Nov. 2, 2010: A man with a dream is honored

Tuesday is a day to remember those souls who have departed.

Nov. 2, 1777, John Paul Jones sets sail.

Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes flies his Spruce Goose.

Nov. 2, 1983, Martin Luther King federal holiday declared.

Thanks to History.com


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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

Nov. 1, 2010: Painting on your back can inspire you to great heights

Seriously now, who took the first 10 months of this year ... only yesterday it was March 15.

Thank you to all my world friends reading the blog, too. Denmark, Slovenia, South Korea, Poland, United Kingdom, Netherlands ... wow!

Nov. 1, 1512, Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to the public.

Nov. 1, 1765, Parliament enacts the Stamp Act.

Nov. 1, 1952, the United States test the first hydrogen bomb.

Thanks to History.com


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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

Oct. 31, 2010: How did you get out of those shackles?

I have decided to go as a pet rock for tricks or treats with Charlie Brown and the gang.

Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posts 95 theses.

Oct. 31, 1926, Houdini is dead.

Thanks to History.com


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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

Oct. 30, 2010: We're being invaded, help ......

Oct. 30, 1735, the second President of the United States, John Adams, is born.

Oct. 30, 1938, Orson Welles scares the U.S. with a radio play about martians invading the earth.

Oct. 30, 1991, perfect storm hits North Atlantic

Thanks to History.com


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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

Oct. 29, 2010: Don't lose your head or your money

 Oct. 29, 1618, Sir Walter Raliegh is executed.

Oct. 29, 1858, the first store opens in frontier town of Denver, Colorado.

Oct. 29, 1929, Stock market crashes and happy days are gone for years. Brother, can you spare a dime.

Oct. 29, 1998, John Glenn returns to space.

Thanks to History.com

Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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

Oct. 28, 2010: The gateway to the West

One of Jeff's favorite actoresses, Julia Roberts, was born Oct. 28, 1967. Jeff tells me she is a very pretty woman.

Oct. 28, 1775, British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.

Oct. 28, 1965, Gateway Arch is completed.

Thanks to History.com


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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

Oct. 27, 2010: The curse is over for the Red Sox

So glad my owners took out the big tree in the backyard. Winds today were scary. I think the tree would have toppled on top of the house.

Oct. 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt is born.

Oc. 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series title since 1918.

Oct. 27, 2006, Chick-fil-A founder takes the last Ford Taurus.

Thanks to History.com


Here's the AccuWeather forecast:

Antofagasta, Chile

Brax, France

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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