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by Kathy Wolfe All kinds of events have taken place in July over the years. This week, Tidbits cracks open the history books to examine some of them. • Michael J. Fox was 24 years old when the film “Back to the Future” was released on July 3, 1985. Fox starred as Marty McFly, a teenager who climbed into wacky scientist Doc Brown’s DeLorean DMC-12 sports car and traveled back 30 years in time, only to meet his future parents in high school. The film went on to be the highest-grossing film of the year, grossing over $380 million. Doc Brown’s DeLorean was powered by plutonium capable of achieving the “1.21 gigawatts” power required to travel through time. Did you know that only 9,000 DeLoreans were produced before the company ran out of money? About 6,500 of those are still around today. • In the midst of the Great Depression, in July of 1930, construction of Hoover Dam began. It took the next five years and the labor of 21,000 to complete the structure, with completion two years ahead of schedule and millions of dollars under budget. The dam provided for a huge increase in irrigated farming in the desert, as well as providing water for much of
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southern California. Today, the dam remains the second highest in the U.S., and the 18th highest in the world, and serves over a million people. History was made in the world of medicine on July 25, 1978, when the world’s first “test tube baby,” Louise Joy Brown was born in Manchester, England. In November of the previous year, Lesley Brown, who had suffered from infertility for many years, underwent an experimental in vitro fertilization. Several years after the birth of Louise, Mr. and Mrs. Brown once again were parents of an IVF baby, Natalie. In 2006, Louise became a mother herself to a son conceived naturally. George Herman “Babe” Ruth made his Major League Baseball debut on July 11, 1914 as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. After living in an orphanage, St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, since age 7, at 19, Ruth was signed by the Baltimore Orioles, but was quickly sold to the Red Sox over the summer. He was part of three World Series championships during his tenure with the Sox. Just prior to the 1920 season, Sox owner Harry Frazee desired to finance a Broadway musical, and sold Ruth’s contract to the New York Yankees to obtain the money. Ironically, in 10 of the next 12 seasons with the Yankees, Ruth alone hit more home runs than the entire Red Sox team. This gave rise to the phrase “the Curse of the Bambino,” referring to the fact that the Red Sox did not win another World Series for 85 years. In other baseball news, on July 20, 1976, slugger Hank Aaron hit his record 755th and final home run. The event occurred in Milwaukee County Stadium where Aaron played as a Milwaukee Brewer. California Angels pitcher Dick Drago threw the pitch to the 42-year-old Aaron. Aaron retired from baseball following the 1976 season after 23 years. His record remained in place until 2007 when it was broken by Barry Bonds. JULY IN HISTORY (continued): Many of us think of the Salvation Army as merely a thrift store, or the bell-ringers at Christmas. The organization got its start in London in July of 1865 when preacher William Booth and his wife Catherine founded the Christian Mission, attempting to help those living in poverty. With 1,000 volunteers and 42 evangelists, Booth’s team spread out across London, setting up soup kitchens and preaching the Gospel, and became known as the “Hallelujah Army.” In 1878, the group became known as the Salvation Army. Today, there are 7,546 centers in the U.S. alone, along with branches in 75 other countries. On July 13, 1978, Henry Ford II fired Lee Iacocca as Ford Motor Company’s president, and
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changed the course of history. Iacocca had been employed by Ford since 1946, and within 14 years he was a vice-president and general manager. He was the designer of the Ford Mustang, an achievement that led to his being named President of Ford. Along the way, his management style contributed to frequent conflict with Henry Ford II, whose intention was to turn the company over to his son Edsel, who was 28 at the time. Ford’s justification to Iacocca was, “Sometimes you just don’t like somebody.” It proved to be a good thing for Iacocca, who was hired as president of Chrysler the following year. The company was nearly bankrupt, and under Iacocca’s leadership posted record profits of $2.4 billion five years later. He retired from Chrysler in 1992. • Aviation history was made in July, 1938, when multimillionaire Howard Hughes circumnavigated the globe in 91 hours, 14 minutes, and 10 seconds. He departed Long Island, New York, on July 10, with a crew of four aboard his Lockheed Super Electra Special, making his first stop in Paris. It
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1. In July, 1868, the 14th Amendment was adopted into the U.S. Constitution. What became law because of this? 2. In July, 1932, the Washington Redskins were formed. What was the team’s previous name? 3. What famous labor leader disappeared in July, 1975 and has never been seen again? 4. Neil Armstrong was the first to step foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. Who was the second? 5. The first “surfin’” record hit #1 on the charts in July, 1964. What was it and who recorded it?
