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IT MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY

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Benny Goodman

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Benjamin David Goodman
(May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986)

Benny Goodman was a clarinetist and bandleader
known as the "King of Swing".

From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one
of the most popular
swing big bands in the United
States.

Benny Goodman - The Hits Of Benny Goodman (1963, Vinyl) | Discogs

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TOP OF THE WORLD REACHED ON THIS DAY

  Everest – Climbing the Seven Summits with Mike Hamill
   
    
 

At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand
and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first
explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at
29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth.

  
   


Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach Everest summit.

70th Anniversary Of The First Ascent Of Everest | Barron's

What are the most iconic Everest climbs in 70 years of history ...

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TODAY’S JOKE IS A SAD ONE INDEED!

CUNY Law commencement speaker Fatima Mousa Mohammed
CUNY Law commencement speaker Fatima Mousa
Mohammed says laws are ‘White supremacy.’
(Fox News Digital )

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FUTURE PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY

Jennifer Aniston: John F Kennedy Childhood Pictures

Young JFK Pattern Mixing

Kennedy Civil Rights Address. President John F Kennedy’s 1963 Civil… | by Legal Affairs Canada ...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

One of America’s best-loved presidents, John Fitzgerald
Kennedy
, was born into a politically and socially prominent
family in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917.

He was the first American president to be born and then
serve in the 20th century.

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THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

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