Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Something Strange On My Evening Walk

Earlier this evening, I went for a walk.

Nothing major or unusual or spectacular. Just the normal walk around the neighborhood. Having heard that this might be the last day that feels like summer, it felt like a good idea to take advantage of what could very well be the last warm summer evening (or Indian Summer evening, as the case might be).

During this walk, I noticed one thing which felt strange. Something that I do not remember seeing before, at least in New Jersey. 

It was these plants pictured below. Maybe there is an absence of being observant on my part in this matter, but I just cannot recall having seen these kinds of plants before. They had soft, white material coming from them. Had I not known better, I might have assumed that it was cotton. But that does not grow in New Jersey, to my knowledge. Especially not in untended shrubs. Also, when I looked online, the cotton plants which were pictured looked nothing like this.

So I am wondering what this plant is. The soft, white, seemingly cotton stuff had fallen and spread over the ground. It struck me as curious. Again, I do not believe that this is cotton. Nor does it seem like a plant that I remember from when I was very young, which were called pussy willows. 

Yet, the soft white stuff on top, and which had been floating everywhere and spreading on the ground around this plant, seemed like it might be in that kind of a family.

Anyone know what this is? Feels like the first time that I have personally seen a plant like this in this region. Clearly, it piqued my curiosity.


Note: After doing a little bit of research, it turns out that this might be milkweed. Apparently, it does grow in New Jersey. But it surely is not common. I mean, I couldn't have missed this plant for all of these years and decades during walks and hikes, right?

NFL 2025 Week 5 Review

         






New Orleans 26, NY Giants 14 - The Giants looked good early in the second quarter when they were up 14-3. After that, however, it was all New Orleans. The G-Men looked bad on offense after that fast start, with a whopping five turnovers and 95 yards collected in penalties. Very sloppy. The Saints earn their first win of the year, as both teams walk away from this one with identical 1-4 records.. My pick: Accurate


Dallas 37, NY Jets 22 - Wrongly, I figured that the Jets would find a way to beat the 'Boys at home. Instead, they got dominated and looked lifeless. Just didn't figure on the Jets being the last winless team in the league this year, but that is what has now happened, as they drop to 0-5. The Cowboys earn their second win to improve to 2-2-1, and it is still difficult to tell just where they are headed.. My pick: Inaccurate

Minnesota 21, Cleveland 17 - Didn't realize this one was going to be played in London, or I would have picked the Vikings for the win. Honest! But Minnesota managed to hold off the Brownies and earn their third win to get back to a winning record at 3-2. Somehow, they even managed to overcome two turnovers to none by the Browns to earn this win. Cleveland falls to 1-4 on the year, and it seems like it will be another dismal season by the lake. My pick: Inaccurate


Carolina 27, Miami 24- The Dolphins were beginning to look a little better after the win over the Jets. And they looked like they would plow through the Panthers when they took a 17-0 lead. But a collapse after that sank them to 1-4 instead. Give the Panthers credit for this incredible comeback, as they now improve to 2-3 on the year.. My pick: Inaccurate


Indianapolis 40, Las Vegas 6 - On a weekend filled with shocking upsets, the Colts made sure that it would not happen to them. They hosted the Raiders, who have not looked good, and made short work of them, leaving no doubts. The Raiders went ahead with a field goal in the first quarter, but the Colts scored three touchdowns to take the game over in the second quarter and never looked back. A dominating performance by the Colts. Quarterback Daniel Jones continues to look great with his new team, completing 20 of 29 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns.. Indy improves to 4-1, while the Raiders fall to 1-4. My pick: Accurate


Denver 21, Philadelphia 17 - The Eagles were up 17-3 in the third quarter. Admittedly, I assumed that the game was pretty much over. But the Broncos got hot shortly thereafter, taking over the game and mounting what seemed like an improbable comeback to stun the Eagles and their home crowd, handing them their first loss of the season. Denver's rebuilding program really seems to have taken off, as this qualifies as their most important and impressive win in years.. My pick: Inaccurate


