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NEIL DIAMOND IS 85 YEARS OLD TODAY

Neil Diamond Before he was famous!
Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits - Wikipedia

 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Neil Diamond World Tour 2026 Just Dropped — 35  Dates Across North America, Europe, and Australia! Music legend and global  icon Neil Diamond has officially announced his 2026 World

Neil Diamond is the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter of "Sweet Caroline," "Coming to America" and "Cracklin’ Rosie.” He has
sold over 100 million records.

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THE THIRD – WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD

Photograph of Earth taken by the Apollo 17 mission. The Arabian peninsula, Africa and Madagascar lie in the upper half of the disc, whereas Antarctica is at the bottom.
The Blue Marble, by Apollo 17 (1972).

2025 was our planet Earth’s third-warmest year on record. That’s
just one notable fact taken from NOAA’s 2025 Global Climate
Analysis released earlier this week.

The report shows how each region of the world compares to the
past (in terms of temperature and precipitation), as well as how
and where severe weather had impacts during the 2025 year.
(Keep in mind that climate record-keeping began in 1850).

The world’s warmest year was 2024, and 2023 comes in second.

For the United States, we find that 2025 was our fourth-warmest
year. October specifically set a record as the warmest October
in the United States on record, while September and November
each ranked second-warmest.

Global surface air temperature increase above the average for the 1850–1900 designated pre-industrial reference period, based on several global temperature datasets. /C3S/ECMWF

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FORMER ASTRONAUT IS 96 TODAY

 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin - ABC News   

Buzz Aldrin - Wikipedia

 
   
Buzz Aldrin on the moon (1969) - Photographic print for sale

NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin became the second
person to walk on the moon as part of the 1969
Apollo 11 mission.  
        
        
 Buzz Aldrin receives honorary brigadier general rank - YouTube     

Buzz Aldrin (@buzzaldrin) • Facebook

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day | ITC

Honoring MLK by Protecting Our ...

Honoring MLK Jr. | Fitchburg State University
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.)
(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

Martin Luther King Jr. Quote: “I Have a Dream”

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POPULAR COMIC STRIP CREATOR HAS DIED

Dilbert Comic Strip" Art Board Print for Sale by drewfitzgeral | Redbubble

Dilbert' Cartoon Creator Scott Adams Dead at 68
Scott Raymond Adams (June 8, 1957 – January 13, 2026)

(BLAZE) – Scott Adams, creator of the iconic "Dilbert" comic
strip and
ardent Trump supporter, has passed away at the
age of 68.

Adams died Tuesday morning after a battle with prostate
cancer. He had announced his cancer diagnosis last May.

Scott Adams, Dilbert creator who went from cubicle wars to culture wars,  posts open letter to time with his death at 68 | Fortune

What kind of cancer is cartoonist Scott Adams suffering from? Here’s what we know amid his help appeal to Donald Trump
Scott Adams and President Trump.

Scott Adams, Creator of Dilbert, Dies at 68 — A Complicated Legacy of  Satire and Controversy – SW Newsmagazine

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