Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin encounters 'The Hot Cop of Castro Street'
Hunky officer gives sly smile when told he's become something of a web celebread more
Friday, May 30, 2014
Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin encounters 'The Hot Cop of Castro Street'
Hunky officer gives sly smile when told he's become something of a web celebread more
US preacher blames Satan for news stories about gay football player Michael Sam
US preacher blames Satan for news stories about gay football player Michael Sam
'Satan is pleased with the narrative that Michael Sam is the new Jackie Robinson'read more
Vietnamese lawmakers back down on giving rights to same-sex couples
Vietnamese lawmakers back down on giving rights to same-sex couples
A new draft of Vietnam’s marriage laws was to guarantee same-sex
couples’ rights to a fair divide of shared assets but that language has
now been dropped from the bill in committeeread more
On Marijuana Busts, Still a Tale of Two Cities
05-28-2014 15:45:18 PM
BY
NATHAN RILEY | New York City is still arresting black and brown youth
for marijuana and leaving white youth alone. The change of mayors and a
new police commissioner, William Bratton, have yielded more of the same.
The number of arrests in the first three months of this year is
basically the same as ....»
Lesbian Parenting Ruling Harder Than It Should Have Been
05-28-2014 15:58:26 PM
BY
ARTHUR S. LEONARD | As we approach the third anniversary of New York
State's Marriage Equality Law, which says that same-sex marriages and
different-sex marriages will be treated equally for all purposes under
New York law, this issue should be a no-brainer. Apparently, in the view
of some state courts, it is not. Otherwise....»
Queer Black Men Getting Their Tens
05-28-2014 14:15:10 PM
BY
MICHAEL LUONGO | The Tenth, experimental, collectible, and, at $40 an
issue, expensive, is a new publication in town that aims to show gay
black men in a new light. The creative collective Pink Rooster Studio's
Andre Jones, Khary Septh, and Kyle Banks are the driving forces, working
with more than 80 contributors - including ....»Advocates Lay Out Criminal Justice "Roadmap"
05-28-2014 16:25:41 PM
BY
RYAN HOWE | In 2012, Mitchyll Mora was walking to a poetry reading on
the Lower East Side wearing high-heeled boots. Suddenly, three police
officers ran toward him yelling at him to "get against the wall." One of
the officers grabbed his butt and called him a "faggot" before letting
him continue on his....»
"Gay Cure" Ban Gains Ground, GENDA Falters
05-28-2014 16:51:27 PM
BY
PAUL SCHINDLER | With less than four weeks to go until the State
Legislature winds up its regular 2014 session, prospects for action on a
long-stalled transgender civil rights measure appear dim even as
another key LGBT objective in Albany, first introduced last year - a
proposal to bar licensed mental health professionals from practicing...»
U.S. aims to identify, promote historic LGBT sites
U.S. aims to identify, promote historic LGBT sites
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, concedes: Gay marriage will become law of the land
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, concedes: Gay marriage will become law of the land
Chrysler joins push to bar anti-gay discrimination
Chrysler joins push to bar anti-gay discrimination
Twitter Hilariously Smacks Down Disgustingly Racist #RedskinsPride Campaign
Twitter Hilariously Smacks Down Disgustingly Racist #RedskinsPride Campaign
by Josh Kilburn
Twitter
is on a roll. First, the epic smack down of Conservative Troll Ann
Coulter, which resulted in her licking her wounds on Hannity's show the
day after and trying to pretend it never happened, and now, a truly
brutal (and well-earned) take down of the Redskins. The Washington
Redskins have come under fire lately […]
Conservative Calls Maya Angelou A ‘ ‘Talentless’ ‘Whining’ ‘Affirmative Action Mediocrity’
Racist Conservative Calls Maya Angelou A ‘ ‘Talentless’ ‘Whining’ ‘Affirmative Action Mediocrity’
by Josh Kilburn
It takes a real scumbag republican to attack a national treasure like Maya Angelou on the day after her death
Seven GOP Governors Refuse to Comply with Anti-Rape Rules
Seven GOP Governors Refuse to Comply with Anti-Rape Rules (Video)
by K.L Nelson
A
prison sentence is supposed to not just punish the offender, but also
provide the opportunity for reform and reeducation. Unfortunately, it
also exposes a great many people to the all too common danger and
violence of sexual assault. In 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act
(PREA) introduced a set of standards to help prevent […]
