Today is Tuesday, May 16, the 136th day of 2017 in the Gregorian calendar, with 229 days remaining.
There are:
10 days until the
start of Ramadan;
13 days until Memorial
Day;
19 days until Pentecost;
29
days until Flag
Day;
36 days until the
Summer Solstice;
40 days until the
end of Ramadan;
40 days until Father's
Day;
49 days until Independence
Day (July 4);
111 days until Labor
Day;
539 days until the
2018 mid-term elections; and
Donald Trump has been President of
the United States for 117 days. There are 1,346 days remaining, assuming
he doesn't resign or is otherwise removed from office.
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(Image from www.laserfest.org)
On this day in 1960, engineer and physicist Theodore Harold "Ted" Maiman fired thr first optical laser (a ruby laser) at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
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Among other things, today is also National Sea Monkey Day.
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The New York Times' On This Day for today.
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Florida woman sues Confederate group over a camel bite.
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Some persons born on May 16 who said interesting things:
- Pierce Brosnan (1953), Irish-American actor and producer;
- Tucker Carlson (1969), American political commentator;
- Bruce Coville (1950), American author;
- Edward T. Hall (1914-2009), American anthropologist;
- Janet Jackson (1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress;
- Liberace (1919-1987), American pianist, singer, and actor;
- Merton Miller (1923-2000), American economist;
- Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), American poet, essayist and radical feminist;
- Tori Spelling (1973), American actress, television personality, socialite and author;
- Studs Terkel (1912-2008), American author;
- Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (1931), American politician;
- Debra Winger (1955), American actress;
(The KGB Quotations Database currently contains 52,059 entries.)
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Quote of the day:
"All these guys picking on smart kids and calling them geeks and dweebs
are going to grow up and want to know why they don't do something about
the terrible state the world is in. I can tell you why. By the time they
grow up, most of the kids who really could have changed things are
wrecked."
-Bruce Coville
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MSNBC may cancel Lawrence O'Donnell's 'The Last Word' and it may be because of Trump. 'Word,' second only to "The Rachel Maddow Show" in ratings, has always been on Trump's hit list, and it appears MSNBC and parent Comcast are yielding to pressure.
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Amazon is now worth two Walmarts. On the 20th anniversary of its IPO, Amazon's market cap stands at $459 billion, Walmart's at $228 billion.
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An interesting what if... We could have been Canada.
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And speaking of alternative histories, Dinosaurs might have lived if the asteroid had hit minutes earlier or later.
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He drank a cafe latte, a Diet Mountain Dew and an energy drink. Caffeine killed him.
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Experts warn summer will bring more ticks, deadly Powassan virus. As if Trump hasn't been enough.
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Minnesota's medical cannabis providers have lost $11 million in two years. It's run by doctors. Well that's your problem right there...
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A Closer Look:
Colbert declassified, and trolling Trump and the FCC:
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