Houston 44, Baltimore 10 - Wow, what's wrong with the Ravens? Who could have foreseen a 1-4 start to the season? It's not that they lost this game, but that they were absolutely embarrassed, pounded at home by a 1-3 team. The Texans jumped ahead early and never looked back. Houston's offense more than doubled that of Baltimore, 417 yards to 210 overall yards by the Ravens. The Ravens also committed three turnovers, which certainly did not help. Houston has now won two games in a row to improve to 2-3, while the Ravens fall to 1-4. My pick: Wildly Inaccurate


Tampa Bay 38, Seattle 35 - A lot of offense in this back and forth contest. At points, it seemed like Tampa Bay was capable of blowing out the Seahawks. At other points, it seemed like Seattle was bound for victory. In the end, it went right down to the wire, with the Bucs clinching the win with a field goal on the final play of the game, lifting them to a 4-1 record. The Seahawks, meanwhile, fall to 3-2.. My pick: Inaccurate


Tennessee 22, Arizona 21- The Cardinals seemed to be heading towards a predictable win over one of the league's winless teams. They were up, 21-3, in the second quarter. They still owned a 21-6 lead entering the fourth quarter, and were playing at home. It should have been a win for the Cards. Yet, the Titans roared to life with a furious rally to pull off a stunning and highly impressive road comeback, scoring two touchdowns in the final quarter, and then converting a field goal on the game's last play to steal the win. On a weekend filled with surprises, this was one of the most stunning results. My pick: Inaccurate


Washington 27, LA Chargers 10 - The Chargers jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. After that, it was all Washington, as they dominated the rest of the way, rolling to a surprisingly east 27-10 road in over the Chargers, who have now dropped two in a row after a 3-0 start. The Commanders improve to 3-2, and pull within one game of Philly in the NFC East. . My pick: Inaccurate


Detroit 37, Cincinnati 24 - Detroit was absolutely pounding the Bengals 28-3 entering the fourth quarter. Then Cincy rallied a bit to make it somewhat of a game, although the Lions finally put it away by scoring the touchdown to ice it with just a few minutes left in the game. This game was really not as close as the score would indicate. . My pick: Accurate


Sunday Night Football: New England 23, Buffalo 20 - The Bills committed three turnovers and just did not play as well as they usually play. Thus, the last undefeated team left standing fell. The Pats played hard and executed well, as their rebuilding process really seems to have taken off. Buffalo had a chance to essentially take this division by the throat, but instead, the loss to the Pats means that there is only one game separating these two teams. Not a big fan of the alternative uniforms which the Bills wore on this night.  My pick: Inaccurate


Monday Night Football: Jax 31, Kansas City 28 - Wow, what a game this one was! It did not start out like that. When I checked before leaving home for work, KC was up 14-0. Admittedly, I thought (mistakenly) that this was par for the course, and that the Chiefs were on their way to a convincing win. When I checked in the parking lot of my job, the Jaguars had closed to within 14-7. A few minutes later when I checked, it was a tie ball game. I turned it on, and the Jaguars managed to get an incredible pick six when the Chiefs were threatening to score a touchdown. After that, it was a back and forth game. Admittedly, I had assumed (once again, wrongly) that KC had clinched it with that touchdown very late, putting them up by four. But Jacksonville surprised me, going down the field and getting a very late touchdown to complete the comeback and pull off another shocker. In consecutive weeks, the Jaguars beat the 49ers (on the road) and then knocked off the Chiefs. Two quality wins. Perhaps I have underestimated them. Very impressive!.   My pick: Inaccurate

October 7th: This Day in History

 





Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!



Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

• On this day in 3761 BCE, the epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar (Proleptic Julian calendar). 

• In 336 on this day, Pope Saint Mark's death ended his reign as Catholic Pope, thus leaving the papacy vacant. 



Bust of Christopher Columbus

• On this day in 1492, Columbus just missed Florida when he changed course. 



• Pope Julius II & France occupied Bologna on this day in 1506. 

• In 1513 on this day, the Battle of La Motta was fought when Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeated the Venetians. 

• The first public burning of books occurred on this day in 1520 in Netherlands, in Louvain. 

• On this day in 1542, explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off of the California coast. 

• The Battle at Lepanto was fought on this day in 1571, when the Saint League (Spain & Italy) destroyed the Ottoman fleet. 

• On this day in 1637, Prince Frederik Henry occupied Breda. 

• The English attacked Québec under Louis de Buade on this day in 1690. 

• On this day in1702, English and Dutch troops under Marlborough occupied Roermond. 

