CAMILLE BOHANNON
on this day in 1999, 40-Thousand protesters surrounded the World
Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, Washington. The protests
are sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle.
TIM MAGUIRE
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson won the election
on this day in 1960, defeating incumbent Vice President and
Republican nominee Richard Nixon, who would later go on
to be the 37th President of the United States. This was the
first election in which all fifty states participated, and the
last in which the District of Columbia did not.
Newley elected President John F. Kennedy meets
with Richard M. Nixon following the election.
On this day in 1966, Ronald Reagan was elected to his first term as Governor of California with 57.65% of the vote. He left office in 1975, declining to run for a third term.
The song "Light My Fire" by the Doors was recorded in August 1966
and released in January 1967 on their self-titled debut album. It was
released as an edited single on April 24, 1967, it spent three weeks
at at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late July, and one
week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year after its recording.
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CAMILLE BOHANNON
In Britain on this day in 1967, "Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles. It was released June 2 in the U.S.
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson)
(June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)
Iconic sex symbol Marilyn Monroe starred in the classic comedy Some
Like It Hot (1959) and became the most famous woman in the world
during the 1950s. Her other memorable films include 1955’s The Seven
Year Itch and 1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Personal struggles took
hold of her late in her career and she died of an overdose of barbiturates
at the young age of 36. The above photo is from Marilyn Monroe’s final
photoshoot, just three weeks before her death.
Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news
station on this day in 1980. Ted Turner (above) launched the
network.
Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877)
Brigham Young was the second president of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847
until his death in 1877. He founded Salt Lake City and he
served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young
also led the founding’s of the precursors to the University
of Utah and Brigham Young University.
A statue of Brigham Young at the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Helen Adams Keller (Born June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama,
died June 1, 1968, Westport, Connecticut), She was a author
and educator who was blind and deaf. Her education and
training represent an extraordinary accomplishment in the
education of persons with these disabilities.
DAVID MELENDY
In Blacksburg, VA, on this day in 2007, a student killed 33 people at Virginia Tech before killing himself.
The 23-year-old student gunman Seung-Hui Cho.
In Texas City, TX. on this day in 1947, the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up, leaving
576 people dead.
On this day in 1917, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution after years of exile.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977)
Comedic silent film icon Charlie Chaplin gained world fame for portraying
his character, The Tramp (1915) and starred in The Great Dictator (1940)
and Modern Times. He had a career that lasted over 75 years, and became
one of the most important people in film history.
On this day in 1996, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced that they were in the process of getting
a divorce.
The Rolling Stones released their debut album on this day in 1964.
Michael Jordan played his last NBA game on this day in 2003.
Michael Jordan, who was on the bench and unlikely to enter the game,
was re-inserted into the line-up by Washington Wizards coach Doug
Collins with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter after the crowd of 20,000+
chanted Michael’s name.
