Author: Jeffrey Totey
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This Day in Pop Culture for June 4
1938: Happy National Doughnut Day When American soldiers went to war in 1917, several women from the Salvation Army followed them to France to create a “home away from home” which included the female troop to darn socks, mend uniforms and create doughnuts from scratch. Years later on this day in 1938, the first National…
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This Day in Pop Culture for June 3
1965: An American Walks in Space On this day in 1965, Major Edward H. White II stepped out of the Gemini 4 capsule to become the first American astronaut to walk in space. Of course, he was attached to the capsule via a 23-foot tether. He walked for 20 minutes. Bet he didn’t even break…
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BOS: High Trek is a Cure for Cabin Fever
While you and your family may not have come down with Coronvirus but chances are great that you are suffering from cabin fever right about now. Now that Washington State is s-l-o-w-l-y re-opening, new oppertunities await at High Trek Adventures in Everett. The spot is not only home to one of the most challenging ropes…
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‘Just Mercy’ Availble to Stream Free in June
In light of recent events, Warner Bros. Pictures has made its 2019 film, Just Mercy free to rent on digital platforms during the month of June. The movie which stars Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson, is about the real-life events of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson. “We believe in the power of…
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Black and White
The pop song “Black and White” was written by Earl Robinson and first recorded by Peter Seeger in 1956 and later by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957. However, the most successful recording of the song was by Three Dog Night in 1972 where it reached number one on both Billboard’s “Hot 100” and “Easy Listening”…
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This Day in Pop Culture for June 2
1939: Superman’s First Solo Comic Book To the positive response to Superman’s first appearance in Action Comics #1 published a year earlier, the very first Superman comic book was released this month during the year of 1939. It was the first comic by National Allied Publications to feature a magazine based on a single character.…
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