Archive for May 25th, 2024

A RECENT ONCE IN A DECADE DISCOVERY

Split image of hands holding coins over dig site


A European woman recently stumbled upon buried treasure
from the Middle Ages in what archaeologists are calling a

once-in-a-decade discovery.

In a press release that was translated into English, the
Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
explained that the treasure was found by a woman walking
in Kutná Hora. The town is located in the Central Bohemian
Region of
the Czech Republic.
FOX NEWS

Split image of excavators digging in coin-filled soil
Experts say the treasure discovery is one of the largest
archaeological finds of the past ten years. 

Archaeologists using metal detector on soil
Archaeologists are working diligently to analyze and
archive all of the silver coins found, before putting
them on display.

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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CONVENED

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Four years after the United States won its independence from
Great Britain, 55 state delegates, including
George Washington,
James Madison and Benjamin Franklin, convene in Philadelphia
to compose a new
U.S. constitution on May 25, 1787.

6 Key Players At The Constitutional Convention · George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington (right)

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Independence Hall‘s Assembly Room.

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THIS MAN DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TRUTH IS

President Biden at West Point commencement 2024

President Joe Biden addressed the Class of 2024 at the West Point commencement exercises on May 25 in West Point, New York. The ceremony took place at Michie Stadium and involved around 1,000 cadets who graduated and were commissioned into the Army as second lieutenants.


Biden repeated a story about how he was ‘appointed’ tot he U.S. Naval Academy and wanted to play football —but his path was blocked by future NFL great Roger Staubach.


FACT CHECK: Biden attended the University of Delaware and as an exceptional student who graduated in 1965, reportedly playing football briefly on the 1961 freshman team but did not finish the season.

FOX NEWS

President Biden salutes West Point graduate

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GOLDEN AGE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR HAS DIED

Child actor Darryl Hickman, famous for roles in The Grapes Of Wrath and Leave Her to Heaven ...
The Grapes Of Wrath

Darryl Hickman, Young Actor in ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ and ‘Leave Her to Heaven,’ Dies at 92
Darryl Hickman (right) with Mickey Rooney in 1941’s ‘Men of Boys Town.’  

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Darryl Gerard Hickman (July 28, 1931 – May 22, 2024)

Darryl Hickman, who started his career in Hollywood as a child
star before going on to appear in more than 40 movies, has died
at the age of 92. His family confirmed that Hickman died on
Wednesday. In one of his biggest roles he played Winfield, the
youngest member of the Joad family in John Ford’s film adaption
of The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) when he was just eight-years-old.

In 1951, he briefly retired from acting to enter a monastery, but
returned to Hollywood a little over a month later. His younger
brother, Dwayne Hickman, was the star of the comedy The Many
Loves of Dobie Gillis
.

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A REMINDER FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG

the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT will air on PBS and stream nationwide on YouTube on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. E.T. 

America’s national night of remembrance, PBS’ National Memorial
Day concert, returns live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol
for a special 35th anniversary broadcast.

A tradition unlike anything else on television, the 90-minute
broadcast the National Memorial Day concert takes us back
to the real meaning of the holiday through a unique blend of
dramatic storytelling, documentary footage and uplifting music.

Hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy
Award-winner Gary Sinise, both steadfast champions of
Veterans’ causes and active service members, the National
Memorial Day concert will air on PBS and stream nationwide
on the PBS website
at www.pbs.org/national-memorial-
day-concert
and YouTube on Sunday, May 26, 2024 at
8:00 p.m. E.T.

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