Complaint accuses Fla. insurers of discrimination against HIV patients
Complaint accuses Fla. insurers of discrimination against HIV patients
May 29, 2014 11:00 am
FORT
LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Two health organizations filed a complaint with
federal officials Thursday, alleging that some Florida insurance
companies are violating the Affordable Care Act by structuring their
drug policies in a way that discourages consumers with HIV and AIDS from
choosing their plans.Read in browser »
ACLU asks judge to order Michigan to recognize same-sex marriages
ACLU asks judge to order Michigan to recognize same-sex marriages
May 29, 2014 02:30 pm
DETROIT
-- The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to order
Michigan to recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed in
March.Read in browser »
Janet Porter warns of Disney World’s Gay Day’s ‘public displays of perversion’
Janet Porter warns of Disney World’s Gay Day’s ‘public displays of perversion’
May 29, 2014 03:30 pm
Religious
Right activist Janet Porter is upset that gay people are vacationing to
Disney World for “Gay Day at Disney,” calling on members of her group,
Faith 2 Action, to spread the word. Today she told listeners of her
radio bulletin that “the homosexual agenda is planning to once again
descend on Disney World in […]Read in browser »
Tax breask for the wealthy, no minimum wage for the poor = GOP
House GOP Wants ANOTHER $300 Billion in Tax Breaks Added to the Deficit (Video)
by Josh Kilburn
House GOP to explode the deficit again by another $300 billion. But we can't afford to raise the minimum wage, so don't ask.
People Are Dying and Starving While This Expensive Crap Made for Killing Rusts In The Desert
People Are Dying and Starving While This Expensive Crap Made for Killing Rusts In The Desert (Video)
by Richard Rowe
Brand
new weapons of war costing trillions of dollars rust in the desert
while America's infrastructure crumbles, and it's people go without
food, healthcare, and education.
Police force in secrecy row after it sacks senior officer for secretly filming female colleague
Police force in secrecy row after it sacks senior officer for secretly filming female colleague – but refuses to name him
The unnamed inspector was one of the supervisory officers at
Bracknell Police Station in Berkshire, where the offences were said to
have been committed.
Was Snowden spying for Russia SEVEN years ago
Was Snowden spying for Russia SEVEN years ago: CIA fears fugitive handed over 'treasure trove' of secrets to Moscow
Robert Baer also said he has concerns over Mr Snowden's common sense following his claims that he was trained as a spy.
SWAT team throw a stun grenade into a toddler's CRIB during drugs raid
Horror as SWAT team throw a stun grenade into a toddler's CRIB during drugs raid leaving him in a coma with severe burns
Wisconsin mother Alecia Phonesavanh and her 19-month-old son, Bou,
were visiting her sister-in-law in Atlanta, Georgia, when police raided
the home early Wednesday.
Terror at 1,353ft: They said it was unbreakable but this was the horrifying moment Chicago tower block's 103rd floor glass viewing platform CRACKED
Terror at 1,353ft: They said it was unbreakable but this was the horrifying moment Chicago tower block's 103rd floor glass viewing platform CRACKED under tourists' feet
A family visiting the Willis Tower's iconic Skydeck Ledge
suffered the scare of their lives on Wednesday when the glass ledge they
were standing on 1,353-feet above the Chicago sidewalk cracked under
their feet. A spokesman for the Willis Tower said that what cracked was a
protective coating on the top of three layers of glass one half-inch
thick but just moments before they stepped off the 103rd floor, the
Garibay family say they were told by staff the window floor was
unbreakable.
Convicted cop killer may be FREED after 19 years in jail after months-long inquiry finds dodgy forensics led to 'substantial miscarriage of justice'
Convicted cop killer may be FREED after 19 years in jail after months-long inquiry finds dodgy forensics led to 'substantial miscarriage of justice'
David Eastman was convicted in 1995 for the Canberra murder of
Colin Winchester, who was shot twice at close range as he moved to get
out of his Ford car
Richard III finally gets a 'funeral crown': Hand-crafted headpiece goes on display in York
Richard III finally gets a 'funeral crown': Hand-crafted headpiece goes on display in York
The 15th century-style crown has white enamelled roses on it as
well as rubies and sapphires and is now on show at the Richard III
Experience in York.
