By Mona Hatfield
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Odie is a fictional dog who appears in the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. He has also made appearances in the animated television series Garfield and Friends and The Garfield Show, two live-action/CGI feature films, and three fully CGI films.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
If you’re looking for that green-tint effect, an effective method is to bury the vane in a pile of manure for two weeks — but you may have some explaining to do to your neighbors.
As an alternative, you can try soaking or spraying the copper with a solution of salt and vinegar. Over time, the surface will turn a greenish blue. When it reaches the color you like (hours to days), remove it from the solution (if soaking). You might want to then rinse, dry, and apply a sealant.
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Born
- Matthew Henson (explorer) –
- Benny Carter (musician) –
- Dustin Hoffman (actor) –
- Connie Stevens (singer & actress) –
- David Evans (The Edge, guitarist in the band U2) –
- JC Chasez (singer) –
- Drew Lachey (singer) –
- Shawn Mendes (musician) –
Died
- Shirley Jackson (author) –
- Louise Brooks (actress) –
- James Irwin (astronaut) –
- Barbara Bel Geddes (actress) –
- Patricia Neal (actress) –
Events
- Performer Signor Guillermo Farini’s stilts got caught as he walked the rapids above Niagara Falls–
- Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph (an early paper copying machine)–
- U.S. patent #1,000,000 issued for an improved vehicle tire–
- Canada’s Hundred Days began, WWI–
- The German airship Graf Zeppelin began an around-the-world flight–
- Florence Chadwick swam English Channel in 13 hours 20 minutes–
- The Glasgow to London mail train was stopped at Sears Crossing, and robbed of over two-and-a-half million pounds. The incident became known as The Great Train Robbery–
- President Richard Nixon announced his resignation–
- Garfield’s sidekick, Odie, made his comic strip debut–
- Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor–
- First red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere spotted at Katama Airfield, Edgartown (Martha’s Vineyard), Massachusetts, by E. Vernon Laux–
Weather
- Michigan received 6 inches of snow and slush–
- Tornado touched down in Brooklyn, New York–
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