Today in history

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 25
2002 A China Airlines jumbo jet breaks apart in mid-air
The Boeing 747 aircraft crashed into the Taiwan Strait, leaving no survivors among the 225 people on board. The accident was caused by improper repairs 22 years earlier, and the airplane was far beyond the serviceable life recommended by Boeing in terms of the number of flights, total hours in the air, and the number of years in service.
1979 American Airlines flight 191 crashes shortly after takeoff
The photo showing the lopsided DC-10 hurtling towards the ground at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago is one of the most horrifying images in aviation history. All 258 people on board died.
1979 Etan Patz disappears
The disappearance and murder of the 6-year-old boy from New York City and the extensive publicity it received helped spark the missing children's movement.
1977 The first Star Wars film is released
George Lucas' epic space opera encompassing seven films is one of the most popular works in movie history.
1963 32 African countries form a coalition against white rule
The Organisation of African Unity was founded to promote decolonization and end white minority governments in Africa. The OAU was replaced by the African Union in 2002.


Births On This Day – May 25
1979 Jonny Wilkinson
English rugby player
1976 Cillian Murphy
Irish/English actor
1974 Frank Klepacki
American drummer, composer
1899 Kazi Nazrul Islam
Indian flute player, poet
1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson
American poet, philosopher


Deaths On This Day – May 25
2006 Desmond Dekker
Jamaican singer-songwriter
2005 Graham Kennedy
Australian actor
1934 Gustav Holst
English composer
1848 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
German author, composer
992 Mieszko I of Poland

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 HARNAWEE "THA CHAN ""CHIP"""THAILAND RELEASED 09/01/74 THAI SPECIAL FORCES 03 ALIVE AND WELL 98 SP NAME???
1967 GRAVES RICHARD C. SUNDERLAND MA
1969 WEITZ MONEK ROXBURY MA
1969 WILLIAMS LEROY C. JACKSONVILLE FL
1970 SPRINGMAN RICHARD HAROLD LONG BEACH CA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY PRG
1972 STRONG HENRY H. NORTH WALES PA

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Argentina : Day of the May Revolution/National Day (1810)
Chad, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Zambia : African Freedom/Unity Day
Jordan : Independence Day/Arab Renaissance Day (1946)
Lybia, Sudan : Sudan National Day/May Revolution Day (1969)
Yugoslavia : Day of Youth
US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 26
1972 The Soviet Union and the United States sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The ABM Treaty regulated the establishment of anti-ballistic missile shields against nuclear missiles. It was one of the most important treaties between the two superpowers during the Cold War.
1970 The Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2
The Russian plane, sometimes nicknamed Concordski, first took to the skies in 1968, two months before the Concorde.
1923 The 24 Hours of Le Mans is held for the first time
Only three competitors completed the race in 1923. The winners were André Lagarde and Albert Leonard of France, who covered 2210 kilometers in 24 hours.
1908 Engineers make the first major oil find in the Middle East
The discovery in Masjed Soleyman in Iran had a major impact on the country's and the world region's economy and politics. More than half of the world's oil reserves are located in the Middle East.
1896 The Dow Jones Industrial Average is first published
The Dow Jones is one of the world's most important stock market indices. Today it comprises data from 30 major U.S. companies.


Births On This Day – May 26
1975 Lauryn Hill
American singer-songwriter, producer, actress
1964 Lenny Kravitz
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
1926 Miles Davis
American trumpet player, composer, bandleader
1907 John Wayne
American actor, singer, director, producer
1886 Al Jolson
Lithuanian/American singer, actor


Deaths On This Day – May 26
2008 Sydney Pollack
American director
1976 Martin Heidegger
German philosopher
1908 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Indian religious leader, founded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

1703 Samuel Pepys
English administrator, politician
735 Bede
English monk, historian, theologian

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 GLANDON GARY A. POWELL TN
1966 GRIFFEY TERRANCE H. FORT DODGE IA
1967 MECLEARY READ BLAINE OLD GREENWICH CT 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Guyana : Independence Day (1966)
US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" If reality wants to get in touch with me, it knows where I am. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 27
2006 A massive earthquake devastates parts of Java, Indonesia
With 5 million people living within 50 km of the quake's epicenter, about 6000 died, and 1.5 million were left homeless.
1942 Czech resistance fighters kill Reinhard Heydrich
The high-ranking German Nazi official was one of the main architects of the Holocaust. In retaliation, the Nazis murdered all male inhabitants over 15 years of age in the Czech village of Lidice and deported most of the remaining people to concentration camps.
1937 The Golden Gate Bridge is opened
The suspension bridge connecting San Francisco peninsula with Marin County is one of the most recognized works of United States architecture.
1933 Walt Disney's cartoon Three Little Pigs is released
The animated short film is one of the best-known cartoons of all time. In 1934, it was awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
1851 The world's first chess tournament is held in London
Adolf Anderssen, a maths teacher from Wrocław, won the tournament, which was held parallel to the 1851 Great Exhibition.


Births On This Day – May 27
1975 Jamie Oliver
English chef, author
1934 Harlan Ellison
American author, screenwriter
1923 Henry Kissinger
German/American politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate
1922 Christopher Lee
English and singer
1907 Rachel Carson
American biologist, zuthor


Deaths On This Day – May 27
2011 Gil Scott-Heron
American singer-songwriter, author
1964 Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian politician, 1st Prime Minister of India
1840 Niccolò Paganini
Italian violinist, composer
1564 John Calvin
French theologian, pastor
927 Simeon I of Bulgaria

