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A character on the television program Sesame Street.
He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can.
His favorite thing is trash.
The term "Grouch", not only applies to his attitude, but it also refers to his species.
His birthday is June 1st.
Oscars real first name which he revealed at least twice and once in a song is "Sid?"
He is preformed by Caroll Spinney, since the show's first episode.
Eric Jacobson has been the understudy for the character since 2015.
He inittially was yellow. He was then changed to orange, which he remained for the first season.
Oscar can become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno the Trashman, who carries Oscar around in his trash can.
Oscar's legs can poke from the bottom of his trash can to allow him to walk around.
The only person he has ever liked on-camera was Maria, which he would never admit.
Oscar tries to keep secret his Canadian identity, but admitted that he is Canadian due to his parents being from Canada.
He was born in Minto, New Brunswick.
His father was born in Saint David's Ridge, New Brunswick.
His mother grew up in Nova Scotia.
His favorite dessert is spinach sardine chocolate fudge sundaes.
His second favorite dessert is mashed bananas with ice cubes and cold beef gravy.
He owns a car called "The Sloppy Jalopy".
Oscar's trash can is actually bigger on the inside, than the outside would suggest.
Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a farm, swimming pool, ice-rink, bowling alley, and a piano.
Oscar's pet worm is named Slimey, who has a baby sister named Sloppy.
Oscar's pet elephant named Fluffy.
Oscar made what he called "a very brief cameo" in the 1981 Jim Henson movie The Great Muppet Caper.
He also appeared in the Jim Henson holiday special, A Muppet Family Christmas.
He was on an episode of Scrubs.
Oscar is one of numerous PBS personalities chasing after Homer Simpson for not being able to pay a pledge in a Simpsons season 11 episode, "Missionary: Impossible".
He also appears in "Trash of the Titans" in a The Simpsons season 9 episode.
Oscar first appeared on the January 11, 2008 episode of the television game show 1 vs. 100 as a member of the mob.
Oscar has made appearances on Canadian public broadcasting advertising "childhood diabetes awareness days" at the Montreal Canadiens hockey games.
Oscar became the mascot for Waste Reduction Week in Canada, an environmental campaign, in 2008.
Oscar has an appearance in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
On November 12, 2009, Oscar appeared on CNN to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Oscar reveals that he would still be orange if he bathed; his green exterior is apparently moss.
On an episode of Cake Boss, Buddy and his bakers visited Sesame Street, and Danny could be seen inside Oscar's Trash Can.
Oscar also made appearances in episodes of the Cartoon Network show MAD.
An American actress, comedian, writer, and television producer. She was born in Salt Lake City on November 3, 1952. She was born to a working-class Jewish family.
When Barr was three years old, she got Bell's palsy on the left side of her face.
When she was 16, she was hit by a car; the incident left her with a traumatic brain injury. Her behavior changed so radically that she was institutionalized for eight months. While institutionalized she had a baby, Brandi Ann Brownwhich, she put up for adoption. They were later reunited.
When she was 18 years old, she moved out by informing her parents she was going to visit a friend in Colorado for two weeks, but never returned.
On February 4, 1974, Roseanne married Bill Pentland, a motel clerk she met while in Colorado. They had three children: Jessica, Jennifer, and Jake. They divorced on January 16, 1990.
January 20, 1990, Barr married fellow comedian Tom Arnold and became known as Roseanne Arnold during the marriage.
Roseanne was offered the role of Peg Bundy in Married... with Children but turned it down.
Her show, "Roseanne", premiered on October 18, 1988, and was watched by 21.4 million households, making it the highest-rated debut of that season.
Her sister,Geraldine Barr, her brother, Ben Barr, both of whom inspired her to introduce gay characters into her sitcom. She stated she supports gay marriage.
Roseanne ran for nine seasons from 1988 to 1997.
Barr won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, a Kids Choice Award, and three American Comedy Awards for her part in the show.
For the final two seasons, Barr earned $40 million, making her the second-highest-paid woman in show business at the time, after Oprah Winfrey.
On July 25, 1990, Barr performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" off-key. She claimed she was initially having trouble hearing herself over the public-address system, so she was singing as loudly as possible. Following her rendition, she mimicked the often-seen actions of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch as if adjusting a protective cup. Barr claimed she had been encouraged by baseball officials to "bring humor to the song".
She appeared on September 19, 2011, at the Occupy Wall Street protests and spoke in support of the protestors.
In 2014, the parents of George Zimmerman, known for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin but was later acquitted of second degree murder and manslaughter, filed a lawsuit against Barr for tweeting their home address and phone number.
