Happy Hump Day. It’s Wednesday and my cup is full of Silver Bullet Blend. Today I recap my trip to the Vet with Walter and an interaction at the Mexican restaurant in town had Kori and I both fired up. Be sure to share the history segment now on YouTube. Leading off as normal with The Perfect Cup Question “What is your most prize possession?” followed up by LOTS of History prepared by Pip from Ducktioncups.com. Did you know I have a page full of recommended products? Just Click Here
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LOTS of History
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August 2nd
151 days remain until the end of the year.
- 1937 – The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
Regulations and restrictions on the sale of Cannabis sativa as a drug began as early as 1906.
The head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), Harry J. Anslinger in the 1930s, the FBN had an increase of reports of people using marijuana.
Pip’s notes – exhales Dude.. I want a Thompson, a fat blunt, and a time machine.
no time to explain..
Pip’s side notes – wait, we have a time machine, we have all the time we need… be right back…. It’ll be a suprise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marihuana_Tax_Act_of_1937
- 1939 – Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
a letter written by Leo Szilard and signed by Albert Einstein on August 2, 1939, that was sent to President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Written by Szilard in consultation with fellow Hungarian physicists Edward Teller and Eugene Wigner, the letter warned that Germany might develop atomic bombs and suggested that the United States should start its own nuclear program.
It prompted action by Roosevelt, which eventually resulted in the Manhattan Project, the development of the first atomic bombs, and the use of these bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein%E2%80%93Szilard_letter
- 1944 – World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
the 300th of the numbered series of World War II HX convoys of merchant ships from Halifax to Liverpool.
It started its journey on 17 July 1944 and was the largest convoy of the war, comprising 166 ships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_HX_300
- 1982 – The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public
a rapid transit system serving Greater Helsinki, Finland. It is the world’s northernmost metro system.
It was opened to the general public on 2 August 1982 after 27 years of planning.
It is operated by Helsinki City Transport for HSL and carries 92.6 million passengers per year.
The system consists of 2 lines, serving a total of 30 stations. It has a total length of 43 km (26.7 mi).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_Metro
- 1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
an operation conducted by Iraq on 2 August 1990, whereby it invaded the neighboring State of Kuwait, consequently resulting in a seven-month-long Iraqi military occupation of the country.
The invasion and Iraq’s subsequent refusal to withdraw from Kuwait by a deadline mandated by the United Nations led to a direct military intervention by a United Nations-authorized coalition of forces led by the United States.
A variety of speculations have been made regarding the true intents behind the Iraqi move, including Iraq’s inability to pay Kuwait more than USD-$14 billion that it had borrowed from Kuwait to finance the Iran–Iraq War, and Kuwait’s surge in petroleum production levels which kept revenues down for Iraq
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_invasion_of_Kuwait
Happy Birthdays
- 1939 – Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural impact and influence of his work.
Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven was best known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor and satire
Pip’s notes – Dude created “Nightmare on Elm St”, “Scream”, The Hills Have Eyes, Swamp Thing movies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Craven
- 1948 – Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
an American conservative radio talk show host and writer. He co-founded PragerU, which primarily creates five-minute videos from an American conservative perspective, among other content.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Prager
- 1955 – Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer
an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the drummer and co-producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of the diamond-selling Nirvana album Nevermind.
His work on the latter earned him the nickname the Nevermind Man.
Pip’s notes – I went down a wormhole on this one… but, turns out I confused the band ‘Hole’ with ‘Garbage’, ignore this message. Carry on.
Pip’s side notes – Vig studied piano for six years. After seeing The Who perform on The Smothers Brothers, he swapped his piano for a $60 drum kit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butch_Vig
- 1970 – Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
An American director, producer, screenwriter, actor and comic book writer.
Ummm, Pip here… If you are not familiar with who Kevin Smith is, nor any of his movies… I’m sorry for your loss. A dude recommends a salad bowl and start with the movie ‘Dogma’, then go back to the black and white ‘Clerks’, ‘Mallrats’, “Chasing Amy”, etc.
Pip’s notes – effffffing Kevin Smith! Happy birthday, dude.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Smith
- 1976 – Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer
an Australian actor. He is best known for playing Jake Sully in the Avatar franchise, Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation, and.. uh, other movies.
Pip’s notes – I have completely lost track of the Terminator movies timeline. Was that last movie “dark fate” any good? It like, bypassed the last 4 movies and restarted a different timeline, but the same timeline….