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 LYNN DOYLE W. ALIQUIPPA PA AA HIT CRASH TARGET AREA NO PARA
1966 MONAHAN ROBERT W. 01/01/67 RELEASED
1966 SCALES THOMAS R. 01/01/67 RELEASED REFNO 0347 DECEASED
1967 BLACKWOOD GORDON B. PALO VERDE CA PROB DEAD---REMAINS RETURNED ID 11/20/89
1970 LEE GLEN H. HONOLULU HI REMAINS ID'D 8/23/94 DPMO SP GLENN
1971 KNUCKEY THOMAS W. WHARTON NJ REMAINS IDENTIFIED 02 AUG 93
1971 TAYLOR PHILLIP C. GRAND ISLAND NY REMAINS IDENTIFIED 02 AUG 93
1972 LATENDRESSE THOMAS B. YAKIMA WA 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Afghánistán : Independence Day (1921)
Nicaragua : Army Day
Nigeria : Children's Day
Turkey : Freedom & Constitution Day (1960, 1961)
US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" When forced to choose between two evils, try the new one. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 28
1998 Pakistan detonates five atom bombs
The nuclear tests came as a response to India's tests just days earlier. Fearing a devastating conflict between the two nuclear powers, a number of countries, including the U.S. and Japan, imposed economic sanctions.
1987 Mathias Rust lands on the Red Square in Moscow
The 19-year old West German amateur pilot illegally landed his Cessna in the heart of the Russian capital at the height of the Cold War.
1961 Amnesty International is founded
The publication of Peter Benenson's article “The forgotten prisoners” is commonly considered the organization's birth hour. Amnesty International is one of the world's most influential human rights organizations.
1937 Volkswagen (VW) is founded
The automobile manufacturer whose name means “People's Car” in German is one of the world's biggest. It produced classics like the VW Golf and the VW Beetle.
1936 Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication
In this landmark paper, the British computer pioneer described the Turing Machine and defined the inherent limits of computation.


Births On This Day – May 28
1968 Kylie Minogue
Australian singer-songwriter, producer, actress
1944 Rudy Giuliani
American lawyer, politician, 107th Mayor of New York City
1923 György Ligeti
Romanian/Austrian composer
1908 Ian Fleming
English journalist, author
1883 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Indian politician


Deaths On This Day – May 28
2014 Maya Angelou
American author, poet, actress, director
1972 Edward VIII
of the United Kingdom
1937 Alfred Adler
Austrian psychologist
1849 Anne Brontë
English author, poet
1843 Noah Webster
American lexicographer, author

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1968 HILL JOSEPH A. TAYLORVILLE IL
1968 INGVALSON ROGER D. AUSTIN MN 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1971 CHAVIRA STEPHEN WASCO CA
1971 URQUHART PAUL D. MC MURRAY PA

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Puerto Rico : Memorial Day
US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868] - - - - - ( Monday )
Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Every human being comes equipped with a brain at no extra cost. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 29
1999 Olusegun Obasanjo wins Nigeria's first free elections in 16 years
The former Nigerian Army general and military ruler oversaw a democratization process that defines the country's political system to the present day.
1996 Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's prime minister
The conservative politician is criticized for hampering the peace process that former prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, had promoted.
1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest
The first successful ascent of the world's highest mountain came after Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans had come within 100 meters of the summit just three days previously.
1942 Bing Crosby records White Christmas
Crosby's rendition of Irving Berlin's song became the most successful of his career and the best-selling Christmas single in history.
1913 Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps is premiered
he performance sparked a riot in the audience as many felt its irregular beat and the percussive character was a sacrilege against music. Today, it is considered one of the key works of 20th-century art music.


Births On This Day – May 29
1984 Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player
1967 Noel Gallagher
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
1922 Iannis Xenakis
Greek/French composer, engineer, theorist
1917 John F. Kennedy
American lieutenant, politician, 35th President of the United States
1914 Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese mountaineer


Deaths On This Day – May 29
2013 Henry Morgentaler
Polish/Canadian physician
2010 Dennis Hopper
American actor, director
1997 Jeff Buckley
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
1892 Bahá'u'lláh
Persian spiritual leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith
1829 Humphry Davy
English chemist, physicist

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 GARNER JOHN H. CHARLESTON HEIGHTS SC
1972 MORROW LARRY K. LOWELL NC

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
England : Oak Apple Day/Nettle Day (1660)
Rhode Island : Ratification Day (1790)
Wisconsin : Admission Day (1848)
US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 30
2011 Germany abandons nuclear energy
The government's decision followed the nuclear meltdown at Japan's Fukushima power plant and years of hands-on protests and activism by Germany powerful anti-nuclear movement.
1967 The Republic of Biafra is proclaimed
The short-lived state consisted of Nigeria's Eastern Region. Its secession sparked the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted until 1970 and resulted in the region's re-integration into Nigeria.
1962 Benjamin Britten's War Requiem is premiered
The work was performed for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which had been destroyed in World War II. It juxtaposes the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with war poems by Wilfred Owen.
1961 The Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, is assassinated
El Jefe had been the Dominican Republic's President for 31 years. Despite the assassination, the intended removal of the dictatorship in the Caribbean country failed as the ruler's son, Ramfis Trujillo, soon stepped into his father's shoes.
1911 The first Indianapolis 500 is held
Ray Harroun won the first running of the 500-mile automobile race, which is today one of the world's most prestigious sporting events.


Births On This Day – May 30
1980 Steven Gerrard
English footballer
1949 Bob Willis
English cricketer
1846 Peter Carl Fabergé
Russian goldsmith, jeweler
1814 Mikhail Bakunin
Russian philosopher, theorist
1768 Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty
French commander


Deaths On This Day – May 30
1993 Sun Ra
American pianist, composer, bandleader, poet
1960 Boris Pasternak
Russian author, poet, Nobel Prize laureate
1778 Voltaire
French philosopher
1640 Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish painter
1431 Joan of Arc

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1962 GERBER DANIEL A. TAKEN FROM LEPROSARIUM
1962 MITCHELL ARCHIE E. ELLENSBURG WA TAKEN FROM LEPROSARIUM
1962 VIETTI ELANOR A. HOUSTON TX TAKEN FROM LEPROSARIUM
1966 HATCHER DAVID B. MT. AIRY NC 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 MEHL JAMES P. BELLE HARBOR NY 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 IODICE FRANK C. 06/01/68 ESCAPED
1968 POTTER ALBERT J. 06/01/68 ESCAPED DECEASED
1968 SMITH LEWIS P. II BELLEFONTE PA
1970 DUKE CHARLES R.
1970 ISHI TOMOHARA JAPAN NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST.
1970 MARK KIT T.

