Daily Calendar for Sunday, July 20, 2025

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Sunday, July 20, 2025

Question of the Day

What is the meaning of the pyramid with the eye at the top that appears on the back of U.S. one-dollar bills?

Apparently, the U.S. Treasury office gets this question quite often — it appears in its list of frequently asked questions. The pyramid is part of the Great Seal of the United States. The Great Seal was first used on the reverse of the one-dollar Federal Reserve note in 1935. According to the State Department, which is the official keeper of the Seal, the pyramid symbolizes strength and durability. The pyramid appears unfinished because it means that the United States will always “grow, improve, and build.” The eye is the “All-Seeing Eye,” suggesting the importance of divine guidance in favor of the American cause. Find out more about our currency at the Treasury Department.

Advice of the Day

A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.

Home Hint of the Day

Stains from fruits, berries, and juices should be sponged immediately with cold water. Then, if it’s safe for the fabric, hold the garment over the sink and pour boiling water through the stain. Follow up by working laundry detergent into the stain, then rinsing.

Word of the Day

Navvy

Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, embankments, etc.

Puzzle of the Day

(Blank) succeeds like (Blank).(What’s the saying? Fill in the blanks!)

1) Nothing 2) success

Born

Petrarch (poet) – 1304
Sir Edmund Hillary (one of the first to summit Mt. Everest) – 1919
Natalie Wood (actress) – 1938
Carlos Santana (musician) – 1947
Josh Holloway (actor) – 1969
Elliott Yamin (singer) – 1978
Gisele Bundchen (model) – 1980

Died

Bruce Lee (actor & martial artist) – 1973
James Montgomery Doohan (actor, linguist) – 2005
Tammy Faye Messner – 2007
Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor) – 2025

Events

Edward I of England took the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence – 1304
Religious leader Anne Hutchinson was baptized – 1591
Colombia declared independence from Spain – 1810
British Columbia joined the Canadian Confederation – 1871
Connecticut state agricultural experiment station established – 1875
The U.S.S. Machias, first steel-hulled ship built in Maine, commissioned – 1893
Eleanor Annie Lamson was the first woman astronomer employed at the U.S. Naval Observatory – 1900
Legion of Merit established – 1942
The first International Special Olympics held, Chicago, Illinois – 1968
Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon. He also placed the U.S. flag there. – 1969
Viking 1, U.S. robot spacecraft, landed on Mars – 1976
Hank Aaron hit his 755th home run – 1976
Mel Fisher’s crew found sunken Atocha off Florida coast, loaded with silver, gold, and emeralds – 1985

Weather

Snow and hail fell in Calais, Maine – 1890
18.18 inches of rain fell in Edgerton, Missouri – 1965
In Washington, the Seattle-Tacoma area experienced temperatures of 100 degrees F – 1994