On This Day In History
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James Gibbs of Virginia, patents the chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine
Today in History in 1857
Would You Believe?
Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort
Today in History in 1763
This day 129 years ago – 2 June 1891 – the penalty kick, proposed by Irish goalkeeper William McCrum, officially became a rule in association football.
It is alleged that critics initially referred to it as the “Irishman's motion.”
McCrum was a native of Milford, Co Armagh. pic.twitter.com/Yz8mSSE331
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 2, 2020
In June 1920, UK historian Eileen Power was the first woman awarded the Kahn Travelling Fellowship. Finding that the Khyber Pass was closed to women, she put on a male disguise. She published Medieval People in 1924; she helped academics flee Nazi Germany. https://t.co/kF18U7Tajj pic.twitter.com/qJRBtW5mgP
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 2, 2022
On this day in 1961, a Virginia judge upheld racial segregation in courtrooms, dismissing as “totally without merit” the allegation that the practice of segregation was degrading. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/EFLBpTgr7i
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 2, 2022
2 June 1793. Maximillian Robespierre initiated the “Reign of Terror”, to purge those suspected of treason against the new French Republic. By the end, 16,594 official death sentences had been handed out throughout France, of which 2,639 were in Paris. pic.twitter.com/VHQwIYsugM
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
2 June 1886. The US President, Grover Cleveland, married Frances Folsom in the White House, to become the only president ever to wed in the mansion. Cleveland’s bride was the 21 year-old daughter of Cleveland’s late law partner and friend, Oscar Folsom. Only 40 guests attended. pic.twitter.com/yjTZNJv6Vz
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
2 June 1954. Lester Piggott (aged 18), became the youngest jockey to win the Epsom Derby on Never Say Die at odds of 33-1. He went on to win the race 8 more times, which remains a record. pic.twitter.com/4wYQUt3faA
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
2 June 1997. Timothy McVeigh was convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his leading role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people were killed. He was executed four years later. pic.twitter.com/OCXuhvJjhQ
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
2 June 2008. Guitar and blues legend, Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel), died (aged 79). He was a key figure during the transition from blues to rock ‘n’ roll. He influenced many artists, including: Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and The Animals. pic.twitter.com/3cvl9eQA3m
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
2 June 2010. 12 people were killed at random in Cumbria by a lone gunman called Derrick Bird, who then killed himself. It was one of the worst criminal acts involving firearms in British history. pic.twitter.com/pxo4m1lz71
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
2 June 2017. Popular British actor, Peter Sallis, died (aged 96). He was the voice of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit, and also played Clegg in the popular BBC TV sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine. pic.twitter.com/ev8GKxnc1Z
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
2 June 1953. The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in Westminster Abbey, London. It was the first British coronation to be televised live, with TV cameras allowed inside Westminster Abbey for the first time. It’s viewed as the first major BBC TV live event. pic.twitter.com/RXaybzM6UZ
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
Quote from Hot Lips Houlihan on June 2, 2022, 5:26 pm
2 June 1954. Lester Piggott (aged 18), became the youngest jockey to win the Epsom Derby on Never Say Die at odds of 33-1. He went on to win the race 8 more times, which remains a record. pic.twitter.com/4wYQUt3faA
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 2, 2022
"Never say die". Maybe we could play Black Sabbath as a tribute to the late Lester Piggott ?🤔
RIP Lester.
(Sorry, I didn't link to the Cumbria Shootings post)☹
Strange that I had completely forgotten about that. Dumblane and Hungerford stick in my memory but I honestly had clean forgotten all about that tragedy.
Whilst on the subject of mass murders I was repulsed by that PRICK Donald Trump at the NRA Convention.
According to him there should be more guns so people can protect themselves .
And the school was negligent because they had an unlocked door – it’s a primary school ffs !
But what I found really really disrespectful was him reading out the names of the murdered children with a church bell sound effect between each name.
I knew he was a lowlife but to me this is a new low even for him.😡
So true, Major. 👍
— 🏳️🌈 ⚖ Andromaqve Spirit 🇺🇦 🌙 (@NewsNomad3) June 1, 2022
Lots of great posts about Lester on the Good Morning Thread including great races on the second last page. RIP. Sabbath coming up for the Major. 😘
June 3rd
1621 Dutch West India Company (WIC) receives charter for The West Indies (The Americas, Caribbean and West Africa)
1929 Chile and Peru sign the Treaty of Lima, finally resolving their border dispute from the War of the Pacific (1879–83). Chile keeps Arica and Peru regains Tacna.
1943 A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beat up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting the week-long Zoot Suit Riots
1979 Ixtoc I rig in the Gulf of Mexico blows, spilling 3 million barrels of oil in one of the worst oil spills in history
1989 Beginning of the Tiananmen Square Massacre as Chinese troops open fire on pro-democracy supporters in Beijing
Did You Know?
American radical feminist Valerie Solanas attempts to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times. She is later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and pleads guilty to "reckless assault with intent to harm", serving a 3 year sentence.
Today in History in 1968
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1st baseball uniforms worn when the NY Knickerbockers wear a uniform of straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers
Today in History in 1851
This day 177 years ago – 3 June 1844 – the hypodermic needle, invented by Irish doctor Francis Rynd, was used for the first time.
Rynd used an improvised syringe to inject morphine into the face of a woman with neuralgia, who was in severe pain, in Dublin's Meath Hospital. pic.twitter.com/BchWxdRRi1
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 3, 2021