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LOTS of History
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June 14th
Welcome to Wednesday, humans. Here’s LOTS of history segment
- 1158 – The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.
The Duke of Saxony and Bavaria Henry the Lion founded the town of Munich in his territory to control the salt trade,
after having burned down the town of Föhring and its bridges over the river Isar.
Historians date this event at about 1158.
The layout of Munich city, with five city gates and market place, resembled that of Höxter
Pip’s notes- No reason for this nugget. It just sounded cool to say “Henry the Lion”. I have no idea why.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich
- 1381 – Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants’ Revolt at Mile End.
The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
On 13 June, the rebels entered London and, joined by many local townsfolk, attacked the gaols,
destroyed the Savoy Palace, set fire to law books and buildings in the Temple,
and killed anyone associated with the royal government.
On the 14th, Richard met the rebels at Mile End and agreed to most of their demands, including the abolition of serfdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants%27_Revolt
- 1777 – The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777
adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
Pip’s notes- there’s a Presidential Executive Order involving sizing & such for the flag.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Executive_Order_1556
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Acts
- 1937 –the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day;
on August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Flag Day is not an official federal holiday
Pip’s notes – I’ve thought about getting a International Flag of Planet Earth & hang it in the parts dept,
just to confuse people. Ok, mainly to confuse the rednecks of the shop.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Day_(United_States)
- 1949 – Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space.
The first primate launched into high subspace, although not a space flight, was Albert,
a rhesus macaque, who on June 11, 1948, rode a rocket flight to over 63 km (39 mi) in Earth’s atmosphere on a V-2 rocket.
Albert died of suffocation during the flight and may actually have died in the cramped space capsule before launch.
On June 14, 1949, Albert II survived a sub-orbital V-2 flight into space (but died on impact after a parachute failure)
to become the first monkey, first primate, and first mammal in space.
His flight reached 134 km (83 mi) – past the Kármán line of 100 km which designates the beginning of space
Pip’s notes- Albert the 3rd, 4th & 5th did not survive their flights, either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
- 1959 – Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere,
opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
The Disneyland Alweg Monorail System opened just in time for the re-dedication of Tomorrowland
and a broader expansion of Disneyland which included the Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Submarine Voyage,
the expanded version of Autopia, and the Motor Boat Cruise.
The Mark I trains (Red and Blue) consisted of three cars each. The opening ceremony was attended by then
Vice President Richard Nixon and his family. During the ceremony, there was difficulty with the ribbon cutting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Monorail
YT link of ribbon cutting
- In 1977, Led Zeppelin concluded their sold-out, six-night engagement at Madison Square Garden with a three-hour set.
The New York City residency took place during the British band’s 11th and final North American tour.
https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on-this-day-in-music-june-14/
- 2002 – Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km),
about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-Earth_object#Near-Earth_asteroids
Happy Birthdays
- 1811 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (d. 1896)
Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters,
best known for her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions
experienced by enslaved African Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
- 1877 – Ida MacLean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (d. 1944)
Between 1920 and 1941 Maclean published in the Biochemical Journal approximately thirty papers,
many in collaboration, on her particular interests, namely the role of fatty acids in animals and the synthesis of fats from carbohydrates.
In 1927 she co-authored with Hugh the second edition of his book The Lipins.
She came to be regarded as an authority on biochemistry, and her 1943 monograph
The Metabolism of Fat was the first published of Methuen’s series Monographs on Biochemical Subjects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Maclean
- 1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
- 1961 – Boy George, English singer-songwriter and produce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_George
Passings
- 1594 – Jacob Kroger, German goldsmith, hanged in Edinburgh for stealing the jewels of Anne of Denmark
In April 1594 Kroger and a French servant, Guillaume Martyn, a footman who worked in the king’s stables
(and had taken care of the king’s camel), decided to steal some of the queen’s jewels and
return to their home countries via England, because they had not been paid.
After petitioning the king and queen for money with no results they were “very weary of their service”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Kroger
- 1801 – Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (b. 1741)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold
- 1933 – Justinien de Clary, French target shooter (b. 1860)
a French sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in trap shooting.
He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal in the trap competition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinien_Clary
- 1977 – Alan Reed, American actor, original voice of Fred Flintstone (b.1907)
He also appeared in many films, including Days of Glory, The Tarnished Angels, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Viva Zapata!
(as Pancho Villa), and Nob Hill, and various television and radio series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Reed
Holidays
- Baltic Freedom Day
the day when Soviet deportations from the Baltic states started.
The term Baltic Freedom Day for the first time was mentioned in Ronald Reagan’s proclamation number 4948 on June 14, 1982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Freedom_Day
- World Blood Donor Day
Started in 2004, created to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products,
and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Blood_Donor_Day
- As mentioned earlier, the US celebrates Flag day.
Go off and do stuff, humans.