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From: Mary Minnich< >
Subject: [FOLKLORE-L] Today in History - June 8th
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 06:38:54 -0400


Today is Tuesday, June eighth, the 159th day of 1999.
There are 206 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On June eighth, 1967, 34 US servicemen were killed when Israeli forces
raided the Liberty, a Navy ship stationed in the Mediterranean. (Israel
called the attack a tragic mistake.)

On this date:
In A.D. 632, the prophet Mohammed died.

In 1845, Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, died in
Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1861, Tennessee seceded from the Union.

In 1915, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a
disagreement over US handling of the sinking of the Lusitania.

In 1948, the "Texaco Star Theater" made its debut on NBC TV with Milton
Berle guest-hosting the first program. (Berle was later named the show's
permanent host.)

In 1953, the Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of
Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks.

In 1968, authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the
suspected assassin of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

In 1978, a jury in Clark County, Nevada, ruled the so-called "Mormon will,"
purportedly written by the late billionaire Howard Hughes, was a forgery.

In 1982, President Reagan became the first American chief executive to
address a joint session of the British Parliament.

Ten years ago: Chinese Premier Li Peng (lee pung) reappeared on TV, praising
a group of army soldiers, apparently for their role in crushing the
student-led pro-democracy movement.

Five years ago: Bosnia's warring factions agreed to a one-month cease-fire.
President Clinton returned to Oxford University, where he'd attended as a
Rhodes scholar, to receive an honorary doctorate.

One year ago: The National Rifle Association elected Charlton Heston its
president. The shuttle Discovery pulled away from Mir, ending America's
three-year space partnership with Russia. Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha died
at age 54.

Today's Birthdays:
Retired Supreme Court Justice Byron White is 82.
Former President Suharto of Indonesia is 78.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush is 74.
Actress Dana Wynter is 69.
Comedian Joan Rivers is 66.
Actress Millicent Martin is 65.
Actor James Darren is 63.
Actor Bernie Casey is 60.
Singer Nancy Sinatra is 59.
Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 57.
Musician Boz Scaggs is 55.
Actor Don Grady is 55.
Rock musician Mick Box (Uriah Heep) is 52.
Actress Sonia Braga is 49.
Actress Kathy Baker is 49.
Country musician Tony Rice is 48.
Singer Bonnie Tyler is 46.
Actor Griffin Dunne is 44.
Actor-director Keenan Ivory Wayans is 41.
Singer Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) is 39.
Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 37.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Doris Pearson (Five Star) is 33.
Actress Julianna Margulies is 32.
Actor Dan Futterman is 32.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Nicci Gilbert (Brownstone) is 29.
Actress Kelli Williams ("The Practice") is 29.

Thought for Today:

"The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one
will do."

-- Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States (1743-1826).

(Copyright 1999 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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