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May 7, 1990.Honorary monthPresident George H.W. Bush signs a bill proclaiming the first Asian Pacific American Heritage ...
05/08/2022

May 7, 1990.

Honorary month

President George H.W. Bush signs a bill proclaiming the first Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, extending what started in 1978 as a 10-day observance to the full month of May. Two years later, it will officially be made into an annual event.

May 7, 1982.Raiders head to L.A.After two years of lawsuits, outspoken, uncompromising team owner Al Davis is finally al...
05/08/2022

May 7, 1982.

Raiders head to L.A.

After two years of lawsuits, outspoken, uncompromising team owner Al Davis is finally allowed to move the Raiders from Oakland to Los Angeles. The Raiders will play there until 1995 when they will move back to Oakland. In 2017, they will flirt with a return to L.A. before announcing plans to relocate to Las Vegas.

May 7, 1965.'Satisfaction' riffRolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has placed a tape recorder next to his bed in a C...
05/08/2022

May 7, 1965.

'Satisfaction' riff

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has placed a tape recorder next to his bed in a Clearwater, Florida, motel room, and he awakes to find that at some point in the early morning he’d laid down the opening riff of ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.’ The Stones will record the song, with its distinctive guitar hook, just days later and it will make them superstars.

May 7, 1843.First arrivalA teenage sailor named Nakahama Manjiro comes ashore at Fairhaven, Massachusetts, after being r...
05/08/2022

May 7, 1843.

First arrival

A teenage sailor named Nakahama Manjiro comes ashore at Fairhaven, Massachusetts, after being rescued from a shipwreck. Considered the first Japanese immigrant to America by many, he'll live in the US for years—attending school, joining whaling voyages, and making his way to California for the Gold Rush before sailing back to Japan.

Juneteenth6/19/1865.General Gordon Granger arrives on Galveston Island, Texas, with official news for the state's slaves...
06/19/2020

Juneteenth

6/19/1865.

General Gordon Granger arrives on Galveston Island, Texas, with official news for the state's slaves: More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been implemented, America's remaining slaves are freed. The day will be celebrated in Texas, and later in other states, as 'Juneteenth.'

Emperor Nero commits su***de, 6/9/68 CE.Rome's Julio-Claudian dynasty comes to an abrupt end as Emperor Nero, 30, commit...
06/09/2020

Emperor Nero commits su***de, 6/9/68 CE.

Rome's Julio-Claudian dynasty comes to an abrupt end as Emperor Nero, 30, commits su***de. After noblemen revolt at Nero's tax policies, and he mistakenly believes the Roman Senate is sending troops to kill him, he takes his own life with the assistance of his personal secretary.

An astonishingly long reign begins, 6/9/1946.After King Mahidol dies of gunshot wounds, his brother Bhumibol Adulyadej i...
06/09/2020

An astonishingly long reign begins, 6/9/1946.

After King Mahidol dies of gunshot wounds, his brother Bhumibol Adulyadej is the King of Siam, which will be renamed Thailand three years later. Bhumibol, a Massachusetts native, will reign for more than 60 years and amass great wealth, putting him on the list of world's richest royals.

Has the red-scare ringleader 'no sense of decency'? 6/9/1954.Wisconsin Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy's relentless v...
06/09/2020

Has the red-scare ringleader 'no sense of decency'? 6/9/1954.

Wisconsin Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy's relentless vendetta against supposed communist infiltration in the government and show biz enters a new stage of absurdity at hearings targeting the US Army. McCarthy's groundless insinuations incite Joseph Welch, an Army lawyer, to utter his famous reproach.

'Big Red' wins the first Triple Crown in 25 years, 6/9/1973.A chestnut c**t runs the Belmont Stakes in record time and t...
06/09/2020

'Big Red' wins the first Triple Crown in 25 years, 6/9/1973.

A chestnut c**t runs the Belmont Stakes in record time and this victory, together with previous wins at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, give Secretariat the first US Triple Crown in a quarter century. ESPN will later rank the thoroughbred the 35th best athlete of the 20th-century.

Act of environmental warfare kills at least half a million, 6/7/1938.The Chinese government, hoping to halt a rapid Japa...
06/08/2020

Act of environmental warfare kills at least half a million, 6/7/1938.

The Chinese government, hoping to halt a rapid Japanese army advance during the Second Sino-Japanese War, destroys dikes on the Yellow River near Zhengzhou. The resulting catastrophic flood two days later will temporarily stop the Japanese, but also kill 500,000 Chinese and leave 3 million homeless.

Major defeat in the Pacific for the Japanese navy, 6/7/1942.A ferocious three-day battle a thousand miles west of Hawaii...
06/08/2020

Major defeat in the Pacific for the Japanese navy, 6/7/1942.

A ferocious three-day battle a thousand miles west of Hawaii ends in a rout of the Japanese navy by an underestimated American defense. Pearl Harbor is partly avenged on its six-month anniversary, and the Battle of Midway turns the tide towards Allied victory in the Pacific.

Kansas City Royals draft Bo Jackson 6/7/1986.The Royals draft Jackson, who had played college baseball and football at A...
06/08/2020

Kansas City Royals draft Bo Jackson 6/7/1986.

The Royals draft Jackson, who had played college baseball and football at Auburn University, but decided to play professional baseball after a dispute with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jackson will go on to star in both sports, playing eight MLB seasons and four for the Los Angeles Raiders.

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