Archive for June, 2012

AUTHOR RAY BRADBURY IS DEAD AT 91

BRADBURY YNG

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  Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 — June 6, 2012)

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1953

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OPERATION NEPTUNE ON THIS DAY IN 1944

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landing

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legendary Hungarian photojournalist Robert Capa’s footage and 
photographs of the Normandy Landings made him famous.

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The National D-Day Memorial. Located in Bedford, Virginia

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1970

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"Teach Your Children" was written by Graham Nash when he was a member of
The Hollies. The recording features Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar. It peaked
at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts shortly after its release.
In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale used the song in a campaign commercial on
arms control.

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PORTLAND’S ROSE FESTIVAL IN 3-D

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Very scarce 3 reel View-Master packet. Only a few exist today.


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The View Master viewer

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COVERED BY LIFE ON THIS DAY IN 1944

life mag june 5, 1944

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Schwinn ad from the above issue of Life Magazine

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