On National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly named National Aboriginal Day), Canadians recognize the contributions of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. The holiday is observed on June 21 each year because this date often coincides with the summer solstice, when many indigenous peoples celebrate their culture and heritage.
Question of the Day
How can I remove a photograph that is partially stuck to the glass of a picture frame without ruining the photo?
Try wiping it very gently with a slightly dampened cotton cloth. When the photo has absorbed some of the moisture, pull it gently or scrape under it gently with a thin, flat-edged tool. Remove the photo very carefully. The key here is very little, but just enough, water.
Advice of the Day
Don’t brew beer while beans blossom.
Home Hint of the Day
Fresh grass clippings make excellent garden mulch. Spread the clippings so they’re about 1 inch thick, but don’t bunch them too heavily around young plants, as the grass can burn tender stalks.
Word of the Day
Botanophobia
Fear of plants
Puzzle of the Day
No more stars (Change these words into a single word.)
Astronomers
Died
King Edward III of England–
Carroll O'Connor(actor)–
Kermit Love(costume designer)–
Charles Krauthammer(Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist)–
Born
Charles Bowers Momsen(American vice admiral, inventor)–
Jean-Paul Sartre(writer & philosopher)–
Jane Russell(actress)–
Judy Holliday(actress)–
Maureen Stapleton(actress)–
Doug Savant(actor)–
Chris Pratt(actor)–
Prince William of Wales(oldest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana)–
Events
John Archer became first to receive Bachelor of Medicine degree in U.S. –
New Hampshire ratified the Constitution and was admitted as the 9th state –
Cyrus H. McCormick was awarded a U.S. patent for a reaper –
The ferris wheel debuted at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago –
France surrendered to Germany (WW II) –
Richard M. Nixon married Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan –
Sesquicentennial U.S. postage stamp “The Old Man of the Mountains” debuted –
First 999 emergency phone service in North America began, in Winnipeg, Manitoba –
The original Walt Disney movie The Parent Trap debuted –
Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect baseball game –
The first amendment to Canada’s Constitution Act of 1982, which guaranteed the constitutional rights of Indians and Inuits, took effect –
SpaceShipOne left the Earth behind and made its indelible entry in the history books as the first private spacecraft to carry humans into space –
A 25-foot-tall, 17.5-ton treat of frozen Snapple juice melted, flooding Union Square in downtown Manhattan with kiwi-strawberry-flavored fluid –
Tallest structure built with LEGOS (114 feet 11 inches) set Guinness World Record, Milan, Italy –
Weather
The Apalachicola-Tallahassee area of Florida was hit by an early-season hurricane –
Fifteen inches of snow was reported at the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado –
Typhoon Fengshen, with winds of up to 121 miles per hour, struck the central and northern Philippines –
Washington, D.C., had a record high temperature of 99 degrees Fahrenheit –
Boston, Massachusetts, had a record high temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit –
