jeremyp
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On this day in history.
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Pixel42
Schrödinger's cat
On 28 June 1926, Melvin James Kaminsky was born.
Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks.
Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks.
AmyStrange
Philosopher
TDIH for June 28th
1519
Charles I of Spain elected Holy Roman emperor
1836
Former President James Madison dies
1887
*Patent for Coca-Cola® Syrup & Extract registered (Atlanta, Georgia USA)
1914
Austria's Archduke Ferdinand assassinated
1940
Britain recognizes General Charles de Gaulle as the leader of the Free French
1940
Hitler takes a tour of Paris
1965
U.S. forces launch first offensive
1969
The Stonewall Riots begin in NYC's Greenwich Village
1971
*Alleged White River monster sighting (Newport, Arkansas USA)
1972
Nixon announces draftees will not go to Vietnam
1980
*Alleged Lady in Black sighting (Junction of East I-74 and South 421, Acton, Indiana USA)
1992
Two big quakes rock California
1997
Mike Tyson bites ear
2006
DaimlerChrysler announces Smart's arrival in United States
2007
Bald Eagle removed from list of threatened species
*I SNUCK THESE THREE IN BECAUSE I CAN
1519
Charles I of Spain elected Holy Roman emperor
1836
Former President James Madison dies
1887
*Patent for Coca-Cola® Syrup & Extract registered (Atlanta, Georgia USA)
1914
Austria's Archduke Ferdinand assassinated
1940
Britain recognizes General Charles de Gaulle as the leader of the Free French
1940
Hitler takes a tour of Paris
1965
U.S. forces launch first offensive
1969
The Stonewall Riots begin in NYC's Greenwich Village
1971
*Alleged White River monster sighting (Newport, Arkansas USA)
1972
Nixon announces draftees will not go to Vietnam
1980
*Alleged Lady in Black sighting (Junction of East I-74 and South 421, Acton, Indiana USA)
1992
Two big quakes rock California
1997
Mike Tyson bites ear
2006
DaimlerChrysler announces Smart's arrival in United States
2007
Bald Eagle removed from list of threatened species
*I SNUCK THESE THREE IN BECAUSE I CAN
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Andy_Ross
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Gawdzilla Sama
TImeToSweepTheLeg
Humans were involved, so "automatic."
Gawdzilla Sama
TImeToSweepTheLeg
This is the next town east from Beech Grove, for all you OP:L fans.
Gawdzilla Sama
TImeToSweepTheLeg
AI Overview
"World War II" was used in print as early as 1919 in the Manchester Guardian as a hypothetical. Following the invasion of Poland in September 1939, the name was quickly adopted by the Time Magazine and British press, solidifying in public usage by 1942.
The timeline of its naming breaks down as follows:
What it was called while it was happening:
- 1919: The Manchester Guardian used the term "World War II" for the first time to describe a hypothetical future global conflict, much as we use "World War III" today.
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- September 1939: Following Germany's invasion of Poland, Time Magazine explicitly used "World War II" in print on September 11, 1939. British newspapers like The Times also adopted the term.
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- 1941:
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt publicly popularized the name, though he personally disliked it and briefly ran surveys for better alternatives.
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- 1945: On September 11, 1945, President Harry S. Truman formally approved the designation "World War II" for official United States government documents.
Wikipedia +1
For most people living through the conflict, it was simply referred to simply as "The War," "The World War," or "The European War" (before the U.S. and Japan entered). Specific regions also had their own names for it, such as the Soviet Union's term "The Great Patriotic War".
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AmyStrange
Philosopher
TDIH for June 29th
1613
The Globe Theatre burns down
1776
South Carolina's Edward Rutledge opposes independence
1917
Greece declares war on Central Powers
1941
Germans capture Lvov—and slaughter ensues
1950
U.S. World Cup team wins unlikely victory over England
1958
Pelé leads Brazil to first World Cup title
1964
*Alleged UFO sighting (Lavonia, Georgia USA)
1967
The Rolling Stones fight the law, and the law wins
1967
Actress Jayne Mansfield dies in car crash
1969
Harlem Cultural Festival begins
1972
Supreme Court strikes down death penalty
1974
Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from U.S.S.R.
1974
Isabel Perón takes office as Argentine president
1995
U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station
2001
Boston doctor found guilty of killing wife
2003
Academy Award-winning actress Katharine Hepburn dies at age 96
*ONE SNEAKER
1613
The Globe Theatre burns down
1776
South Carolina's Edward Rutledge opposes independence
1917
Greece declares war on Central Powers
1941
Germans capture Lvov—and slaughter ensues
1950
U.S. World Cup team wins unlikely victory over England
1958
Pelé leads Brazil to first World Cup title
1964
*Alleged UFO sighting (Lavonia, Georgia USA)
1967
The Rolling Stones fight the law, and the law wins
1967
Actress Jayne Mansfield dies in car crash
1969
Harlem Cultural Festival begins
1972
Supreme Court strikes down death penalty
1974
Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from U.S.S.R.
