Twenty Things You Might Not Know About the Movie 'Vacation'-- Part 3: About the Dog's Death and 'Holiday Road'

11.  Jane Krakowski made her big screen debut in 'Vacation' at age 14 as Eddie's daughter, Cousin Vicki.  She was also in "30 Rock."

12.  Imogene Coca, who played Aunt  Edna was hesitant about taking the role because she didn't think she could be mean enough.

13.  Chevy Chase and James Keach, who plays the Highway Patrol officer, improvised much of the scene in which Clark accidentally killed Aunt Edna's dog Dinky by forgetting to untie his leash from the rear bumper.  The two are  noticeably trying to stifle laughter during the scene.

14.  Stunt coordinator  Dick Ziker made a bet against other crew members that he would be able to jump the Family Truckster over 50 feet during the desert crash.  He won the bet.

**  Lindsay Buckingham's "Holiday Road," which serves as the movie's theme song,  rose to #82 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart thanks to the popularity of the movie.

--CooterPoorDoggie

A Timeline of 9/11-- Part 3: The Second Crash

**  8:47 am:  Within seconds after the first crash, NYPD and NYFD dispatch units to the World Trade Center, while Port Authority officers on the site begin immediate evacuation of the North Tower.

**  8:50:   White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card alerts  President George W. Bush that a plane has hit the World Trade Center; the president is visiting a m elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, at the time.

**  9:02:  After initially telling occupants of the WTC's South Tower to remain in the building, Port Authority officials broadcast orders to evacuate both towers via the public address system; an estimated  10,000 to 14,000 are already in the process of evacuating.

**  9:03 am:  Hijackers crash United Airlines175 into floors 75-85 of the WTC's South Tower, killing everyone on board and hundreds in the tower.

**  9:08 am:  The FAA Bans all takeoffs of flights going to New York City or through airspace around the city.

At 7:50 am I was outside my room supervising the arrival of students.  By 7:55 they were in the room and working on the Daily Challenge questions on the board while I took attendance.  Completely oblivious about what was going on.

Boys Stealing Rides on the Street Cars in 1920

From the April 2, 2020, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1920, 100 Years Ago.

"The DeKalb-Sycamore Traction Company  is complaining about small boys stealing rides on the back end of the street car.    It isn't that the company is afraid that it will lose a few 'shekels' but that the boys may be injured.

"The police are watching for them and if caught the boys are apt to get in trouble."

--Cooter

Wondering What the Police Did in 1945? Did You have a 'Double-D' Charge?

From the May 6, 2020, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1945, 75 Years Ago.

"Police department report for the month of April, as prepared by Chief of Police Horace Fothergill shows thirteen arrested during the thirty day period.  The arrests included ten on the "double-D" charge, drunk and disorderly, three on disorderly  conduct, and one person was arrested for not having a drivers license.

"Other activities of the department during the month included six autos stopped for defective lights, eleven complaints answered, two attempted burglaries, three stolen bicycles recovered, three minor auto mishaps, nine funeral and three bank escorts, five fires attended and five dogs disposed of  on the order of the department by the veterinarian."

"Defund the Police?"   Yea, Right.   Idiots.   --Cooter

Criminals Active Even During War Time in 1944

From the December 18, 2019, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1944, 75 Years Ago.

"Chief of police, B.F. Peck today asked that the Secret Service department remind the merchants that check thieves and check forgers  do their Christmas shopping  with stolen and forged checks if merchants and housewives aren't particularly  careful.

"Chief Peck  stated that the government mails out nearly one million checks each day and that check thieves steal as many as they can from mailboxes."

Bah!!  Humbug!!!  Where's the Christmas Spirit.  --Cooter

See If You Can Guess the Date of These Headlines from the Seattle Daily Times

Help Bar Deadly Influenza from Seattle

CHURCHES, SCHOOLS CLOSED

Epidemic Puts Ban on All Public Assemblies

Seattle to Make Fight on the Disease

Police Ordered to Close Public Places

Guess the Date of These Headlines.