• People rioted due to a beer tax in Alkmaar, Netherlands, on this day in 1714. 

• In 1737 on this day, 40 foot waves sank 20,000 small crafts & killed 300,000 (Bengal, India). 

• George III of Great Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north & west of Alleghenies to white settlement on this day in 1763. 

• On this day in 1765, nine American colonies sent a total of 28 delegates to New York City for the Stamp Act Congress. The delegates adopted the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances."   




Statue of a Continental Soldier of the American Revolutionary War of Independence in Trenton, New Jersey

• On this day in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War of Independence, the second Battle of Saratoga second Battle of Saratoga and the Battle of Bemis Heights began. 

• On this day in 1780, the British were defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, South Carolina. 

• Carbon paper was patented in London on this day in 1806 by inventor Ralph Wedgewood.

• 1816 - 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans

The Warrior Pope Julius IIThe Warrior Pope Julius II 1825 - Miramichi Fire, disaster in New Brunswick
1826 - Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operations
1828 - The city of Patras, Greece is liberated by the French expeditionary force in Peloponnese under General Maison.
1840 - Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands

• In 1849 on this day, American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40. 

1856 - Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book & newspapers
1864 - -Oct 13th) Battle of Darbytown Road, VA
1864 - Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil-CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett






 


• Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, New York on this day in 1868.   


• 1870 - Leon Gambetta flees Paris in balloon

1871 - 16-hour fire injures 30 of Chicago's 185 firefighters

• 1879 - Germany & Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant

1882 - 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0

• 1886 - Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba

1900 - The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event
1904 - NY Highlander Jack Chesbro wins record 41st game of season (41-12)
1907 - France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane

• 1908 - Crete revolts against Turkey & aligns with Greece

• 1908 - Serbia & Montenegro sign anti-Austria-Hungarian pact

• 1912 - The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.

Ford Motor Company Founder Henry FordFord Motor Company Founder Henry Ford 1913 - Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line
1915 - Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland College 222-0 in football (record)
1916 - 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech & Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee
1919 - 1st London-Amsterdam airline service (British Aerial Transport & KLM)
1919 - Fritz Kreisler & F Jacobi's "Apple Blossoms," premieres in NYC

• 1919 - KLM, Netherlands Airlines, established (oldest existing airline)

1922 - 1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) & WGY (Senectady) link for World Series
1922 - Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
1922 - Oud-burgem of Rotterdam Zimmerman becomes High Comm's of Austria
1923 - Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138

• 1924 - Greek government of Dikalekopoulis, forms

1926 - Actress Theo Mann-Master resigns from stage
1926 - Italian Great Fascist Council forms
1927 - Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game
1928 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0)
1928 - Race Tafari Makonnen crowned king of Abyssinia
1929 - Ramsay MacDonald is 1st British premier to address US Congress
1931 - 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY
1933 - NY Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series
1935 - Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series

• 1935 - Himmler/Hess/Heydrich bezichtigen concentration camp Dachau

1936 - 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel
1937 - Johan Wagenaar's "Feestmars" premieres in Amsterdam

• 1938 - Germany requires all Jewish passports be stamped with letter J

1940 - Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series
1940 - World War II: the McCollum memo proposes bringing the U.S. into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.


• 1941 - German army occupies Viarma, USSR
1942 - 1 salvo Katjoesja-rocket destroys nazi battalion in Stalingrad
1942 - Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing harbor (Neth)
1942 - Maxwell Andersons "Eve of St Mark," premieres in NYC
1942 - US & British government announce establishment of United Nations
1942 - Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ
1943 - Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in NYC
1944 - Allies bombs sea dikes at Vlissingen
German WWII Field Marshal Erwin RommelGerman WWII Field Marshal Erwin Rommel 


• 1944 - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ordered to return to Berlin

1944 - Riots in Amersfoort/Utrecht/Strugle
1944 - Uprising at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Jews burn down crematoriums
1945 - Dutch author A M de Jong's murderer Ton van Gog escapes
1946 - Charles Ives' 2nd string quartet, premieres
1947 - Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series



Flag of East Germany

• On this day in 1949, the German Democratic Republic (better known as East Germany) was formed from the Soviet occupation zone. Wilhelm Pieck became the first president of the new republic, while Otto Greatwohl became the first premier.


