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HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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       Jacqueline "Jackie" Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

                                   (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994)                   

  

 

                         
                             

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MAUREEN MCGOVERN TURNED 63 TODAY

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Maureen Therese McGovern is well known for her premier rendition of
the Oscar-winning song "The Morning After" from the 1972 film The
Poseidon
Adventure
.

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OCEAN LINER SANK ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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TODAY IN HISTORY ~

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       frisbee

The Frisbie Baking Company’s pie pans spurred the name of the
popular flying toy, the Frisbee

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VEHICLE WAS PART OF PAST ROSE PARADES

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The Jay W. Stevens Disaster Service Unit was built in 1939 for the Portland 
Fire Department. The vehicle was the first of its kind and was rededicated
as the Emergency Car in 1953.

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The fire station at 55 SW Ash Street was constructed in 1950 as Engine 21’s
quarters and became Engine 1’s house in 1984. The Jay W. Stevens Disaster
Unit can be seen at the far right of the parked apparatus.

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