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Channel Is, England, N Ireland, Wales : Spring Holiday
Guam, Puerto Rico, US, US Virgin Islands : Memorial Day
Lincoln City IN : Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Day
US : The REAL Memorial Day (Decoration Day) (1868)
US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" To save one life is better than to build a seven story pagoda. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 31
2013 The widest tornado ever recorded hits El Reno, Oklahoma
The storm had a width of 4.2 km (2.6 mi). Nine people were killed as it swept over rural areas of Central Oklahoma.
2005 Deep Throat reveals himself
Former FBI agent Mark Felt admitted that he was the most important informant in the 1970's Watergate scandal which uncovered the dirty tricks of the Nixon administration, ultimately leading to Nixon's resignation.
1961 South Africa becomes an independent republic
Following international criticism of the country's Apartheid regime, it had to leave the Commonwealth of Nations. The system of racial segregation was gradually abolished in the early 1990s.
1879 Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive
Von Siemens' landmark invention was soon used in trams. 1881 saw the introduction of the world's first electric tram in Berlin, Germany.
1859 The Great Clock housing Big Ben starts keeping time
The clock at the top of Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the British Houses of Parliament is one of the world's best-known timekeepers.


Births On This Day – May 31
1976 Colin Farrell
Irish actor
1945 Rainer Werner Fassbinder
German actor, director, screenwriter
1930 Clint Eastwood
American actor, director, producer, politician
1894 Fred Allen
American comedian, actor, radio host
1819 Walt Whitman
American poet, author


Deaths On This Day – May 31
2010 Louise Bourgeois
French/American sculptor
1996 Timothy Leary
American psychologist, author
1983 Jack Dempsey
American boxer
1837 Joseph Grimaldi
English actor, dancer
1809 Joseph Haydn
Austrian composer

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 PEEL ROBERT D. MEMPHIS TN "02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV (BROADLANDS, IL)" ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 ALBERTSON BOBBY J. ANAHEIM CA ALL CREW DEAD SP ALBERTON-WALL
1966 CASE THOMAS F. THOMSON GA ALL CREW DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 04/11/86
1966 EDMONDSON WILLIAM R. CASSVILLE MO ALL CREW DEAD
1966 HARWORTH ELROY E. ELIZABETH MN ALL CREW DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 04/10/86
1966 HERROLD NED R. NEW BRUNSWICK NJ
1966 MC DONALD EMMETT R. BELLEVUE WA ALL CREW DEAD
1966 RAGLAND DAYTON W. KANSAS CITY MO
1966 SHINGLEDECKER ARMON D. LIMA OH ALL CREW DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 1986 REMAINS IDENTIFIED 04/30/98
1966 STEEN MARTIN W. GRAND FORKS ND GOOD CHUTE HARNESS EMPTY
1966 STICKNEY PHILLIP J. MANCHESTER NH ALL CREW DEAD
1966 ZOOK HAROLD J. NEW HOLLAND PA ALL CREW DEAD - REMAINS RETURNED 04/10/86
1967 CHAUNCEY ARVIN R. GLENDALE CA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 FITZGERALD JOSEPH E. NORTHBRIDGE MA REMAINS RETURNED 02/97
1967 JAKOVAC JOHN A. DETRIOT MI REMAINS RETURNED 02/97
1967 MC GAR BRIAN K. CERES CA REMAINS RETURNED 02/97
1968 BERESIK EUGENE PAUL WEBSTER MA
1968 GATEWOOD CHARLES HUE CHICAGO IL
1968 LEONARD EDWARD W. WINLOCK WA 03/28/73 RELEASED BY PL ALIVE IN 98
1970 COLNE ROGER FRANCE NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST.
1970 HANGEN WELLES PROBABLY EXECUTED AFTER CAPTURE REMAINS RETURNED 01/93
1970 SAKAI KOJIRO JAPAN NOT ON OFFICIAL LISTS
1970 WAKU YOSHIHIKO JAPAN NOT ON OFFICIAL LISTS
1971 BRUNSON JACK W. SINCLAIRVILLE NY
1971 MUSIL CLINTON A. SR. MINNEAPOLIS MN

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Botswana : President's Day
Brunei : Royal Brunei Malay Regiment
Namibia, South Africa : Union Day (1910), Republic Day (1961)
Zimbabwe : Independence Day (1979)
US : Memorial Day/Decoration Day, a legal holiday (1868] - - - - - ( Monday )
Virginia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" To criticize the incompetent is easy; it is more difficult, to criticize the competent. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 1
2009 Air France flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic
All 228 people on board died in the crash. It took two years to find and recover the wreckage from the ocean floor.
1979 Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) ends 90 years of white rule
In 1980, the Republic of Zimbabwe achieved sovereignty from the United Kingdom.
1945 The first group of Berlin women start clearing the rubble of World War II
In Germany, the Trümmerfrauen are a well-known symbol for a new beginning after the total desolation in the aftermath of the war, and for the Wirtschaftswunder, the rapid reconstruction of Germany's economy through hard labor.
1874 The Heimlich maneuver is published
Henry Heimlich is credited with developing the technique using abdominal thrusts to stop choking.
1831 The British explorer James Clark Ross discovers the North Magnetic Pole
It is the location where the Earth's magnetic field points directly downwards. It lies in the vicinity of the Geographic North Pole.


Births On This Day – June 1
1982 Justine Henin
Belgian tennis player
1974 Alanis Morissette
Canadian/American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress
1937 Morgan Freeman
American actor, producer
1926 Marilyn Monroe
American model, actress, singer
1907 Frank Whittle
English engineer, inventor, developed the jet engine


Deaths On This Day – June 1
2008 Yves Saint Laurent
French fashion designer
1971 Reinhold Niebuhr
American theologian
1952 John Dewey
American philosopher, psychologist
1868 James Buchanan
American politician, 15th President of the United States
1830 Swaminarayan
Indian religious leader

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 CROSBY FREDERICK P. ORLANDO FL GROUND FIRE CRASH EXPLODE
1966 BORLING JOHN L. CHICAGO IL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1966 MYERS ARMAND J. MEDFORD OR 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1971 ANDRADE FATHER FRANCE FRENCH PRIEST RELEASED
1971 MAGERS PAUL G. SIDNEY NE
1971 WANN DONALD L. SHAWNEE OK
1975 MC DONALD HERMAN 08/76 LEFT SAIGON

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
China PR, Mongolia : Children's Festival Day
Kentucky-1792, Tennessee-1796 : Statehood Day
Kenya : Madaraka Day, a day to enjoy freedom
Philadelphia : Elfreth's Alley Day-celebrates oldest US street
Samoa : Independence Day
Thailand : Visakha Puja
Tunisia : Victory Day/Constitution Day (1959)
Western Samoa : National Day
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday )
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday )
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 2
1979 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit a communist country
Millions of spectators lined the streets of Warsaw as the Pope began his nine-day tour of his native Poland.
1967 Benno Ohnesorg is killed
A police officer shot the unarmed German student at a demonstration against the state visit of the controversial Shah of Iran. It later ruled that the shooting was not an act of self-defense. The event was pivotal for the foundation of the terrorist organization “Movement 2 June”.
1953 Queen Elizabeth II is crowned
The coronation in London's Westminster Abbey was the first televised major international event in history. Elizabeth's accession to the throne followed the death of her father, King George VI, 16 months previously.
1946 Italy becomes a parliamentary republic
The transition from a monarchy to today's Italian Republic was effected by the favorable outcome of a referendum, in which 89 percent of Italians, also including women for the first time, took part.
1847 Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March is used at a wedding for the first time
Dorothy Carew and Tom Daniel were the first to use the iconic piece for their wedding ceremony. The event that made the work world famous was the wedding of Victoria, Princess Royal and Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858.