She allegedly tweeted "At first I thought it was good to let ppl know that no one can hide anymore ... If Zimmerman isn't arrested I'll rt his address again – maybe go 2 his house myself."
On May 16, 2017, ABC picked up the revival for mid-season 2018.
On May 29, 2018, the series was cancelled by ABC in the aftermath of a racist joke Barr made on Twitter earlier that day. Consisting of conspiracy theories and false statements surrounding George Soros, such as claiming Chelsea Clinton was married to one of his nephews, and accusing him of being a Nazi during his youth.
Barr also posted a tweet critical of Valerie Jarrett, a Senior Advisor to former U.S. president Barack Obama, reading:"muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj"
She later deleted the "ape" tweet and posted an apology, stating she was "truly sorry for making a bad joke about Jarrett'spolitics and looks".
A species of moths from South America.
Known as the “assassin caterpillar,” larvae are responsible for at least 500 deaths, and probably many more.
These caterpillars are about 4.5 to 5.5 centimeters (about 2 in) long, with background colors ranging from green to brown.
Well camouflaged, they have rows of tubercles( small rounded lumps)crowned with whorls( pattern of spirals)of easily detachable spines of different sizes.
Its urticating bristles(spear like) penetrate the skin and deliver a dose of toxin which leads to headache, fever, vomiting and malaise(feeling sick) before a severe bleeding disorder begins. Leading to ecchymosis(looks like a bruise), hematuria,(blood in pee) pulmonary and intracranial hemorrhages ( blood flooding the brain), and acute renal failure.(decreased blood supply to the kidneys)
A case study of a fatal encounter. A 70 year-old, previously healthy woman developed a sudden coma. Four days before, She started to have blood in her pee. Physical examination revealed several skin hemorrhages. She had a C.T. scan which revealed multiple intracerebral hemorrhages(blood bursting in the brain). She died seven days after being envenomed.
Should you get stung by a caterpillar. Place Scotch tape over the affected area and strip off repeatedly to remove spines. Apply ice packs to reduce the stinging sensation, and follow with a paste of baking soda and water. If the victim has a history of hay fever, asthma or allergy, or if allergic reactions develop, contact a physician immediately.
Albert Einstein was born on the 14th of March 1879.
Born in Germany to a Jewish family.
Famous for his Theory of Relativity. E = mc2
Albert had a fat head at the time he was born.
Einstein did not speak until the age of three.
His first wife was his cousin.
The parietal lobe in Einstein’s brain was 15% larger than that of an average brain.
His teachers did not consider him a good student.
He never wore socks.
Albert Einstein never learned to swim.
He had a poor memory.
He was a great musician.
Hitler considered him public enemy number one.
1921 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
He became an advocate for nuclear disarmament.
Supporter of civil rights.
Einstein had no clue his lover was a Russian spy.
Einstein was offered and declined the opportunity to become president of Israel after the death of its first president in 1952.
The FBI spied on Albert Einstein.
You can see Einstein’s eyes that are kept safely in a box in New York City.
His brain was stolen after his death.
Died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
On April 19, 1995, a domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
It was perpetrated by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
The bombing killed at least 168 people,injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third of the building.
The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16-block radius, shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, and destroyed or burned 86 cars.
It caused an estimated $652 million worth of damage.
Until the 2001 September 11 attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil.
It remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in United States history.
Timeline
⦁April 19, 1995
⦁9:02 a.m. A rental truck filled with explosives is detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
⦁Army veteran Timothy McVeigh is arrested during a traffic stop for driving a vehicle without a license plate near Perry, Oklahoma.
⦁April 21, 1995
⦁Terry Nichols,McVeigh's alleged co-conspirator, turns himself in.
⦁May 23, 1995
⦁The remaining parts of the Murrah building are imploded.
⦁August 11, 1995
⦁Nichols and McVeigh are indicted on murder and conspiracy charges.
⦁April 24, 1997
⦁McVeigh's trial begins in Denver, Colorado.
⦁June 2, 1997
⦁ McVeigh, is convicted on 11 counts of murder, conspiracy and using a weapon of mass destruction. He is later sentenced to death.
⦁November 2, 1997
⦁Nichols' trial begins in McAlester, Oklahoma.
⦁December 23, 1997
⦁Nichols is convicted on federal charges of conspiracy and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter. He is sentenced to life in prison. He is serving his sentence at the Supermax federal prison in Florence, Colorado.
⦁June 11, 2001
⦁McVeigh is executed by lethal injection. He is the first person executed for a federal crime in the United States since 1963.