July in History (continued) was on to Moscow, Alaska, Minneapolis, and back to Long Island on July 14. The distance was approximately 14,800 miles (23,818 km), with an average speed for the flight of 206.1 mph (331.7 km/hr). • On July 28, 1945, another airplane was in the news when a U.S. B-25 Mitchell military bomber crashed into New York City’s Empire State Building. The plane was flying from Massachusetts to LaGuardia Airport and due to heavy fog, it was re-routed to Newark, New Jersey Airport. As the bomber flew over Manhattan, suddenly the Chrysler Building came into view through the fog and the pilot swerved to miss it, which sent him straight into the side of the Empire State Building at the 79th floor. The jet fuel exploded and filled four floors of the building with flames, killing the three people on the plane and 11 within the building. The fact that it was a Saturday saved the lives of thousands. The engine flew through the building and landed in an apartment across the street. The building sustained an 18’ x 20’-foot (5.5 x 6.1-m) hole, and $1 million in damages ($10.5 million in today’s dollars.) • Thirty-fourth U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first president to ride in a helicopter on July 12, 1957. It soon became the new mode of transportation for short Presidential trips, safer and more efficient than the limousine motorcade. UNUSUAL ANIMALS:
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One of the most unusual creatures in the animal kingdom is the platypus, found only in one small part of the world. Check out these facts. • The strange-looking platypus has the appearance of a beaver with webbed feet, but with the flat bill of a duck. They measure about 20 inches (51 cm) from head to toe and are covered with thick, dense fur that keeps them warm while underwater. When the platypus was first discovered by Europeans in 1798 by Captain John Hunter, a sketch was made of the unusual animal and sent back to Britain. The scientists there believed it to be a hoax, refusing to believe its existence, stating that it
PLATYPUS (continued) was produced by a taxidermist who had sewn a duck’s beak and feet onto another animal. Even after a live specimen was brought to them, several still doubted its authenticity. • The platypus can only be found in the freshwater areas off the eastern and southeastern coast of Australia and around the island of Tasmania. They dwell in burrows dug into riverbanks that contain chambers connected by tunnels. • Although the semi-aquatic platypus is a mammal, it is an exception to the rule of mammals giving birth to live young. Female platypuses lay eggs instead, one of only two mammals to do so. This characteristic classifies them as monotremes. Female mammals also produce milk, but in the case of the platypus, the milk oozes out of ducts much like sweat glands onto specialized patches of skin, and their babies lap the milk off the skin. • It’s no surprise that with their webbed feet, platypuses are excellent swimmers and are able to stay underwater for up to 140 seconds. They paddle with their front feet and steer with their back feet and large beaverlike tail. Folds of skin cover their eyes and ears, and their noses have a waterproof seal for their underwater hunts. • Navigating across land is tough work for a platypus and requires 30% more energy than swimming. Their webbing retracts when they are on land, and their claws become more prominent. They move clumsily along on their knuckles in order to protect their webbing.
Adolf Hitler published his autobiography Mein Kampf on July 18, 1925, at age 36. Hitler’s original title for the book was Four and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice, but the publisher suggested the shorert title, which translates “My Struggle.”
