Today is Thursday, May 18, the 139th day of 2017 in the Gregorian calendar, with 226 days remaining.
There are:
8 days until the
start of Ramadan;
11 days until Memorial
Day;
17 days until Pentecost;
27
days until Flag
Day;
34 days until the
Summer Solstice;
38 days until the
end of Ramadan;
38 days until Father's
Day;
47 days until Independence
Day (July 4);
109 days until Labor
Day;
537 days until the
2018 mid-term elections; and
Donald Trump has been President of
the United States for 119 days. There are 1,344 days remaining, assuming
he doesn't resign or is otherwise removed from office.
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On this day in 1962, A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday".
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Among other things today is also International Hummus Day.
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The New York Times' On This Day for today.
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Quotes of the day:
"There was no way to predict Trump would act like this in office except
for everything he'd ever done his entire life."
-Jon Schwarz
"At Trump University, they didn't give commencement speeches, they gave
depositions."
-Variously attributed
"America voted for a roller coaster, so buckle up, people. We're only
ten feet up the clicky part."
-Jordan Klepper, "The Daily
Show"
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We're late and abbreviated again today, a victim of recalcitrant software. See you Monday.
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