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Post by soutxed on Oct 19, 2020 7:57:31 GMT -5
October 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value (its biggest daily percentage loss), to close at 1,738.74 in what came to be known as “Black Monday.”
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 19, 2020 12:41:54 GMT -5
Hello MidnightSun, johnmori, BillG & soutxed,
Thanks for the excellent posts today!
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 19, 2020 21:52:00 GMT -5
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The third Tuesday in October recognizes National Pharmacy Technician Day. The day is an opportunity to thank technicians for their invaluable support and contributions throughout the year. However, the day also explores the technician’s role and how vital it is to maintain a safe and efficient health system.
Pharmacy technicians work in a variety of environments. Depending on education and training, they manage dispensary supply at hospitals and clinics, retail pharmacies, prisons, and veterinary clinics. Their roles may include the supervision of other pharmacy staff. Under a pharmacist’s guidance, a technician may supply medications to patients, prepare prescriptions. They also provide patient education and communicate with physicians.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 19, 2020 23:29:29 GMT -5
A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds. Researchers have found that a single cloud can weigh about 1.1 million pounds. How do they know? Well, that number is calculated by taking the water density of a cloud and multiplying it by its volume. Fortunately, the cloud can still "float" at that weight because the air below it is even heavier.
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Proof from the USGS
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Post by BillG on Oct 20, 2020 6:04:58 GMT -5
Who knew??? On October 20, 1864 US President Abraham Lincoln formally establishes Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
 
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Post by johnmori on Oct 20, 2020 6:49:07 GMT -5
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October 20, 1944
American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes ashore during the Battle of Leyte.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 20, 2020 23:33:32 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 20, 2020 23:33:47 GMT -5
The Apollo 11 crew used hundreds of autographs as life insurance. Due to the extreme danger that the Apollo Moon mission astronauts were about to face, they couldn't
take out life insurance policies. So instead, they signed hundreds of autographs, which their families would have been able to sell if they didn't make it home.
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Post by BillG on Oct 21, 2020 5:48:40 GMT -5
Who knew??? On October 21, 1959 the Guggenheim Museum was opened to the public in New York. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
 
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Post by soutxed on Oct 21, 2020 9:35:30 GMT -5
October 21, 2014 The South African Paralympic Champion was on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 21, 2020 23:04:33 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 21, 2020 23:40:23 GMT -5
The Queen owns all the swans in England, according to British law. Every year during the third week of July, all the swans in the River Thames are counted for the Queen. Counting them or "swan-upping," has a long history dating back to 1186.
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Post by johnmori on Oct 22, 2020 6:30:14 GMT -5
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October 22, 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy, after internal counsel from Dwight D. Eisenhower, announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval "quarantine" of the Communist nation.
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Post by BillG on Oct 22, 2020 8:11:57 GMT -5
Who knew??? On October 22, 1836, after helping defeat Mexico in the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
 
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Post by soutxed on Oct 22, 2020 9:07:39 GMT -5
On Oct. 22, 1979, the U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment — a decision that precipitated the Iran hostage crisis.
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