A new favorite Duke pic! :-)
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There's a really good piece about John Wayne up on Ebert's blog (www.rogerebert.com)
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June 12th

1839
Abner Doubleday created the game of baseball, according to the legend. However, evidence has surfaced that indicates that the game of baseball was played before 1800.

1880
Lee Richmond of the Worcester Ruby Legs pitched the first perfect game in major league history in a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Blues.

1939
The Baseball Hall of Fame opened to the public in Cooperstown, New York.

1942
Anne Frank received a diary for her birthday.

1963
Civil rights leader Medgar Evers was fatally shot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi.

1978
David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six "Son of Sam" .44-caliber killings that had terrified New Yorkers.

1994
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered outside her home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson was later acquitted of the killings, but he was held liable in a civil suit.

1997
Interleague play began in baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series.

2003
Actor Gregory Peck died at age 87.

2007
Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert died at 89 years old.

2009
All television broadcasts in the United States switch from analog to digital transmission.

Birthdays
94 David Rockefeller Banker
85 George H.W. Bush Former President
81 Vic Damone Singer
79 Jim Nabors Actor-singer ("Gomer Pyle, USMC")
68 Marv Albert Sportscaster
60 John Wetton Rock musician (King Crimson, Asia)
58 Bun E. Carlos Rock musician (Cheap Trick)
52 Timothy Busfield Actor ("The West Wing," "thirtysomething")
51 Meredith Brooks Singer
51 Jenilee Harrison Actress
45 Paula Marshall Actress
42 Frances O'Connor Actress
35 Hideki Matsui Baseball player (New York Yankees)
32 Kenny Wayne Shepherd Blues guitarist
30 Wil Horneff Actor
24 Kendra Wilkinson Playboy bunny/Playmate/Television Personality
?? LkyLindy Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? WildBlueSooner Cigar Asylum Inmate

15 Anne Frank 6/12/1929 - 3/?/1945 German Jewish girl killed in Holocaust; famous diarist
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2009
The Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup....GO PENS
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^^^ What Jeff said ^^^


:-)


Chris.....
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Inmate, Please!! :-)

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June 13th

1888
Congress created the Department of Labor.

1900
The Boxer Rebellion began in China.

1966
The U.S. Supreme Court set forth in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must advise suspects of their rights upon taking them into custody.

1971
The New York Times began publishing the "Pentagon Papers."

1983
The U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system.

1986
Bandleader and clarinetist Benny Goodman died.

2008
Tim Russert, moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," died at age 58.

Birthdays
77 Bob McGrath Actor ("Sesame Street")
70 Siegfried Magician (Siegfried & Roy)
66 Malcolm McDowell Actor
60 Dennis Locorriere Singer (Dr. Hook)
58 Jonathan Hogan Actor
58 Stellan Skarsgard Actor
58 Richard Thomas Actor ("The Waltons")
56 Tim Allen Actor, comedian ("Home Improvement")
47 Ally Sheedy Actress
47 Hannah Storm TV host
40 Jamie Walters Actor
39 Rivers Cuomo Rock musician (Weezer)
35 Steve-O Actor ("Jackass")
31 Ethan Embry Actor
28 Chris Evans Actor
26 Sarah Schaub Actress
23 Kat Dennings Actress
23 Ashley Olsen Actress
23 Mary-Kate Olsen Actress
?? white_s2k Cigar Asylum Inmate

87 Red Grange 6/13/1903 - 1/28/1991 American football player
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The pittsburg penguins win the stanley cup!!!!!
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Nope, that was on the 12th. :-)
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June 13th

Birthdays

56 Tim Allen Actor, comedian ("Home Improvement")
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June 16th

1487
The Battle of Stoke ended the Wars of the Roses.

1858
Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln declared, "a house divided against itself cannot stand."

1883
The New York Giants baseball team admitted all ladies for free to the ballpark. It was the first Ladies Day.

1903
Ford Motor Co. was incorporated.

1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Industrial Recovery Act.

1963
Valentina Tereshkova of the USSR became the first woman in space.

1996
Russia voted in its first independent presidential election. Boris Yeltsin eventually won in a runoff.

1996
Sports broadcaster Mel Allen died at the age of 83.

Birthdays
74 Bill Cobbs Actor
70 Billy "Crash" Craddock Country singer
67 Eddie Levert R&B singer (The O'Jays)
60 Geoff Pierson Actor
58 Roberto Duran Boxer
54 Laurie Metcalf Actress ("Roseanne")
50 James Brian Hellwig Wrestler ("Ultimate Warrior"
41 James Patrick Stuart Actor
39 Clifton Collins Jr. Actor
39 Phil Mickelson Golfer
37 John Cho Actor
36 Eddie Cibrian Actor
32 China Shavers Actor
27 Missy Peregrym Actress
26 Olivia Hack Actress
24 IceChant Cigar Asylum Inmate
23 brandonfd3s Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? Fishbeadtwo Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? GUSTO Cigar Asylum Inmate

79 Geronimo 6/16/1829 - 2/17/1909 American Apache Indian leader
74 Stan Laurel 6/16/1890 - 2/23/1965 American comic movie actor
25 Tupac Shakur 6/16/1971 - 9/13/1996 American rapper and actor
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June 16th

Birthdays



25 Tupac Shakur 6/16/1971 - 9/13/1996 American rapper and actor
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Deaths which occurred on June 16:
1216 Innocent III pope, dies at 54
1671 Stenka Razin Cossack rebel leader, tortured, executed in Moscow
1686 -BC- Hammurabi the Great dies in Babylon
1959 George Reeves actor (Superman, Gone With the Wind), shoots himself
1969 John Scott rocker with the Pretenders, dies at 25
1976 Francis E Meloy Jr US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed
1977 Wernher von Braun dies at 65 from smoking
1982 John Honeyman-Scott guitarist of the Pretenders, overdoses on drugs



And on my favorites list:
1871 Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine founded, NYC
This group is commonly known as "Shriner's" and fund the Shriner's Hospitals. :-) :-) :-)
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June 17th

1775
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place during the American Revolution.

1885
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

1928
Amelia Earhart embarked on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman.

1939
Last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre.

1944
The Republic of Iceland was established.

1972
Burglary of Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, DC, started the Watergate political scandal.

1994
O. J. Simpson's slow-speed chase by the police, watched by millions on TV, ended in his arrest.

Birthdays
77 Peter Lupus Actor
66 Newt Gingrich Former House Speaker
63 Barry Manilow Singer
58 Joe Piscopo Comedian ("Saturday Night Live")
55 Mark Linn-Baker Actor
52 Jon Gries Actor
51 Bobby Farrelly Writer, director
48 Thomas Haden Church Actor
46 Greg Kinnear Actor
44 Dan Jansen Olympic gold-medal speed skater
44 Kami Cotler Actress ("The Waltons")
43 Jason Patric Actor
39 Will Forte Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live")
29 Venus Williams Tennis player
?? Jcaprell Cigar Asylum Inmate

89 Igor Stravinsky 6/17/1882 - 4/6/1971 Russian-born American composer
87 Ralph Bellamy 6/17/1904 - 11/29/1991 American motion-picture and stage actor
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June 17th

1994
O. J. Simpson's slow-speed chase by the police, watched by millions on TV, ended in his arrest.

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June 18th

1812
The War of 1812 began.

1815
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British, German, and Dutch forces.

1873
Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.

1923
Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.

1928
Aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She completed the flight from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours.

1948
Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record.

Birthdays
89 Ian Carmichael Actor
70 Lou Brock Baseball Hall of Famer
67 Roger Ebert Movie critic
67 Paul McCartney Rock musician
62 Constance McCashin Actress
62 Linda Thorson Actress
57 Carol Kane Actress
57 Isabella Rossellini Actress
46 Dizzy Reed Rock Musician (Guns N' Roses)
38 Mara Hobel Actress
38 Nathan Morris R&B singer (Boyz II Men)
33 Alana de la Garza Actress ("Law and Order")
33 Blake Shelton Country singer
20 Renee Olstead Actress
?? TTOURS Cigar Asylum Inmate
?? KidRock Cigar Asylum Inmate

72 Henry Clay Folger 6/18/1857 - 6/11/1930 American industrialist and philanthropist
17 Anastasia 6/18/1901 - 7/17/1918 Russian daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
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dus he have a gap in his teeth for that cigars ?
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June 19th

1846
The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club in the first baseball game at the Elysian Field, Hoboken, NJ. It was the first organized baseball game.

