Thursday, June 3, 2010

Hello Friends, Hello Friends...

Repeat Day
I said, Repeat Day. This day is not a day to just verbally repeat what you (or others) say, but to re-eat things (like that doughnut), watch things (like Breakfast Club again), Take a second nap, Drive around the inner loop a second time. Come on, use your imagination and report back here what you repeated today.

1965-Edward H White floated in space for 21 minutes, the first time this has happened.
1964-Rolling Stones starts their first US tour.
1960-“The right to an attorney” is ruled by the US Supremen Ct ih Gideon vs Wainwright.
1953-Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge.
1889-First long-distance electric power transmission line in US was completed. Portland OR, to the generator at Willamette Falls, 14 miles.
1888-Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was published in the San francisco Examiner.

1942-singer/songwriter Curtis Mayfield. Sang with The Impressions and wrote scores of scores including, He will Break Your Heart, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um and Let’s Do It Again.
1926-Allen Ginsberg, poet. Best known for his obscenity trial for the importation of his book, Howl.
1925-actor, Tony Curtis. Dig into The Great Imposter.
1890-Elda Furry-Famous Hollywood gossip columnist, Oh, you might know her as Hedda Hopper.
1865-King George V, ruler of England.
1857- Sir Edward Elgar-never heard of him? Well, you have (probably unless you can’t read this) heard him! He composed the timeless Pomp and Circumstance (better known as the Graduation Song).

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