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JUNE 25th: 2009 - "Exit Michael Jackson"
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Michael Jackson died at the age of 50, after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills.
The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964. Jackson is credited for transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool, four of his solo albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995), while his 1982 Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with sales of over 50 million.
Death of Michael Jackson - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 27th: 1869 - "Enter the YEN"
- Yen made official monetary unit of Japan

First minted in 1869, the yen was adopted as Japan's official monetary unit this day in 1871, when the government suspended the exchange of clan notes, money issued by feudal lords that had circulated since the 16th century.

Japanese yen - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 27th: 1990 - "Hubble Trouble"

NASA engineers report the discovery of a major flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope:.
the observatory's primary mirror had an aberration that affected the clarity of the telescope's early images. ... T
One or both of the mirrors has an incorrect curvature that prevents light rays from coming into sharp focus at the cameras; the observatory's primary mirror had an aberration that affected the clarity of images.
The result was a mirror with an aberration one-50th the thickness of a human hair, in the grinding of the mirror. despite this flaw, the Hubble is still able to transmit new data of great value to astronomers.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/hubbles-mirror-flaw

 

JUNE 27th: 1998 - "Walk of Fame"
Anne Murray, . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Lightfoot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . and Bryan Adams
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Each officially received a granite star on Canada's Walk of Fame, on King Street in Toronto.
- They were the first three pop artists to be honoured into the newly recognized group of Canadian stars.
Canada's Walk of Fame - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 27th: 2002 - "Who bows out ..... - with a bang?"

One day before the scheduled first show of The Who's 2002 US tour, bass player John Entwistle, died aged 57 in his hotel room at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Entwistle had gone to bed that night with a stripper, who woke at 10am to find Entwistle cold and unresponsive.
The Las Vegas medical examiner determined that death was due to a heart attack induced by an undetermined amount of cocaine.
John Entwistle - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 27th: 1844 - "Smith exits ..... with a barrage of bangs"
Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, was murdered by an armed mob in Carthage, Illinois.
Men with blackened faces stormed Carthage Jail
Smith fired three shots from a pepper-box pistol that his friend, Cyrus Wheelock, had lent him, wounding three men,before he sprang for the window.

He was shot multiple times before falling out the window, crying, "Oh Lord my God!"

He died shortly after hitting the ground, but was shot several more times before the mob dispersed.

Five men were later tried for Smith's murder, but were all acquitted.
Smith was remembered first and foremost as a prophet, martyred to seal the testimony of his faith
Joseph Smith - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 28th: 1997 - "'Ear, Ear"

Tyson initially bit a chunk of Holyfield's ear, but was only given a two-point deduction.
Moments later, however, Tyson bit Holyfield on the other ear and was disqualified for his actions.
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 28th: 2012 - "'Controversial Beauty Queen"

A controversial pageant began. Staged in Israel as contestants vied to win the title of the holocaust survivor beauty pageant.
Fourteen elderly contestants paraded on stage and described the events they survived during the holocaust, organizers stated it was a celebration of life and critics stated it made light of a solemn and serious event.
The winner was seventy-nine year old Hava Hershkovitz from Romania.
Titleholders
Year / Miss Holocaust Survivor / Age at time of competition / Birth Country / Source
2018 . . .Tova Ringer. . . . . . . 93 Poland [12]
2016 . . .Anna Grinis. . . . .. . . 75 Russia [13]
2015 . . . Rita Berkowitz . . . . . 83 Romania [14]
2013. . . .Shoshana Kolmer. . . 94 Czech Republic [4]
2012 . . . Hava Hershkovitz. . . 78 Romania [1]
Miss Holocaust Survivor - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 28th: 2007- "'Spice Queens"

On 28 June 2007, the Spice Girls held a press conference at the O2 Arena in London, formally announcing their intention to reunite as a group
The Spice Girls confirmed they would reform for a world tour to take place in December 2007 and January 2008 with the original line-up who had not performed on stage since Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell quit in May 1998.
The 11 dates announced included a London show on 15 December, eight days after the first date in Los Angeles. Other dates included Cologne, Madrid Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney and Cape Town. The tour was being put together by Simon Fuller, whose 19 company masterminded the group's global success more than a decade ago.
The Return of the Spice Girls Tour - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 28th: 2007- " Ireland elects first Black Mayor"

