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Just thinking about her singing that practically gives me an orgasm. Part of the reason might be that it was on this day a few years ago, if I recall correctly, that I was kidnaped by aliens and after extracting everything from my brain they let me go. |
On this day in 1929 Charles Lindbergh took off for Paris from Long Island, N.Y., his plane- the Spirit of St. Louis. Several hours (33 1/2) later he became the first man to do a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
And five years to the day later... Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland landing in Ireland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Newfoundland to Ireland? What is that? The aviation version of a ladies tee? Also on this day in 1969 U.S. and South Vietnamese forces finally captured Apbia Mountain, AKA Hamburger Hill. One of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. |
May 21, 1881 Clara Barton founded what became the American Red Cross.
On May 21, 1999 Susan Lucci finally won a Daytime Emmy on her 19th nomination...persistence pays off? |
On May 23, 1701, in London, Captain William Kidd was hanged after being convicted of murder and piracy...
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On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line. The first message was sent from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD. The message was "What hath God wrought?"
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On May 25, 1925, John Scopes was indicted for teaching the Darwinian theory in school...
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On May 26,1959, the word "Frisbee" became a registered trademark of Wham-O...
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On May 27, 1647, Achsah Young, a resident of Windsor, CT, was executed for being a "witch." It was the first recorded American execution of a "witch."
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On May 28, 585BC, the Persian-Lydian battle ended...
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On May 29, 1910, an airplane raced a train from Albany, NY, to New York City. The airplane pilot Glenn Curtiss won the $10,000 prize...
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doesnt seem like much of a race now-a-days.
i wonder how close the race was....time for google to do its thing. |
On May 30, 1868, Memorial Day was observed for the first time in the U.S...
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On May 31, 1879, New York's Madison Square Garden opened...
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On June 1, 1921, a race riot erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 85 people were killed...
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On June 2, 1851, Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol...
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On June 3, 1923, in Italy, Benito Mussolini granted women the right to vote...
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June 3, 1989, in Beijing China, military troops and tanks descended upon thousands of unarmed protesters, killing hundreds and arresting thousands, in hardline efforts to take control of tiananmen square.
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On June 4, 1919, the U.S. Senate passed the Women's Suffrage bill...
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On June 5, 1968, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was mortally shot in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy died early the next morning...
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On June 6, 1813, the U.S. invasion of Canada was halted at Stony Creek, Ontario...
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On June 6th , 1944 Allied troops invaded the beaches of Normandy- D-Day.
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On June 7, 1966, Sony Corporation unveiled its brand new consumer home videotape recorder. The black and white only unit sold for $995...
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On June 8, 0452, Italy was invaded by Attila the Hun...
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On this day in 1995 the U.S. Marines rescued Capt. Scott O'Grady. His F16-C fighter jet had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs on June 2.
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On June 9, 1534, Jacques Cartier became the first to sail into the river he named Saint Lawrence...
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On June 10, 1920, he Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage...
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On June 11, 1509, King Henry VIII married his first of six wives, Catherine of Aragon...
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On June 12, 1897, Carl Elsener patented his penknife. The object later became known as the Swiss army knife...
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On June 13, 1789, ice cream was served to General George Washington by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton...
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On June 14th, 1775, the Continental Army was founded by the Continental Congress for purposes of common defense. This event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army. On June 15, George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief...
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On this day in 1940 German troops entered Paris. The French put up valiant surrender.
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On June 15, 1389, Ottoman Turks crushed Serbia in the Battle of Kosovo...
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On June 16, 1883, the New York Giants baseball team admitted all ladies for free to the ballpark. It was the first Ladies Day...
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On this day in 1963 The Soviets launched a former textile worker, Valentina Tereshkova, into space. So first women in space on this day in '63.
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On June 17, 1872, George M. Hoover began selling whiskey in Dodge City, Kansas. The town had been dry up until this point...
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On June 18, 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated by an international army under the Duke of Wellington. Napoleon abdicated on June 22...
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On June 19, 1903, the young school teacher, Benito Mussolini, was placed under investigation by police in Bern, Switzerland...
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On June 20, 1756, in India, 150 British soldiers were imprisoned in a cell that became known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta..."
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On June 21, 1913, Georgia Broadwick became the first woman to jump from an airplane...
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