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June 15, 1904 –The General Slocum worked as a passenger ship, taking people on excursions around New York City. On this date, the ship had been chartered for $350 by the St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in the German district Little Germany, Manhattan. This was an annual rite for the group, which had made theContinue reading “The General Slocum disaster”

June 15, 1989 –Nirvana’s debut album, Bleach, was released, on this date. The album Bleach initially sold about 35,000 copies, which was pretty good for an Indie band and got them signed to a major label. The album eventually sold over 1 million copies, as many Nirvana fans bought it after Cobain died. The albumContinue reading “Bleach was released”

Today is National lobster Day. I’m not sure if the holiday is celebrating this crustacean for its’ longevity or its’ delicious taste. Yes I know that if you are celebrating National Lobster Day today, you are celebrating the consumption of Canadian lobsters and not our own national variety. I don’t care, I love lobsters, especiallyContinue reading “Feeling a little shellfish tonight.”

June 14, 1983 – The BBC comedy series The Black Adder starring Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson premiered on this date. Rowan Atkinson has a stutter, which causes him to struggle with the letter ‘B.’ He has to visualise the letter before he says it – which is why he puts extra emphasis on wordsContinue reading “The Black Adder premiered”

June 15, 2007 – Bob Barker’s final episode as the host of The Price is Right airs on this date. Barker himself took it all in stride. He mentioned less about the occasion than he did for his 6,000th show. His final sign off at the close of the show: “Folks, I want to thankContinue reading “Bob Barker’s last day at work”

June 14, 1963 –The Soviet spacecraft Vostok 5 was launched into orbit on this date. Over the course of the next five days, Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky would set a new record for the longest manned space flight in history. The record would later be broken by the crew of Gemini 7, but Bykovsky will continueContinue reading “Vostok 5”

June 14, 1997 –Puff Daddy and Faith Evans started a 11 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with I’ll Be Missing You, a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G., on this date. The song samples Every Breath You Take by The Police, which was one of Diddy’s favorite songs. He didn’t sortContinue reading “I’ll Be Missing You topped the charts”

It was on this date in 1777 that the Stars and Stripes was adopted as the official flag of the United States of America. The first Flag Day observance was not held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes on June 14, 1877, as some sites might tell you, butContinue reading “Please rise for the reading of this post”

The Full Strawberry Moon occurs this evening. This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christenedContinue reading “The Strawberry Moon”

June 14, 1976 –The Gong Show debuted on NBC on this date. People with dubious talents perform their acts before a celebrity panel of judges, who are free to eject the performer at any time by banging a large gong. The best non-gonged performer each night wins $516.32. During the time the show is onContinue reading “The Gong Show premiered”