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Here's some more front page headlines to give you a clue:


Only One-Half of City's Quota for Loan Subscribed

Blast Shatters Dozens of Towns in New Jersey

New Wage Scale in Shipyards to Run from August 1

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These might help even some more:

Americans and French Smash Foe

U.S. Troops Smash Huns in Argonne

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The date of the newspaper is October 5, 1918.  The so-called Spanish Flu Pandemic was going on as well as World War I.  Today we have the COVID-19 Pandemic and Black Lives Matter.

--Cooter

Warning to You Speeders: VASCAR's Here in 1969

From the February 20, 2019, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1969, 50 Years Ago.

"State trooper Bernhardy demonstrated a new speed detection device at the DeKalb County Courtgouse.

"The device, called Vascar, is an electronic computer  that measures distance and time and computes the resultant speed and is designed to replace the patrol car speedometer  as a speed measuring tool."

Get Your Tickets Here.  --GreGen

A 'Likely' Story About No School in 1919

From the March 27, 2019, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"One of the little fellows attending school here sprung one on Captain Rowe of the police force this morning, and although a triffle slangy, is too good to keep.

"Just imagine a little fellow about seven years old, and the policeman in a conversation and the latter putting the query as to the reason the little was not in school.  Here is the little fellow's reply:  'Huh, thank the Lord there is scarlet fever at the school, and we don't have no school until Monday.' "

Yeah, Right Kid.  Is That Your Best Excuse?  --Cooter

Chicago Race Riot 1919-- Part 7: On the Bike Tour

You can find details of those who died that week, both Black and White on an interactive map created by Univ. of Chicago Professor John D. Clegg that also lists the injured and incidents of bombing and arson.

**  The next stop on the bike tour is 3624 S. King Dr., once home to famed civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who took testimony from victims and appeared before a grand jury on their behalf.

**  Then to 3365 S. Indiana Ave., a home bomb with homemade explosions or Molotav cocktails which white gangs used to destroy homes in the "Black Belt."

**  Next is 3501 S. Wabash Ave., now the Chicago Police Dept. headquarters parking lot.  In 1919, it was the site of the Angelus, the only building in the "Black Belt" with predominantly white residents.  Four people were killed here in a clash between Blacks and police.

**  Across the street is De La Salle Institute, where the late Mayor Richard J. Daley graduated in 1919.  Daley was a member of the Hamburg Athletic Club, a Bridgeport Irish gang cited for some of the beatings and bombings.  Daley always denied that he took part in the riots.

The Chicago 1919 Race Riot-- Part 4: What Happened to Start It

Beaches were packed that hot day and black youths playing on a raft drifted over an invisible but accepted line that separated Blacks and Whites at 29th Street Beach.  This angered Whites.

The Chicago Tribune says the 29th Street Beach was for Whites and the 25th Street Beach was for Blacks.

George Stauber, a 24-year-old white man, hurled stones at the boys until 17-year-old Eugene Williams fell off the raft and drowned.  Daniel Callahan, the first police officer to arrive, refused to arrest Stauber -- angering Blacks.

Today, these two beaches are part of the Burnham Park Beaches which consist of 25th/26th Street Beaches and the Margaret Taylor Burroughs (31st Street) Beach

And, the riot started from that point.

The Case of the "Rough Looking and Dirty" Fellows in 1918

From the August 29, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"Four fellows, rough looking and dirty,  were lurking around the railroad station this morning and when they saw an officer coming, whose coat happened to fly open enough to show a star,  the boys very hastily made themselves absent.

"When the Sterling passenger train came in, they all boarded the train between the tender and first coach, and one was dragged a few feet before getting on the train.  It is probably a good thing for the city that they made their departure in this manner, as it would have been necessary to send them on their way had the police discovered them."

--Cooter

A Ginger Ale Crime Spree in DeKalb in 1918

From the July 18, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"The DeKalb police department, or rather a member of it had a little experience yesterday afternoon, all due to the fact that a case of ginger ale was unintentionally left left out of doors.  The kids sneaked down the alley, four of them in all, each helping himself to a bottle of said ginger ale.

"Discovering that Officer Sid Rowe was on their trail they began to run.  The officer chased them for some little distance,and then after they had disposed of the goods by hiding, stopped.  The officer told them to go get the bottles, take them back here they got them, which they did, and report to the station.  The boys were given a severe reprimand.

