Daily Calendar for Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Question of the Day
I’ve heard people talking about orange cucumbers that are supposed to be full of vitamins. What are these?
A beta-carotene-rich cucumber has been developed, and you may be able to find seeds for this cucumber at a local garden store. It apparently tastes like its green cousins, with a hint of tropical flavor, and is as good for you as carrots and sweet potatoes.
Advice of the Day
A suspicious parent makes an artful child.
Home Hint of the Day
Trim hedges often. For most species, frequent trimming produces more compact growth.
Word of the Day
Anthophobia
Fear of flowers
Puzzle of the Day
Great help (Rearrange these words into a single word describing a speedy means of communication.)
Telegraph
Born
- E.W. Scripps (newspaper publisher) β
- James Montgomery Flagg (illustrator of Uncle Sam I Want You for the U.S. Armyβ posterβ) β
- Sylvia Porter (economist) β
- Paul McCartney (musician) β
- Roger Ebert (film critic) β
- Isabella Rossellini (actress) β
- Carol Kane (actress) β
- Kurt Browning (figure skater) β
- Willa Holland (actress) β
Died
- Ethel Barrymore (actress) β
- John Cheever (author) β
- I.F. Stone (journalist) β
- Jack Buck (broadcaster) β
- Doris Dowling (actress) β
- Vincent Sherman (director) β
- Tasha Tudor (children’s author & illustrator) β
- Clarence Clemons (musician) β
Events
- The United States declared war on Great Britainβ
- Napoleon’s troops were defeated at Waterloo (present-day Belgium)β
- First fly-casting tournament in the United States, Utica, New Yorkβ
- Checker Cab put its first taxi on the streetsβ
- National Postal strike in Canadaβ
- Sally Ride became the first American woman in spaceβ
- A 9-lb. 6-oz. kokanee salmon caught in Okanagan Lake in British Columbiaβ
- Edward Fincke first U.S. astronaut in space during birth of his childβ
- 63-lb. 8-oz. flathead catfish caught, James River, South Dakotaβ
- 103-year-old Julia Hawkins won the 100-meter dash at the National Senior Gamesβ
Weather
- Phoenix, Arizona, had a temperature of 115 degrees Fβ
- Tucson, Arizona, had a temperature of 113 degrees Fβ
- Atlanta had 3.47 inches of rain within an hourβ
- A thunderstorm over Uruguay and northern Argentina produced a single flash of lightning that lasted 17.102 seconds, setting a world record for the longest duration of a single lightning bolt. β