Well here we go again with the Snowflake Parade with lots of streamers . It's about -8 at Orr lake at 7 am with more snow on the ground and more coming down at this time. We are in for some miserable weather with lots of blowing snow off Georgian Bay making driving conditions "tricky"
Today's happenings date included Yonge Street being opened for business from York to Lake Simcoe, 217 years ago. Just because it was officially completed earlier doesn't mean it was used.
In 1944, the first comic strip with Batman and Robin showed up in Newspapers and of course The Riddler and the Joker came along later. (zap, boom, bash).
In 1945, Family Allowance cheques were in their INFANCY being introduced on this date becoming known as "The Baby Bonus"
In the middle 50's Canada's skies were flying high with the Avro Arrow and By 1959, five Arrows had been successfully test flown and the Iroquois-equipped prototype was being readied for its expected world speed record-breaking first flight. Avro had also managed to increase the range of the Arrow and reduce its cost to $7.8 million each by redesigning it to accommodate a US radar fire-control and missile system. However, though there was no doubt that the superb Arrow was state-of-the-art, Avro was forced to fight a losing battle against critics in and out of government who declared that the missile rendered the manned interceptor obsolete.
On February 20, 1959, Diefenbaker announced the immediate termination of the Arrow and Iroquois programmes and his intention to acquire nuclear warheads for the Bomarc-B and other weapons systems. Cancellation charges brought the total development costs of the Arrow programme to $470 million. In the furore that followed nationalists and the Opposition publically vilified the Diefenbaker government for its handling of the situation. There have been many conspiracy theories as to why "Dief" did it but I ,(despite liking him) think it came down to the fact he was a "chicken shit".John Glenn made 3 orbits around the earth on this date in 1962 and just a few years later on Star Trek Captain James T Kirk was seen fighting off a series of attacks from Red and Purple Klingon vessels, but ever the tactical master, outmaneuvred the enemy quickly resulting in the the enemy ships colliding and leaving their crews Marooned.
Lots of birthdays to choose from today including Hockey's Phil Esposito turning 71. Sidney Poitier is 86. (He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2009). Also born on this date : Patty Hearst is 59, Rihanna in 1988, Charles Barkely (1963), Singer Nancy Wilson (1937) and Cindy Crawford in 1966. One of my favs of the Golden Years of T.V..... Gale Gordon (February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor perhaps best remembered as Lucille Ball's longtime television foil—and particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television situation comedy, The Lucy Show. Gordon also had starring roles in Ball's third series, Here's Lucy and her short-lived fourth series, Life with Lucy. Prior to his television career, Gordon was a respected American radio actor.
Have fun blowing out candles if it's your time to celebrate, but please no starting forest fires in the process. and finally..... Downton Abbey was ripped by a liberal news site Sunday for glorifying the old British aristocracy of a century ago and making them appear to look generous and honest and moral. The British producers were never taught the rules of Hollywood. You're not allowed to portray the rich as generous and honest and moral unless they are DEMOCRATS.
MORNIN' EVERYBODY...MORNIN'
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