1950 - NY Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series
1950 - US forces invade Korea by crossing 38th parallel
1950 - Walter Bedell Smith replaces Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as 4th CIA head
1950 - Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2
1950 - William H Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA
1950 - Yanks win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies

• 1951 - David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government

1952 - NY Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series
First Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-GurionFirst Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion 1952 - 1st "Bandstand" broadcast in Philadelphia on WFIL-TV (Dick Clark joins in 1955 as a substitute-host)
1952 - Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins
1953 - Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply
1954 - Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt
1954 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Ad Sinarum gentem
1955 - Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga launched at Brooklyn


• 1955 - Beat poet Allen Ginsberg reads his poem "Howl" for the first time at a poetry reading in San Francisco.

1956 - Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Open
1957 - "American Bandstand" premieres
1957 - KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
1957 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Invitational
1958 - Potter Stewart appointed to US Supreme Court
1958 - US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury
1959 - "Happy Town" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 5 performances
1959 - Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of USSR's Luna 3
Beat Poet Allen GinsbergBeat Poet Allen Ginsberg 1960 - "Route 66" premieres


• 1960 - 2nd JFK & Richard Nixon debate

1961 - "Bye Bye Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 607 perfs
1961 - 15th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Chicago 3-1 at Chicago
1962 - 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball
1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1963 - Bobby Baker resigns as Senate Democratic secretary
1963 - Hurricane Flora hits Haiti & Dominican Republic, kills 7,190






• 1963 - JFK signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty


1964 - NY Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 & 29th in 61 World Series
1965 - Charles Linster does 6,006 consecutive push-ups
1965 - 50 mph gust helps Robert Mitera ace 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one



    


• 1967 - Beatles turn down $1 million NY concert offer by Sid Berstein


1967 - Rolf Hochhuth's "Soldaten," premieres in West Berlin
1968 - Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system
US President John F. KennedyUS President John F. Kennedy 1969 - WJMN TV channel 3 in Escanaba, MI (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1971 - Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
1971 - T McNally's "Where has Tommy Flowers gone?," premieres in NYC
1972 - 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2
1973 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open


• 1974 - German Democratic Republic amends constitution

1975 - Players' Association, files a suit on behalf of Dodgers Andy Messersmith


• 1975 - US decides John Lennon won't be deported due to UK pot conviction

1977 - Guitarist Steve Hackett quits Genesis
1977 - USSR adoption of the Fourth Soviet Constitution.
1978 - LA Dodgers win the pennant
1978 - USSR performs nuclear test
1979 - "1940's Radio Hour" opens at St James Theater NYC for 105 performances
1979 - "Eubie!" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 439 performances
1979 - Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns
1979 - Debbie Massey wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic
1979 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
1980 - Belgium 3rd government of Martens resigns
Egyptian President Hosni MubarakEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak 

• 1981 - Hosni Mubarak becomes acting-president of Egypt


1981 - In 1st Eastern Division championship Yanks beat Brewers 5-3
1982 - "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 5000+ performances
1982 - Olof Palme forms Swedish government
1982 - Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
1984 - Striking umps return for Game 5 of NLCS, SD Padres win pennant
1984 - Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader
1985 - 21st Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB
1985 - KHQ-AM in Spokane Wash's final transmission
1985 - Lynette Woodward, chosen as 1st woman on Harlem Globetrotters
1985 - PLO terrorists sieze Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro
1986 - 1st edition British newspaper "Independent" published
1988 - Jim Fregosi is fired as manager of White Sox



Flag of Latvia.

• 1988 - Latvian flag raised in Riga for 1st time since annexation by USSR



1988 - Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time
NFL Running Back Walter PaytonNFL Running Back Walter Payton 1988 - WNBC 660 final transmission, WFAN moves from 1050 to 660 & WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 PM (NYC radio)
1989 - Howard Stern's US Open Sores Tennis match
1989 - Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games)
1990 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic


• 1990 - Israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens

1991 - Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics
1991 - Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal & Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in NY thoroughbred racing history
1991 - Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her
1992 - Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2)
1993 - "Les Miserables," opens at Meralco Theatre, Philippines
1993 - "She Loves Me" opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 294 performances


