And This Day

It's June 28th In 1964 – Malcolm X formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity. In 1968 - Pink Floyd released "A Saucerful of Secrets" In 1969 – Stonewall riots began in New York City. The only known photograph taken during the first night of the riots, by freelance photographer Joseph Ambrosini, shows LGBTQ+ youth scuffling with police In 1968 - Aretha Franklin appeared on the cover of Time magazine. In 1975 - David Bowie released "Fame," featuring John Lennon on backing vocals. It became Bowie's first #1 hit in the US. In 1980 - Paul McCartney's "Coming Up" hits #1 in the US. In 1994 - Kyuss released "Welcome to Sky Valley" In 1997 – In the Holyfield vs. Tyson fight, Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear. In 1999 - The Art of Noise released "The Seduction of Claude Debussy" Birthdays: Mike Derks Steve Williamson Clint Boon Kathy Bates as Hel...

It's June 27th On this day in 1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. In 1966 - The Mothers of Invention released "Freak Out" In 1982 – Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on it's final research and development flight mission. In 1988 - Killing Joke released "Outside the Gate" In 1989 - The B52s released "Cosmic Thing" In 1994 - Beck released "One Foot in the Grave" - Ozric Tentacles released "Arborescence" In 1995 – Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir. Birthdays J.J. Abrams Jeffrey Lee Pierce Joey Covington Gilson Lavis Robert Normann Phillip Guston "Cherries III" Hellen Keller "Her Story" Arthur Lismer RMS Olympic in dazzle at Pier 2 in Halifax, Nova Scotia Napoléon Coste

It's June 26th On this day in 699 – En no Ozuno , a Japanese mystic and apothecary who will later be regarded as the founder of a folk religion Shugendō , is banished to Izu Ōshima. ...En no Kimi Ozunu had first lived in Mount Katsuragi and been acclaimed for his sorcery and was the teacher of Outer Junior 5th Rank Lower Grade Karakuni no Muraji Hirotari. Later, [someone] envied his power and accused him of trickery with his weird magic. [The Imperial Court] banished him. Rumor says, "Ozunu was able to manipulate demonic spirits, making them draw water and gather firewood. When they disobeyed, he bound them using sorcery. Izu Ōshima featured prominently in The Return of Godzilla, as the location in which the JSDF successfully trapped Godzilla after luring him to the crater, whereupon charges were detonated, sending him falling into the magma-filled volcano. In 1927 – The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island. In 1970 - Free released "Fire and Water...

It's June 25th On this day in 1900 – A Taoist monk discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts , in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. In 1947 – The Diary of Anne Frank is published. In 1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. In 1992 – Space Shuttle Columbia launches the first shuttle mission to carry Extended Duration Orbiter hardware. In 1967 - The Beatles premiere the song "All You Need Is Love" to 400 million people on a worldwide TV program. In 1969 - Alice Cooper (the band) released "Pretties for You" In 1984 - Prince released "Purple Rain" In 1990 - Ozric Tentacles released "Erpland" Birthdays: Busy Phillips as Carol Anne in "Mummy an' the Armadillo" as Kim Kelly in with the character Lindsay Weir played by Linda Cardellini as Heather in "Good Burger" John McCrea George Michael William Basinski David Paich Carly Simo...