Today in History

[Tricia]

Sadly, today was history.
Tears for all of you that have lost someone to this stuff.

Phil and I were watching the news with the racial unrest in Minnesota, and I immediately thought, "look at all those people wearing masks in that press conference. I wonder what people will think whey they look back on this day in history."

 

[dbostedo]

Phil and I were watching the news with the racial unrest in Minnesota, and I immediately thought, "look at all those people wearing masks in that press conference. I wonder what people will think whey they look back on this day in history."

Or flipping it around:

 

[Bad Bob]

It is always possible to have a better, or worse, day.

1588 Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England

 

[noncrazycanuck]

May 28 birthday of A.B. Rodgers
discovered the route through the Selkirks which first connected B.C. to the rest of Canada

 

[Laurel Hill Crazie]

On this day in 1943, Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter" appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

 

[Mothertucker]

^^^That's not the Rockwell Rosie.

 

[Laurel Hill Crazie]

^^^That's not the Rockwell Rosie.

I learned something today. Thanks.

 

[Philpug]

25 years ago today, Derek Jeter made his Major League debut. This is also the day Mike Schmidt retired.

 

[noncrazycanuck]

May 29 1914 Empress of Ireland sinks in the St Laurence, over 1,000 drown.
May 29 1950 St. Roch the first ship to circumnavigate North America arrives in Halifax
May 29 1953 first summit of Everest.

 

[Jim Kenney]

May 29 1953 first summit of Everest.

That factoid gave me goosebumps as I've seen documentaries and read about it a lot in recent years! Talk about a pair of gentlemen bada$$e$ pushing the limits! Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary from Nepal and New Zealand respectively.

 

[Uncle-A]

55 years ago LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act into law. With what is going on today we have clearly not come as far as we need.

 

[noncrazycanuck]

172 years ago today Wisconsin became a state.
first time states opposed to slavery reached 50%. .

 

[Tricia]

55 years ago LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act into law. With what is going on today we have clearly not come as far as we need.

I find myself saying this almost every day: Aren't we better than this?

 

[Mothertucker]

Kicked this one off one year ago today.

 

[Bad Bob]

This is a real stand up day in history.
1889
The brassiere is invented.

 

[Tricia]

This is a real stand up day in history.
1889
The brassiere is invented.

That sucks!!

 

[Tricia]

David Bowie released David Bowie on this day in 1967

Remembering the Debut Album David Bowie Tried to Forget

We take a look back at David Bowie's self-titled debut album, which bombed commercially but contained a few hints of his later brilliance.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Posaune]

The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's this day in 1967 as well.

 

[James]

June 1st, Tulsa massacre in 1921

Tulsa Race Massacre - Facts, Photos, Coverup

During the Tulsa Race Massacre, a white mob attacked residents, homes and businesses in the predominantly Black Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma over 18 hours on May 31-June 1, 1921. The event remains one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.

www.history.com

 

[noncrazycanuck]

1967 (aprox june 1) mastered 360's and head stands on my skim board