This Day in History......

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May 29, 1979
Judge John Wood, known as “Maximum John,” is assassinated outside his San Antonio, Texas, home as he bent down to look at a flat tire on his car. Actor Woody Harrelson’s father, Charles Harrelson, was charged with the murder after evidence revealed that drug kingpin Jimmy Chagra, whose case was about to come up before “Maximum John,” had paid him $250,000.

 

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May 30, 1911
On this day in 1911, Ray Harroun drives his single-seater Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500, now one of the world’s most famous motor racing competitions

 

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May 31, 1859
The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high St. Stephen’s Tower, rings out over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time on this day in 1859.

 

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June 1, 1980
(Fake News Friday)
On this day in 1980, CNN (Cable News Network), the world’s first 24-hour television news network, makes its debut. The network signed on at 6 p.m. EST from its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with a lead story about the attempted assassination of civil rights leader Vernon Jordan. CNN went on to change the notion that news could only be reported at fixed times throughout the day. At the time of CNN’s launch, TV news was dominated by three major networks–ABC, CBS and NBC–and their nightly 30-minute broadcasts. Initially available in less than two million U.S. homes, today CNN is seen in more than 89 million American households and over 160 million homes internationally.

 

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June 2, 1935
On this day in 1935, Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seasons, 10 World Series and 714 home runs. The following year, Ruth, a larger-than-life figure whose name became synonymous with baseball, was one of the first five players inducted into the sport’s hall of fame.

 

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I didn’t realize he played in NY
For a while !
It’s to Bad the Yankees under utilized him ,, was a great pitcher !! Lol

 

[MyTripisCut]

I didn’t realize he played in NY
For a while !

And no one gives Gehrig his due! Great hitter.

 

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June 3, 1956
Santa Cruz, California, a favorite early haunt of author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters, was an established capital of the West Coast counterculture scene by the mid-1960s. Yet just 10 years earlier, the balance of power in this crunchy beach town 70 miles south of San Francisco tilted heavily toward the older side of the generation gap. In the early months of the rock-and-roll revolution, in fact, at a time when adult authorities around the country were struggling to come to terms with a booming population of teenagers with vastly different musical tastes and attitudes, Santa Cruz captured national attention for its response to the crisis. On June 3, 1956, city authorities announced a total ban on rock and roll at public gatherings, calling the music “Detrimental to both the health and morals of our youth and community.”

 

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June 6th 1944
D- Day
The invasion of Normandy France to rid the world of the German Nazi scum ,, Here’s a beer to you uncle Leo ! You lived it ! Rip

 

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June 6th 1944
D- Day
The invasion of Normandy France to rid the world of the German Nazi scum ,, Here’s a beer to you uncle Leo ! You lived it ! Rip

Those men were more men than any.

 

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June 7, 1913
On this day in 1913, Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley, the highest point on the American continent at 20,320 feet.

 

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June 7, 1913
On this day in 1913, Hudson Stuck, an Alaskan missionary, leads the first successful ascent of Mt. McKinley, the highest point on the American continent at 20,320 feet.

You’ve been slacking !!
I had to pull your weight !!
And don’t give me the “ I was on vacation “ line again!! I’m a busy guy here !!

 

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You’ve been slacking !!
I had to pull your weight !!
And don’t give me the “ I was on vacation “ line again!! I’m a busy guy here !!

It was 107 degrees...I was a little "hot under the collar".

 

[Covemastah]

It was 107 degrees...I was a little "hot under the collar".

lol. You’re excused !!
I think I did ok

 

[oldngray]

It was 107 degrees...I was a little "hot under the collar".

Hockey weather?

 

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lol. You’re excused !!
I think I did ok

thanks for playing!

 

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June 8, 1948
On this day in 1948, a hand-built aluminum prototype labeled “No. 1″ becomes the first vehicle to bear the name of one of the world’s leading luxury car manufacturers: Porsche.

 

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June 9, 1993
On this day in 1993, the now-infamous madam-to-the-stars Heidi Fleiss is arrested as part of a sting operation run by the Los Angeles Police and Beverly Hills Police Departments and the U.S. Justice Department.