Births On This Day – June 2
1965 Steve Waugh
Australian cricketer
1965 Mark Waugh
Australian cricketer, journalist
1956 Mani Ratnam
Indian director, producer, screenwriter
1857 Edward Elgar
English composer
1740 Marquis de Sade
French author, politician


Deaths On This Day – June 2
2013 Mandawuy Yunupingu
Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist
2008 Bo Diddley
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
1987 Andrés Segovia
Spanish guitarist
1941 Lou Gehrig
American baseball player
1882 Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian military, politician

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 AMSPACHER WILLIAM H. CANOGA PARK CA CRASHED AND BURN REMAINS RETURNED 07/88
1965 CHRISTIAN DAVID M. LANE KS WRECK FOUND NO SIGN SUBJ 04/10/86 REM RET ID QUESTIONED
1965 MC KAMEY JOHN B. FILLMORE IN 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1965 MC MICAN M.D. TOPPENISH WA CRASHED AND BURN - REMAINS RETURNED 04/88 ID 11/88
1965 PLANTS THOMAS L. MEDINA OH CRASHED AND BURN REMAINS IDENTIFIED 29 APRIL 91
1965 ROMANO GERALD M. NEW YORK NY "CRASHED AND BURN, REMAINS RETURNED 07/88" ID 11/88
1966 ROSATO JOSEPH FRANK HUDSON OH
1967 CARRIER DANIEL L. SAN DIEGO CA REMAINS RETURNED ID 11/20/89
1967 ROCKETT ALTON C. JR. BIRMINGHAM AL NO CHUTE OR BEEP
1967 SMITH DEWEY LEE LOUISVILLE KY 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 WOOD REX S. MOULTON IA

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Bhutan : Coronation Day
Iceland : Seaman's Day
Italy-1946, West Germany : Republic (Constitution) Day
Tunisia : Youth Day
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday )
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday )
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday )


Thought for the day :
" Justice delayed is justice denied. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 3
2013 The trial against whistleblower Bradley Manning begins
The American soldier, a trans woman now called Chelsea Manning, was responsible for leaking classified videos documenting U.S. war atrocities during the Iraq War. She was sentenced to 35 years confinement.
1998 101 people die in the Eschede train disaster
Travelling at 200 km/h (120 mph), a high-speed ICE train derailed and crashed into a bridge. The accident was caused by a fatigue crack in one of the train's wheels. It was the deadliest high-speed train disaster in history.
1982 The Israeli ambassador to the U.K. is shot
Shlomo Argov survived the assassination attempt by a Palestinian terrorist group, but he was permanently paralyzed. The event triggered the 1982 Lebanon War.
1973 The world's first supersonic airliner crashes
The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144, sometimes referred to as Concordski, disintegrated in mid-air during the 1973 Paris Air Show. 14 people died.
1492 Martin Behaim presents the world's first globe
The German geographer called his terrestrial globe Erdapfel, or Earth Apple. It is kept in a darkened room at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, Germany.


Births On This Day – June 3
1986 Rafael Nadal
Spanish tennis player
1931 Raúl Castro
Cuban politician, 17th Prime Minister of Cuba
1926 Allen Ginsberg
American poet
1808 Jefferson Davis
American colonel, politician, President of the Confederate States of America
1770 Manuel Belgrano
Argentinian economist, lawyer, politician


Deaths On This Day – June 3
2016 Muhammad Ali
American boxer
2001 Anthony Quinn
Mexican/American actor, producer
1989 Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian religious leader, politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran
1924 Franz Kafka
Czech/German writer
1875 Georges Bizet
French composer

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 KRYSZAK THEODORE E. BUFFALO NY WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW
1966 MARTIN RUSSELL D. BLOOMFIELD IA WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW
1966 MULLINS HAROLD E. DENVER CO WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW
1966 ROSE LUTHER L. HOWE TX WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW
1966 SMITH HARDING E. LOS GATOS CA WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW
1966 WARREN ERVIN PHILADELPHIA PA WRECKAGE SITED NO TRACE OF CREW
1967 BODDEN TIMOTHY R. DOWNERS GROVE IL LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT
1967 CIUS FRANK E. 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1967 DEXTER RONALD J. ABILENE TX 07/67 DIC PER FRANK E. CIUS
1967 GARDNER JOHN G. HOT SPRINGS NC LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT
1967 HANSON STEPHEN PAUL BURBANK CA LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT
1967 KEARNS JOSEPH THOMAS JR. SEA CLIFF NY REMAINS RETURNED 8/88 CACCF/CHNGE 6/89 SEA GIRT NJ
1967 LANEY BILLY R. GREEN ACRES CITY FL LAST SEEN IN CRASHED ACFT
1967 SPRINGSTON THEODORE JR. SAN FRANCISCO CA

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Kentucky, Louisana : Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday )
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday )
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" They know enough who know how to learn. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 4
1989 Thousands die in the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Using assault rifles and tanks, Chinese troops massacred unarmed civilians who had taken part in pro-democracy protests.
1989 Poland holds the first free elections after World War II
The landslide victory of the Polish trade union, “Solidarity”, marked the beginning of the Autumn of Nations, a wave of revolutions resulting in the fall of communism.
1984 Bruce Springsteen releases Born in the U.S.A.
The album was Springsteen's most successful. It featured hits like “Born in the U.S.A.”, “Dancing in the Dark”, and “I'm on Fire”.
1917 The first Pulitzer Prize is awarded
Every year, the prestigious award honors outstanding journalistic achievements. It was established with money bequeathed to Columbia University by publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
1783 The Montgolfier brothers demonstrate the first hot air balloon
The flight of the montgolfière lasted only about 10 minutes, but it secured the French inventors a place in the history books.


