Daily Calendar for Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Question of the Day
I have a scratch across my concrete driveway caused by a snowplow. Is there any way to make it less noticeable?
It depends on how deep the scratch is. If it’s not very deep, you may be able to fill it with latex-based caulking. Make sure you wet the adjacent areas of concrete to improve adhesion. Check with your local hardware store about the best caulking product for the job.
Advice of the Day
To choose a fresh mackerel, look for a transparent, silvery hue and no red about the head.
Home Hint of the Day
Don’t wait for the cool days of fall to start your outside paint job. There may be too much rain then. The best time to paint is during a run of decent, hot weather — the heat dries out the wood, which is the way you want it for painting.
Word of the Day
Ranidaphobia
Fear of frogs
Puzzle of the Day
A confection and a cluster. (Use these clues to find the two words that, when combined, form the name of a flower.)
Answer: Candytuft
Born
- Arthur Middleton (U.S. statesman, signed U.S. Declaration of Independence) –
- Lord Kelvin (physicist, inventor of the Kelvin temperature scale) –
- Pearl S. Buck (Nobel prize-winning author, humanitarian) –
- Peter Lorre (actor) –
- Chris Isaak (singer) –
- Sean Hayes (actor) –
- Chris O'Donnell (actor) –
- Gretchen Wilson (country singer) –
Died
- Roy Campanella (baseball player) –
- Jay Berwanger (football player, first winner of the Heisman Trophy) –
- Strom Thurmond (died at age 100. He was the longest-serving senator in U.S. history) –
- Liz Claiborne (fashion designer) –
- Norma Lyon (fourth official butter cow sculptor of the Iowa State Fair) –
- Nora Ephron (screenwriter & director) –
Events
- John Tyler became the first president to marry while in office–
- The first boardwalk in the world was completed at the resort town of Atlantic City, NJ–
- Coney Island’s Cyclone roller coaster made its debut–
- United Nations charter signed, San Francisco, CA–
- Opening ceremonies took place for the St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic–
- President John F. Kennedy visited W. Berlin and gave his Ich bin ein Berliner” speech”–
- CN Tower, 1,815 ’ high, opened to the public, Toronto, Ontario–
- Bob Barker, host of the television game show The Price is Right, was inducted into the Academy of Television and Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame–
Weather
- Phoenix, Arizona, reached 122 degrees F–
- Los Angeles, California, soared to 112 degrees F–