Russia withdraws thousands of troops from Ukraine border
Russia withdraws thousands of troops from Ukraine border hours after Ukrainian helicopter was shot down killing 14 onboard
US defence officials confirmed the majority of the 40,000 Russian
forces who had been aligned along the border of eastern Ukraine had been
withdrawn on Thursday.
FBI admits it spied on Nelson Mandela during his first visit to U.S.
FBI admits it spied on Nelson Mandela during his first visit to U.S. after 27 years behind bars
Agents recruited an insider from the South African leader's own
circle who provided the FBI with his itinerary for the trip in June
1990.
First contact made with 'zombie' spacecraft
First contact made with 'zombie' spacecraft: Amateur astronomers successfully revive 36-year-old probe as it approaches Earth
- A Virginia-based amateur group has succeeded in reviving a 'dead' probe
- The crowd-funded ISEE-3 Reboot Project has 'talked' with the spacecraft
- The team will now assess the health of ISEE-3 over the coming weeks
- This is the first time Nasa has given control of one of its craft to the public
- ISEE-3 first launched in 1978 but has not been heard from since 1999
- Reviving the mission could help scientists better understand solar winds which can affect satellites and the climate on Earth
Contact was last made with the spacecraft, called ISEE-3 (International Sun-Earth Explorer), in the late 90s.
As it approached our planet, scientists had a brief chance to communicate with the 36-year-old probe in an attempt to bring it back to life - which they have now managed to do.
Nasa has officially endorsed an amateur group,
known as the the ISEE-3 Reboot Project, for them to attempt to bring a
vintage spacecraft, called ISEE-3, back to life. Pictured is an artist's
concept image of ISEE-3
‘Over the coming days and weeks our team will make an assessment of the spacecraft's overall health and refine the techniques required to fire its engines and bring it back to an orbit near Earth.’
The team will then decide what sort of mission they intend to send the spacecraft on.
According to Cowing, ‘first contact with ISEE-3 was achieved at the Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico.’
The achievement was a collaboration with a number of other organisations and people including the staff at Arecibo and a team at the Bochum Observatory in Germany.
In April the ISEE-3 Reboot Project team - made up of the groups Space College, Skycorp, and SpaceRef - undertook a successful crowd funding project to raise £74,000 ($125,000) to rescue the probe.
Nasa officially endorsed the Virginia-based project and signed a space act agreement for the group to take command and control of the 1970s-era craft.
This is the first time Nasa has worked on such an agreement for use of a spacecraft the agency is no longer using or ever planned to use again.
ISEE-3: THE ORIGINAL MISSION
ISEE-3
was the first satellite to study the constant flow of solar wind
streaming toward Earth from a stable orbit point between our planet and
the sun known as the Lagrangian 1, or L1.
Monitoring that wind helped scientists better understand the interconnected sun-Earth system, which at its most turbulent can affect satellites around Earth.
In 1984, it was given a new mission and called the International Cometary Explorer. In September 1985, it passed through the tail of Comet Giacobini-Zinner, making it the first spacecraft to gather data from a comet.
It also went on to fly by Comet Halley in March 1986. From 1991 until 1997, when it was too far away for reliable communications, this satellite continued to investigate the sun.
Now it's coming home to visit - making its closest approach to Earth in August.
Monitoring that wind helped scientists better understand the interconnected sun-Earth system, which at its most turbulent can affect satellites around Earth.
In 1984, it was given a new mission and called the International Cometary Explorer. In September 1985, it passed through the tail of Comet Giacobini-Zinner, making it the first spacecraft to gather data from a comet.
It also went on to fly by Comet Halley in March 1986. From 1991 until 1997, when it was too far away for reliable communications, this satellite continued to investigate the sun.
Now it's coming home to visit - making its closest approach to Earth in August.
‘We have a chance to engage a new generation of citizen scientists through this creative effort to recapture the ISEE-3 spacecraft as it zips by the Earth this summer.’
In March, amateur radio astronomers were able to track the spacecraft and find out its route, raising hopes that the mission could be revived.
Launched in 1978 to study the constant flow of solar wind streaming toward Earth, ISEE-3 successfully completed its prime mission in 1981.
With remaining fuel and functioning instruments, it then was redirected to observe two comets.
Following the end of that mission, the spacecraft continued in orbit around the sun. It is now making its closest approach to Earth in more than 30 years.
