AFM | Friday, 10/26/2018 | #39
From the founding era. In 2018 this went out every weekday as a card, not an essay — so there is no narrative to publish here, and none has been invented. What follows is the edition itself, reconstructed from the two spreadsheets that recorded it.
Today is
- National Cat Day
- World Psoriasis Day
- World Stroke Day
- National Oatmeal Day
- When you can't find the sunshine, be the sunshine.
This day in history
- Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest The merger resulted in creating world's largest airline. The merged entity took on the name of Delta Airlines, and the Northwest Airlines brand name was retired.
- 2008
- Oldest person to fly in space John Glenn flew on the Discovery shuttle at the age of 77 years, making him the oldest person to fly in space.
- 1998
- Red Cross founded Also known as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross is a humanitarian institution that has been a three-time recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1863
- The Riddler asks: How many sides has a circle?
Born on this day
- Michael Vaughan · English cricketer · 1974 · National Hermit Day · Winona Ryder · American actress · 1971 · Ralph Bakshi · American director, screenwriter, producer · 1938 · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf · Liberian politician, 24th President of Liberia · 1938 · Wilfred Rhodes · English cricketer · 1877 · Bombings in Delhi 3 separate bombings in India's capital city of Delhi a few days before the important festival of Diwali left about 60 people dead. · 2005
Recorded as a single run in the source sheet; we haven't matched each name to a year.
Died on this day
- Jimmy Savile — English radio, television host (2011)
- Terry Southern — American author, screenwriter (1995)
- Nathan Bedford Forrest — American army officer (1877)
When you can't find the sunshine, be the sunshine.— anon
The answer
2 inside and out
The riddle itself wasn't kept. The index recorded the answer for every edition and the question for only some — this is one it didn't.
Aloha Friday Motivation
· Edition #39 · 10/26/2018 ·