IDEAS FOR SPRING GIFT GIVING IN 1971 ~

1971: RCA Electronics "Sounds of Spring" | Vintage ads, Retro ads, Retro advertising

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DEATH PENALTY GIVEN ON THIS DAY

Sirhan Sirhan Biography

Ethel Kennedy joins six of her children in opposing parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan ...

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was given the death penalty
after being convicted in the
assassination of senator Robert
F. Kennedy
. In 1972, Sirhan’s sentence was commuted to life
in prison after
California abolished the death penalty. He
turned 80  last month.     
      
      
     
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, 50 years later
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy speaks his final words to supporters
at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, moments before
he was shot on June 5, 1968. At his side are his wife, Ethel,
left.

The busboy that held dying RFK - Manteca Bulletin
Robert F. Kennedy lies mortally wounded on the floor immediately after the shooting. Kneeling beside him
is 17-year-old busboy Juan Romero, who was
shaking Kennedy’s hand when
Sirhan Sirhan fired
the shots.

Robert F. Kennedy's Assassination, 50 Years Later: What It Was Like to Report on the Death of RFK

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THE POLITICAL CARTOON FOR THE DAY


FOX NEWS

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LAND RUSH BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1889

Oklahoma Land Run 1889 — Xiang Zhang Fine Art

At precisely high noon, thousands of would-be settlers made
a mad dash
into the newly opened Oklahoma Territory to claim       
cheap land.

The nearly two million acres of land opened up to white
settlement was located in Indian Territory, a large area that
once encompassed much of modern-day Oklahoma.

Initially considered unsuitable for white colonization, Indian
Territory was thought to be an ideal place to relocate Native
Americans who were removed from their traditional lands to
make way for white settlement.

The Opening of Oklahoma 1889 "The Run" | Metropolitan Library System

Oklahoma City, 1889 Painting by Granger - Fine Art America

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A REMINDER FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Happy Earth Day

Earth Day

On this day in history, April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was
celebrated — ushering in a host of new environmental
legislation.

The idea for the observation "Earth Day" originated with Sen.
Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat from Wisconsin, who had "long
been concerned about the
deteriorating environment in the
United States.”
  (EarthDay.org.)
 

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Gaylord Anton Nelson
(June 4, 1916 – July 3, 2005)

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