The goal of the ISEE-3 Reboot Project is to put the spacecraft into an orbit at a gravitationally stable point between Earth and the sun known as Lagrangian 1 (L1).
Once safely back in orbit, the next step would be to return the spacecraft to operations and use its instruments as they were originally designed.
The mission's original communication hardware no
longer exists, so controlling the spacecraft will require the amateur
group to create virtual software versions of the original hardware. If
they are able to do this, the project will use the Arecibo Radio
Observatory (pictured) in Puerto Rico to send commands to ISEE-3
ISEE-3's close approach provided optimal conditions to attempt communication.
Nasa said it has shared technical data with the amateur group to help them communicate with and return data from ISEE-3.
The mission’s original communication hardware no longer exists, so controlling the spacecraft will require the amateur group to create virtual software versions of the original hardware.
If they are able to do this, the project will use the Arecibo Radio Observatory in Puerto Rico to send commands to ISEE-3.
New data resulting from the project will be shared with the science community and the public, providing a unique tool for teaching students and the public about spacecraft operations and data gathering.
The data also will provide valuable information about the effects of the space environment on the 36-year old spacecraft.
Why Americans are suckers for conspiracy theories: The country was founded on them
Why Americans are suckers for conspiracy theories: The country was founded on them, says British academic
Professor Sir Richard Evans, of the University of Cambridge, is
leading a project into conspiracy theories and is Britain's leading
authority on the subject matter.
City broker who refused 'to run across trading floor while people threw water at him as colleagues chanted "only real men run"' sues for unfair dismissal
City broker who refused 'to run across trading floor while people threw water at him as colleagues chanted "only real men run"' sues for unfair dismissal
Robert Bou-Simon said he was victimised after refusing to take
part in the initiation ceremony known as 'The Run' at his firm, BGC's,
London offices, pictured.
Beam me up: Scientists say human teleportation is 'possible' as they transfer atoms three metres in groundbreaking experiment
Beam me up: Scientists say human teleportation is 'possible' as they transfer atoms three metres in groundbreaking experiment
Dutch researchers have sent an atom three metres, and say nothing
in the laws of physics fundamentally forbids the teleportation of
humans.
Responding to the (de)humanization of Palestinians
Responding to the (de)humanization of Palestinians
By Sa'ed AtshanSa'ed Atshan responds to an acquaintance who wrote a reflection for the Harvard Business School graduation ceremony that connects Palestinians to terrorism. He says she contributed to the process of dehumanizing Palestinians that people of conscience must continue to name and reverse.
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Netanyahu to settler leaders: ‘I fight for you’
Netanyahu to settler leaders: ‘I fight for you’
By KateHaaretz's Barak Ravid reports that leaders of the Yesha Council of settlements met Wednesday evening with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and asked him to bring an end to the freeze on planning, construction, and marketing of settlement housing. Netanyahu told the settlement leaders: "You have no shield greater than I. I fight for you."
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‘Washington Post’ reports that funders have excommunicated Jews who don’t believe in Zionism
‘Washington Post’ reports that funders have excommunicated Jews who don’t believe in Zionism
By Philip WeissAre you self-hating? Do you believe in Israel's right to exist? Have you now or ever signed a statement in favor of BDS? are among the questions Jewish establishment apparatchiks ask young Jews in circumscribing the debate over Israel, the Washington Post reports.
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JNF’s ‘Negev Gala’ brings street theater to Winnipeg
JNF’s ‘Negev Gala’ brings street theater to Winnipeg
By Dave KattenburgA gala in Winnipeg for the discriminatory Jewish National Fund excites vision of a "New JNF,” as activists call it — dedicated to the return of lands the JNF has stolen or laundered, by planting trees or establishing parks over demolished Palestinian villages
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Public debate on Zionism sets a crucial precedent
Public debate on Zionism sets a crucial precedent
By Tyler LevitanOn May 22, Max Blumenthal debated liberal Zionist Mira Sucharov on the question: “Can Israel exist as both Jewish and democratic?” The debate was held at the University of Ottawa in front of a crowd of about 150 spectators. The Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC), a large privately-owned station broadcasted nationally in Canada, filmed and televised the debate.