Births On This Day – June 4
1985 Evan Lysacek
American figure skater
1975 Angelina Jolie
American actress, director, producer, screenwriter
1975 Russell Brand
English comedian, actor, singer
1915 Modibo Keïta
Malian politician, 1st President of Mali
1738 George III of the United Kingdom

Deaths On This Day – June 4
2010 John Wooden
American basketball player, coach
1971 György Lukács
Hungarian historian, philosopher
1941 Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1922 W. H. R. Rivers
English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist, psychiatrist
1798 Giacomo Casanova
Italian explorer, author


Reported: MISSING in ACTION

( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 ROBINSON LEWIS M. SAGINAW MI REMAINS IDENTIFIED 04/16/99
1968 BRICE ERIC PARKER ROCKY MOUNT NC
1970 HUGGINS BOBBY GENE TROY AL REMAINS RETURNED 11/03/97
1970 WILSON HARRY TRUMAN GRAND PRAIRIE TX
1975 CONWAY ROSEMARY A. 08/75 RELEASED
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Botswana : Commonwealth Day
Finland : Flag Day (1867)
International : Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
Tonga : Independence Day
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday )
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday )
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" The laborer is worthy of his hire, if his labor is. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of June 05:


1819 John Couch Adams co-discover (Neptune)

1825 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry Georgia, educator (Rep-Ala, 1857-61)
1878 Francisco (Pancho) Villa Mexico, revolutionary/guerrilla leader
1883 John Maynard Keynes Cambridge England, economist/math/journalist
1887 Ruth Benedict US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture)
1895 William Boyd Ohio, cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy)
1900 Dennis Gabor inventor (holography (3D laser photography))
1905 Art Donovan NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas)
1905 John Abbott London, actor (Smogasboard)
1912 Josef Neckermann German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1968)
1914 Stan Jones Douglas Az, actor (Sheriff of Cochise)
1919 Akeo Watanabe Tokyo Japan, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1956-68)
1920 Marion Motley AAFC, NFL fullback (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh)
1923 Daniel Pinkham Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac)
1925 Bill Hayes Harvey Ill, actor/singer (Your Show of Shows)
1925 Dorothy Claire LaPorte Ind, singer (Winchell & Mahoney)
1926 Bill Hayes Illinois, actor, (Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life)
1928 Robert Lansing SD Calif, actor (12 O'Clock High, Equalizer, Automan)
1928 Tony Richardson England, director (Delicate Balance, Hotel NH)
1931 Jacques Demy France, director (Lola, Magic Donkey)
1932 Christy Brown Dublin, novelist (My Left Foot, Down All the Days)
1934 Bill D Moyers Hugo Okla, news commentator (Bill Moyers' Journal)
1934 F Curtis Michel LaCrosse Wisconsin, astronaut
1937 Waylon Jennings Littlefield Tx, country singer (Dukes of Hazzard)
1938 Marion Chapman smallest known premature baby to survive (280 g)
1939 Charles Joseph Clark (P-C) 16th Canadian PM (1979-80)
1939 Ken Follett spy author (Eye of the the Needle)
1939 Margaret Drabble author (The Needle's Eye)
1941 Martha Argerich Buenos Aires Argentina, pianist (debut 1949)
1944 Tommie Smith US sprinter (Olympic-gold-1968); gave black power salute
1945 Don Reid Va, country singer (Statler Bros-Flowers on the Wall)
1945 John Carlos track star (Olympic bronze 1968); gave black power salute
1946 Stefania Sandrelli Viareggio Italy, actress (The Key)
1950 Adrian Cosma Romania, team handball (Olympic-silver-1976)
1956 Kenny G saxophonist (Duotones)
1959 Michael Winans gospel singer (The Winans)
1964 Mags rocker (Fuzzbox-Into Rescue)
1974 Chad Allen Lazzari Cerritos Cal, actor (David-Our House, My 2 Dads)
1974 Chassity Lazzari Cerritos Cal, actress

Deaths which occurred on June 05:

221 -BC- Chu Yuan China's poet drowns
1864 Gen William E "Grumble" Jones killed at Piedmont
1916 Horatio H Kitchener British General (Sudan), dies at 65
1953 Bill Tilden tennis champ, dies at 60
1970 Jay Irving cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69
1988 Clarence M Pendleton chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies


Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 HAINES COLLINS H. MOORESTOWN NJ 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 IBANEZ DI REYES SAN DIEGO CA
1968 MC MANUS TRUMAN JOSEPH MANSFIELD CT
1971 CAVAIANI JON R. MERCED CA 03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1971 JONES JOHN R. EL PASO TX
1972 KRANER DAVIS STANLEY WENDEL CA
1972 PAYNE KYLIS THEROD BALTIMORE MD

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Columbia : Thanksgiving Day
Denmark : Constitution Day (1849, 1953)
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday )
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday )
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Love is blind, to everything except fat. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 6
1984 The video game Tetris is published
Russian computer engineer, Alexey Pajitnov, created the puzzle game. With over 100 million copies sold, it is one of the most successful video games in history.
1982 Israeli forces invade Lebanon
The 1982 Lebanon War was triggered by the attack on Israeli ambassador, Shlomo Argov, in London on June 3. Thousands of civilians died during the war, which lasted three years.
1946 The National Basketball Association (NBA) is founded
The NBA, which comprises teams in the United States and Canada, is considered the world's premier men's professional basketball league.

1944 On D-Day, 160,000 Allied soldiers land in Normandy, France
The World War II invasion of Normandy established a new major front against the Germans in the west and helped Soviet forces facing the bulk of German troops in the east. Germany capitulated on May 7, 1945.

1930 Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time
18 stores in Springfield, Massachusetts took part in a trial to test consumer acceptance. Clarence Birdseye, the founder of the Birds Eye Frozen Food Company, is considered to be the father of the modern frozen food industry.


