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Good morning, and happy Revenge of the Sixth to any who celebrate!

Today in History: 6 May

1541 – King Henry VIII orders a bible in English be placed in every church in England

1682 – Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles

1835 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald (price 1 cent)

1837 – US blacksmith John Deere creates the first steel plough in Grand Detour, Illinois

1851 – Linus Yale Jr. patents the Yale cylinder lock

1864 – US Civil War: Union Army General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign

1896 – Samuel Pierpont Langley flies his unpiloted Number 5 aircraft using a catapult launch from a boat on the Potomac River, USA. The aircraft travels almost ¾ of a mile – ten times further than any previous heavier-than-air flying machine

1937 – German airship Hindeburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and one on the ground

1954 – English athlete Roger Bannister becomes the first to run a sub-4-minute mile, recording 3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track in Oxford

1966 – The Rolling Stones release the single “Paint it Black” in the US, featuring prominent sitar music played by Brian Jones

1994 – Channel Tunnel linking England and France officially opens

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1758 – Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary

1856 – Robert Peary, American arctic explorer

1856 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and father of psychology

1915 – Orson Welles, American actor and director

1931 – Willie Mays, American Baseball Hall of Famer

1961 – George Clooney, American actor

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1862 – Henry David Thoreau, American naturalist and pacifist

1910 – Edward VII, King of England

1978 – Ethelda Bleibtrey, American swimmer

1992 – Marlene Dietrich, German American actress and singer

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Inspirobot Sometimes Controversial Inspirational Quote of the Day:

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In case you missed it, you can go take a look at yesterday’s liberating Spark! by @steve6343 over here

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QotD is so true

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They used these in Ocean’s 13. Don’t think they were actually making a tunnel though.

Coincidence?

Great quote today.

Deja vu!
I’d love to turn back time!

@jameswalker20 @gurugabe1 @Panda-Marie @chrisdavis8

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In the spirit of Mental Health Awareness Month, I agree with today’s Quote of the Day.

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Henry David Thoreau provides one of my favourite quotes. He died in his forties of tuberculosis and on his deathbed, was asked by an aunt whether he had made his peace with God. He reputedly answered “I was not aware that we had quarrelled.”

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Langley’s use of a house boat let to the US Navy naming its first aircraft carrier USS Langley. Langley’s connection with the Smithsonian led to him being credited as making the first viable airplane for decades, even though his Aerodrome was barely controllable while the Wright Flyer had working 3 axis controls, but they were a couple of self taught mechanics and Langley was connected. The Smithsonian eventually backed down and acknowledged the Wright brothers

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1837 – US blacksmith John Deere creates the first steel plough in Grand Detour, Illinois

I tried to visit there once, but the road was closed, and the alternate route was an extra 100 miles…

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Best mic-drop reply I’ve seen in a while!! :joy::+1::clap:

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Well played! :+1:

I didn’t realize Clooney & Welles share a birthday… both prank-loving actors/producers.

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2023: In the first British coronation in some seven decades, Charles III and Camilla were crowned king and queen, respectively.
2002: South African-born American entrepreneur Elon Musk founded the aerospace company SpaceX, which helped usher in the era of commercial spaceflight.
That’s an interesting scent you are wearing, what is it? Musk.
1998: Steve Jobs introduced Apple’s first iMac, a personal computer that became hugely successful and helped revive the struggling company.
1940: John Steinbeck wins a Pulitzer for “The Grapes of Wrath”
1994: Paula Jones accuses Bill Clinton of sexual harassment
1957: The last episode of I Love Lucy aired; the hugely popular show, which starred Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, was considered one of TV’s landmark sitcoms.
1877: Crazy Horse, a leader in the Sioux resistance to European Americans’ invasion of the northern Great Plains, surrendered in Nebraska.

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1945: Bob Seger - American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
1895: Rudolph Valentino - American actor
1931: Willie Mays - American baseball player

@atruex @georgeSVFC @yellowshirtcc @ich-ni-san @jemjules @hulksmash @panda-marie @chrisdavis8 @jameswalker20 @machomanrandall

Little late today, had to go to the dr to get my brain scanned. It’s still there.

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1966 – The Rolling Stones release the single “Paint it Black” in the US, featuring prominent sitar music played by Brian Jones

Got to see the Stones perform live in Tennessee a few years back. Was a great show.

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I agree

Well sung! This goes along with Mental Health Month.

Avoidance is always an option.

There are benefits to sensory deprivation. I am not sure about rogue molecules.

I have no music today. I will leave it to @Panda-Marie @chrisdavis8 @gurugabe1 and @HulkSmash

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I can really get behind the scientific research in CotD :slight_smile:

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I remember reading about this in primary school. Was quite the story and all the factors involved.