Thursday, August 5, 2010

Aug. 6, 2010: Great day to swim the channel

It has been a tough day. I have been out dousing the plants with the hose, as I was instructed by the Gardening Guide from Harris' Farmer's Almanac.


Aug. 6, 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ended with the abdication of Emperor Francis II.

Aug. 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first U.S. woman to swim across the English Channel.


Aug. 6, 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy to replace Gray Davis as governor of California to Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.

Thanks to infoplease.com.

Here is the forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Glendale, AZ

Grosse Pointe, MI

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Hurricane, UT

Indianapolis

Kankakee, IL

Lafayette, IN

Rochester, MN

Wooster, OH

Some place exotic:

Road Town, British Virgin Islands

Honolulu, HI

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