Archive for August 10th, 2023

INSTITUTION ESTABLISHED ON THIS DAY

The Smithsonian Institution - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) Landmarks ...

The Smithsonian Institution is a group of museums, education
and
research centers, the largest such complex in the world,
created by the
U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion
of knowledge”.  Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a
trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the
three branches of the federal government. The institution is
named after its founding donor, British scientist
James
Smithson
. It was originally organized as the United States
National Museum, but that name ceased to exist in 1967.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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James Smithson, the scientist who started the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Insider
James Smithson  (c. 1765 – 27 June 1829)

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CAN YOU RELATE TO THIS SITUATION?


WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING AT THE STORE AND IT’S ALWAYS OUT OF REACH ON THE TOP SHELF!

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VOICE ACTOR OF POPULAR SHOW DEAD AT 64

Johnny Hardwick Dead: ‘King Of The Hill’ Voice Actor Was 64 – Deadline

"King of the Hill" voice actor Johnny M. Hardwick has died.

Hardwick’s death was confirmed to Fox News Digital by
the Austin (Texas) Police Department.

The police responded to a welfare check call on Tuesday
and found a deceased body that was later identified as
Hardwick. The actor’s death is not being investigated
as a homicide. , Austin police told Fox News Digital.

The cause of death will be determined by the Travis
County Medical Examiner but remains unknown at
this time.

Hardwick had four Prime Time Emmy nominations and in 
1999 he won an Emmy Award for his work as a producer
on King of the Hill.

King of the Hill (TV Series 1997-2010) - Logos — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Johnny Hardwick, Voice Actor of Dale on King of the Hill, Has Died ...

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FIRST PG-13 FILM OPENED ON THIS DAY

Red Dawn (1984) | Dawn movie, Movie posters, Movies

On August 10, 1984, the action thriller Red Dawn, starring
Patrick Swayze, opened in theaters as the first movie to be
released with a PG-13 rating. The Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA), which oversees the movie rating system,
had announced the new PG-13 category in July of that same
year.

Red Dawn (1984), PG-13, and Hurtful Messages for Young Men (Review) | by E Parker | incluvie ...

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SERIAL KILLER ARRESTED ON THIS DAY

On August 10, 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz
was arrested and charged with being the “Son of Sam,” the serial
killer who terrorized
New York City for more than a year, killing
six young people and wounding seven others with a .44-caliber
revolver. Because Berkowitz generally targeted attractive young
women with long brown hair, hundreds of young women had their
hair cut short and dyed blonde during the time he terrorized the
city. Thousands more simply stayed home at night.

After his arrest, Berkowitz claimed that demons and a black
Labrador retriever owned by a neighbor named Sam had
ordered him to commit the killings.
 

'Son of Sam' NYC killer hospitalized for heart surgery | Daily Mail Online
David Richard Berkowitz (born Richard David Falco)
Turned 70 June 1st.

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