And This Day

June is ultimately derived from the Latin month of Iunius, named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno . It's June 1st In 1967 - David Bowie releases his self-titled debut. In 1979 - Devo releases "Duty Now For the Future" In 1983 - Talking Heads releases "Speaking In Tongues" In 1985 - a-ha releases "Hunting High and Low" Birthdays: Peter Machajdík David Rudman Simon Gallup Ronnie Wood Morgan Freeman as William Somerset in "Seven" Pat Boone Marilyn Monroe on Tubi as Roslyn Taber in "The Misfits" Frans Post "View of Pernambuco, Brazil" Maarten van Heemskerck "The Temple of Artemis"

It's May 31st In 1976 - Steely Dan releases "The Royal Scam" In 1986 - Jeff Krulik and John Heyn film the parking-lot antics of fans tailgating at a Judas Priest concert in Landover, Maryland. The result is "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" Birthdays: Christian McBride D.M.C. Wesley Willis Corey Hart Martin Hannett John Bonham Rainer Werner Fassbinder Gibert Shelton on the Internet Archive Peter Yarrow Johnny Paycheck Jim Hutton as in "The Subterraneans" as Arnold James Masters in "Psychic Killer" Ed Lincoln Elaine Stewart as Carla Angelo in "Most Dangerous Man Alive" Clint Eastwood as Joe in "A Fistfull of Dollars" Julian Beck as Tiresia in "Oedipus Rex" Alida Valli as Merope in "Oedipus Rex" as Anna Schmidt in "The 3rd Man" Robert Osterloh as Pete in "The Dark Past" as Lt. Clayborne in "I Bury the Living" Walter Sickert "The End of the Act" "Ja...

It's May 30th On this day in 1431 - In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. In 1971 - Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars. In 1973 - George Harrison releases "Living in the Material World" In 1980 - Tangerine Dream releases "Tangram" - Peter Gabriel releases his self-titled album (known as 3 or "Melt") In 1989 - The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. In 2005 - OCS releases "Songs About Death & Dying Vol.3" and "Get Stoved" Birthdays: Tom Morello Stephen Malkmus Topper Headon Stephen Tobolowsky as Robert in "Keep My Grave Open" as Barney in "The Philadelphia Experiment" Gladys Horton Lenny Davidson Benny Goodman Agnès Varda

It's May 29th On this day in 1919 – Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. In 1969 - Crosby, Stills & Nash releases thier self-titled debut . In 1976 - Diana Ross has a number one hit with "Love Hangover" In 1978 - The Alan Parson's Project released "Pyramid" In 1984 - Fat Boys releases thier self-titled debut . In 2015 - Florence + The Machine releases "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" In 1999 – Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the ISS. Birthdays: Steve Hanley Mel Gaynor Annette Bening as Barbara Land in "Mars Attacks" Francis Rossi Gary Brooker Kevin Conway as Roland Weary in "Slaughterhouse-Five" Sylvia Robinson Eugene Wright Stacy Keach Sr. as Reverand Maier in "Superstition" Aleksandr Laktionov "A Letter From the Front" on a USSR Postage Stamp Diana Morga...

It's May 28th On this day in 585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known. In 1871 - The Paris Commune falls after two months. 😔 In 1962 - Kosmos 5 satellite is launched. In 1982 - Roxy Music releases "Avalon" In 1983 - Irene Cara's "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" is #1 in the US. In 1991 - Smashing Pumpkins releases "Gish" In 2000 - In 2021 - Black Midi releases "Cavalcade" Birthdays: Youri Egorov Wendy O. Williams John Fogerty Sondra Locke as Drusilla Wilcox in "The Shadow of Chikara" as Agatha Jackson in "Death Game" Director and as Nikki Morrison in "Ratboy" Gordon Willis Beth Howland Carroll Baker as Helene in ...