Births On This Day – June 6
1963 Jason Isaacs
English actor, producer
1901 Sukarno
Indonesian politician, 1st President of Indonesia
1868 Robert Falcon Scott
English navy officer, explorer
1850 Karl Ferdinand Braun
German/American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1799 Alexander Pushkin
Russian author, poet


Deaths On This Day – June 6
2013 Esther Williams
American actress, swimmer
1968 Robert F. Kennedy
American politician, 64th United States Attorney General
1961 Carl Jung
Swiss psychiatrist
1891 John A. Macdonald
Canadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada
1832 Jeremy Bentham
English jurist, philosopher

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1964 KLUSMANN CHARLES F. SAN DIEGO CA 08/31/64 ESCAPED ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 SON HA VAN VIETNAM COMMANDO RELEASED 02/03/89 ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 BURGARD PAUL E. PORTLAND OR 06/68 REMAINS RECOVERED
1968 HARPER RALPH LEWIS INDIANAPOLIS IN
1968 LA PLANT KURT ELTON LENEXA KS
1968 PALACIOS LUIS FERNANDO LOS ANGELES CA
1968 SANCHEZ JOSE R. NEW YORK NY
1972 FOWLER JAMES A. BISMARK ND PROB DIED IN ACFT
1972 SEUELL JOHN W. WHEELING MO PROB DIED IN ACFT

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Malaysia : King's Birthday
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday )
South Korea : Memorial Day
Sweden : Constitution Day/Flag Day/National Day (1523, 1809)
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday )
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" A husband is the medicine that cures all the ills of girlhood. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 7
1989 A Surinam Airways jet crashes on landing in Paramaribo
The pilots were blamed for the disaster. They had attempted to land using the wrong navigation signal. Of the 187 people on board, 11 survived.
1981 Israel destroys Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactors
The attack, triggered by fears of a potential Iraqi atom bomb, prompted international criticism and is considered a political disaster as it caused the quarreling Arab states to unite against their common enemy, Israel
1975 The first Cricket World Cup begins
England hosted the first edition of the event, which today has become one of the world's most important sporting events. The West Indies entered the history books as the first Cricket World Champions.
1968 The world's first Legoland resort opens
The Legoland in Billund, Denmark was the first of six theme parks based around the Lego interlocking plastic bricks. Billund is the home of The Lego Group.
1929 Vatican City becomes an independent state
The Lateran Treaty, which was signed on February 11 of the same year, was ratified by Italy's fascist government on this day. It guarantees the political and territorial sovereignty of Vatican City.

1912 US army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane
1924 George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit
1929 Vatican City becomes a soverign state
1930 NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in "Negro"
1936 Yanks beat Indians 5-4 in 16; longest game without a strikeout
1938 1st play telecast with original Broadway cast, "Susan & God"
1938 Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown (Eddie Allen)
1939 1st king & queen of England to visit US, George VI & Elizabeth
1939 Cleve Indians sets AL record of 16 inning game without
striking out, however lose the game 5-4 to NY Yankees
1941 Whirlaway wins the Belmont Stakes & the triple crown
1942 USS Yorktown sinks near Midway Island
1953 1st color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Mass
1954 1st microbiology laboratory dedicated (New Brunswick NJ)
1955 "The $64,000 Question" premiers on CBS TV
1955 1st President to appear on color TV (Eisenhower)

Births On This Day – June 7
1958 Prince
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
1952 Orhan Pamuk
Turkish/American author, screenwriter, academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 Liam Neeson
Irish/American actor
1940 Tom Jones
Welsh/American singer, actor
1848 Paul Gauguin
French painter


Deaths On This Day – June 7
2015 Christopher Lee
English and singer
1980 Henry Miller
American author, painter
1967 Dorothy Parker
American poet, writer
1954 Alan Turing
English mathematician
1329 Robert the Bruce
Scottish king

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1964 GREER ROBERT L. PLEASANT HILL CA MOTORBIKE RECOVERED REMAINS IDENTIFIED 1991
1964 SCHRECKENGOST FRED T. EAST PALESTINE OH MOTORBIKE FOUND REMAINS IDENTIFIED 27 MAR 91
1966 FRANCO CHARLES STEPHEN NEW YORK NY 01/15/67 REMAINS RECOVERED
1966 JACOBS JOHN CHARLES MILHOUSEN IN 01/15/67 REMAINS RECOVERED
1966 SANDNER ROBERT LOUIS CLEARWATER FL REMAINS RECOVERED APRIL 1995 ID MARCH 1996
1967 OWENS JOY L. SEATTLE WA RADIO CONTACT LOST
1967 SALE HAROLD R. LEXINGTON SC RADIO CONTACT LOST
1968 SPENCER DEAN C. III MORGANTOWN WV
1970 ALLOWAY CLYDE DOUGLAS PORTSMOUTH NH
1970 WILBRECHT KURT MICHAEL ST PAUL MN


Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Chad : National Day
Western Australia : Foundation Day (1838) - - - - - ( Monday )
Massachusetts : Teachers' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Ireland : Bank Day - - - - - ( Monday )
Bahamas : Labour Day - - - - - ( Friday )
New Zealand : Queen's Birthday - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Pale ink beats a good memory. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 8
1987 New Zealand becomes a nuclear-free zone
The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 barred any nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed ships from entering the country. New Zealand was the first country to legislate towards a nuclear-free zone in the 1950s.
1972 Nick Út takes his famous “napalm girl” photo
The Pulitzer Prize winning image officially entitled “The Terror of War” depicts nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc and other Vietnamese children fleeing a napalm attack. It has become one of the best-known symbols for the indescribable sufferings in armed conflicts.
1949 George Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four
Orwell's nightmarish description of a totalitarian society set in the year 1984 is one of the most significant works of English literature and one of the best-known novels of all time. The phrase, Big Brother is watching you, stems from this work.
1937 Carl Orff's Carmina Burana is premiered
The cantata, especially Orff's breathless rendition of the medieval poem O Fortuna, has been featured in countless works of popular culture, including The Simpsons, Last of the Mohicans, and Jackass: The Movie.
1887 Herman Hollerith patents his punch card calculator
The U.S. data processing pioneer, one of the grandfathers of the technology company IBM, used his revolutionary machine to process the large amount of data collected during the U.S. census of 1890/1891.


