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Post by johnmori on Jun 16, 2024 7:23:57 GMT -5
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June 16, 1911
IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 16, 2024 7:54:22 GMT -5
June 16, 1978, Film "Grease" opens, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, based on the 1971 musical.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 16, 2024 19:37:56 GMT -5
Giraffe tongues are nearly two feet long. Giraffe tongues grow up to 18 to 20 inches. These appendages have to be sizable to navigate around the long spikes of the Vachellia and Senegalia plants they typically consume for sustenance.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Jun 16, 2024 19:48:24 GMT -5
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June 16
1963 First woman in space
On this day in 1963, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina V. Tereshkova became the first woman to travel in space, having been launched into orbit aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6, which completed 48 orbits in 71 hours.
2012 Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman in space when she and two other crew members were launched aboard the spacecraft Shenzhou 9.
1911 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a leading American computer manufacturer, was incorporated.
1903 The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford and 11 associate investors.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 16, 2024 23:56:40 GMT -5
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National Cherry Tart Day is a tart dispute.
While usually observed on June 17th, it is also suggested that June 18th and 21st are also the days for this unofficial food holiday.
To be on the safe side, make three.
Now, if you are looking for a cherry pie, we've blown the top off that day.
Or rather, it's been left off entirely. A tart has a shallow crust, and the filling can be sweet or savory.
On June 17th (18th or 21st), the choice is a sweet and lip-smacking cherry filling!
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Post by BillG on Jun 17, 2024 7:12:57 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 17TH is "National Apple Strudel Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Jun 17, 2024 7:40:01 GMT -5
Jube 17, 1972, Five men, including US President Richard Nixon's security chief, are arrested after breaking into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters at the Watergate Complex in Washington, DC. What Nixon's press secretary later dubs a 'third-rate burglary' will be the undoing of a presidency.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 17, 2024 8:30:33 GMT -5
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June 17, 1839
In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 17, 2024 21:09:14 GMT -5
Greeks and Romans used to use crocodile dung as skincare. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that crocodile feces was beneficial for the skin, and frequently used the substance as an early anti-aging treatment. According to plastic surgeon Terry Dubrow, MD, the substance was frequently combined with mud to create face masks. Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Jun 18, 2024 6:07:16 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 18TH is "National Cherry Tart Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Jun 18, 2024 7:57:07 GMT -5
June 18, 1815 Napoleon suffers a shattering defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. The battle was Napoleon's last. The French Emperor was exiled to Saint Helena where he died six years later. “To meet one's Waterloo” is still a figure of speech today indicating total defeat.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 18, 2024 8:49:26 GMT -5
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June 18, 1948
Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 18, 2024 16:09:17 GMT -5
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With the summer travel season upon us, National Wanna Get Away Day celebrates our freedom to get away on June 18.
Whether you plan a vacation today or take an impromptu vacation, celebrate today's National Day by taking steps to get away! Planning memorable trips and getaways brings out the adventurer in all of us!
These getaways take us to the family we long to see and historic places. We seek the sun, sand, big cities and the countryside, too.
It is a national pastime with deep roots - one that connects all of us to the people and places most important in our lives.
This is the perfect National Day for celebrating, dreaming, and planning all the adventures you will take this year and every year after!
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 18, 2024 23:22:10 GMT -5
More people drown in deserts than die of thirst. One would assume that dying of thirst and dehydration would be the leading cause of death in the desert, but surprisingly, it's drowning, according to the USGS. Though precipitation in the desert is infrequent, when it does rain, it comes on suddenly and very heavily. Since deserts don't have water drainage systems in place, and the rains fall too fast for the dry, clay-like soil to absorb the rainfall, water overflow becomes excessive. This also results in quicksand and sandstorms, which can lead to drowning by sand.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Jun 18, 2024 23:32:09 GMT -5
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18 June
2013, I bought my 2012 Terrain. I love my Terrain.
2006 Prelate Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, becoming the first woman chosen as a churchwide lead
1983 The first American woman to fly into outer space, Sally Ride, was launched with four other astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
1979 The SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) II treaty was signed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.er in the 400-year history of the Anglican Communion.
1940 Broadcasting from London after France fell to the Nazis, French General Charles de Gaulle appealed to his compatriots to continue World War II under his leadership.
1873 American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined after being convicted for voting in the 1872 presidential election, though she refused to pay it; in 2020 President Donald Trump pardoned Anthony, but the move was criticized by those who argued that it validated the trial.
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