Today is Swim a Lap Day. If I had a pool, I would! Oh, man would I love the feel of that right now! I did not sign up for heatwaves!
What were you doing on this day in:
1997- The Blue Book file on Roswell, NM was released. Well, not really the Blue Book file, but US Air Force released all the info it had about the supposed space craft crash there…yeah right they did!
1981- The Humber Bridge, connecting Yorksire and Lincolnshire, opened for use. It is the world’s longest single-span suspension bridge (well, at least until 1998).
1974- My Cheerios has a weird white box with black lines on the back. What the heck is that? I’ve never seen it before! What the heck is that BEEPing noise at the cash register?
1957- Obscenities are not protected byt the 1st Amendment, so sayeth the US Supreme Court.
1947- Piliot, Kenneth Arnold (not known for being a pilot) reported seeing 9 glowing saucer-like disks. US’s first know UFO sighting.
1916- Actress, Mary Pickford, was the first film star to get a million dollar contract (male or female).
1509- The 8th Henry is crowned King of England.
1374- Prussians are afflicted with a cruel epidemic oc St. John’s Dance, hallucinations, writhing and girations (before they knew what that meant). Seriously, there was (is?) such a thing.
BIRTHDAYS:
1967- er actress, Sherry Stringfield.
1956- Jake and the Fat Man actor, Joe Penny.
1946- Space Shuttle astronaut, Ellison Onizuka. (Died in the Challenger disaster).
1945- NY Governor, George Pataki.
1942- Knots Landing actress, Michele Lee.
1942- Fleetwood Mac musician, Mick Fleetwood.
1895- Boxing champ, Jack Dempsey.
1842- The Devil’s Dictionary writer, Ambrose Bierce.
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