Feb. 9, 2011: A future president is born

Happy birthday to the National Weather Service. Feb. 9, 1870, U.S. Weather Bureau (predecessor of NWS) is established.

Feb. 9, 1773, William Henry Harrison is born.

Feb. 9, 1864, George Custer married.

Thanks to History.com.
Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

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

Feb. 8, 2011: An epic film is good and bad

It is really fun to sit in on a medical procedure, especially when it is your owner. I loved wearing the mask and latex gloves.

Feb. 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots beheaded.

Feb. 8, 1915, "Birth of a Nation" opens.

Thanks to History.com.


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

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

Feb. 7, 2011: Lads from Liverpool invade America

Pardon me for not posting Saturday. Jeff was under the weather and under a five-foot drift. My tail was tired from typing the other night.

Feb. 7, 1775, Benjamin Franklin publishes "An Imaginary Speech."

Feb. 1881, plea bargaining gains favor in American courts.

Feb. 7, 1964, The Beatles arrive in the U.S.A.

Thanks to History.com.


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

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

Feb 5, 2011: Not a Supreme idea

You will have to forgive me, Jeff the typist is under the weather. I am typing this with my tail.

Feb, 5, 1631, Roger Williams arrives in America

Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces his "court packing" plan.

Feb, 5, 1994, Medgar Evers' killer convicted

Thanks to History.com.


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

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

Feb. 4, 2011: A new country gets a leader

Sore muscles, lack of sleep ... I need to stop listening to Snow Patrol.

Feb. 4, 1789, George Washington elected president.

Feb. 4, 1974, Patty Hearst is kidnapped.

Thanks to History.com.


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

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

Feb. 3, 2011: Crash silences the music

Lake Shore Drive was frozen in time Wednesday. Some of those abandoned vehicles turned artistic with snow drifts in them.

Feb. 3, 1924, former president Woodrow Wilson dies.

Feb. 3, 1959, the day the music died.

Thanks to History.com.


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

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

Feb. 2, 2011: Do the Pennsylvania Polka

Who cares if Phil  sees his shadow or not Wednesday. Spring can't get here soon enough. Blizzards can take a vacation forever.

Feb. 2, 1887, first Groundhog Day.

Thanks to History.com.


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

China Grove, NC

Erie, PA

Fort Wayne, IN

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