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TRIVIA
Tucson is an Indian word meaning
“place of dark springs” or
“springs at the base of a black hill”. About 1900, Americans began to pronounce it
“too-sahn”. Today Mexicans still pronounce it
“took-sone”.
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HISTORICAL EVENT
The region now known as Tucson, Arizona was probably first visited by Paleo-Indians, known to have been in southern Arizona by about 12,000 years ago.
In late January 1934, five members of the Dillinger gang, including John Dillinger, himself, were arrested in Tucson. They were five of the top six names on the FBI's first Public Enemy list.
At the
University of Arizona, where records have been kept since 1894, the record maximum temperature was 115 degrees
F. on June 19, 1960, and July 28, 1995, and the record minimum temperature was 6 degrees
F. on January 7, 1913.
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WORD FOR TODAY
saguaro [suh-
gwah'-ro]
nounA very large cactus
(Carnegiea gigantea) of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, having ribbed upward-curving branches, white funnel-shaped flowers, and edible red fruit.
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CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
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At five o'clock in the morning we left to drive to Old Tucson, and I sat with my mouth open in the van. I was stunned by the beauty of that country.--Erika Slezak
NASA TV