1862
Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories.

1867
The first running of the Belmont Stakes.

1910
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

1934
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created.

1952
"I’ve Got a Secret" debuted on CBS-TV.

1978
The Garfield comic strip debuts and grows to over $1 billion in revenue within over 110 countries.

Birthdays
79 Gena Rowlands Actress
67 Spanky McFarlane Pop singer (Spanky and Our Gang)
61 Phylicia Rashad Actress ("The Cosby Show")
59 Ann Wilson Rock singer (Heart)
56 Larry Dunn Rock musician
55 Kathleen Turner Actress
47 Paula Abdul Singer, TV personality ("American Idol")
46 Andy Lauer Actor
45 Brian Vander Ark Rock singer, musician
39 Brian "Head" Welch Rock musician (Korn)
37 Robin Tunney Actress
35 Bumper Robinson Actor
34 Poppy Montgomery Actress ("Without a Trace")
33 Scott Avett Country musician
31 Zoe Saldana Actress
29 Lauren Lee Smith Actress ("CSI")
25 Paul Dano Actor
?? BlackIrish Cigar Asylum Inmate

37 Lou Gehrig 6/19/1903 - 6/2/1941 Baseball Hall of Famer who played for the New York Yankees
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June 20th

1214
The University of Oxford receives its charter.

1756
British soldiers were thrown into the cell known as the "Black Hole of Calcutta."

1782
The Great Seal of the United States was adopted.

1819
The 320-ton Savannah became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic.

1837
Queen Victoria ascended the British throne.

1863
West Virginia became the 35th state in the United States.

1893
Lizzie Borden, accused of murdering her parents, was found innocent by a jury in New Bedford, Mass.

1947
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was shot dead in Beverly Hills, Calif., apparently at the order of mob associates.

1948
"Toast of the Town" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was hosted by Ed Sullivan. The name of the show was eventually changed to "The Ed Sullivan Show."

1963
The so-called "red telephone" is established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis.

1967
Muhammad Ali was convicted of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted.

1975
The movie "Jaws" was released.

1994
O.J. Simpson pled innocent in Los Angeles to the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Birthdays
78 Olympia Dukakis Actress
78 Martin Landau Actor
78 James Tolkan Actor
76 Danny Aiello Actor
69 John Mahoney Actor ("Frasier")
67 Brian Wilson Rock singer, songwriter (The Beach Boys)
64 John McCook Actor ("The Bold and the Beautiful")
63 Bob Vila TV host ("This Old House")
62 Candy Clark Actress
61 Tina Sinatra Producer
60 Lionel Richie R&B singer
57 John Goodman Actor
55 Michael Anthony Rock musician (Van Halen)
52 Koko B. Ware Professional wrestler
49 John Taylor Rock musician (Duran Duran)
47 Mark DeGliantoni Rock musician
42 Nicole Kidman Actress
42 Murphy Karges Rock musician (Sugar Ray)
42 Dan Tyminski Country, bluegrass musician (Union Station)
40 Peter Paige Actor ("Queer as Folk")
38 Josh Lucas Actor
36 Chino Moreno Rock singer
35 NCRadioMan Cigar Asylum Inmate
30 Chuck Wicks Country singer
28 Sean9689 Cigar Asylum Inmate
24 Mark Saul Actor ("Grey's Anatomy")
20 Christopher Mintz-Plasse Actor ("Superbad")
12 Maria Lark Actress ("Medium")

50 Errol Flynn 6/20/1909 - 10/14/1959 American motion-picture actor
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June 20th

Birthdays
57 John Goodman Actor
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35 NCRadioMan Cigar Asylum Inmate
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28 Sean9689 Cigar Asylum Inmate

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