Did you know that Tom Lee Park was named after a black man?

Did you know that Tom Lee Park is a city park located to the immediate west of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, overlooking the Mississippi River?

Did you know that the Tom Lee park is named after Tom Lee, an African-American riverworker, who saved the lives of 32 passengers of the sinking steamboat M.E. Norman in 1925?





Did you know that Tom Lee park hosts events throughout the year, perhaps most notably the major weekend events during Memphis in May?

Did you know that Tom Lee Park is a popular location for walkers, joggers, roller bladders and cyclists?

Tom Lee (ca. 1925)

Late during the afternoon of May 8, 1925, Lee steered his 28 ft (8.5 m) skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena, Arkansas.
Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members of the Engineers Club of Memphis, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and their families.^[1]

Did you know that Tom Lee witnessed the M.E. Norman capsize in the swift current 15 mi (24 km) downriver from Memphis at Cow Island Bend. Although he could not swim, he rescued 32 people with five trips to shore?

Did you know that because Lee acted so fast that only 23 people died?

Did you know that to honor the hero Tom Lee, the Memphis Engineers Club raised enough money to purchase a house for Lee and his wife?

Did you know that Tom Lee died of cancer on April 1, 1952 at John Gaston Hospital?

Did you know that two years after his death, the park along the Memphis Riverfront was named in his honor and a granite obelisk was erected?

David Alan Clark

Did you know that in October 2006, a bronze sculpture by artist David Alan Clark ^[2] was erected in the park to commemorate the event and to honor the civil hero?

 The sculpture depicts the rescue of a survivor saved from drowning in the Mississippi River.^[3]

Did you know that the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, held the third weekend of May, is the world's largest pork barbecue cooking competition, attracting hundreds of competitors to Tom Lee Park from around the world?






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Did you know that the 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team was the first college team to draft the 5 starters?

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1991	1	1	Larry Johnson	Charlotte Hornets
1991	1	9	Stacey Augmon	Atlanta Hawks
1991	1	12	Greg Anthony	New York Knicks
1991	2	29	George Ackles	New York Knicks
1992	1	25	Elmore Spencer	Los Angeles Clippers

Did you know that the 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team defeated Duke University, in the biggest blowout in college basketball championship game history, 103-73, to win the NCAA National Championship?

Did you know that the 1990–91 UNLV also was a first Division I National Championship in one of the three major sports?

Did you know that the 1998 UNLV golf team won the school's second team National Championship?

Did you know that the 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels also have won six individual national championships: 2 mens golf, 2 mens tennis, 2 women's track and field? 

 

Did you know that the National Institutes of Health estimates that 15 million people in the United States have some form of eczema?

Did you know that Eczema is a skin condition that creates inflammatory response to physical or environmental irritants?

Did you know that the red, itchy, and flaky skin that appears in eczema is a result of the skin's oversensitivity to external irritants?

Did you know that anybody can get eczema? although those with a family history will have a greater predisposition of developing the disease

. Did you know there is currently no cure for this condition, although there are treatments that may help to alleviate the itchy symptoms?

Did you know that the process Lichenification occurs when eczema patches ooze liquid? When the skin heals, it thickens and can radiate a leathery appearance at spots where the eczema reaction occurs.

Did you know that allergic reactions to fruit, meat, animal dander, dust, soaps, and viruses can trigger an episode of eczema?

Did you know that stress, can also induce a reaction from eczema? 

Did you know that the National Institutes of Health estimates that 15 million people in the United States have some form of eczema? 

Did you know that about 10 to 20 percent of all infants have eczema?

Did you know one of the most important components of eczema treatment is to prevent scratching?

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If you are employed at will, your employer does not need good cause to fire you?

Did you know that if you are employed at-will, your employer does not need good cause to fire you?

Did you know that 3 states do not support the at will law of employment? 

Did you know that the 3 states are Montana, Arkansas & Arizona?

Montana
Law Against At Will Doctrine
Montana Bill Search

Arkansas Bill Search
Interim Bill Providing for replacement of at-will doctrine with wrongful employment termination act
Notes on Bill (enter HR1053)

Arizona
State Statutes offer employee protection if employer breaks public policy.
Statutes also offer protection against constructive discharge 

Did you know with at will employment, if the employer decides to let you go, that you have very limited legal rights to fight your termination?

Did you know that you have rights as an At-Will Employee? 

Did you know as an at-will employee that you cannot be fired for reasons that are illegal under state and federal law?

Did you know that in these situations, the government has decided to make an exception to the general rule of at-will-employment?

Did you know that you can not be fired because you have complained about illegal activity, about discrimination or harassment, or about health and safety violations in the workplace?

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Did you know that Memphis was featured on the First 48 for several years because of the high murders per 100,000 people?

 Did you know that Memphis TN is one of the top 10 of cities in the US in obesity, bankruptcy, robbery, murder and infant mortality?

Did you know that Memphis was featured on the First 48 for several years because of the high murders per 100,000 people? 

Did you know that (SIDS) means Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?

Did you know that black babies die almost three times as often as white babies in Memphis Tennessee?

Did you know that a Safe Haven Law was passed in July of 2001, that  law was aimed at preventing mothers of unwanted children from dumping them in garbage bins and other places where the babies would die or become ill?

Did you know that the Safe Haven law allows mothers to drop off unwanted children at any medical or emergency facility, such as a fire station, with no questions asked, as long as the child is unharmed and has been born in the last 72 hours?




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DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY 2011 HAS 5 FRIDAYS, 5 SATURDAYS AND 5 SUNDAYS?

 DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY 2011 HAD 5 FRIDAYS, 5 SATURDAYS AND 5 SUNDAYS?

DID YOU KNOW THAT 5 FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE 1ST FALLS ON A MONDAY?

DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS EVENTS HAPPENS ONCE EVERY 823 YEARS?

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Did you know that "Le Gros Bill" won 17 Stanley Cup?

Did you know that Jean Arthur "Le Gros Bill" Béliveau,  is a former professional ice hockey player who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens?

Did you know that Le Gros was born August 31, 1931 and his family turned down an offer of a minor-league pro contract for Jean at age fifteen?^[5]

Did you know that Béliveau won both the Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the league's scoring champion and the Hart Memorial Trophy as its most valuable player?

 Did you know that during his 18 full seasons in Montreal, he played on 10 Stanley Cup winning teams 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971?

Did you know that Le Gros was the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy for his performance in the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs?

Did you know that Béliveau retired at the end of the 1970–71 NHL season as his team's all-time leader in points, second all-time in goals and the NHL's all-time leading playoff scorer?

Did you know that Le Gros Bill scored 507 goals and had 712 assists for 1,219 points in 1,125 NHL regular-season games plus 79 goals and 97 assists for 176 points in 162 playoff games?

Did you know that his jersey number (#4) was retired on October 9, 1971?

Did you know that in 1972, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Did you know that he is now the second all-time leading scorer in Canadiens history, behind Guy Lafleur. Only Henri Richard (1256 games) and Larry Robinson (1202 games) played more games for the Habs?

Did you know that Béliveau's name appears on the Stanley Cup a record seventeen times, including seven times as an executive for the Canadiens: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993?^[6]




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