• 1993 - Massive Moslem demonstrate in Xining China PR, 12 killed

1993 - Nobel prize for literature awarded to Toni Morrison
1994 - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1994 - Faud Guliyev appointed premier of Azerbijan
Radio shock jock Howard SternRadio shock jock Howard Stern 1994 - Ingvar Carlsson forms Swedish government
1994 - Lu Bin swims female 200m medley world record (2:11.57)
1995 - Boston's Fleet Center opens, NY Islanders & Boston Bruins tie at 4-4
1995 - Mariners rally from 5-0 to force Game 5 of Division Series vs Yankees
1998 - Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming.
2000 - The last ever competitive soccer match at Wembley Stadium is a 1-0 defeat of England by Germany and the last goal was scored by Liverpool's Dietmar Hammann. The match was Tony Adams' 60th at Wembley setting the record for most appearances at the stadium.


• On this day in 2001, U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes against Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan. these attacks were in response to Taliban Afghanistan's support of terrorism and Osama bin Laden. This marked the first American military response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th just weeks earlier. 

2003 - Gray Davis is recalled as Governor of California, three years before the official end of his office term. Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor.


• 2004 - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates.


• 2012 - 13 people are killed after a Sudanese military aeroplane crashes near Khartoum


2012 - Sébastien Loeb wins the World Rally Championship for the ninth consecutive year



 1913 - For the first time, Henry Ford's entire Highland Park automobile factory was run on a continuously moving assembly line when the chassis was added to the process.   1918 - The Georgia Tech football team defeated Cumberland College 222-0. Georgia Tech carried the ball 978 yards and never threw a pass.   1939 - "Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy" was heard for the first time on CBS radio.   1940 - "Portia Faces Life" debuted on the NBC Red network.   1949 - The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was formed.   1950 - The U.S.-led U.N. forces crossed the 38th parallel and entered North Korea. China in November proved their threat to enter the war by sending several hundred thousand troops over the border into North Korea.   1951 - The Western Hills Hotel in Fort Worth, TX, became the first hotel to feature all foam-rubber mattresses and pillows.   1956 - A U.S. House subcommittee began investigations of allegedly rigged TV quiz shows.   1963 - U.S. President Kennedy signed a nuclear test ban treaty with Britain and the Soviet Union.   1968 - The Motion Picture Association of America adopted the film-rating system that ranged for "G" to "X."   1981 - The Egyptian parliament, after the assassination of Anwar Sadat, named Vice President Hosni Mubarak the next president of Egypt.   1982 - A record was set when 147,000,000 shares were exchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.   1985 - The United States announced that it would no longer automatically comply with World Court decisions.   1989 - In Budapest, Hungary's Communist Party renounced Marxism in favor of democratic socialism.   1993 - U.S. President Clinton sent more troops, heavy armor, and naval firepower to Somalia.   1994 - U.S. President Clinton dispatched an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf when Iraqi troops were spotted moving toward Kuwait. The U.S. Army was also put on alert.   1998 - The U.S. government filed an antitrust suit that alleged Visa and MasterCard inhibit competition by preventing banks from offering other cards.   1999 - American Home Products Corp. agreed to pay up to $4.83 billion to settle claims that the fen-phen diet drug caused dangerous problems with heart valves.   2000 - Vojislav Kostunica took the oath of office as Yugoslavia's first popularly elected president.   2001 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 73rd home run of the season and set a new major league record.   2001 - The U.S. and Great Britain began airstrikes in Afghanistan in response to that state's support of terrorism and Osama bin Laden. The act was the first military action taken in response to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001.   2003 - In California, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in the recall election of Governor Gray Davis.   2003 - Randy Quaid received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   2004 - Billy Bob Thornton got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.



.  1968 The Motion Picture Association of America adopted its film-rating system, ranging from "G" for general audiences to "X" for adults only. 1985 The Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by Palestinian gunmen in the Mediterranean. 1998 Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was beaten, robbed, and left tied to a fence. He died five days later. 2001 U.S. and British forces launched bombing campaign against Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan. 2003 California governor Gray Davis was recalled and former bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in his place.


The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:

http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/oct07.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

Monday, October 6, 2025

Photos From Peddler's Village, Labor Day Weekend, 2025

Some pictures from our visit to Peddler's Village in New Hope,  Pennsylvania, which we visited during Labor Day weekend. 

Seemed worth sharing here. 

Enjoy.