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I\u2019m sorry, but I can\u2019t take you to someplace new EVERY two weeks, so I\u2019m staying home and recognizing some historical and some not-so-historical personal events that took place this week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- June 1, 1967: <\/strong>Sgt. Pepper<\/strong><\/em> Released:<\/strong> The Beatles released their groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band<\/em> in the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
On June 1, 1961: I was first pepper sprayed for getting too fresh on a first date<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Birthday wishes today go out to Marylin Monroe and Brigham Young – a great couple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- June 2, 1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II:<\/strong> Following her accession in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II was officially crowned at Westminster Abbey, marking the first coronation to be televised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
On June 2, 1968: I graduated from Westminster College and was crowned the \u2018most likely to embarrass himself in a job interview’, which I did, but it was thankfully not televised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of you sickos will be wishing Marquis de Sade a Happy Birthday today, but I\u2019m going to wish my granddaughter, Addison Sparrow Borrelli a happy 9th<\/sup> birthday! <\/p>\n\n\n
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Astronaut Ed White, Space Walking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n - \n
- June 3, 1965: First US Spacewalk:<\/strong> Astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini 4 mission, lasting 22 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
On June 3,1971: It took me 22 minutes to complete a sobriety field test walk of ten feet. I may have not been walking in space, but I was feeling spaced as I walked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another birthday today for anti-Civil Right leader Jefferson Davis \u2013 Confederate President<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- June 4, 1942: Battle of Midway Begins:<\/strong> A pivotal naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII began, shifting the advantage to the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
On June 4, 2000: I lost the battle searching my mid-drift for my naval at the Pacific gym as I weighed in at 240 pounds, shifting the advantage to expansive underwear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the king we fought in our Revolutionary War\u2019s birthday today, King George III \u2013 \u201cThe British Are Coming\u201d; (But they won’t stay for dinner.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- June 5, 1967: Six-Day War Begins:<\/strong> Conflicts began between Israel and its neighbors (Egypt, Jordan, and Syria).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
On June 5, 1986: the beginning of the six-day battle with three neighbors over which dog left his ‘greeting card’ on my front porch.<\/p>\n\n\n
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D-Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Fall asleep tonight with some soft alto saxophone music on Kenny G\u2019s birthday<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- June 6, 1944: D-Day (Operation Overlord):<\/strong> Allied forces launched a massive invasion of Normandy, France, during WWII, opening the Western Front.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
On June 6, 2003: Operation Overbearing was launched when I had to listen to some French woman talk about her Western Front – I reminded her that she’d be speaking German if not for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dalai Lama is 91 today \u2013 Namaste<\/p>\n\n\n
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Gauguin’s ‘Road in Tahiti’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n - \n
- June 7, 1929: Vatican City Recognized:<\/strong> Vatican City became a sovereign state following the exchange of documents ratifying the Lateran Treaty. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
On June 7, 1966: I was recognized as a \u2018person of interest\u2019 in a sorority panty-raid, when I was caught with said garmet on my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
French Post-Impressionist painter, Paul Gauguin\u2019s birthday party today, he won\u2019t be attending \u2013 he died in 1903<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yeah, I know; I hope I\u2019ll be traveling somewhere soon too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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by Bob Sparrow I\u2019m sorry, but I can\u2019t take you to someplace new EVERY two weeks, so I\u2019m staying home and recognizing some historical and some not-so-historical personal events that took place this week. On June 1, 1961: I was … read more
- June 7, 1929: Vatican City Recognized:<\/strong> Vatican City became a sovereign state following the exchange of documents ratifying the Lateran Treaty. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- June 6, 1944: D-Day (Operation Overlord):<\/strong> Allied forces launched a massive invasion of Normandy, France, during WWII, opening the Western Front.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- June 5, 1967: Six-Day War Begins:<\/strong> Conflicts began between Israel and its neighbors (Egypt, Jordan, and Syria).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- June 4, 1942: Battle of Midway Begins:<\/strong> A pivotal naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII began, shifting the advantage to the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- June 3, 1965: First US Spacewalk:<\/strong> Astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space during the Gemini 4 mission, lasting 22 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- June 2, 1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II:<\/strong> Following her accession in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II was officially crowned at Westminster Abbey, marking the first coronation to be televised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n