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PLATYPUS (continued) • The carnivorous platypuses are bottom feeders, feeding along the muddy bottom of whatever body of water they inhabit. Much of these nocturnal creatures’ time is spent on the hunt, which can last 10 to 12 hours every day. The skin of its flexible, rubbery bill contains thousands of receptors that pick up electrical signals generated by their prey’s muscular contractions. Once the platypus locates its dinner, it scoops up insects, larvae, shellfish, and worms with its large bill and stores them in its cheek pouches for the swim to the surface. It also scrapes up bits of gravel from the bottom to aid in digestion. Since the platypus has no teeth, only grinding plates, the gravel helps mash their food into small pieces. The platypus also has no stomach, just an intestine and esophagus connected together. • The platypus’ secret weapon of defense against predators is a spur on its hind feet. While both males and females have the spur, only the male has a gland that produces a toxic venom that can easily kill a small animal and cause severe pain to humans.
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HONEY In commemoration of July as National Honey Month, Tidbits sweetens the pot with these facts about honey. • Honey is simply the condensed nectar of flower blossoms, the only food source produced by insects that humans eat. The sugary nectary secreted by the flowers attracts honey bees. The bees collect not only the nectar, but the flower’s pollen as well, depositing it at the next flower it visits, enabling the production of its seeds. The bee will visit between 50 and 100 flowers during one trip, all the while flapping its wings more than 180 times per second. • Back at the hive, the bee deposits its load of nectar that will be transformed into honey. A bee colony is home to between 30,000 and 60,000 bees, each with a lifespan of about 45 days over the summer. Two million flowers must be visited and 55,000 miles (85,514 km) logged to make just 1 lb. (0.45 kg) of honey, but the average worker bee will make just 1/16 of a teaspoon of honey during its lifetime. A strong
colony of bees can store hundreds of pounds with just a few days. • The color, flavor, and aroma of the honey are dependent on the type of flower that was visited by the bee. Monofloral honey is made from the nectar of just one type of plant, such as clover, orange blossom, buckwheat, lavender, dandelion, and honeysuckle. Polyfloral honey is also known as wildflower honey, and is made from the nectar of many different types of plants. Buckwheat honey is thick and dark with a very strong flavor, while alfalfa honey is almost white, with a delicate mild flavor. • Honey is an ancient food, as evidenced by a cave painting unearthed in Spain showing people collecting honey from a bee’s nest. The figures are carrying baskets or gourds and are using ropes to reach the nest. The ancient Romans valued honey so much that it was used as a form of currency, using it to pay their taxes. Egyptians sacrificed honey to their gods. The body of Alexander the Great is said to have been preserved in a coffin full of honey. Sealed containers of honey were found in King Tut’s tomb that were still edible after more than 2,000 years. Greeks and Romans used honey as a natural healing medicine, and it was frequently spread on wounds to promote healing. • Because honey is a symbol for the new year according to Jewish tradition, Rosh Hashanah celebrations include apples dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet new year. • There are 64 calories in one tablespoon of honey, compared to sugar at 46 calories, but because honey is sweeter, we tend to use less. Honey never spoils because its high acidic level creates a very low pH environment, making it unfavorable for bacteria to grow. Raw honey contains all the pollen and enzymes that are destroyed by heat in processed honey. Filtered and processed honey will remain liquid much longer, while raw honey crystalizes quickly. • It’s believed that honey, with its antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties is a powerful aid to the immune system. Many claim it improves digestion and soothes sore throats. But as beneficial as honey can be, it should not be fed to infants less than one year old. Honey can contain a bacterium called Clostridium botulinum, which can cause infant botulism, a condition that can cause paralysis and even death.
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The Fourth of July weekend was approaching, and Miss Jones, the nursery school teacher, took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. “We live in a great country,” she announced. “‘One of the things we should be happy is that, in this country, we are all free.” Billy, who was a little boy in her class, came walking up to her from the back of the room. He stood with his hands on his hips and said loudly, “I’m not free. I’m four.”
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