On This Day In History
Quote from Charlie Charles IV on June 8, 2022, 6:00 pm
8 June 1949. George Orwell’s futuristic novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published in the UK. It depicts a totalitarian tyranny ruled by “Big Brother”, and supported by a secret police using mass surveillance. More broadly, Orwell shows how facts are manipulated by governments. pic.twitter.com/Mjp832PIZX
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 8, 2022
Isn't it great to know that 1984 was only a novel. The present day government(s) would never dream of manipulating the facts !🙄
June 10th
1190 Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem
1786 A landslide dam on the Dadu River caused by earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China
1898 US Marines land in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
1916 Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks
1963 US Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy
1977 Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers2003 The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission
Did You Know?
Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
Today in History in 1720
Would You Believe?
Andrew Jackson's African Grey parrot "Poll" is removed from his funeral for swearing at The Hermitage, Tennessee. Funeral attendee William Menefee Norment recorded: "Before the sermon and while the crowd was gathering, a wicked parrot that was a household pet got excited and commenced swearing so loud and long as to disturb the people and had to be carried from the house”
Today in History in 1845
This day 116 years ago - 10 June 1904 - James Joyce met Nora Barnacle for the first time while walking down Nassau Street in Dublin.
Barnacle, a chambermaid from Galway, would become Joyce's wife and muse, inspiring the character of Molly Bloom in his celebrated novel Ulysses. pic.twitter.com/fUOseD5VFd
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 10, 2020
#otd in 1977 Lusia Harris became the first woman to be successfully drafted by an NBA team. A basketball pioneer, she was in the winning teams for three consecutive AIAW National Championships. https://t.co/f4vcCOtocp
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 10, 2022
On this day in 1954, Southern state officials met in Virginia and organized resistance to the Supreme Court's recent decision in Brown v. Board of Education striking down school segregation. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/3M0v5GKDYk
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 10, 2022
10 June 323 BC. Alexander the Great, King of The Greek kingdom of Macedon, died (aged 32). He created by military conquest one of the largest empires of the ancient world. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history’s most successful military commanders. pic.twitter.com/UOiN3lUVRp
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
10 June 1692. Bridget Bishop (aged 60), was hanged near Salem, Massachusetts, for “certain Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries”. She was accused of bewitching five young women. She was the first victim of the notorious Salem Witch Trials. pic.twitter.com/4Np54JNe8b
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
10 June 1935. Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in the USA by William Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith. Its motto is to live life free of alcohol “One Day at a Time”. Its members try to stay sober by meeting regularly in groups to help each other maintain sobriety. pic.twitter.com/uSflnWYk7d
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
10 June 1942. SS forces killed every male over 15 in the Czech village of Lidice, in a horrific reprisal for the assassination (or justifiable homicide) of the leading SS figure, Reinhard Heydrich, who died on 4 June 1942 of injuries sustained in a bomb attack on 27 May 1942. pic.twitter.com/LYhPVEzhp7
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
10 June 1944. 642 men, women and children were killed by the German Waffen SS in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. The village, never rebuilt, is a memorial. It featured at the opening of the first episode of the documentary series, World at War. pic.twitter.com/OCm2oG0Xxo
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
10 June 1967. Spencer Tracy died (aged 67). He was one of the major stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, and won 2 Academy Awards for Best Actor from 9 nominations. Films include: Bad Day at Black Rock, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?, Adam’s Rib and Judgement at Nuremberg. pic.twitter.com/4T7kX6O6FK
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
10 June 1993. Curmudgeonly comedian, Les Dawson, died (aged 62). His jokes often focused on negative comments about his mother-in-law & wife. He was an accomplished novelist and pianist, though part of his act was to play the piano badly. pic.twitter.com/PY7NDRCVhQ
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
10 June 2004. Soul music and R & B star, Ray Charles, died (aged 73). He pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s blending rhythm and blues and gospel styles. He won 17 Grammy Awards. pic.twitter.com/nadG5bMUzp
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hollywood legend, Judy Garland. pic.twitter.com/FYccVSlF6n
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 10, 2022
June 11th
1184 BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes
631 Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000
1776 Continental Congress creates committee to draft a Declaration of Independence with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston as members
1963 US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act"
1987 Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term
2014 Islamic State of Iraq forces seize control of government offices and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosul
Did You Know?
Brothers John and Clarence Anglin and fellow inmate Frank Morris escape from Alcatraz Island prison, the only ones to do so
Today in History in 1962
Would You Believe?
George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket
Today in History in 1907
This day 94 years ago – 11 June 1925 – W.B. Yeats, in the Seanad, criticised the government's decision not to allow divorce.
“If you show that this country, Southern Ireland, is going to be governed by Catholic ideas and by Catholic ideas alone, you will never get the North.” pic.twitter.com/N6APg5Klyw
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) June 11, 2019
#otd in 1941, Marie Clark Taylor became the first African-American woman with a PhD in botany. Throughout the 50s and 60s, she taught for the National Science Foundation. President Lyndon B Johnson enlisted her to consult in the US and abroad.https://t.co/Jtbojgw1Le
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) June 11, 2022