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Post by soutxed on May 31, 2021 7:49:21 GMT -5
May 31, 1921, During the Tulsa Race Massacre, which occurred over 18 hours from May 31 to June 1, 1921, a white mob attacked residents, homes and businesses in the predominantly Black Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event remains one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, and, for a period, remained one of the least-known: News reports were largely squelched, despite the fact that hundreds of people were killed and thousands left homeless.
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Post by BillG on May 31, 2021 9:17:05 GMT -5
Who knew??? On May 31st, 1859 "Big Ben" started keeping time. The clock at the top of Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the British Houses of Parliament is one of the world's best-known timekeepers.
 
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Post by MidnightSun on May 31, 2021 22:28:14 GMT -5
You can buy a flying bicycle. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but British inventors John Foden and Yannick Read have come up with a bicycle that actually flies. The XploreAir Paravelo is composed of a folding bicycle and a lightweight trailer that contains a biofuel-powered fan motor. The motor turns the fan, and with enough of a runway, it can reach up to 25 mph in the air and 4,000 feet in altitude. While the inventors were unable to reach their funding goal to produce enough Xplore Airs for wide availability, they are offering their inventive services through "bespoke productions"
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Post by johnmori on Jun 1, 2021 5:48:32 GMT -5
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June 1, 1974
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 1, 2021 8:02:11 GMT -5
June 1, 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11, becoming the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 1, 2021 15:35:11 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 2, 2021 0:24:22 GMT -5
The master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock was frightened of eggs. He terrified audiences with movies like Psycho and The Birds, considered himself an ovaphobe — someone frightened of eggs. Alfred Hitchcock explained to an interviewer in 1963: "I'm frightened of eggs, worse than frightened; they revolt me. That white round thing without any holes, and when you break it, inside there's that yellow thing, round, without any holes… Blood is jolly, red. But egg yolk is yellow, revolting. I've never tasted it."
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Post by BillG on Jun 2, 2021 6:15:11 GMT -5
Who knew??? On June 2nd, 1935 Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player.
 
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Post by johnmori on Jun 2, 2021 7:12:28 GMT -5
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June 2, 1979
Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 2, 2021 8:18:26 GMT -5
June 2, n 1897, Mark Twain was quoted by the New York Journal as saying from London that “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” (Twain was responding to a report in the New York Herald that he was “grievously ill” and “possibly dying.”)
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 2, 2021 11:06:51 GMT -5
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 National Rocky Road Day celebrates chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts on June 2nd. In the United States, the most popular way to eat Rocky Road is ice cream.
Although Rocky Road comes in many variations, traditionally, the ice cream includes chocolate ice cream, nuts, and marshmallows. Today, there are variations with vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips, and almonds.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 3, 2021 1:15:12 GMT -5
Pittsburgh is the only city where all three major sports teams share the same colors. Black and gold are beloved colors in Pittsburgh, especially for sports fans who proudly wear them whether they're rooting for the Steelers (NFL), the Penguins (NHL), or the Pirates (MLB). According to The Wichita Eagle, the inspiration for the choice of color is "pretty simple — they are the colors of Pittsburgh's flag, which is based on the coat of arms of William Pitt, the 18th century British prime minister for whom the city is named.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 3, 2021 5:26:29 GMT -5
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June 3, 1965
The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 3, 2021 8:26:16 GMT -5
June 3, 1621, the Dutch West India Co. received its charter for a trade monopoly in parts of the Americas and Africa.
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Post by BillG on Jun 3, 2021 9:48:59 GMT -5
Who knew??? On June 3rd, 1976 Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" goes gold.
 
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