This Day In History

The Poet · 06-21-2015, 09:33 AM

On this first Father's Day of summer, there's a ton of little things that float my boat. For instance, for Scott, who has wanted to know what France has done for US lately, in 1963 it withdrew its navy from NATO. Considering the checkered nature of its history, this may have been addition by subtraction. Speaking of armadas, in 1779 Spain followed well-worn old habits and declared war on England . . . again. In 1964, three civil rights workers disappeared near Meridian MS, later found murdered by the local KKK. No additional comment necessary, save perhaps to note that in 1788 the US Constitution was ratified. Someday it may even be enforced.

On cultural fronts, in 1920 film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were mobbed by fans on their arrival in London, a new phenomenon we have long outgrown. Who mobs celebrities these days? In 1956 playwright Arthur Miller pulled an anti-Elia Kazan by refusing to name colleagues with communist leanings to the HUAC. And in 1965 The Byrds released their hit album Mr. Tambourine Man, "borrowing" equally from Bob Dylan and The Beatles to create a smash, and a new genre of folk-rock.

Folk-rock on, folks!

06-21-2015, 09:33 AM	#11
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: This Day In History On this first Father's Day of summer, there's a ton of little things that float my boat. For instance, for Scott, who has wanted to know what France has done for US lately, in 1963 it withdrew its navy from NATO. Considering the checkered nature of its history, this may have been addition by subtraction. Speaking of armadas, in 1779 Spain followed well-worn old habits and declared war on England . . . again. In 1964, three civil rights workers disappeared near Meridian MS, later found murdered by the local KKK. No additional comment necessary, save perhaps to note that in 1788 the US Constitution was ratified. Someday it may even be enforced. On cultural fronts, in 1920 film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were mobbed by fans on their arrival in London, a new phenomenon we have long outgrown. Who mobs celebrities these days? In 1956 playwright Arthur Miller pulled an anti-Elia Kazan by refusing to name colleagues with communist leanings to the HUAC. And in 1965 The Byrds released their hit album Mr. Tambourine Man, "borrowing" equally from Bob Dylan and The Beatles to create a smash, and a new genre of folk-rock. Folk-rock on, folks! __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.