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On this day in 1984 ~
Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale (right) named U.S. Rep.
Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York (left) to be his running mate. Ferraro was
the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket.
Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale turned 91 in January.
Geraldine Anne "Gerry" Ferraro (August 26, 1935 – March 26, 2011)
Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson (January 20, 1929 – July 3, 2019)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy
sketch work on the television show "Laugh-In," has died in Los Angeles.
Family representative Harlan Boll says Johnson died early Wednesday of
heart failure following a three-year battle with bladder and prostate cancer.
No services have been planned, but his ashes will be spread in a private
ceremony.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the
Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo along with his
wife, Duchess Sophie. With tensions already running high among Europe’s
powers, the assassination precipitated a rapid descent into World War I.
Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie riding
in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination.
The assassin was Gavrilo Princip, a 19-
year-old peasant.
CARLATA BRADLEY
The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade on this day in 1948. It
was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The
Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies’ railway, road, and canal
access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. (Wikipedia)
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1973, Secretariat won the 105th Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and ran the fastest 1 1/2 miles on dirt at 2:24. The horse
became the first since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted
Triple Crown–the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes.
Secretariat Statue located at Belmont Park.