Births On This Day – June 8
1983 Kim Clijsters
Belgian tennis player
1921 Suharto
Indonesian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Indonesia
1916 Francis Crick
English biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate
1867 Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect, designed the Price Tower, Fallingwater


Deaths On This Day – June 8
2009 Omar Bongo
Gabonese politician, President of Gabon
1982 Satchel Paige
American baseball player
1924 George Mallory
British mountaineer
1809 Thomas Paine
English/American theorist, author



Deaths which occurred on June 08:
1809 Thomas Paine writer (Age of Reason, Common Sense), dies at 72
1969 Robert Taylor actor (Death Valley Days), dies at 57
1979 Herb Polesie producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79
1991 Mary Bacon jockey, dying of cancer, commits suicide by gun at 43

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1963 KRAUSE ARTHUR E. ONARGA IL 11/18/63 RELEASED
1967 APODACA VICTOR J. ENGLEWOOD CO POSS DEAD
1967 BUSCH JON T. COLUMBUS OH REMAINS RETURNED 10/88 CONTESTED
1967 MYERS DAVID GEPHART STATE COLLEGE PA
1969 HARRIS JESSIE B. PORT CHESTER NY 10/20/69 RELEASED
1972 MURPHY JOHN S. JR. WACO TX 03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE AND WELL 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Swaziland, Botswana : Commonwealth Day
Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )

Thought for the day :
" Would that government spent our money like it was their own. "

[RoadKing]

On this day in 1944, D Day plus 2, my Uncle Lou jumped behind German lines, demolition to destroy bridges and enemy guns.

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 9
1967 Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria
Israel's occupation of the territory and the establishment of Israeli settlements in the area continue to hamper negotiations to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing Middle East conflict.
1957 Four Austrian climbers become the first to conquer Broad Peak
Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl reached the 8051 meter high summit of one of the world's highest mountains on the border of Pakistan and China.
1946 Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned King of Thailand
As of 2014, he is the world's longest reigning head of state, with nearly 70 years on the throne.
1934 Donald Duck makes his film debut in The Wise Little Hen
The short-tempered duck typically wearing a sailor suit is one of Walt Disney's most famous cartoon characters. Donald's first book appearance was in The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, which was published in 1931.
1928 Charles Kingsford Smith completes the world's first trans-Pacific flight
The Australian aviator and his 4-man crew had departed Oakland, California on the morning on May 31. Nine days later, after several stops, they landed safely in Brisbane.


Births On This Day – June 9
1963 Johnny Depp
American actor, singer, producer, director
1961 Michael J. Fox
Canadian/American actor, producer, author
1961 Aaron Sorkin
American screenwriter, producer, playwright
1915 Les Paul
American guitarist, songwriter, co-designed the Gibson Guitar
1891 Cole Porter
American composer


Deaths On This Day – June 9
2011 M. F. Husain
Indian painter, director
1974 Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan journalist, author, poet, Nobel Prize laureate
1923 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
1870 Charles Dickens
English author
68 Nero
Roman emperor

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 DALE CHARLES A. PHOENIX AZ DISAPPEARED OVER VINH BIHN
1965 DEMMON DAVID S. VENICE CA DISAPPEARED OVER VINH BIHN
1966 BUSH ROBERT IRA RACINE WI
1966 SHORACK THEODORE JAMES JR SALEM OR
1968 HOLDEN ELMER LARRY OKLAHOMA CITY OK RADIO CONTACT LOST SAR NEG
1968 LOCKER JAMES DOUGLAS SIDNEY OH RADIO CONTACT LOST SAR NEG
1968 RITTICHIER JACK C. BARBERTON OH
1968 SCHMIDT WALTER R. JR. NASSAU NY "LANDED ALIVE, NVA APPROACHING"
1968 YEEND RICHARD C. MOBILE AL RADIO CONTCT LST SAR NEG
1970 ELLIOTT ANDREW J. OAKLAND CA
1970 HILBRICH BARRY W. CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1970 RYDER JOHN L. CHISHOLM MN

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Oklahoma : Senior Citizens Day
Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )

Thought for the day :
" Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 10
1999 The Kosovo War ends
Slobodan Milošević, then President of Serbia, agreed to withdraw his troops from the disputed territory following a massive NATO bombing campaign. NATO's involvement has been criticized for its lack of a U.N. mandate.

1967 The Six-Day War ends
Israel and Syria agreed to observe a ceasefire mediated by the United Nations, ending six days of armed conflict. On the previous day, Israel had occupied the Golan Heights.

1936 The Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm is established
The film studio produced at total of 1530 movies, among them some of the best-known films of the Soviet era, such as Hedgehog in the Fog and The Bremen Town Musicians.

1935 Alcoholics Anonymous is founded
Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith established the mutual aid fellowship to battle alcoholism. Today, the organization is active in many countries around the world.

1907 Autochrome Lumière color photography is introduced
The process was invented by the legendary Lumière brothers in 1903. It was the first practical and commercially successful technology for the production of color photos.


Births On This Day – June 10
1953 John Edwards
American politician, lawyer

1922 Judy Garland
American actress, singer

1921 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Greek/English husband of Elizabeth II

1910 Howlin' Wolf
American singer-songwriter, musician

1895 Hattie McDaniel
American actress


Deaths On This Day – June 10
2004 Ray Charles
American singer-songwriter, pianist, actor

1982 Rainer Werner Fassbinder
German actor, director, screenwriter

1967 Spencer Tracy
American actor

1934 Frederick Delius
English composer

1926 Antoni Gaudí
Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell


Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 COMPA JOSEPH J. JR. EAST LIVERPOOL OH LAST SEEN ON GROUND
1965 CURLEE ROBERT L. JR. MONROE NC ON GROUND-UNDER FIRE
1965 DOUGHTIE CARL LOUIS TARBORO NC ID 15 DEC 98 REMAINS BURIED 02/25/99 ARLINGTON
1965 HAGEN CRAIG L. SACRAMENTO CA LAST SEEN ON GROUND-UNDER FIRE
1965 HALL WALTER L. OLD TOWN ME LAST SEEN ON GROUND-UNDER FIRE
1965 JOHNSON BRUCE G. HARBOR BEACH MI LAST SEEN UNDER FIRE
1965 OWENS FRED M. PICHER OK
1965 SAEGAERT DONALD R. BERLIN CT LAST SEEN ON GROUND-UNDER FIRE
1967 EVERSON DAVID AITKIN MN 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 HALL THOMAS R. CARROLLTON VA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 PLATT ROBERT L. JR. CHARLESTON SC
1967 SHERMAN PETER WOODBURY BAY VILLAGE OH REMAINS RETURNED 01/16/91
1970 PIERCE WALTER M. PHILADELPHIA PA
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Argentina : Affirmation of Argentina's Rights over the Malvinas
Azores : Camoes Day (1580)
Cape Verde, Maderia : National Day (1580)
Portugal : Day of Portugal (1580)
Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )

