"The Final Days" by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein was the #1 book on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best seller list #50yearsagotoday. The book details the last few months of Richard Nixon's second term. The hardcover edition sold over 600,000 copies. #xyearsagotoday.

#10yearsagotoday, 51.89% of Britons voted to leave the European Union in a referendum best known as Brexit. 46.5 million voters--over 70% of the electorate in the United Kingdom--cast ballots. In 2017, the UK submitted official notice to withdraw, a process formalized in 2020. #xyearsagotoday

The 1936 DNC convention began in Philadelphia #90yearsagotoday. Franklin Roosevelt and John Nance Garner, who were seeking reelection, accepted their nominations for president and vice-president. #xyearsagotoday

Remembering Ed Bradley on what would’ve been his 85th Birthday (June 22, 1941 – November 9, 2006) 💙🕊 I miss journalists..... Ed was one of the best.

"The Fast and the Furious" was released #25yearsagotoday. The film starred Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Michelle Rodriguez in their breakout roles. The first installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, the film grossed $207 million on a $38 million budget despite mixed reviews. #xyearsagotoday

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"Silly Love Songs" by Wings was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart #50yearsagotoday. Written by Paul and Linda McCartney, the song was the first of two singles from "Wings At The Speed of Sound." The single is certified gold in the United States and New Zealand. #xyearsagotoday

The Summer Solstice arrives in exactly 12 hours! Happy summer, everybody.

#235yearsagotoday, King Louis XVI and his family attempted to flee Paris. Louis, who had been declared a constitutional monarch and placed under house arrest, decided to flee. The family was caught and returned to Paris. Louis and his wife, Marie Antoinette, were later executed. #xyearsagotoday

Anderson Cooper's "Dispatches From The Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival" was the #1 book on The New York Times Non-Fiction Bestseller List #20yearsagotoday. #xyearsagotoday

"Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 #60yearsagotoday. The lead single from the US version of their fourth studio album, "Aftermath," "Paint It Black" is certified double platinum in the United Kingdom. #xyearsagotoday

#5yearsagotoday, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. #xyearsagotoday

Find something fun from his birth year and have a cake made up with it, gift something from the same year. My great grandfather was born in 1880. When he had his hundredth birthday, we got him a Johnny Walker cake. It said “100 and still going strong”. My grandparents had an all day party for him.

RFK is in his 70s. He's out of his mind if he thinks he's never met an autistic adult who did *ALL* of these things.

My grandfather is turning 100 next month! Any gift ideas? I'm stumped.

Lesane Parish Crooks was born #55yearsagotoday in New York City. Renamed Tupac Amaru Shakur by his mother, Shakur worked as a roadie and a backup dancer for Digital Underground before recording his first album, "2pacalypse Now." Shakur recorded 3 more albums before his 1996 murder. #xyearsagotoday

I saw that as soon as SpaceX went public, Forbes instantly enlisted him as a trillionaire, but, yes, you’re absolutely right about that. Wild as hell.

A Conspiracy of Hope concert series concluded in East Rutherford, NJ #40yearsagotoday. The 6 concerts were held to highlight the work of Amnesty International. U2, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, The Police, and many others performed at 11-hour event. About 50,000 people attended. #xyearsagotoday

Let's see. You are faced with two choices: Voting for Satan running the world. Satan, who is promising brimstone and hell fire and murder. and Jesus. Who is nice and wears pantsuits. You vote for Satan then claim Jesus just didn't appeal to you. Don't lie, you are just a fucking demon.

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I could not have been more thrilled when she showed up in recent years on Days of Our Lives. It's a guest role & she plays... wait for it... Jackée Harry's lovely & wonderfully intimidating mother. 😆 Fun fact: Jackée Harry's character, Paulina, lives in a townhouse and the unit number is 227.

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#95yearsagotoday, Margaret Theresa Bradley was born. While working for United Airlines, she began acting in LA theater. In 1973, she adopted the name Marla Gibbs. She was later cast in "The Jeffersons," which ran 11 seasons. She went on to star in "227" and has appeared in 40 films. #xyearsagotoday

It's 8 o'clock and the sun's still up.

Vanilla Isis gang. Al-Kraka

"[Clinton] never wanted to use me or my son for her political gain," said Christine Leinonen whose son was killed in the June shooting. "She just allowed us to tell our story and I thought that was really powerful and impactful," said Brandon Wolf, a survivor. www.wesh.com/article/hill...

Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said Clinton isn't using the tragedy to...campaign. "I'd like to thank you for not politicizing it," she said to the candidate. "So many people came here & stood in our bloodstained streets & did so for their own political gain." www.wesh.com/article/hill...

This was one of my jams in the summer of 1986. I still listen to it today.

