Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011)
He was born in Dallas, Oregon.
Mark Hatfield was a spiritual politician and educator from the
state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a
United States Senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of
the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The Historic Columbia River Highway (U.S. Route 30) turned 100-years-old
Yesterday, June 7th. The Highway runs through the Columbia River Gorge
from Troutdale to The Dalles. It was built in segments and dedicated in 1916
as the nation’s first scenic highway. It functioned as the main road into the
city of Portland from the east until opening of I-84 in the 1960s. The Gorge
highway remains one of America’s most iconic roads.
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.
