Sorry for not blogging yesterday. This sinus infection really kicked my butt yesterday. I’m feeling somewhat better today. I think….
Perugia, Italy is the capital of the Umbria region. It was an artistic center. It’s chockfull of great old buildings.
Today hi history:
1923 – The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally read “Hollywoodland” (see my very own banner above) but the four last letters were dropped after renovation in 1949. (You didn’t think I’d let this day slide by, did you? *g*)
There’s a new show on SyFy (and you have no idea how much it pains me to type it that way) tonight that looks fun. Legend Quest.
Reading: I’m going to keep reading Trixie Belden until I finish them all. Unless the B&N gift card I got for my birthday starts burning a hole in my pocket.
Though the name makes me think Africa, Denali National Park is actually in Alaska. Denali is, in fact, Mount McKinley (the highest mountain in North America). The park covers a whopping 6 million acres! There are forests, tundra, and glaciers in the park. It’s home to grizzly bears, black bears, caribou, Dall sheep, moose, gray wolves, marmots, ground squirrels, beavers, foxes, martens, lynxes and wolverines. You can also find a myriad of birds and fish.
Today we’re jetting off to the frosty land of Finland to visit the town of Savonlinna. The town covers three islands in Lake Saimaa. The castle there was built in 1475. The city hosts an annual opera festival. It also hosts the annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships.
Today in history:
1891 – Actress Virginia Rappe was born. She’s most famous for Fatty Arbuckle being charged with her murder/manslaughter.
1928 – Sliced bread was sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. (I wonder what they considered the greatest thing prior to sliced bread? *g*)
1930 – Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser began construction of the Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
1946 – Howard Hughes nearly died when his XF-11 spy plane prototype crashed in Beverly Hills.
1954 – Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right.”
There are forests, tundra, and glaciers in the park. It’s home to grizzly bears, black bears, caribou, Dall sheep, moose, gray wolves, marmots, ground squirrels, beavers, foxes, martens, lynxes and wolverines. You can also find a myriad of birds and fish. 