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UC Santa Cruz student government votes for divestment from occupation-linked companies
UC Santa Cruz student government votes for divestment from occupation-linked companies
By Alex KaneThe student government at the University of California, Santa Cruz voted this week to divest from corporations linked to the Israeli occupation. The 22-14 vote made Santa Cruz the fifth UC chapter to endorse divestment in recent years. Last year, a similar resolution failed by a vote of 17-19.
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Some important details: Ben Ehrenreich on the Nakba Day shootings
Some important details: Ben Ehrenreich on the Nakba Day shootings
By Ben EhrenreichBen Ehrenreich explains covering the funeral of the two Palestinian youths killed on Nabka Day, the Israeli military has taken to suggesting the teens are not dead, or if they are, that they weren't struck with live-fire.
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Gates Foundation begins to divest from occupation profiteer G4S
Gates Foundation begins to divest from occupation profiteer G4S
By Annie RobbinsAfter pressure from activists, the Gates Foundation has sold the bulk of its shares in the world’s largest private military and security company, G4S.
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Historical Events on 30th May
Historical Events on this Day in History
Events in History for Friday 30th May 2014
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1035 - Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders
1087 - German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad
1100 - Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
1381 - English peasant uprising begins in Essex
1416 - Jerome of Prague burned at the stake for heresy by church Council of Constance
1431 - Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.
1434 - The Battle of Lipany (also called the Battle of Česky Brod), 40 km east of Prague virtually ended the Hussite Wars
1498 - Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America
1522 - French troops driven out of Genoa
1527 - University of Marburg (Germany) founded
1539 - Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto discovers Florida
1574 - Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France
1574 - Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede vs Louis de Boisot)
1584 - Earl Adolf of Nieuwenaar and Meurs becomes viceroy of Gelderland
1631 - The Treaty of Fontainebleau signed between Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, and the Kingdom of France, establishing a secret alliance between them during the Thirty Years' War.
1635 - The Peace of Prague signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony (representing Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire). It effectively ended the civil war aspect of the Thirty Years' War
1642 - All honours granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament
1646 - Spain & Netherlands sign temporary cease fire
1783 - Benjamin Tower of Phila publishes 1st daily newspaper in US
King Charles I
1793 - Georges Couthon chosen member of French Committee the Salut Public1806 - Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.
1808 - Napoleon Bonaparte annexes Tuscany & gave it seats in French Senate
1814 - Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition - the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent.
1821 - James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose
1822 - House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged)
1832 - Evariste Galois give his theory on free assembly (dies in duel May 31)
1832 - The Rideau Canal in eastern Ontario is opened.
1842 - John Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria
1848 - 2nd battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians
1848 - William G Young patents ice cream freezer
1848 - Mexico ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million
1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery
1854 - Territories of Kansas & Nebraska created
1858 - Hudson's Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked
US President & General Andrew Jackson
1862 - Battle of Booneville MS - captured Gen Beauregard evacuates Corinth1864 - Cavalry fight at Battle of Bethesda Church/Totopotomoy Creek Virginia during US Civil War
1866 - Opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)
1868 - 'Decoration Day', later called Memorial Day, first observed in Northern US states
1876 - Ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.
1879 - 92°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
1879 - Gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden
1879 - An F4 tornado strikes Irving, Kansas, killing 18 and injuring 60.
1883 - Stampede caused by a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge was going to collapse kills 12
1889 - Brassiere invented
1890 - 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)
1894 - Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game
1895 - W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days
1896 - 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (NYC)
1899 - 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47
1901 - Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated
1903 - 28th Preakness: W Gannon aboard Flocarline wins in 1:44.8
1904 - Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader
1906 - 40th Belmont: Lucien Lyne aboard Burgomaster wins in 2:20
1907 - 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins
1908 - 1st federal workmen's compensation law approved
1908 - 42nd Belmont: Joe Notter aboard Colin win
1908 - Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System
1908 - Paris advocate E Archdeacon is 1st passenger in a airplane
1908 - US Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah authorized
1909 - National Conference on the Negro is held
1909 - Reuben Siegel laid cornerstone of 1st home in Tel-Aviv
1910 - 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22
1911 - 1st Indianapolis 500 car race, Ray Harroun wins at 74.59 MPH (120 KPH)
1912 - US Marines sent to Nicaragua
1912 - Indianapolis 500: Joe Dawson wins in 6:21:06.144 (120.060 km/h)
1913 - 1st Balkan War ends, Treaty of London
1913 - New country of Albania, forms
1913 - John McGraw joins Fred Clarke, Cap Anson, Frank Selee, & Connie Mack as managers who have won 1,000 games
1913 - Indianapolis 500: Jules Goux wins in 6:35:05.108 (126.686 km/h)
1914 - The new and then largest Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
1914 - Indianapolis 500: René Thomas wins in 6:03:45.060 (132.729 km/h)
1916 - Indianapolis 500: Dario Resta wins in 3:34:16.990 (135.187 km/h)
1917 - Alexander I becomes king of Greece.
