Tuesday, June 14, 2016

History in the making . . .

On this day, June 14th, in history: 

  1942 Anne Frank begins her diary

  • 1951 1st commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, enters service at Census Bureau
  • 1952 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2)
  • 1954 President Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge
  • 1962 Albert DeSalvo, better known as the Boston Strangler, murders Anna Slesers, his first victim
  • 1970 Cincinnati Red Stockings lose 1st game after winning 130 straight

  1989 Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (honorary)


  • 1989 Ground breaking begins in Minn on world's largest mall
  • 1990 Supreme Court rules police check for drunk drivers constitutional
  • 2013 Massive flooding occurs in northern India killing up to 10,000 people
  • 2013 The US government charges NSA leaker Edward Snowden with violating the Espionage Act and theft of government property
  • 2016 Cycling group FT3 shreds trails and eats tacos
  • Will you make history today? 


8 comments:

  1. Out, but I will try to pedal into history up on the Plumas this evening. Duty calls; I'll be keeping your infrastructure safe.

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  2. IN for trail shredding and taco eating.

    two

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  3. History repeats itself, in 2011 on June 14th the cycling group FT3 shredded trails and ate tacos.

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  4. Is NoCar's attendance still untarnished and far and away the highest?

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  5. In
    Ready for some history lessons

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