The town of Portlaoise elected the first black mayor in the country of Ireland.
Rotimi Adebari (born 1964 in Okeodan, Ogun State) is a Nigerian-born Irish politician who came to Ireland in 2000 as an asylum seeker from Nigeria.
He became involved in local politics in 2004 and received a Master's degree from Dublin City University.
His election as mayor came only after a voting pact between different factions and independent councilors.
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Ireland elects first black mayor

 

JUNE 28th: 1838 "A Queen is crowned"

Queen Victoria's coronation takes place at Westminster Abbey
The coronation of Queen Victoria took place on Thursday, 28th June 1838, just over a year after she succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom at the age of 18.
The ceremony was held in Westminster Abbey after a public procession through the streets from Buckingham Palace,
Coronation of Queen Victoria - Wikipedia

 

I thought this was a joke!
I can see the need to deal with the reality of having been through something so tragic. But this seems so wrong.
However, I am not a Holocaust survivor so I don't understand the emotions involved. If there are those who wish to participate and have some happiness from it, maybe I shouldn't be that quick to judge.

 

And needless repression reared its ugly head!

 

I was unsure myself until I cross referenced/checked Wiki - and YES, until one has walked in the shoes of a.n.other. one never really knows, and if this gives any kind of solace to a survivor, then one cannot/should not, make a judgement call on such

 

Today in history June 29th

1613: London’s original Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed, is destroyed by a fire sparked by a cannon shot during a performance of “Henry VIII.”

1863 Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

1889 Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population.

1956 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.

1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed after an 83-day filibuster in the Senate.

1974 Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with Bolshoi Ballet.

1990 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are banned to protect the ozone layer

Note: CFCs were banned in the united states in 1978

2009: Bernie Madoff is sentenced to 150 years in prison for multibillion-dollar fraud.

2009 Yemenia Flight 626 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing 152 people and leaving schoolgirl
Bahia Bakari as the sole survivor.

 

JUNE 29th: 1995 " American and Russian Unity"

American space shuttle Atlantis docks with the Russian space station Mir to form the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.
This historic moment of cooperation between former rival space programs was also the 100th human space mission in American history.
Shuttle–Mir program - Wikipedia

 

JUNE 29th: 1985 " Musical Legends combine"

David Bowie and Mick Jagger recorded a version of the Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 1964 hit 'Dancing In The Street' for the forthcoming Live Aid fundraising event.
The single went on to become a No.1 UK hit.
The original plan was to perform a track together live, with Bowie performing at Wembley Stadium and Jagger at John F. Kennedy Stadium, until it was realised that the satellite link-up would cause a half-second delay that would make this impossible unless either Bowie or Jagger mimed their contribution, something neither artist was willing to do.
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street (Official Video) - YouTube

 

Today in history June 30th

1908 The Tunguska Event. A meteoroid explodes in the sky over a remote region of Siberia, leveling nearly 500,000 acres of forest (an estimated 80 million trees) and killed hundreds of reindeer

Note: the explosion set off seismographs throughout the world

Note: Night skies reportedly light up as far away as Asia, in England it was said you could play sports at night since the skies were so bright

Note: In 1946 Russian scientists visited Hiroshima and concluded the tunguska blast was likely an airburst since the destruction looked similar at ground zero.

 

JUNE 30th: 1994 " Harding stripped of title"

In January 1994, Harding became embroiled in controversy when her ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, orchestrated an attack on her fellow U.S. skating rival Nancy Kerrigan.
Both women then competed in the February 1994 Winter Olympics, where Kerrigan won the silver medal and Harding finished eighth.
On March 16, 1994, Harding accepted a plea bargain in which she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution.
As a result of her involvement in the aftermath of the assault on Kerrigan, the United States Figure Skating Association banned her for life on June 30th, 1994. The investigation by the USFSA decided Harding knew about the attack before it happened and displayed "a clear disregard for fairness, good sportsmanship and ethical behavior."

 

JUNE 30th: 1936 "Gone with the wind"

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The book Gone with the Wind is Published.
It was made into the Oscar Winning Film in 1939.
Gone with the Wind (novel) - Wikipedia