April 20

Good Morning today is April 20th. We're three-quarters of the way through the month already.

This day in history:
1836 The Territory of Wisconsin was established by Congress.
1902 Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium.
1939 Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox.
1999 Two students went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., killing 12 students and one teacher before taking their own lives.
2008 Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history by capturing the Indy Japan 300.

Birthdays:
1937 - George Takei, American actor
1941 - Ryan O'Neal, LA Calif, actor (Peyton Place, Paper Moon, Love Story)
1961 - Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor
1972 - Carmen Electra, American actress

Holidays:
Look-Alike DayToday's a day to find someone you really look up to, and try to look like them. Start with the hair. Cut and style your hair, as needed, to look like the person you've selected to look like. Then, select items from your wardrobe (or buy some new clothes!) that your lookalike wears. Along the way, make sure to practice and copy their walk, their talk, and their facial expressions. In other words. try to be as identical to that person as possible.

Volunteer Recognition Day a day to recognize those who unselfishly give of themselves for others.

Word of the day: maffick (MAF-ik)
MEANING:
verb intr.: To celebrate boisterously.
ETYMOLOGY:
Back formation from Mafeking (now Mafikeng), a town in South Africa, where a British garrison was besieged for 217 days during the Boer War. Lifting of the siege on May 17, 1900 sparked wild celebrations in London.

Joke of the day: One day Mikey was sitting in his apartment when his doorbell unexpectedly rang. He answered the door and found a salesman standing on his porch with a strange object.
"What is that?" Mikey asked. "It's a thermos," the salesman replied. "What does it do?" asked Mikey. "This baby," the salesman said, "keeps hot things hot and cold things cold."
After some deliberation Mikey bought one, deciding it would really help his lunch situation. The next day he arrived at the plant where he works. Sure enough, all the other employees were curious about his new object. "What is it?" they asked.
"It's a thermos," Mikey replied.
"What does it do?" they asked.
"Well," Mikey says in a bragging manner, "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold."
"What do ya got in it?"
To which Mikey says, "Three cups of coffee and a popsicle."

Quote of the day: The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.
Frances Willard
US educator & temperance activist (1839 - 1898)

Criminal of the day: (Location Unknown): A man successfully broke into a bank after hours and stole--are you ready for this?--the bank's video camera. While it was recording. Remotely. (That is, the videotape recorder was located elsewhere in the bank, so he didn't get the videotape of himself stealing the camera.) (freeman institute)

Factoid: The bald eagle became America’s national symbol when it was placed on the great seal in 1782. One member of Congress who did not support the bald eagle selection was Benjamin Franklin. He thought the Continental Congress should have selected a more uniquely American bird. His choice was the turkey.

Weather for Adrian, MI:
Today
Partly sunny. Highs 62 to 66.
Tonight
Partly cloudy during the early evening...then becoming mostly clear. Lows 37 to 41.

Website of the day: www.psychologytoday.com the website for the magazine. Everything you need to know to analyze your friends, family and enemies.