"Two of Hearts," the lead single from Stacey Q's debut album, "Better Than Heaven" was released #40yearsagotoday. Stacey Q's most successful single, it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. #xyearsagotoday

"You have the right to remain silent..." #60yearsagotoday the Supreme Court of The United States ruled that police must inform criminal suspects of their rights before interrogations in "Miranda v. Arizona." Ernesto Miranda, the plaintiff, was subsequently re-tried and convicted. #xyearsagotoday

#10yearsagotoday, Queens-born Omar Mateen visited Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando and opened fire. 49 patrons were killed; another 53 were injured. Mateen was killed at the scene by the police after a standoff. The shooting was the deadliest act of violence against LGBTQ people. #xyearsagotoday

Once upon a time, American bikers were very fond of Nazi regalia, and the Werhmacht Stahlhelm was the cliche headgear of the motorcycle gang in pop culture. It was shorthand for "anti-establishment," just as the Confederate flag was. The white supremacy was, of course, baked in. 1/2

Timothy McVeigh was executed #25yearsagotoday. McVeigh had been found guilty for his role in Oklahoma City bombing of 1995. McVeigh was transferred to Terre Haute where he died by lethal injection. McVeigh made no final statement and never expressed any remorse for his crimes. #xyearsagotoday

"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" premiered #30yearsagotoday. Hosted by actress/comedian Rosie O'Donnell, the talk show ran for nearly 1200 episodes over six seasons. Taped in New York, the show won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series every year between 1998 and 2002. #xyearsagotoday

"Ridin'" by Chamillionaire was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 #20yearsagotoday. Featuring Krayzie Bone, the single was from Chamillionaire's debut album, "The Sound of Revenge." "Ridin'" is certified gold in the US and won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2007. #xyearsagotoday

The crowd outside MSG should just start chanting "Obama!" "Obama!" and watch how quickly trump cancel his appearance at the game and things free up.

Daaaaaang, I listened and *listened* to this albu- 30 YEARS?!?! 😭😭😭

#30yearsagotoday, Tracy Bonham's "Mother, Mother" topped Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was the first single from Bonham's debut album, "The Burdens of Being Upright." #xyearsagotoday

#160yearsagotoday, Tennessee became the last Southern state to formally secede from the United States. After Virginia, Tennessee had the most military engagements of any other Confederate state during the Civil War. #xyearsagotoday

Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot #15yearsagotoday. From Adele's commercially successful second album, "21," "Rolling In The Deep" is certified multi-platinum in over ten countries and gold in the US. Critically acclaimed, the song won 3 Grammys. #xyearsagotoday

#60yearsagotoday, James Meredith, a civil rights activist, was shot. Meredith, on the his March Against Fear, was ambushed by Aubrey James Norvell, who fired a shotgun loaded with birdshot. Meredith was too badly injured to continue; however, the march continued to Jackson, MS. #xyearsagotoday

#175yearsagotoday, The National Era, an abolitionist newspaper, ran the first installment of what became "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the serialized story was incredibly popular with the audience and ran for ten months in the paper. #xyearsagotoday

Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" was released #40yearsagotoday. Featured on the soundtrack of "The Karate Kid, Part II," the song was later included on Cetera's debut solo album. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart two months later. #xyearsagotoday

"How Do U Want It/California Love" was released #30yearsagotoday. The double A- sided single, which featured K-Ci & JoJo, was the last one released during Tupac Shakur's lifetime. The song, which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, was Death Row Records' only song to top the charts. #xyearsagotoday

Allen Ginsberg was born #100yearsagotoday. While studying at Columbia University, he met Jack Kerouac and other members of the Beat Generation. In 1956, he published "Howl and Other Poems," which was subject of an obscenity trial. Ginsberg published nearly 30 other volumes of poetry. #xyearsagotoday

Voting is the same thing as hiring someone for a crucial job position that can't go unfilled. That said, you pick from the pool of actual applicants, even if none of them are your dream candidate, even if you wished other people more to your liking had applied.

Anyone who thought this person would read a room and not put HERSELF above reality…has either been sleep since she came on the scene or is a relative.

I have been asking this question for months. No tents on lawns. No blocking airport roadways. Nothing. It’s like they don’t care about what happens to Black lives. 🧐

"Pearl Harbor" was the #1 film in the US #25yearsagotoday. Directed by Michael Bay, the film starred Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. Despite being critically panned, the film grossed nearly $450 million and won an Oscar for Best Sound Editing. #xyearsagotoday

Just a reminder to my fellow white folks: Poo-pooing your need to start your own antiracism education b/c you don't think you need it keeps you problematic. We ALL need it to learn the insidious ways that the wht supremacist system we grew up in has seeped into our subconscious. You might think