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... and it's Friday...and I still haven't decided on what to write about... there are a few things floating around in that gray matter of mine, that would amount to self loathing and self pity and I won't subject you to … -
Not Quite Christmas Eve
6½ years on Xanga. Next to hotmail and - these days - gmail it's probably the one site I have been coming back to over all this time. Xanga has changed. Every one that has been here for more than 5 minutes would have not… -
Oh.. the can of Worms...
EDIT below...7 dead in Colorado9 dead in OmahaI can taste blood in my mouth... from biting my ignorant, non-American tongue... so let me quote an American instead:"America is the leading producer of gunshot homicides. Ou… -
27th June 1985
Route 66 DecommissionedIf you ever plan to motor west Travel my way, take the highway that's the best Get your kicks on Route 66. It winds from Chicago to L.A. … -
25th June 1950
"At approximately 4 a.m. (Korean Standard Time) on a rainy Sunday morning Democratic People's Republic of Korea Army (DPRK - North Korea) artillery and mortars open fire on Republic of Korea (ROK - South Korea) Army po… -
24th June 1947
"The world hears the first stories of 'flying saucers' when American pilot Kenneth Arnold reports seeing 9 disc-shaped objects in the sky near Mount Rainier in Washington, USA." (Source)Arnold's Report:(Sources: Pic1 - P… -
19th June 1865
Juneteenth"Juneteenth or June 19, 1865, is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gord… -
17th June 1885
"The Statue arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885 on board the French frigate Isère. To prepare for transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates." (Source: Wikipedia)for more i… -
15th June 1215
Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John agrees to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or Great Charter. The document, essentially a peace treaty between John and his barons, guarantee… -
13th June 1997
Timothy McVeigh is sentenced to Death
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