Thought for the day :
" If you want the last word with a woman, apologize. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 11
2010 Africa hosts the FIFA World Cup for the first time
The 19th association football world cup was opened in Johannesburg, South Africa. The winner of this historic edition was Spain.
1959 Christopher Cockerell first presents the hovercraft
The amphibious air-cushion vehicle first crossed the English Channel just weeks after Cockerell first demonstrated his prototype, the SR.N1. The scheduled “flights” between Dover (U.K.) and Calais (France) were discontinued in 2000.
1955 More than 80 people die in the Le Mans car race disaster
In one of history's worst car racing accidents, Pierre Levegh's Mercedes crashed into a crowd of spectators and burst into flames.
1938 China launches the 1938 Yellow River flood
In what Steven Dutch, a Professor at the University of Wisconsin, called “the world's largest act of environmental warfare in history”, the Chinese government created the flood to halt invading Japanese forces.
1817 The first predecessor of the bicycle is demonstrated
Using his revolutionary Laufmaschine, also known as Draisine, a two-wheeler without pedals, German inventor Karl Drais completed a 14 km test run in less than an hour, presenting a viable alternative to transportation by horse.


Births On This Day – June 11
1956 Joe Montana
. American football player
1933 Gene Wilder
American actor
1910 Jacques Cousteau
French biologist, author, inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung
1864 Richard Strauss
German composer, conductor
1572 Ben Jonson
English writer


Deaths On This Day – June 11
1979 John Wayne
American actor, singer, director, producer
1974 Julius Evola
Italian philosopher
1936 Robert E. Howard
American author
1934 Lev Vygotsky
Russian psychologist
1859 Klemens von Metternich
German/Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 BEECHER QUENTIN R. TERRE HAUTE IN
1967 BOHLSCHEID CURTIS R. POCATELLO ID AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 CLINTON DEAN E. DIX IL
1967 CHOMEL CHARLES D. COLUMBUS IN AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 CHRISTIE DENNIS R. IMPERIAL BEACH CA AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 FOLEY JOHN J. III PLAINFIELD NJ AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 GONZALES JOSE J. EL PASO TX AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 HANRATTY THOMAS M. BEULAH CO AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 HAVRANEK MICHAEL W. MISSOULA MT AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 KLEMM DONALD MARTIN YOUNGSTOWN OH
1967 KOOI JAMES W. FRUITPORT MI AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 MOSHIER JIM E. BAKERSFIELD CA AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 NELSON JAMES R. LUDINGTON MI
1967 OLDHAM JOHN S. TINNIE NM AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1967 PEARSON ROBERT HARVEY EVERETT WA POSS DECAPITATED IN INCIDENT REMAINS RETURNED ID'D 10/88
1967 RIGGS THOMAS F. FARMINGTON MI
1967 STOCKMAN HERVEY ANDOVER NJ 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 UHLMANSIEK RALPH E. CINCINNATI OH
1967 WEBB RONALD J. TRENTON NJ "03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV (GARY, IN)" ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 WIDENER JAMES E. CHURCHVILLE NY AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS
1968 FORD RANDOLPH W. GAINESVILLE FL "DEAD, HARTLEY DEBRIEF REM RET 08/14/85"
1972 BIBBS WAYNE BLUE ISLAND IL "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPER"
1972 HACKETT JAMES E. BRADENTON FL "EXPLODE NO PARA, BEEPERS" FAMILY ACCEPTS ID OCTOBER 1999
1972 HOLM ARNOLD E. JR. WATERFORD CT "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPER"
1972 MC QUADE JAMES R. HOQUAIM WA "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPERS" " FAMILY ACCEPTS ID OCT 16, 1999"
1972 WILSON ROGER E. NORFOLK VA PROB DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 10/88
1972 YEAKLEY ROBIN R. SOUTH BEND IN "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPER"

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Hawaii : King Kamehameha I Day (1737-1819)
Nep l : King's Birthday
US : National Impressionists Day
Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday )
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )

Thought for the day :
" Just because he's on the road, it doesn't mean his mind is. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – June 12
2016 Mass Shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida Kills 49 People
In what is now thought to be one of the deadliest incidents of violence against LGBTQ people in history, the shooting committed by 29-year old Omar Mateen is also the second deadliest terrorist attack on US soil since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
1994 The world's largest twinjet takes off on its maiden flight
The Boeing 777, or Triple Seven, typically transports up to 451 passengers. It is one of Boeing's commercially most successful planes.
1991 Boris Yeltsin becomes Russia's first President
After the end of the Soviet Union, Yeltsin launched radical economic reforms that aimed at dismantling socialism and restore capitalism.
1987 Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall”
The U.S. President held his famous speech near the Berlin Wall, one of the most important symbols for the division between East and West during the Cold War. The wall was dismantled in 1989, but many observers doubt that Reagan's famous catchphrase had any impact on this decision.
1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison
The South African anti-apartheid activist spent 27 years in prison. In 1993, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and one year late he became President of South Africa.


Births On This Day – June 12
1971 Mark Henry
American weightlifter, wrestler
1941 Roy Harper
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, poet, actor
1929 Anne Frank
German/Dutch author, Holocaust victim
1924 George H. W. Bush
American politician, 41st President of the United States
1897 Anthony Eden
British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom


Deaths On This Day – June 12
2010 Al Williamson
American illustrator
2006 György Ligeti
Romanian/Austrian composer
1994 Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian/French rabbi
1980 Billy Butlin
South African/English businessman, founded Butlins
1963 Medgar Evers
American civil rights activist

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 HOLLAND LAWRENCE T. ALHAMBRA CA EJECTED KILLED IN SHOOTOUT
1966 HARRIS GREGORY J. SYRACUSE NY USG RECORDS SAY TOLEDO OH FAMILY SAYS NY
1972 ANGUS WILLIAM K. GOLDEN CO 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1972 WILEY RICHARD D. DECATUR IL "EXPLODE, NO PARA,BEEPERS"

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Finland : Helsinki Day (1550)
Phillipines : Independence Day (1898)
Turk & Cacios Island : Constitution Day
Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday )
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )

Thought for the day :
" Death and taxes may always be with us, But at least death doesn't get any worse. "