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History Today June 17

Started by chychy65 at 2009/06/17 06:26AM
Latest post: 2009/06/17 01:32PM, Views: 39, Replies: 7
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#1   2009/06/17 06:26AM
History Today June 17
chychy65
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1885-the statue of liberty arrived in NY

1957-mob underboss frank scalice was shot to death at a produce market in the Bronx.

1959-a british court awared Liberace 8,000lbs, equivelent of 22, 400 in his libel suit against the Dailey Mirror over an article that Liberace charged implied he was a homosexual.

1972-Pres Nixon's eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside Dem national headquarters in DC.

1999-joseph stanley faulder, a former auto mech who killed a woman during a 1975 burglery, became the first canadian to be executed in the u.s. in almost half a century. he was lethally injected in huntsville, al.

2004-a bipartisian report found that officials, blindsided by terroists and beset by poor communications, were slow to react on sept 11, 2001, that the last of four hijacked planes had crashed by the time Vice Pres Dick Cheney ordered the hostiles shot down.

2008-hundreds of same sex couples got married across CA on the first full day that gay marriage became legal.

birthdays
barry manilow, 63
joe piscopo, comedian, 58
mark linn baker, actor, 55
greg kinnear, actor, 46
kami cotler, actress, 44
jason patric, actor, 43
venus williams, tennis, 29

#2   2009/06/17 08:23AM
Re: History Today June 17
chychy65
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chart toppers

1968-this guys in love with you-herb alpert
mony mony-tomyy james and the shondells

1976-
silly love songs-wings
get up and boogie-silver convention
ill get over you-crystal gayle

1984-
the reflex-duran duran
self control-laura branigan
i got mexico-eddy raven

any memories..

#3   2009/06/17 08:31AM
Re: History Today June 17
chychy65
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what we were watching on tv... Weds..

1969

abc- the flying nun, courtship of eddies father, room 222

cbs-glen cambell hour, beverly hillbillies, medical center, hawaii 5-0

nbc-the virginian, kraft music hall, then came bronson

2002

abc-my wife and kids, george lopez, the batchelor

cbs-60 min, amazing race, presidio med

fox-bernie mac, cedric the ent, fastlane

nbc-ed, the west wing, law and order

upn-star trek: enterprise, twilight zone

wb-dawson's creek, birds of prey.

big differences...

never saw dawson's creek.... was a fav of many.. tom cruises wife started in there...

#4   2009/06/17 08:43AM
Re: History Today June 17
BaileyBaby
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A dear friend of mine... her grandson-in-law was one of the writers of Dawson's Creek. He & her granddaughter still live in LA.

Wow... Barry Manilow is 63.... He seems almost timeless... I just love his music, so late 70's!!

#5   2009/06/17 11:07AM
Re: History Today June 17
chychy65
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Mandy always makes me sad.....

i love Weekend in New England too..


AT THE COPA... COPA CABANA!!!!!!!

#6   2009/06/17 11:55AM
Re: History Today June 17
Purelove
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TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#7   2009/06/17 01:23PM
Re: History Today June 17
BaileyBaby
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Quote Purelove: TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!










HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! ! Wish you many years of health & happiness!!

#8   2009/06/17 01:32PM
Re: History Today June 17
chychy65
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Entertainment History..

1978-Jefferson Starship failed to perform at a festival in Germany because singer Grace Slick was unable to go onstage.. Angry fans started a riot and caused over a million dollers in damage.

Ringo Starr announced he would tour again for the first time in several years... His all-star band included... Clarence Clemons, Joe walsh, Billy Preston and Nils lofgren

2000-Backstreet boy kevin richarson married kristin willits in Lexington KY.

2005-Soul Asylum bassist Karl Mueller died of throat cancer.

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