1921 - Lord Dunsany's "If" premieres in London
1921 - Memorial to Capt Eddie Grant, killed in WW I, unveiled at Polo Grounds
1921 - Salzburg, Austria, votes to join Germany
1921 - Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton wins in 5:34:44.578 (144.231 km/h)
1922 - Latvia & Vatican sign accord
1922 - Lincoln Memorial dedicated
1922 - Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day
1922 - Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Murphy wins in 5:17:30.845 (152.057 km/h)
1923 - Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic" premieres
1923 - Indianapolis 500: Tommy Milton wins in 5:31:19.618 (145.718 km/h)
1924 - Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascists
1924 - Indianapolis 500: Lora L. Corum/Joe Boyer wins in 5:05:23.595 (158.092 km/h)
1925 - British mariners shoot on demonstrators
1925 - Peter DePaolo became 1st man to average over 100 mph at Indy
1925 - Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals
1925 - In China protests erupt against the Great Powers infringing on Chinese sovereignty.
1925 - Indianapolis 500: Peter DePaolo wins in 4:56:39.401 (162.748 km/h)
1927 - Walter Johnson records 113th & last shutout of his career
1927 - Indianapolis 500: George Souders wins in 5:07:33.022 (156.983 km/h)
1928 - Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins in 5:01:33.725 (160.101 km/h)
1929 - Indianapolis 500: Ray Keech wins in 5:07:25.458 (157.048 km/h)
1930 - Indianapolis 500: Bill Arnold wins (161.6 kph)
1931 - Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH
1931 - Indianapolis 500: Louis Schneider wins in 5:10:27.948 (155.509 km/h)
1932 - Yankees dedicate a plaque to Miller Huggins
1932 - Indianapolis 500: Fred Frame wins in 4:48:03.761 (167.604 km/h)
1933 - Patent on invisible glass installation
1933 - Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins in 4:48:00.774 (167.632 km/h)
1934 - Indianapolis 500: Bill Cummings wins in 4:46:05.254 (168.761 km/h)
Baseball Great Babe Ruth
1935 - Babe Ruth's final game, goes hitless for Braves against Phillies1935 - Indianapolis 500: Kelly Petillo wins in 4:42:22.771 (170.977 km/h)
1936 - Indianapolis 500: Louis Meyer wins in 4:35:03.314 (175.530 km/h)
1937 - 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA
1937 - Memorial Day Massacre - Chicago police shoot on union marchers, 10 die
1937 - Pitcher Carl Hubbell's 24th consecutive victory
1937 - Police kill 10 strikers at Republic Steel Plant in Chicago
1937 - 61,756, 2nd-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24
1938 - Yanks sweep Red Sox 10-0 & 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium
1938 - Indianapolis 500: Floyd Roberts wins in 4:15:58.362 (188.615 km/h)
1939 - Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw wins in 4:20:47.412 (185.131 km/h)
1940 - Indianapolis 500: Wilbur Shaw wins in 4:22:31.201 (183.911 km/h)
1941 - 1st anti semitic measures in Serbia
1941 - British Army enters Baghdad, chasing pro-German coup government
1941 - Germans capture Crete
1941 - Indianapolis 500: Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose wins in 4:20:36.266 (185.263 km/h)
1942 - 1,047 bombers bomb Cologne in RAF's raid of WW II
1942 - Reichsfuehrer Herman Himmler arrives in Prague
1942 - Satchel Paige pitches 5 innings to defeat Dizzy Dean All-Stars 8-1
1942 - US aircraft carrier Yorktown leaves Pearl Harbor
French President Charles de Gaulle
1943 - French general Charles de Gaulle arrives in Algiers1943 - US troops reconquer Attu Aleutians
1944 - Transport number 75 departs with French Jews to Nazi Germany
1946 - Braves Bernard Malamud HR shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field
1946 - United flight 521 crashes on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (NY) 42 die
1946 - Indianapolis 500: George Robson wins in 4:21:16.711 (184.785 km/h)
1947 - Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose wins in 4:17:52.159 (187.228 km/h)
1948 - Schenectady Blue Jays Tom Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game
1948 - A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
1949 - East German constitution approved
1949 - NPS/VHP win 1st general election in Suriname
1949 - WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1949 - Indianapolis 500: Bill Holland wins in 4:07:15.939 (195.257 km/h)
1950 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open
1951 - Ezzard Charles beats Joey Maxim in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Baseball Manager Tom Lasorda
1951 - Indianapolis 500: Lee Wallard wins in 3:57:38.103 (203.170 km/h)1952 - Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves
1952 - Darius Milhaud's "West Point Suite" premieres
1952 - Indianapolis 500: Troy Ruttman wins in 3:52:41.930 (207.480 km/h)
1953 - 1st major league network baseball game-Cleveland 7, Chicago 2