1974
Isabel Perón takes office as Argentine president
1995
U.S. space shuttle docks with Russian space station
2001
Boston doctor found guilty of killing wife
2003
Academy Award-winning actress Katharine Hepburn dies at age 96
*ONE SNEAKER
AmyStrange
Philosopher
AmyStrange
Philosopher
TDIH for June 30th
1520
Spanish retreat from Aztec capital
1859
Daredevil crosses Niagara Falls on tightrope
1876
Wounded soldiers evacuated from the Little Big Horn by steamboat
1884
*Alleged Jacko sighting (Yale, in south-central British Columbia, Canada)
1934
Hitler purges members of his own Nazi party in Night of the Long Knives
1936
Gone With the Wind published
1953
Workers assemble first Corvette in Flint, Michigan
1969
*Last radio message from Donald Crowhurst (Somewhere in the South Atlantic Ocean)
1971
Soviet cosmonauts perish in reentry disaster
1989
Do the Right Thing released in theaters
*TWO SNEAKERS
1520
Spanish retreat from Aztec capital
1859
Daredevil crosses Niagara Falls on tightrope
1876
Wounded soldiers evacuated from the Little Big Horn by steamboat
1884
*Alleged Jacko sighting (Yale, in south-central British Columbia, Canada)
1934
Hitler purges members of his own Nazi party in Night of the Long Knives
1936
Gone With the Wind published
1953
Workers assemble first Corvette in Flint, Michigan
1969
*Last radio message from Donald Crowhurst (Somewhere in the South Atlantic Ocean)
1971
Soviet cosmonauts perish in reentry disaster
1989
Do the Right Thing released in theaters
*TWO SNEAKERS
AmyStrange
Philosopher
Here's a recap of events for the month of JUNE that are strange, mysterious, and/or related to the unexplained:
JUNE 01 1974
Explosion reported five hours before it happened (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom)
JUNE 02 1963
Black Panther sighting (near Champaign County, Illinois USA)
JUNE 03 1968
Dr. and Mrs. Gerardo Vidal get lost in a fog (Argentina and Mexico City, Mexico)
JUNE 05 1976
Roy Cleveland Sullivan was hit by lightning (Shenandoah National Park, Virginia USA)
JUNE 07 1992
The mysterious disappearance of the Springfield Three (Springfield, Missouri USA)
JUNE 08 1924
George Leigh-Mallory and Andrew C. Irvine disappear (Mount Everest)
JUNE 10 1692
First Salem witch hanging
JUNE 12 1790
Alleged UFO sighting (Alen on, France)
JUNE 12 1981
Renee Hartwelt disappears (Paris, France)
JUNE 13 1976
Cattle mutilation investigation (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico USA)
JUNE 14 1955
Alleged premonition/telepathy event (West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts USA)
JUNE 15 1960
Satan's Storm (Koppperl, Texas USA)
JUNE 16 1960
Satan's Storm (Koppperl, Texas USA)
JUNE 17 1934
Woman's torso found in a trunk (Brighton train station, United Kingdom)
JUNE 18 1953
Houston Batman sighting (Houston, Texas USA)
JUNE 19 1767
An alleged loup-garou was shot and killed (Gevaudan, France)
JUNE 19 1976
A strange creature sighting (Hubei Province, China)
JUNE 20 1947
Alleged sea monster sighting (Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts USA)
JUNE 21 1947
Alleged UFO sighting (Maury Island, Washington USA)
JUNE 22 1893
Alleged ghost sighting (Eaton Square, London, United Kingdom)
JUNE 22 1928
Inside a tornado (Greensburg, Kansas USA)
JUNE 23 1993
John Wayne Bobbitt's big day (Manassas, Virginia USA)
JUNE 24 1947
Alleged UFO sighting by Kenneth Arnold (Mount Rainier, Washington USA)
JUNE 24 1967
Alleged UFO sighting (Mansfield Dam, Austin, Texas USA)
JUNE 24 1997
U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell
JUNE 25 1981
Giant gorilla-like creature sighting (Rome, Ohio USA)
JUNE 26 1613
Mysterious fire kills two people (Christchurch, United Kingdom)
JUNE 26 1959
Alleged UFO sighting (Bosinai, Papas, New Guinea)
JUNE 27 1777
William Dodd hanged (Tyburn, United Kingdom)
JUNE 28 1971
Alleged White River monster sighting (Newport, Arkansas USA)
JUNE 28 1980
Alleged Lady in Black sighting (Junction of East I-74 and South 421, Acton, Indiana USA)
