Archive for June, 2022

HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

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1968

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SHELTER HAS THE ‘’UNICORN” OF CATS

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Although The Animal Foundation takes in many animals each day,
one kitten is catching the attention of many at the shelter.

The Animal Foundation posted on social media Friday that they
currently have, what they call, a super rare male calico kitten at
their facility.

According to the nonprofit, only one out of every 3,000 calico cats
is male, and they are sometimes referred to as the "unicorns" of
cats.

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ORIGINAL BABY FOOD MODEL HAS DIED

Ann Turner Cook's death at the age of 95.
Ann Turner Cook with a poster of a charcoal drawing
of her as an infant used on Gerber baby food products.
(AP)

The original Gerber baby, Ann Turner Cook, passed away at the
age of 95 on Friday, June 3. The news was shared in a statement
from Gerber on Instagram.

Cook, who was born in 1926, was the model for the Gerber Baby
artwork which was seen on baby food packages of the Gerber
Products Company. She was also a mystery novelist.

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FIRST AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE IN 1965

Outside the Gemini IV spacecraft, astronaut Ed White floats in the microgravity of space.

 

On June 3, 1965, Ed White became the first American to walk in
space when he ventured outside the Gemini capsule into the
vacuum of the cosmos. He was among NASA’s Astronaut Group
2, an elite group of nine astronauts selected for the Gemini
program.  (Space)

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Edward Higgins White II
(November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967)

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