Good morning to all you good hearted, yet deplorable Dawgs…..Monday….June 22nd……..Today is National Onion Ring Day…..I luv ‘em…..Many blue moons ago, I fried fish every Thursday nite…..My fried fish were A++, my hush puppies were As, but my onion rings were Ds…….I tried everything, but could never get the batter to stick to the onion ring properly…….Oh well, Today is also Chocolate Éclair Day……Take care fellow Dawgs……
SOME “STUFF YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED YOU DON”T KNOW” AND SOME “STUFF YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED YOU DO KNOW”……
(by year/comments)
1611 Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again
1675 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II….The official “exact” time for the world is established 24/7 here……
1772 Somerset v Stewart court case finds slavery unsupported by English common law, encouraging the abolitionist movement
1775 1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000)
1807 British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812
1812 Upon learning of plans by the Americans to execute a surprise attack, Laura Secord walks 32 km to warn British troops, results in a British surprise victory at the Battle of Beaver Dams
1832 John Howe patents pin manufacturing machine
1844 Influential North American fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon is founded at Yale University
1847 First ring doughnut supposedly created by Hanson Gregory
1848 Barnburners (anti-slavery) party nominates Martin Van Buren for President
1851 Fire destroys part of San Francisco, including City Hall and Jenny Lind Theatre, city's seventh fire in 2 years
1864 Skirmish at Culp's (Kulp's) House, Georgia
1865 The CSS Shenandoah fires the last shot of the American Civil War in the Bering Strait to indicate surrender
1868 Arkansas re-joins the US
1870 US Congress creates Department of Justice
1874 Dr Andrew T Still, discovers the science of osteopathy
1874 Game of lawn tennis introduced
1889 Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss
1897 Bombay plague commissioner Walter Charles Rand shot by Chapekar brothers as protest against his extreme measures to combat city's plague epidemic (dies July 3)
1904 Chinese laborers arrive in South Africa following a severe labor shortage
1910 1st airship with passengers sets afloat-Zeppelin Deutscheland
1915 BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service
1918 Circus train rammed by troop train kills 68 (Ivanhoe, Illinois)
1918 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Molla Bjurstedt beats Eleanor Goss 6-4, 6-3 for her 4th consecutive US singles title
1922 Herrin massacre, 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois.
1930 Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader
1932 Congress approves "Lindbergh Act" making kidnapping a federal offense (amended 1934)
1932 NL finally approves players wearing numbers
1933 Dianne Feinstein, 1st female mayor of San Francisco/(Sen-D-Ca) was born
1934 John Dillinger is informally named America's first Public Enemy Number One
1936 Harry Froboess dives 110 m from airship into Bodensee & survives
1936 Virgin Islands receives a constitution from US (Organic Act)
1936 Kris Kristofferson, musician, actor, and writer, known for such hits as 'Me and Bobby McGee', 'For the Good Times', 'Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down', and 'Help Me Make It Through the Night', was born
1937 Joe Louis KOs James J Braddock in 18 for his first heavyweight boxing title in significant moment in African American sporting history
1938 Joe Louis scores a stunning 1st round KO of German Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, NYC to retain his world heavyweight boxing title
1940 France surrenders to Nazi Germany, with the northern half of the country occupied and the south established as the Nazi client state Vichy France
1941 Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union during WWII, the largest military operation in history
1942 Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon
1942 Jewish Brigade attached by British Army in WW II, forms
1944 US troops occupy Biak during Battle of Biak, New Guinea
1944 Peter Asher (of Peter & Gordon) is born in London, England.
1944 US President Franklin Roosevelt signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)
1944 Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn
1946 Speaking at a prayer meeting in New Delhi, Gandhi calls on the South African government to stop 'hooliganism' by Whites
1947 Howard Kaylan (lead singer of The Turtles) is born in the Bronx, New York.
1947 "Pistol" Pete Maravich, American NBA star (Atlanta Hawks), born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
1949 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for National Boxing Association world heavyweight title
1949 Larry Junstrom, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and longstanding bassist with the band .38 Special, was born
1949 Lindsay Wagner, actress (Bionic Woman, Paper Chase, Nighthawks), born in Los Angeles, California
1949 Meryl Streep, American actress (French Lieutenant's Woman, Sophie's Choice), born in Summit, New Jersey
1949 Elizabeth Warren, American academic and US Senator (D-Massachusetts), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1953 Cyndi Lauper is born in Astoria, Queens, New York.
1954 Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (Chico & the Man), born in NYC, New York
1955 US air patrol plane shot down above Bering sea
1956 6th Berlin International Film Festival: "Invitation to the Dance" wins Golden Bear
1957 Kansas City stops using streetcars in it's transit system
1958 Game in KC between A's & Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado
1958 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Kahkwa CC: Patty Berg wins back-to-back WO titles; beats runner-up Beverly Hanson by 4 strokes
1959 "Class" the first hit by Chubby Checker peaks at #38 in the US
1959 Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect games
1959 Most Phillies strike out in a game (16 by Sandy Koufax)
1959 "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9
1959 Shunryu Suzuki completes his historical Japan to SF voyage
1959 Vanguard SLV-6 launched for Earth orbit (failed)
1961 Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child & My Bonnie, in Hamburg
1962 12th Berlin International Film Festival: "A Kind of Loving" wins the Golden Bear
1962 1st test flight of a Hovercraft
1962 Clyde "Glide" Drexler, NBA Guard (Houston Rockets, Port Trailblazers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1963 The Surfaris release "Wipe Out,” a song that went on to peak at #2 on the US Billboard Chart and #9 on the US Cash Box Chart…….
