This day in history.

[T-Man 1066]

A couple interesting this happened on June 11th.

1955 Le Mans racing disaster. Deadliest wreck in motorsports history. 83 killed and 130-ish more injured.

1962 Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers escaped from Alcatraz. T-Man's non-qualified opinion, I bet they made it across the bay.

2001 Timothy McVeigh was executed for the OKC bombing.

[Texas PO]

John Wayne also died today in 1979. I remember exactly where I was when I saw the headline.

[Sasquatch]

I remember, as a kid, hearing if Elvis' passing (not same date) but I don't remember hearing about the Duke.

[T-Man 1066]

1903 Ford Motor Company founded.

1911 IBM incorporated.

[Sasquatch]

On 1858, Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous “A house divided against itself cannot stand” speech while accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate.

Geronimo (1829–1909) – Apache leader and resistance fighter, born in No-doyohn Canon, Mexico

[T-Man 1066]

The list I looked at this morning did not mention that. Back in 2014 or 2015, I was a chaperone on T-Son 1066's 8th grade class field trip to Springfield. We actually got to tour the house he raised most of his kids in.

Nice job Sas, you beat the hellinois guy on hellinois history!

[Sasquatch]

Pulled off the interwebz. Trust me, I'm no brainiac.

[T-Man 1066]

2023 - The world learned that you should not take your home made submarine that is steered with a Nintendo 64 controller and try to go look at the titanic.

1812 - James Madison declared war on Britain.

[Sasquatch]

• 1862 Slavery is outlawed in US territories
• 1991 Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrenders to police
• 1960 Loretta Lynn records "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"

[Slippy]

1903 Ford Motor Company founded.

1911 IBM incorporated.

My old man, returned from Germany post WW2 , left the Army and went to work for IBM from the late 1950's until his retirement. I don't remember him ever owning a Ford, but I've had 2 F150's plus my current F250 Super Duty!

Rest in peace Dad, Mom hasn't had to worry about money or security since you died!

[T-Man 1066]

1867 - 1st Belmont Stakes 🐴

[T-Man 1066]

1990 - At 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890), a once-in-lifetime moment

1947 - Reports of a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico

1913 - Patent issued for Erector Set

1776 - First public reading of the Declaration of Independence

[Sasquatch]

1962: The United States detonated a hydrogen bomb in space during the Starfish Prime test, producing an explosion about 100 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb, demonstrating the immense power of nuclear technology in the space age.
1955: Bill Haley & His Comets’ song “Rock Around the Clock” topped the Billboard chart, becoming one of the best-selling singles ever.
1979: Voyager 2 flew past Jupiter, providing humanity with unprecedented data about the gas giant.
FUN FACT:
Alektorophobia is a rare phobia characterized by an intense fear of chickens, derived from the Greek words alektor (rooster) and phobos (fear).

[T-Man 1066]

2026 - T-Man 1066 pooped!

[T-Man 1066]

2019 - The last VW Beetle rolled off the assembly line.

1991 - Boris Yeltsin is sworn in as the first elected President of the Russian Federation.

1890 - Wyoming is admitted to the U.S. as the 44th state.

[Sasquatch]

1890 - Wyoming becomes the 44th US state
1973 - The Bahamas gained Independence from Britian
1965 - The Rolling Stones topped US charts for the first time with I Can't Get No Satisfaction
Today is Capybara Day

[T-Man 1066]

1890 - Wyoming becomes the 44th US state
1973 - The Bahamas gained Independence from Britian
1965 - The Rolling Stones topped US charts for the first time with I Can't Get No Satisfaction
Today is Capybara Day

Sas, what the hell is that? I know we ain't got anything like that in Hellinois. Looks like JB Pritzker's butt plug!!