Dude, that freakin’ 4th dimention…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Worthington
- 1981 – Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
He is a three-time Russian national Combat Sambo champion and three-time world Combat Sambo champion in the absolute division.
Pip’s notes – Does everyone in Russia have a family member named Ivan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Emelianenko
Passings
Uh.. Jake… We’ll call this dude Jake-
- 1799 – Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)
Joseph-Michel also invented the self-acting hydraulic ram (1796) and Jacques-Étienne founded the first paper-making vocational school. Together, the brothers invented a process to manufacture transparent paper.
Pip’s notes – “hop in the ballon basket. Trust me….”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgolfier_brothers
- 1922 – Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885
Pip’s notes – A dude lost 20-ish minutes looking into “Bell’s work with the deaf, and Sarah Fuller, the principal of the Boston School for Deaf Mutes.
Something about a “harmonic Telegraph”… go check the notes yourself, the wiki page is somewhat longer than most.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell
- 1972 – Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1911)
an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism. Goodman was prolific across numerous literary genres and non-fiction topics, including the arts, civil rights, decentralization, democracy, education, media, politics, psychology, technology, urban planning, and war. As a humanist and self-styled man of letters, his works often addressed a common theme of the individual citizen’s duties in the larger society, and the responsibility to exercise autonomy, act creatively, and realize one’s own human nature.
Pip’s notes – Uh… Is Mike Rowe a clone of this dude? His wiki profile pic from 1969 had me take a second look…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Goodman
- 2013 – Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (b. 1942)
A co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of American Axle and Manufacturing. Previously, Dauch served as a manufacturing manager at Chevrolet, Chrysler and at Volkswagen’s Westmoreland Assembly Plant.
Pip’s notes – Oh… I thought it was “American Axe”… For a moment, I thought a dude worked in the auto field, then cut the line and started making Axes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Dauch
- 2022 – Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (b. 1927)
an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning in 1950 and ending in 2016. He is considered by many to be the greatest baseball broadcaster of all time.
Pip’s notes – He was known for his distinctive tenor voice, lyrically descriptive style, and signature introduction to Dodgers games: “It’s time for Dodger baseball! Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good (afternoon/evening) to you, wherever you may be.”
Pip’s side notes – Pip skips the ‘sportsball’ reference. It’s already presumed it’s in y’all’s head.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Scully
Holidays
- Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
The Cinema of Azerbaijan dates back to the 19th century.
Azerbaijan is one of the first countries in the world involved in cinematography.
The first Azerbaijani film was a thirty second long silent film called The Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat, which was recorded using the cinematograph.
The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898.
When the Lumière brothers of France premiered their first motion picture footage in Paris on December 28, 1895, they did not know how rapidly it would ignite a new age of photographic documentation.
The brothers invented an apparatus, patented in February 1895, which they called the “Cinématographe” (from which the word “cinematography” is derived).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Azerbaijan
- Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
The Virgen de los Angeles (Virgin of the Angels) is Costa Rica’s patron saint, also known as La Negrita.
According to tradition, La Negrita, the Black Virgin, is a small (less than a meter tall), probably indigenous or mixed race, representation of the Virgin Mary found on 2 August 1635 by a native woman.
As the story goes, when she tried to take the statuette with her, it miraculously reappeared twice back where she had found it. The townspeople then built a shrine around the statue.
Pip’s notes – I thought Los Angeles was latin for ‘lost angels’ or something…
A dude is not too sure there are any ‘angels’ left in “Hell-A”
(Face-Off movie quote reference)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgen_de_los_Angeles
- Paratroopers Day (Russia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day#Russian_Federation
- Republic Day (North Macedonia)
a major national holiday and religious holiday of North Macedonia.
It commemorates two major events in the establishment of the statehood of the country which took place on this date:
The Ilinden Uprising of 1903 which was organized by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization against the Ottoman Empire, and during which a short-lived Kruševo Republic was proclaimed, and
The First Assembly of ASNOM of 1944, during World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia, which laid the foundation of the SR Macedonia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(North_Macedonia)
This has been Pip with Ducktion Cups… wondering if he can find someone with a camel, and mount a Ducktion Cup board with rubber ducks onto said camel’s back.
Be a funny Wednesday ‘short’, maybe?
Ooh! A Jeep drives up to a camel & rider that’s out in the desert, and the Jeep ‘ducks’ the camel rider?… cough cough
Anyway, umm… cough camel jockey snickers that sounds funny…. oh! go GSD, humans.
Pip’s time travel notes – if you see it, you’ll know it. And do enjoy. coughs