Gardening Day on April 14th encourages gardeners and would-be gardeners to pick up a shovel and some seeds and kick-off a beautiful year of homegrown bounty.
Whether you want to grow vegetables, fruit, flowers, houseplants, or anything in between, National Gardening Day celebrates a satisfying pastime that you will enjoy for decades. Growing your own food also lets you provide fresh and natural nourishment for your family for a fraction of grocery store prices.
As many gardeners know, the benefits of gardening come from more than the produce. Spending time in the garden also provides physical activity and an opportunity to join with nature.
The observance is a call to action to get out and grow flower or vegetable gardens. No matter how you garden, plant in the ground, in containers, in straw bales or a square foot gardening box. Just garden!

HOW TO OBSERVE

There are many ways that you can celebrate the day, including:
  • Look for a community garden in your area.
  • Organize a seed and perennial plant swap with neighbors and friends.
  • Join a garden club. There isn’t one near? Start one!
  • Visit your local nursery or garden center—you will be amazed and excited by all the beautiful options

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