Table of Contents June 22 Fun Facts, Trivia and History |
June 22 History Highlights |
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Cuyahoga River Fire |
This Ohio River is and was one of the most polluted in America with thirteen documented cases of it catching fire, starting as early as 1868 and continuing beyond 1952 when its largest blaze caused over $1.3 million worth of damage. One event stands out: 1912 recorded five deaths due to contaminated water traveling downriver from Akron’s rubber factories into Cleveland, where people drank straight from their faucets. The 1969 Cuyahoga River fire helped spur an avalanche of water pollution control activities, resulting in the Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA). Although the most recent, no known pictures of the 1969 fire exist because it was under control by the time press arrived. |
June 22 is… |
Chocolate Eclair Day Onion Rings Day |
June 22 Birthday Quotes |
“If you’re not satisfied with the way the world is, or if you think the world can be better, you have to figure out a way to know yourself and better yourself. Then you have the assurance that something in the world has improved.” “You can get more with a simple prayer and a Thompson sub-machinegun than you can with a simple prayer alone.” “When something’s got to give, family always wins. I couldn’t live with myself if it was the other way.” “All men think they’re fascinating. In my case, it’s justified.” “You always have to remember – no matter what you’re told – that God loves all the flowers, even the wild ones that grow on the side of the highway.” “Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. ‘Cause, that’s all that matters in the end.” |
June 22 Birthdays |
1845 – Tom Dula, American soldier and murderer (died in 1868) 1903 – John Dillinger, American criminal (died in 1934) 1916 – Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (died in 1982) 1936 – Kris Kristofferson, American singer-songwriter and actor 1948 – Todd Rundgren, American singer-songwriter, 1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress 1952 – Graham Greene, Canadian character actor 1953 – Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter 1954 – Freddie Prinze, American actor (died in 1977) 1958 – Bruce Campbell, American actor 1960 – Tracy Pollan, American actress 1973 – Carson Daly, American radio and television host |
June 22 History |
1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe. 1911 – George V and Mary of Teck were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1918 – The Hammond Circus Train Wreck killed 86 people and injured 127 near Hammond, Indiana. 1937 – Joe Louis won the world heavyweight boxing title when he defeated Jim Braddock. June 22, 1943 (fiction) Steve Rogers received the ‘Super Soldier Serum’, Captain America, Marvel Cinematic Universe 1950 – The publication Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television listed many suspected communists in American media, including Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Lena Horne, Pete Seeger, Artie Shaw, and Orson Welles. 1968 #1 Hit June 22, 1968 – July 19, 1968: Herb Alpert – This Guy’s in Love with You 1969 – Cleveland, Ohio’s Cuyahoga River caught fire. 1976 – Broadway – Godspell (Musical) opened on June 22, 1976 1978 – Pluto’s Moon Charon was discovered by James W. Christy, at the Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. 1985 #1 Hit June 22, 1985 – July 5, 1985: Bryan Adams – Heaven 2000 – Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was struck by lightning and crashed into Wuhan’s Hanyang District, killing 49 people. 2001 – The Fast and the Furious was released in theaters. 2009 – Eastman Kodak Company announced that it would discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film. 2013 #1 Hit June 22, 2013 – September 13, 2013: Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell – Blurred Lines |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
“Ain’t no rest for the wicked.” #songlyrics “When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath Falling cocoanuts are more lethal and kill more people every year than sharks. Those kids must have been pretty disappointed when they moved up a grade from Ms. Frizzle’s class. The guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s Beat It was performed by Eddie Van Halen. Did you know that Star Trek was NOT filmed in space? This is why there is gravity and no one or anything ever floats. If you love retail but wish you could yell at the customers, high school lunch lady is the perfect job. The ZIP in “ZIP code” is an acronym for “Zone Improvement Plan” Mr. Potato Head was introduced by the Hasbro company in 1952. If a rabbi, a priest, and a minister walk into a bar, does everyone stare at them waiting for something funny to happen? #jokes A group of Baby Chicks is called a Clutch or Chattering. “Homey don’t play that!” – Homey the Clown (In Living Color) #TVQuotes Actors are referred to as Thespians out of respect for Thespis, the first known actor in written plays. |
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