Crime in 1918?  --CootAle

A Family Squabble in DeKalb in 1918

From the August 1, 2018, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"The DeKalb police department received a call from the north side and one of the night patrolmen responded to the call..

"Gale Hamilton was working the desk Saturday night, and being a man of details, reported the incident as follows:  "Officer called to the north side, responded and found a family squabble."

Yes, Dear!  --  Cooter

Too Hot for Crime in 1918?

From the August 15, 2018, MidWeek  (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"There is little to do, day or night at the police station these days, it being either too hot for violations of the city's laws, or else those fellows who are in the habit of getting arrested occasionally have left the city or have turned over a new leaf.

"For the last two nights, the desk sergeant has had nothing to do but sit and read the paper, and try to keep cool, and he said that he wished there was a little work now and then to break the monotony."

Hey, Bad Guys,  Bored Cops.  --Cooter

Chickens On the Lam in DeKalb in 1918

From the July 11, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"The DeKalb police department has again been bothered the last few days by calls regarding chickens, large ones and small ones.

"At this time of the year, it is absolutely necessary that all people keep chickens shut up within yards and coops to allow the growing of garden stuff."

A Chick Chick Here, A Chick Chick ....  --Cooter

The Problem With Finns in 1917: Fighting It Out

From the July 5, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back.

1917, 100 Years Ago

"A gang of Finns up in the northeast part of DeKalb got into a melee yesterday and riving the fracas one man was the victim with with two others the guilty ones.  The victim's shirt was torn and he suffered a fracture of a thumb.

The police were called to the scene and with the aid of the public safety wagon, the offenders were bought to town, and it is probably they will be assessed a stiff fine for their fun of besting up the other guy."

--Brock-Perry

Looking Back to 1966: Strange Lights in the Sky Over NIU

From the March 30, 2016, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1966, 50 Years Ago.

"DeKalb police, county sheriff's department and NIU Security Police investigated reports of an unidentified flying object near campus at about 12:45 this morning..  About 15 residents of West Neptune's girl's dormitory viewed the light at about 12:45.

"It changed colors -- alternating between a reddish to a bluish color -- and remained for about an hour, one of the girls said.  It had no particular shape, yet appeared to be rotating."

So, What Were the Gals Actually Smoking or Imbibing?  --Cooter

Looking Back to 1916: Lawlessness Even Back Then, What Is Good for the Goose

From the September 21, 2016, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1916, 100 years ago.

"Mr. Howland of Sycamore made complaint to police that boys entering his lot and chasing his geese.  He described them and 'the gang of young bandits have been committing as many acts of lawlessness during the past months, and they may be taken.'"

**  "DeKalb has a new patrol wagon "Public Safety' conveyance was delivered."

So, we had hooligans even back then.  Guess the new patrol wagon could be used to transport them to jail when caught.

--Cooter

Looking Back to 1916: Nothing Runs Like a Deer, Shot in the Head

From the March 16, 2016, MidWeek "Looking Back."

**  "A running deer from the herd of C.W. Marsh was cornered.  Arthur Self says, 'that if anyone can 'run like a deer," they are traveling at a fast clip, as he never knew an animal could run as fast as did that one on Saturday when it cleared their heads with one jump and proceeded west on Lincoln Highway."

**  "Joseph Ogden, former chief of police who was shot in the head a few years ago by a crazy man whom he had taken in charge, went to DeKalb Wednesday for the purpose of having an x-ray examination taken of his head."

Fast Deer and Crazy men Even Back Then.  --DaCoot

National Doughnut Day-- Part 2: "Doughnut Lassies"

Doughnut Day was established by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor its Doughnut Lassies who served treats to soldiers during World War I.  They are credited with popularizing the doughnut in the United States when the troops returned home after the war.

The Salvation Army celebrated its first Doughnut Day in Chicago to help raise funds during the Great Depression.

I believe in Illinois, this is also connected with Cop on a Roof Day where police get up on the roofs of Dunkin' Donut stores to get people to come in and donate.

--DaDonutter