FreightTrain
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1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier set sail for North America.
1536 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after she was convicted of adultery.
1864 - The Union and Confederate armies launched their last attacks against each other at Spotsylvania in Virginia.
1911 - The first American criminal conviction that was based on fingerprint evidence occurred in New York City.
1926 - Thomas Edison spoke on the radio for the first time.
1926 - Benito Mussolini announced that democracy was deceased. Rome became a fascist state.
1935 - T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" died from injuries in a motorcycle crash in England.
1935 - The National Football League (NFL) adopted an annual college draft to begin in 1936.
1943 - Winston Churchill told the U.S. Congress that his country was pledging their full support in the war against Japan.
1962 - Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" for U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The event was a fund-raiser at New York's Madison Square Garden.
To sum it up: You shouldn't cheat on the King. The Confederates lost (Yes, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, etc. it IS in the history books--put your rebel flag back in the attic.) Nobody's getting away with crime. Motorcycles are dangerous--wear a damn, helmet. Fascism was not successful--democracy prevailed. Japan got its ass kicked. We love you, Thomas Edison for all of your "bright" ideas. And, Jack had one helluva birthday bash in '62!!
1536 - Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after she was convicted of adultery.
1864 - The Union and Confederate armies launched their last attacks against each other at Spotsylvania in Virginia.
1911 - The first American criminal conviction that was based on fingerprint evidence occurred in New York City.
1926 - Thomas Edison spoke on the radio for the first time.
1926 - Benito Mussolini announced that democracy was deceased. Rome became a fascist state.
1935 - T.E. Lawrence "Lawrence of Arabia" died from injuries in a motorcycle crash in England.
1935 - The National Football League (NFL) adopted an annual college draft to begin in 1936.
1943 - Winston Churchill told the U.S. Congress that his country was pledging their full support in the war against Japan.
1962 - Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" for U.S. President John F. Kennedy. The event was a fund-raiser at New York's Madison Square Garden.
To sum it up: You shouldn't cheat on the King. The Confederates lost (Yes, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, etc. it IS in the history books--put your rebel flag back in the attic.) Nobody's getting away with crime. Motorcycles are dangerous--wear a damn, helmet. Fascism was not successful--democracy prevailed. Japan got its ass kicked. We love you, Thomas Edison for all of your "bright" ideas. And, Jack had one helluva birthday bash in '62!!
