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If you didn’t get a chance to catch the sunset last night, Manhattanhenge can be observed again tonight at 8:12 pm EDT. Demand Euphoria!

May 30, 1431 –Convicted of heresy by the English (see May 23), 19-year-old Joan of Arc got an extreme hot foot as her punishment in Rouen, France, on this date. Pope Benedict XV canonized her in 1920. And so it goes.

May 30, 1971 –The US space probe Mariner 9, the first satellite to orbit Mars, was launched on this date. Over the years, it will send more than 7,000 pictures of the planet back to Earth. The images revealed what appear to be ancient dry riverbeds on the surface, suggesting the presence of water onContinue reading “Mariner 9 Launched”

May 30, 1964 –The Beatles first single, of their own material, Love Me Do, release in England in 1962, hit # 1 on the Billboard 100 in the US on this date. The Beatles recorded versions of this song with three different drummers. At their first Parlophone audition in June 1962, Pete Best was stillContinue reading “Love Me Do was released”

On May 30, 1889, the world’s ‘first bra‘ was invented. Breasts are an important feature among mammals. They allow mothers to nurture their young through protracted infancies. No infancy is longer than that of the human species, especially that of the American male, which often lasts until death. Breasts are more than just moving dinerContinue reading “Should this come up in conversation”

John Ford’s bio pix of President Abraham Lincoln, Young Mr. Lincoln starring Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, and Arleen Whelan, premiered in Springfield, Illinois on this date. Henry Fonda originally turned down the role of Lincoln, saying he didn’t think he could play such a great man. He changed his mind after John FordContinue reading “Young Mr. Lincoln premiered”

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outburts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. – Adlai Stevenson Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who have died inContinue reading “It shouldn’t just be about beer and BBQ”

May 29, 1913 –Imagine, if you will, you live in Paris and that after a hard day of not working and drinking heavily (it’s what most of the idle rich did in Paris at the time, in between bouts of sodomy, while they waited around for Marcel Proust to finish writing that damn book heContinue reading “The Rite of Spring Riot”

May 29, 1969 –Crosby, Stills & Nash release their eponymous debut album, on the Atlantic Records label, on this date. The album had two Top 40 singles, Marrakesh Express and Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, which peaked respectively at No. 28 the week of August 23, 1969, and at No. 21 the week of December 6,Continue reading “Crosby, Stills & Nash album was released”

May 29, 1957 –Try to follow along – On November 3, 1954, Japan released Gojira (Godzilla), the greatest fever dream and anti nuclear proliferation film ever made. On April 26, 1956, an American version of the film, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, was released. It had 40 minutes of the original excised (mostly the contentContinue reading “Godzilla, King of the Monsters premiered in Japan”