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SHOWING FAVORITISM FOR A LIFESTYLE

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Your Portland bus rides are getting much
more colorful this June: TriMet is rolling out a bus decorated
with an artistic rendition of the LGBTQ+ flag!

To recognize Pride Month, TriMet is debuting a bus featuring
art by Portland artist Daniel Quasar, entitled “From Progress
To Beyond.”
KATU

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THE PORTLAND ROSE CARNIVAL PARADE IN 1908

PORTLAND’S ROSE FESTIVAL PARADE IN 1908 | PDX RETRO in 2023 | Portland city, Portland, Oregon
Rose Festival Parade, NW corner of 10th & Madison.  

The first parade, in 1907, was called the Rose Carnival, but
eventually came to be known as the Rose Festival Parade
and later still the Grand Floral Parade. The 1907 festival
also included an "electric parade" with illuminated
floats

Portland Rose Festival History

Circa 1912-1914
Portland Rose Festival  (1912-1914).

Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in 1954, Oregon State Archives. | Pacific NW Past ...
Grand Floral Parade in 1954.

Portland Rose Festival
         


          
         

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A NEW HOST FOR THE SHOW ON THIS DAY

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The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise debuted
on May 25, 1992, three days after
Johnny Carson‘s retirement
as
host of the program. The program originated from NBC
Studios
in Burbank, California, and was broadcast Monday
through Friday at 11:35 p.m. in the
Eastern and Pacific time
zones (10:35 p.m.
Central/Mountain time). Unlike Carson or
his predecessor
Jack Paar, Leno only once used a guest
host, preferring to host the series in person.

Tonight Show with Jay Leno - First Episode - 5/25/92 - YouTube

- TV Guide

Billy Crystal (left) was the first guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leno’s first opening monologue featured a joke about Vice President Dan Quayle and the controversy over Murphy Brown
becoming a single mom
.

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FIRST ACADEMY AWARDS CEREMONY IN 1929

On May 16, 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences handed out its first awards, at a dinner party for
around 250 people held in the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood,
California.

The brainchild of Louis B. Mayer, head of the powerful MGM
film studio, the Academy was organized in May 1927 as a non-
profit organization dedicated to the improvement of the film
industry.

Its first president and the host of the May 1929 ceremony was
the actor Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. Unlike today, the winners of
the first Oscars—as the coveted gold-plated statuettes later
became known—were announced before the awards
ceremony itself.

The winners of the first ceremony, including Janet Gaynor
for best actress, were announced a few months in advance. Douglas Fairbanks, president of the academy, handed out
the honors.

Amazing Photos of the 1st Academy Awards Ceremony in 1929 ~ Vintage Everyday
Vice president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, Conrad Nigel, presents the Oscar to actress
Norma Shearer.


William C Demille, President Of The Academy Of Motion
Picture Arts And Sciences hands an Oscar to Mary
Pickford (with Warner Baxter and Hans Kraly looking
on.

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DIRECTOR OF THE FBI NAMED ON THIS DAY

 J. Edgar Hoover, Public Enemy No. 1 | The New Yorker        
    
    
    
   
J. Edgar Hoover was named acting director of the Bureau of
Investigation (now the
FBI) on May 10, 1924. By the end of the
year he was officially promoted to director. This began his 48-
year tenure in power, during which time he personally shaped
American criminal justice in the 20th century.

Researcher delves into J. Edgar Hoover ...

HISTORICAL J. EDGAR HOOVER, FBI DIRECTOR, 1924-1972, BRONZE MEDALLION, 1972  | eBay

J. Edgar Hoover's Grave (1895-1972) | Rice on History

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