Historical Fact Of The Day

[EldarOfSuburbia]

May 7th, 1969
Birth of Traci Lords (Nora Louise Kuzma), american actress.

... in the loosest sense of the word.

 

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... in the loosest sense of the word.

Well, you know...

 

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May 8th, 1898
The first games of the Italian Football League are played.

 

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May 9th, 1899
Lawn mower patented.

 

[Silverball67]

In 1969, Apollo 10 transmitted first color pictures of Earth from space

 

[Silverball67]

In 1967, Jagger, Richards and Brian Jones were arrested on drug charges

 

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May 11th, 1981
Death of the legendary Bob Marley at 36.

 

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May 12th, 1989
Last graffiti covered NYC subway car retired.

 

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May 14th, 1932
"We Want Beer!" parade in NY.

 

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May 15th, 1981
"Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" airs.

 

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May 16th, 1951
Birth of Jonathan Richman.

 

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May 18th, 1980
Death of Ian Curtis (Joy Division).

 

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May 18th, 1980
Mount St. Helens goes BOOM.

 

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May 19th, 1975
Elton John’s "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" album was released.

It was the first album to be certified a million-seller on its first day of release.

 

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May 20th, 1310
Shoes were made for both right & left feet.

 

[Extork]

May 21 1980
Empire strikes back was released.
Too bad spoiler alerts weren't around back then. By the time I saw it, I knew he was his father


*spoiler alert

 

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May 21th, 1936
Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her handbag.

Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals.

 

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May 22th, 1892
Toothpaste tube is invented by Dr Washington Sheffield.

 

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May 23th, 1979
Kiss released the album Dynasty.

 

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May 24th, 2015
Juan Pablo Montoya wins his second Indy 500.

One of the best Indy 500 races ever. Woooo!!!!!!!!!