⦁May 26, 2004
⦁The jury spends five hours deliberating before announcing the verdict. Nichols is found guilty in Oklahoma state court on 161 counts of murder.
⦁August 9, 2004,
⦁Nichols is sentence to 161 consecutive life terms, without the possibility of parole.
The U.S. Congress passed the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as a result of the bombing. It tightened the standards for habeas corpus in the United States, as well as legislation designed to increase the protection around federal buildings to deter future terrorist attacks.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial was dedicated on April 19, 2000 , on the site of the Murrah Federal Building, commemorating the victims of the bombing. On April 19, remembrance services are held every year at the time of the explosion.
Interesting Facts
The bombs were a deadly cocktail of diesel fuel, ammonium nitrate agricultural fertilizer and other chemicals.
Lori and Michael Fortier were considered accomplices for their foreknowledge of the planning of the bombing.
McVeigh and Nichols were associated with extreme right-wing movements, white supremacists and the militant Patriot Movement. The movent rejects the legitimacy of the federal government and law enforcement.
Timothy McVeigh became obsessed with 'The Turner Diaries', a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce, that urged violent action against the United States government.
McVeigh swore revenge on the federal government for their handling of the Waco siege and at a similar incident a year earlier in Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
April 19,1993 was the date that federal agents raided the compound that ended the Waco Siege.
Patriots Day is the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 that marked the beginning of the armed uprising by colonialists against British control.
April 19, 1995 was also the date that white supremacist Richard Snell was executed. He had repeatedly told prison officials that there would be a big bombing and explosion on the day of his execution.
American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles California in May 26,1951.
Joined NASA in 1978.
Prior to her first space flight, she was subject to media attention due to her gender. During a press conference, she was asked questions such as, "Will the flight affect your reproductive organs?" and "Do you weep when things go wrong on the job?"
In 1982, she married fellow NASA astronaut Steve Hawley. She became the first American woman in space in 1983.
At the age of 32, Ride remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space.
She is the first known LGBT astronaut.
She flew twice on the Orbiter Challenger.
Sally and her husband, astronaut Steve Hawley divorced in 1987.
When she left NASA in 1987, she worked for two years at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Arms Control, then at the University of California, San Diego as a professor of physics.
She served on the committees that investigated the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters, the only person to participate in both.
Following the Challenger investigation, Ride was assigned to NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
She led NASA's first strategic planning effort, authored a report titled "NASA Leadership and America's Future in Space" and founded NASA's Office of Exploration.
Seventeen months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Ride died on July 23, 2012, at the age of 61, in her home in La Jolla, California.
Her obituary revealed that her partner of 27 years was Tam O'Shaughnessy, a professor emerita of school psychology at San Diego State University and childhood friend, who met her when both were aspiring tennis players.
O'Shaughnessy was also a science writer and, later, the co-founder of Sally Ride Science. They wrote six acclaimed children's science books together.
She received numerous awards throughout her lifetime and after. Sally received the National Space Society's von Braun Award, the Lindbergh Eagle, and the NCAA's Theodore Roosevelt Award. Ride was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame and was awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal twice. Two elementary schools in the United States are named after her: Sally Ride Elementary School in The Woodlands, Texas, and Sally Ride Elementary School in Germantown, Maryland.
In 1994, she received the Samuel S. Beard Award for Greatest Public Service by an Individual 35 Years or Under, an award given out annually by Jefferson Awards.
On December 6, 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Ride into the California Hall of Fame at the California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts.
In 2007, Sally was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio.
She directed public outreach and educational programs for NASA's GRAIL mission, which sent twin satellites to map the moon’s gravity.
December 17, 2012, the two GRAIL probes, Ebb and Flow, were directed to complete their mission by crashing on an unnamed lunar mountain near the crater Goldschmidt. NASA announced that it was naming the landing site in honor of Sally Ride.
The U.S. Navy announced In April 2013 that a research ship would be named in honor of Ride.This was done in 2014 with the christening of the oceanographic research vessel RV Sally Ride (AGOR-28).
May 20, 2013, a "National Tribute to Sally Ride" was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Also that same day, President Barack Obama announced that Ride would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. The medal was presented to her life partner Tam O'Shaughnessy in a ceremony at the White House on November 20, 2013.
Also in 2013, Flying magazine ranked Ride at number 50 on their list of the "51 Heroes of Aviation". The Space Foundation bestowed upon her its highest honor, the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award.
2014, Ride was inducted into the Legacy Walk, an outdoor public display that celebrates LGBT history and people.
2017, a Google Doodle honored her on International Women's Day.
in 2018 the U.S. Postal Service issued a first-class postage stamp honoring Ride.
