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Post by soutxed on May 25, 2021 8:18:24 GMT -5
May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, died when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and pleading that he couldn’t breathe; Floyd’s death, captured on video by a bystander, would lead to worldwide protests, some of which turned violent, and a reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
May 25, 1977, the world changed forever. That was the day when we first saw on movie screens the words, “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . .” Then came the iconic logo for “STAR WARS” and John Williams’ unforgettable orchestral music.
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Post by BillG on May 25, 2021 8:23:12 GMT -5
Who knew??? May 25th is "Geek Pride Day", an initiative to promote geek culture.
 
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Post by johnmori on May 25, 2021 17:25:44 GMT -5
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May 25, 1935
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 26, 2021 0:31:16 GMT -5
The name "bonobo" resulted from a misspelling. "Bonobo," the common name for apes, may sound like some sort of translation of a meaningful term, but in fact, it was the result of a typo. Researchers reputedly first found the animals in the town of Bolobo, Zaire, in the '20s, but the name of the place was misspelled "Bonobo" on the shipping crate in which the animal was placed, leading others to refer to the animal by the name, which stuck.
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Post by johnmori on May 26, 2021 5:47:30 GMT -5
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May 26, 1923
The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
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Post by BillG on May 26, 2021 8:00:43 GMT -5
Who knew??? May 26th is "World Dracula Day". Lovers of literature and vampires alike gather to celebrate the most famous vampire of all – Dracula. World Dracula Day commemorates the publication date of Bram Stoker's Dracula on May 26, 1897.
 
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Post by soutxed on May 26, 2021 8:18:28 GMT -5
May 26, 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of some 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.
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Post by sandipaws on May 26, 2021 19:24:47 GMT -5
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It could be a sticky situation on May 27th as we recognize National Cellophane Tape Day. Can you imagine where we would be without this invention? Wrapping presents would be slightly more difficult without it.
Also known as invisible tape or Scotch Tape, this innovation can be found in every household and office. Richard Gurley Drew (June 22, 1899 – December 14, 1980) invented the invisible tape in 1930. He created the tape from cellulose and originally called it cellulose tape. His career started at the 3M company in 1920 in St. Paul, Minnesota where he developed a masking tape for the automotive industry in 1925.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 26, 2021 23:40:53 GMT -5
There is an annual Coffee Break Festival. For millions of people, the coffee break is a key but often under-appreciated part of each day. To stop and give the break its proper due, the town of Stoughton, Wisconsin, hosts an annual Coffee Break Festival. The gathering includes coffee tastings, "brew-offs," and bean-spitting contests. Why Stoughton? According to city officials, the coffee break was "born" in the city in the late 1800s, as women working at the local Gunderson Tobacco Warehouse began the ritual of pausing during the workday to brew up some coffee and have a chat.
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Post by johnmori on May 27, 2021 5:10:46 GMT -5
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May 27, 1933
The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
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Post by soutxed on May 27, 2021 8:27:26 GMT -5
May 27, 1861, Chief Justice Roger Taney, sitting as a federal circuit court judge in Baltimore, ruled that President Abraham Lincoln lacked the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (Lincoln disregarded the ruling).
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Post by BillG on May 27, 2021 11:25:33 GMT -5
Who knew??? May 27th is "National Grape Popsicle Day".
 
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Post by sandipaws on May 27, 2021 21:01:31 GMT -5
Who Knew??? The Friday before Memorial Day is declared National Road Trip Day and serves as the official kickoff of the summer road trip season. Millions of Americans hit the road each year over the long weekend, visiting friends and family while paying tribute to our American heroes.
Two-thirds of American drivers (54 percent)* report an increase in the number of trips they plan to take this summer and more than half (53%) of people plan to take a road trip. And we may see a new trend on the rise, with 52% of respondents reporting that the pandemic has made them more likely to take an outdoors-focused trip.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 28, 2021 0:49:34 GMT -5
Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Because they must be constantly on the lookout for predators, the marine mammals have developed a neat trick of maintaining partial consciousness even as part of their brain sleeps. Researchers have tested whether this "half sleep" negatively impacts the animals' alertness during the day, but have found that even after five days of having their nocturnal alertness constantly tested, they've remained as alert and perceptive as ever.
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Post by soutxed on May 28, 2021 8:03:22 GMT -5
May 28, 1977, 165 people were killed when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky. Who knew.
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