The Portland Rose Festival 
                         Celebrating over 100 years

A Japanese balloon bomb photographed in New York, July 2, 1945.

A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon on
this day in 1945. A pregnant woman and five children who were on an
outing were killed after discovering the explosive balloon launched by
the Japanese military. These are the only known fatalities on the U.S.
mainland from enemy attack during World War l l.

Packy was born April 14, 1962. He’s an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, Portland Zoological Gardens at the time, in Portland, Oregon. Packy is famous for having
been the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years. Currently, he
is the oldest male Asian elephant in North America.

The new elephant habitat at the Oregon Zoo.

Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983)

Tom McCall was a radio and television journalist in the state of Oregon. A
Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. His
two terms as governor were notable for many achievements including the
country’s first "bottle bill". Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland is one
of several items named in his honor.