1953 - 23rd French Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats V Seixas (6-3 6-4 1-6 6-2)
1953 - 23rd French Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (6-2 6-4)
1953 - Indianapolis 500: Bill Vukovich wins in 3:53:01.668 (207.187 km/h)
1954 - Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs
1954 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 5K (13:57.2)
1954 - Hector Villa-Lobos' "Odisseia de Uma Raca" premieres
1955 - KMVT TV channel 11 in Twin Falls, ID (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 - Said el-Mufti forms Jordan government
1955 - Tunisia begins domestic self governing
1956 - Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee Florida
1956 - Mickey Mantle misses by 18" hitting 1st HR out of Yankee Stadium
1956 - US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
1956 - Indianapolis 500: Pat Flaherty wins in 3:53:28.872 (206.785 km/h)
1957 - Real Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1957 - Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai v England at Edgbaston
1957 - Indianapolis 500: Sam Hanks wins in 3:41:14.238 (218.229 km/h)
1958 - US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
1958 - Unidentified soldiers killed in WW II & Korean War buried in Arlington
1958 - Indianapolis 500: Jimmy Bryan wins in 3:44:21.064 (215.316 km/h)
1959 - "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 84 performances
Author Henry Miller
1959 - "Nervous Set" closes at Henry Miller's Theater NYC after 23 perfs1959 - Iraq terminates milt assistance pact with US due to neutrality
1959 - Pres Somoza ends emergency crisis in Nicaragua
1959 - Pres Stroessner disbands Paraguay's parliament
1959 - World's 1st hovercraft (SR-N1) tested at Cowes, England
1959 - The Auckland Harbour Bridge is officially opened today in Auckland, New Zealand.
1959 - Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward wins in 3:40:47.470 (218.641 km/h)
1960 - Indianapolis 500: Jim Rathmann wins in 3:36:11.384 (223.324 km/h)
1961 - Dutch DC-8 crashes after takeoff at Lisbon, 62 die
1961 - Maris hits his 10th & 11th of 61 HRs
1961 - Long time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
1961 - Indianapolis 500: A.J. Foyt wins in 3:35:37.540 (223.908 km/h)
1962 - 69 killed in bus crash (Ahmedabad India)
1962 - Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" premieres
1962 - Indianapolis 500: Rodger Ward wins in 3:33:50.291 (225.780 km/h)
1963 - Indianapolis 500: Parnelli Jones wins in 3:29:35.365 (230.357 km/h)
1964 - "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 673 perfs
1964 - Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia
1964 - Beatles' "Love Me Do" single goes #1
1964 - Giants sweep Mets 5-3 & 8-6 in 23 inn, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for 2nd game & NY's 22 K's in 2nd games
1964 - Indianapolis 500: A.J. Foyt wins in 3:23:35.813 (237.137 km/h)
1965 - France performs nuclear test at Ecker Algeria (Underground)
1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
1965 - Viet Cong offensive against US base Da Nang, begins
1965 - Vivian Malone is 1st black to graduate from University of Alabama
1966 - 300 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam
1966 - Indianapolis 500: Graham Hill wins (232.2 kph)
1966 - US launches Surveyor 1 to Moon
1967 - Biafra declares independence from Nigeria
1967 - King Hussein of Jordan visits Cairo
Motorcycle Daredevil Evel Knievel
1967 - Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles1967 - Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball
1968 - Beatles begin work on their only double album "Beatles"
1968 - President De Gaulle disbands French parliament
1968 - University church in Leipzig, German DR, blown up
1968 - West German Parliament accepts emergency crisis law
1968 - Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser wins in 3:16:13.786 (246.040 km/h)
1969 - Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp
1969 - Gibraltar adopts constitution
1969 - People revolt in Willemstad, Curacao
1969 - Riots on the Caribbean island of Curaçao
1969 - Indianapolis 500: Mario Andretti wins in 3:11:14.689 (252.453 km/h)
1970 - "Minnie's Boys" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 80 performances
1970 - Baseball All-Star voting is returned to fans
1970 - Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins in 3:12:37.057 (250.654 km/h)
Racing Car Driver Mario Andretti
1971 - 36 hospitalized during Grateful Dead concert; drunk LSD apple juice1971 - Train crash at Duivendrecht, Netherlands, 5 die
1971 - US Mariner 9 1st satellite to orbit Mars launched
1971 - Willie Mays hits his 638th HR, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored
1972 - 3 Jap PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod Intl airport
1972 - The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout Britain.