1963 "Little" Stevie Wonder aged 13 releases his first single "Fingertips" (first live non-studio recording to go to No. 1 on Billboard)
1966 South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport and thus permission to attend an international church conference by the South African government
1967 The Young Rascals records "How Can I Be Sure?, “ a song that peaked at #2 on the US Cash Box chart and #4 on the US Billboard chart……
1968 Mason Williams releases "Classical Gas,” a song that went all the wat yo #1 on the US Cash Box Top 100, while peaking at #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart…….
1968 Herb Alpert started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'This Guys In Love With You'. His first No.1 plus first No.1 for the A&M label and the writer's Bacharach and David's first chart topper. A No.3 hit in the UK.
1968 "Here Come Da Judge" by The Buena Vistas peaks at #88
1969 Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance
1969 Cleveland's Cuyahoga River catches fire due to pollution
1970 President Richard Nixon signs extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that requires voting age at 18 in all federal, state, and local elections
1970 Supreme Court ruled juries of less than 12 are constitutional
1973 George Harrison releases "Living in the Material World"
1973 Skylab 2's astronauts land
1973 23rd Berlin International Film Festival: "Distant Thunder" wins the Golden Bear
1975 Ulster Volunteer Force try to derail a train by planting a bomb on the railway line near County Kildare, Ireland; a civilian who tries to stop them is stabbed-to-death (his actions delay the explosion to let the train pass safely)
1976 SD Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk
1977 Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison
1977 Walt Disney's "Rescuers" released, first Disney film to get a sequel
1978 Champ Bailey, American football player (UGA All-American—HOFer) Go Dawgs, a DGD
1978 James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced
1978 Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois
1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1979 Little Richard quits rock & roll for religious pursuit
1979 Pro Football Researchers Association forms (Canton Ohio)
1980 Pope John Paul II beatifies Kateri Tekakwitha, making her the 1st Native American to be beatified
1980 Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours
1980 American golfer Don January beats Mike Souchak by 2 strokes to win the Atlantic City Senior International in Northfield, New Jersey; inaugural tournament of the Senior PGA Tour
1981 John McEnroe's famous 'You cannot be serious' rant in 1st round win over Tom Gullikson at Wimbledon
1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon
1982 Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes
1982 Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place
1982 Prince Charles and Princess Diana take new-born son Prince William home from hospital
1983 1st time a satellite is retrieved from orbit by Space Shuttle
1983 NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period
1984 Dustin Johnson, American golfer (US Open 2016; Ryder Cup 2010, 12, 16, 18), was born in Columbia, South Carolina
1984 Calvin Griffith signs letter of intent to sell ownership of Twins
1984 Carl Pohlad becomes CEO of Minnesota Twins
1984 Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways commences operations with flight from Gatwick to Newark
1985 "Smuggler's Blues" by Glenn Frey peaks at #12
1986 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Chi Chi Rodriguez wins his first career major title by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton of Australia
1987 Tom Seaver retires after 3rd try with NY Mets
1987 The International Labour Organisation, meeting for its annual conference in Geneva, calls for international sanctions against South African minerals
1988 Robert Palmer releases "Simply Irresistible" in his native UK, where it peaks at #44. It fares much better in the US, where it lands at #2.
1990 Doo-wop singer Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson (of The Dell-Vikings) dies of cancer at age 54.
1990 Billy Joel performs a concert at Yankee Stadium
1990 Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox
1990 Florida passes a law which prohibits wearing a thong bathing suit
1990 Nelson Mandela addresses the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid in New York, saying that nothing has occurred in South Africa to reverse the ANC's position
1990 Adam Sandler joins "Saturday Night Live"
1991 Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Philippines
1992 Supreme Court rules "hate crime" laws violated free-speech rights
1993 NY Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose
1993 1993 Wilson Pickett plead guilty to auto assault due to drunk driving
1994 48th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
1994 Ken Griffey Jr breaks Ruth's record for most HRs by end of June (31)
1994 Mets reliever John Franco sets lefty save mark at 253
1994 FIFA World Cup: USA beats Colombia 2-1 in round match at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 1st WC win since 1950
1996 Michael Moorer beats Axel Shultz in 11 for IBF heavyweight boxing title
2002 An earthquake in western Iran measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills more than 261 people.
2009 Two Metro subway trains collide in Washington, D.C., killing 9 and injuring over 80
2009 US Open Men's Golf, Bethpage State Park: Lucas Glover wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson
2011 After hiding for 16 years, Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is arrested outside an apartment in Santa Monica, California
2014 US Open Women's Golf, Pinehurst Resort: Michelle Wie wins by 2 shots from Stacy Lewis for her first major title
2015 South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calls for the removal of the Confederate flag from statehouse grounds in wake of killings in a Charleston church
2015 JAMA Internal Medical Journal announces obese Americans now outnumber those just overweight
2016 NHL owners meeting unanimously approves the Las Vegas expansion bid to start play in the 2017-18 season.
2017 Prince Harry claims no one in UK royal family wants to be King or Queen in article published in Newsweek
2017 NBA Draft: Washington point guard Markelle Fultz first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
2018 President Trump spokesperson Sarah Sanders is asked to leave Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia over her support of Trump's policies, igniting debate
2019 Russian volcano Raikoke erupts from 700m-wide-crater, seen from International Space Station. Turns sunsets purple across the Northern Hemisphere all summer.
…………….(to be continued……..see follow-up response)………….
