It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out! Hard to believe in 1980 the 24 hour news cycle began. If only it was really news in, our world now, instead of editorializing.
♦ 2017: The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum opens June 3 in Springfield, MA.
♦ 1980: The 24-hour news cycle begins with the June 1 launch of CNN.
♦ 1977: On May 31, the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" earns a "total ban" on BBC.
♦ 1955: On May 30, the Supreme Court orders the end of racial segregation in all states.
♦ 1953: Elizabeth II is crowned queen of England June 2 at Westminster Abbey.
♦ 1953: On May 29, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mt. Everest.
♦ 1911: The first Indianapolis 500 race is contested on May 30. Ray Harroun is the winner.
♦ 1884: Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal" on May 30.
♦ 1861: The U.S. Civil War begins June 1 with a skirmish at Fairfax Court House, VA.
♦ 1859: Big Ben, the great bell in London's Elizabeth Tower, first rings on May 31.
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