FTA-TV First Dates - Part 7

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Yeah deleted.

Its done

 

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God I'm such a ****ing idiot

 

[Catfish Alley]

Ah, I'm sorry. That's rough. Not an idiot at all though!

 

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Well hey no need for lunch today. When I'm this upset I can't eat. Silver linings..

 

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But thanks

 

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June 20.. on this day

 

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Queen Victoria​

1837 Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV. She rules for 63 years till 1901.

 

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Morse Telegraph​

1840 American inventor Samuel Morse patents his telegraph

 

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Alaska Purchase
1867 US President Andrew Johnson announces the Alaska Purchase

 

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Lizzie Borden Acquitted​

1893 Lizzie Borden acquitted of the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts

 

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You dont see any more axe murders do you, these days..

 

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1894 French bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin discovers bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague in Hong Kong (Yersinia pestis named in his honor)

 

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Anne of Green Gables​

1908 Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery receives her first copy of her novel "Anne of Green Gables" (published April 1908, a bestseller) [1]


I loved Anne of Green Gables.

 

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Jesse Owens Sets 100m Record​

1936 American sprinter Jesse Owens sets a 100m world record of 10.2 seconds

 

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'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon
1949 Tennis star Gussie Moran shocks Wimbledon by wearing a short dress "to look good and "move more freely on the court"

 

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Sheila Scott Flies Round the World
1966 British pilot Sheila Scott completes 1st round-the-world solo flight by a woman, returning to London's Heathrow airport in her Piper Comanche after a 34 day journet

 

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1967 Mohammed Ali [Cassius Clay] sentenced to 5 years by jury after 21 minutes of deliberation for refusing to be inducted into the armed forces during the Vietnam War

 

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Jaws is Released​

1975 Film "Jaws", based on the book by Peter Benchley, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Roy Scheider is released

 

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Carter Installs Solar Panels​

1979 US President Jimmy Carter unveils 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the White House; his immediate successor has them removed

 

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The Blues Brothers​

1980 Musical comedy film "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and featuring appearances by Aretha Franklin; Cab Calloway; and Ray Charles opens in 594 theaters
https://www.onthisday.com/people/dan-aykroyd

 

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1988 Price is Right model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera

 

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O.J. Simpson Arraigned
1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldman