Daily Calendar for Saturday, September 30, 2023
Question of the Day
Which area of the United States has the most thunderstorm activity?
In the continental United States, that would be Florida, with an average of 80 to 90 thunderstorm-days per year. The region with the fewest thunderstorm-days is the Pacific Coast, averaging fewer than 10 a year.
Advice of the Day
As perennials fade away, mark their locations with small sticks so that you can avoid disturbing them with early spring cultivating.
Home Hint of the Day
Basic tools to outfit a home workshop — Part I: 16-ounce nail hammer with curved claw, 8-tpi (tooth per inch) hand crosscut saw for most work, adjustable pliers, 8-inch mill bastard file, retractable steel ruler, and an oilcan.
Word of the Day
Roman indiction
A number in a 15-year cycle, established January 1, a.d. 313, as a fiscal term. Add 3 to any given year in the Christian era and divide by 15; the remainder is the Roman Indiction. If there is no remainder, it is 15.
Puzzle of the Day
(Blank) is (Blank) day. (What’s the saying? Fill in the blanks!)
1) Tomorrow 2) another
Born
- William Wrigley, Jr. (manufacturer) –
- Lester Maddox (politician) –
- Buddy Rich (drummer & bandleader) –
- Deborah Kerr (actress) –
- Truman Capote (author) –
- Elie Wiesel (author) –
- Angie Dickinson (actress) –
- Johnny Mathis (singer) –
- Z. Z. Hill (blues musician) –
- Marilyn McCoo (singer) –
- Fran Drescher (actress) –
- Eric Stoltz (actor) –
- Monica Belluci (actress) –
- Jenna Elfman (actress) –
- Martina Hingis (tennis player) –
- Dominique Moceanu (American gymnast) –
- Kieran Culkin (actor) –
- Lacey Chabert (actress) –
Died
- Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (U.S. First Lady) –
- James Dean (actor) –
- Lina Basquette (actress) –
- Monty Hall (game show host) –
Events
- Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin opened at the Colonial Theater in Boston, Massachusetts–
- U.S. Navy’s first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, is commissioned at Groton, Connecticut–
- The Flintstones made its television debut–
- Alouette 1 satellite ceased activity after 10 years–
- Cheers, the place where everyone knows your name, debuted on television–
- John Lennon was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame–
Weather
- Kilkenny, New Hampshire, near the Canadian border, received 6 inches of snow–
- 108 degrees F at Wichita Falls, Texas–