1973 - Ajax wins 3rd Europe Cup
1974 - 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 9-4
1975 - European Space Agency (ESA) forms
1975 - Wings release "Venus & Mars" album
1976 - 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt
1976 - Bobby Unser sets world record for fastest pit stop (4 seconds)
1976 - Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins in 1:42:52.466 (239.350 km/h)
1977 - Cleve Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0
1979 - Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich
1979 - Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom
1979 - Percom Data Company Inc release Microdos for Radio Shack's TRS-80
1979 - Ted Coombs begins a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC
1980 - 1st papal visit to France since 1814
1980 - Tiger reliever John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires
1980 - Turner's painting "Juliet & Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million
1980 - Twins Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games
1981 - "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday)
1981 - Bangladesh Pres Ziaur Rahman is shot by group of rebel officers
1981 - LA Dodgers are quickest to get 1,000,000 attendence (22 games)
1982 - "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin NYC after 5 perf
1982 - Closest Indy 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds
1982 - Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1982 - Spain becomes 16th member of NATO
1983 - Surrey all out for 14 vs Essex, their lowest score ever
New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner
1983 - AL Pres Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires1984 - Bomb explodes in rebel leader Eden Pastora's headquarters in Nicaragua
1984 - Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome
1984 - NL suspends Mario Soto 5 days for Reds-Cubs fight on May 27th
1985 - Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Phila Flyers, 4 games to 1
1986 - Ariane-2 (ESA) launched
1986 - Bobby Rahal is 1st to average over 170 mph in Indianapolis 500
1986 - France performs nuclear test
1987 - Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1987 - North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video
1987 - Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1987 - West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square
1989 - Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house
1990 - 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru
1990 - Dow Jones average hits a record 2,878.56
Comedian David Letterman
1990 - Earthquake hit Peru, killing 1351991 - 64th National Spelling Bee: Joanne Lagatta wins spelling antipyretic
1991 - Arturo Barrios runs world record one-hour distance (21,096 km)
1991 - Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police & can be held accountable
1992 - Minn Twin Bert Blyleven is 2nd to win as teenager & 40 year old
1992 - NY Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48)
1992 - NY Yankee Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams
1992 - UN votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting
1993 - Betsy King wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament
1993 - Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1993 - Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi wins in 3:10:49.860 (253.000 km/h)
1996 - 69th National Spelling Bee: Wendy Guey wins spelling vivisepulture
1996 - John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight"
1996 - Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play & nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension
1997 - Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set on fire by 12-year old grandson
1997 - Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
1998 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000.
1999 - Indianapolis 500: Kenny Bräck wins in 3:15:51.182 (246.513 km/h)
Singer Shania Twain
2000 - 35th Academy of Country Music Awards: Shania Twain, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw wins2004 - Indianapolis 500: Buddy Rice wins in 3:14:55.2395 (222.923 km/h)
2010 - Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins in 3:05:37.0131 (260.107 km/h)
2012 - A number of nations including Germany, Turkey and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats following the Houla massacre
2012 - Vishwanathan Anand wins his fifth World Chess Championship
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