June 27th is
Industrial Workers of the World Day
National Orange Blossom Day
National Sun Glasses Day
Decide To Be Married Day
National PTSD Awareness Day
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD
Canada – Discovery Day
Chile – St. Peter and St. Paul Day
Djibouti – Independence Day
Iran – Martyrdom of Imam Ali
Tajikistan –Day of National Unity
On This Day in HISTORY
- 1542 – Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain
- 1801 – British forces defeat the French and take control of Cairo, Egypt
- 1880 – Helen Keller is born. Two years later, illness makes her deaf and blind
- 1885 – Chichester Bell and Charles Tainter apply for a patent on a gramophone
- 1898 – Sailor Joshua Slocum completes first solo circumnavigation of the globe
- 1918 – Two German pilots are saved by parachutes for the first time
- 1957 – The British Medical Research Council reports smoking linked to lung cancer
- 1969 – The Stonewall Uprising begins the Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement
Police Raid on the Stonewall Inn in NYC
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias was born on this day in 1911. She was one of the great athletes of all time, but her golf skills made her truly famous. In addition to golf, she competed in basketball and track & field events. In the 1932 Olympics, she won gold medals in javelin throw and 80 meter hurdles. She was the daughter of Swedish immigrants, and married professional wrestler George Zaharias in 1938. Her nickname “Babe” was inspired by Babe Ruth. She was to women’s golf what Babe Ruth was to baseball.
She was an amazing woman and quite a character – born in Port Arthur, Texas – my husband, a Texan and a golf enthusiast, is a huge fan.