JUNE 29 1964
Alleged UFO sighting (Lavonia, Georgia USA)
JUNE 30 1884
Alleged Jacko sighting (Yale, in south-central British Columbia, Canada)
JUNE 30 1969
Last radio message from Donald Crowhurst (Somewhere in the South Atlantic Ocean)
JUNE 01 1974
Explosion reported five hours before it happened (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom)
JUNE 02 1963
Black Panther sighting (near Champaign County, Illinois USA)
JUNE 03 1968
Dr. and Mrs. Gerardo Vidal get lost in a fog (Argentina and Mexico City, Mexico)
JUNE 05 1976
Roy Cleveland Sullivan was hit by lightning (Shenandoah National Park, Virginia USA)
JUNE 07 1992
The mysterious disappearance of the Springfield Three (Springfield, Missouri USA)
JUNE 08 1924
George Leigh-Mallory and Andrew C. Irvine disappear (Mount Everest)
JUNE 10 1692
First Salem witch hanging
JUNE 12 1790
Alleged UFO sighting (Alen on, France)
JUNE 12 1981
Renee Hartwelt disappears (Paris, France)
JUNE 13 1976
Cattle mutilation investigation (Rio Arriba County, New Mexico USA)
JUNE 14 1955
Alleged premonition/telepathy event (West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts USA)
JUNE 15 1960
Satan's Storm (Koppperl, Texas USA)
JUNE 16 1960
Satan's Storm (Koppperl, Texas USA)
JUNE 17 1934
Woman's torso found in a trunk (Brighton train station, United Kingdom)
JUNE 18 1953
Houston Batman sighting (Houston, Texas USA)
JUNE 19 1767
An alleged loup-garou was shot and killed (Gevaudan, France)
JUNE 19 1976
A strange creature sighting (Hubei Province, China)
JUNE 20 1947
Alleged sea monster sighting (Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts USA)
JUNE 21 1947
Alleged UFO sighting (Maury Island, Washington USA)
JUNE 22 1893
Alleged ghost sighting (Eaton Square, London, United Kingdom)
JUNE 22 1928
Inside a tornado (Greensburg, Kansas USA)
JUNE 23 1993
John Wayne Bobbitt's big day (Manassas, Virginia USA)
JUNE 24 1947
Alleged UFO sighting by Kenneth Arnold (Mount Rainier, Washington USA)
JUNE 24 1967
Alleged UFO sighting (Mansfield Dam, Austin, Texas USA)
JUNE 24 1997
U.S. Air Force reports on Roswell
JUNE 25 1981
Giant gorilla-like creature sighting (Rome, Ohio USA)
JUNE 26 1613
Mysterious fire kills two people (Christchurch, United Kingdom)
JUNE 26 1959
Alleged UFO sighting (Bosinai, Papas, New Guinea)
JUNE 27 1777
William Dodd hanged (Tyburn, United Kingdom)
JUNE 28 1971
Alleged White River monster sighting (Newport, Arkansas USA)
JUNE 28 1980
Alleged Lady in Black sighting (Junction of East I-74 and South 421, Acton, Indiana USA)
JUNE 29 1964
Alleged UFO sighting (Lavonia, Georgia USA)
JUNE 30 1884
Alleged Jacko sighting (Yale, in south-central British Columbia, Canada)
JUNE 30 1969
Last radio message from Donald Crowhurst (Somewhere in the South Atlantic Ocean)
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jeremyp
Philosopher
lol. Apparently only one person in the whole country saw the premature Flixborough report even though there were only three TV channels at the time. Maybe she had a little too much sherry.
Many of those other things aren’t really mysterious either.
AmyStrange
Philosopher
If you say so, although, you might be right about the June 1st event, but I have to ask, were you there?
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Axxman300
Philosopher
Today is Dr. Robert Ballard's birthday. For my money he's one of the great explorers, not just of the deep oceans, but the embodiment of scientific curiosity. And he makes it fun.
Axxman300
Philosopher
Reminds me I need to build a Mosquito in 1/48.
1908 A giant fireball, most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet, flattens 80 million trees near the Stony Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate, Russia, in the largest impact event in recorded history
Goodness gracious!
Goodness gracious!
Gawdzilla Sama
TImeToSweepTheLeg
Largest until the Beatles released "A Hard Days Night."