Daily Calendar for Saturday, June 1, 2024
Question of the Day
What is the traditional gift for a 15th wedding anniversary?
Crystal is traditionally given on this anniversary. The contemporary equivalent is a watch.
Advice of the Day
Wear a necklace of nutmeg to remove freckles or cold sores.
Home Hint of the Day
To freshen a garbage disposal, dump in a tray of ice cubes made from vinegar and water, then turn on the water and run the disposal as usual.
Word of the Day
Wisconsin
Wisconsin was probably named from a Chippewa word that means “river of red stone” or “river of the great rock.”
Puzzle of the Day
What can run but never walks, Has a mouth but never talks, Has a bed but never sleeps, Has a head but never weeps?
A river
Born
- Francis Edgar Stanley (American inventor) –
- Freelan Oscar Stanley (American inventor) –
- Marilyn Monroe (actress) –
- Andy Griffith (actor) –
- Pat Boone (singer) –
- Morgan Freeman (actor) –
- Teri Polo (actress) –
- Heidi Klum (model) –
- Alanis Morissette (singer & songwriter) –
Died
- James Buchanan (15th U.S. president) –
- Leslie Howard (actor) –
- Helen Keller (blind, deaf, and mute author) –
- Yves Saint Laurent (fashion designer) –
- Julian and Adrian Riester (92-year-old identical twin friars died hours apart, each from heart failure) –
- Ann B. Davis (actress) –
Events
- Earthquake shook Plymouth, MA–
- Kentucky admitted into the Union as the 15th state–
- Tennessee admitted into the Union as the 16th state–
- Captain James Lawrence ordered crew, Don’t give up the ship!–
- A lake appeared this month in Salton Sink, Colorado Desert, California–
- Corning Glass Works in N.Y. announced the invention of photosensitive glass–
- The Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut–
- Thirteen-year old Katharine Close spelled “ursprache” correctly to win the 79th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. She was the first champion ever from New Jersey–
Weather
- Hail up to four inches in diameter fell in parts of Maine during a series of severe thunderstorms across central and northern New England–
- Thirty-nine degrees F in Springfield, Illinois–
- An EF-3 tornado caused extensive damage from Westfield to Charlton, Massachusetts–
- 1” snow, Delta Junction, Alaska–