Vice-president, and presidential candidate, Richard Nixon,
and Pat Nixon riding in the 1960 Rose Parade. Richard
Nixon served as Grand Marshall in 1953 and 1960, the
only person to serve as Grand Marshall twice in eight
years. (The Richard Nixon Foundation)
NOW THIS WAS A PARADE GRAND MARSHAL
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1968
This Day in History – June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy
was assassinated in the Ambassador Hotel by 24-year-old
Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. He was shot in the head and died
early the next morning.
Kennedy delivered remarks to a crowd in the Ambassador
Hotel moments before the assassination.
Robert F. Kennedy’s grave in Arlington National Cemetery.
BATTLE OF MIDWAY BEGAN ON THIS DAY
On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway—one of the most decisive
U.S. victories against Japan during World War II—began. During
the four-day sea-and-air battle, the outnumbered U.S. Pacific
Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers
while losing only one of its own, the Yorktown, to the previously invincible Japanese navy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OAKS PARK IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Ore. — This Sunday is the 118th birthday of Oaks
Park in Portland, Oregon.
Oaks Park is one of the oldest continually operating amusement
parks in America.
To celebrate 118 years, they are hosting a birthday party from
noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.
In 1985 the Bollinger Family donated Oaks Amusement Park to
the non-profit Oaks Park Association, which continues to
operate the park to this day.
Oaks Park Roller Rink is not only the oldest in the country,
but one of the largest.
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