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Loving Day commemorates a date in history when the Supreme Court of America ruled to disband all anti-miscegenation laws in 1967 (laws that made mixed race marriages illegal).
Loving vs Virginia was an important Supreme Court case, but it was also the story of a real couple’s love. Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving grew up in Virginia, USA. They fell in love and decided to get married. Regrettably, getting married was not that simple in 1958. Mildred was a young black woman and Richard a respectable white male. The law forbade people of different races to marry each other, and this was true in many states – including Virginia. However interracial marriages were legal in Washington, DC at that time. Therefore, they decided to go to DC, get married, and return to Virginia to begin their life together.
This, however, was only a short term solution. The law in Virginia not only forbade interracial marriage ceremonies, but it also forbade interracial couples from getting married elsewhere and then returning to their home state. Not long after their return to Virginia, the newly-married Loving couple were awakened by the police and taken to jail for the crime of having an interracial marriage.
Richard and Mildred went to trial and the judge found them guilty and sentenced them to jail term three years. However, the Judge said that he would suspend the sentence if they agreed to leave Virginia for twenty five years. Given the choice between imprisonment and banishment, they chose banishment, and the Lovings moved to Washington, DC to live out their married life. Though the Lovings were able to live together legally in Washington, they did not have an easy time; they faced discrimination everywhere. They were facing the emotional hardship with the separation from their families. Life was both difficult and horrible for the Lovings. In extreme anxiety, Mildred sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States, explaining their life and difficulties that they were facing as a interracial couple in Washington.
Mildred’s letter was sent on to the offices of the American Civil Liberties Union in New York City. They took interest in the case and helped the Lovings find an attorney for their case. Two lawyers, Bernard S. Cohen and Philip J. Hirschkop, also felt that not only the Lovings, but all Americans were entitled to be married and to live in the state of their choice. Due to the difficulties that they faced they agreed to take on the case for free. After a long and hard legal battle the Lovings’ case eventually appeared before the United States Supreme Court. The Court decided after hearing the hardship that the Lovings faced and hearing about the many people that were unable to get married the Court voted unanimously in their favor.
Ultimately, after nine years of struggle, the Lovings won the right to live together as husband and wife in their home state of Virginia. In the words of Chief Justice Earl Warren, “Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides within the individual and cannot be infringed on by the State.”
Not only did the case win them their freedom to love each other, but it also granted the same freedom to every interracial couple in every state in the USA. At the time of the Loving case, sixteen states had laws prohibiting interracial couples to marry. Loving v. Virginia (1967) made it illegal for any state to enforce those laws which stop interracial marriage. These laws did not only apply to black and white people; in many states restriction on relationships with Asians, Native Americans, Indians, Hispanics, and other ethnic groups were abolished.
As legend tells it, Arthur Fellig earned the nickname Weegee during his early career as a freelance press photographer in New York City. His apparent sixth sense for crime often led him to a scene well ahead of the police. Observers likened this sense, actually derived from tuning his radio to the police frequency, to the Ouija board, the popular fortune-telling game. Spelling it phonetically, Fellig took Weegee as his professional name.
With his subjects ranging from wild-eyed adolescent onlookers at a late night gangland slaying to glassy-eyed starlets at Hollywood movie premieres, Weegee could be considered one of the first ambulance chasers. He was as flamboyant as some of his subjects, creating his own mythology, reveling in his own notoriety as well as that of his subjects, and even stamping the backs of his pictures with "Credit Photo by Weegee the Famous."
Weegee also worked in Hollywood as a filmmaker, performer, and technical consultant. His 1945 book Naked City was the inspiration for the 1947 film The Naked City. The Public Eye (1992), starring Joe Pesci, was based on the man himself.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (adjective) Difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable. | ||
| Synonyms: | impossible, unacceptable | ||
| Usage: | We both agreed he was the most insufferable bore and that we would not be inviting him to our next dinner party. | ||
Idiom of the Day
media darling— A very famous and popular person who receives exceptionally positive media coverage or attention. |
History
The Armagh Rail Disaster (1889)
In 1889, a Sunday school train excursion in Armagh, Ireland, turned tragic when the train stalled while climbing a steep hill. The crew decoupled the cars, intending to climb the hill with the first few cars and then pull the remaining cars separately, but the back section had insufficient brakes and rolled down into an oncoming train. At least 78 people were killed in the crash, including many children.
Arthur Fellig, AKA Weegee (1899)
A New York City-based photojournalist, Fellig distinguished himself with his stark and often grisly black-and-white images. His nickname, Weegee, a phonetic pronunciation of Ouija, was derived from his seemingly clairvoyant knowledge of where crimes and emergencies were taking place and his habit of frequently beating authorities to the scenes. In reality, there was nothing supernatural about this—he simply possessed a police radio and made good use of it.
Philippines Independence Day
| Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) declared the Philippines independent on June 12, 1898. But the U.S. acquired the islands in 1899, and it wasn't until July 4, 1946 that they were granted full independence. For many years, Filipinos set aside July 4 to celebrate their independence; in 1962 the date was changed to June 12. Independence Day ceremonies in Manila include a military parade and the pealing of church bells. After the ceremonies are over, Filipinos devote the remainder of the day to recreation. There are games and athletic competitions, fireworks displays, and Independence Day balls. |
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1839 - Abner Doubleday created the game of baseball, according to the legend.
1849 - Lewis Haslett patented a gas mask. (Patent US6529 A)
1897 - Carl Eisener patented his penknife. The object later became known as the Swiss army knife.
1923 - Harry Houdini, while suspended upside down 40 feet above the ground, escaped from a strait jacket
1935 - U.S. Senator Huey Long of Louisiana made the longest speech on Senate record. The speech took 15 1/2 hours and was filled by 150,000 words.
1939 - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
1948 - Ben Hogan won his first U.S. Open golf classic.
1963 - "Cleopatra" starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, and Richard Burton premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.
1971 - Tricia Nixon and Edward F. Cox were married in the White House Rose Garden.
1981 - "Raiders of the Lost Ark" opened in the U.S.
2003 - In Arkansas, Terry Wallis spoke for the first time in nearly 19 years. Wallis had been in a coma since July 13, 1984, after being injured in a car accident.
2009 - In the U.S., The switch from analog TV transmission to digital was completed.
If You Were Born Today, June 12
You are sociable, popular, and insatiably curious. You have writing and/or speaking skills and enjoy expressing yourself. At the same time, others find you an interesting conversationalist. Moodiness and restlessness come when you are not intellectually stimulated or on the move. Even so, it would be wise to slow down from time to time in order to get in touch with your deeper needs and intuition. Famous people born today:
1897 Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister(Conservative: 1955-57) and Foreign Secretary, born in Rushyford, England (d. 1977)
1924 George H. W. Bush, 41st US President (R, 1989-93) and 43rd US Vice President (R, 1981-89), born in Milton, Massachusetts
1929 Anne Frank, Dutch Diarist and Jewish victim of the Nazi Holocaust (Diary of Anne Frank), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1945)
1952 Pete Farndon, English musician (The Pretenders), born in Hereford, England (d. 1983)
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Hopkins County Dairy Festival 2018
Jun 8-17, 2018 | Sulphur Springs, TX
The Hopkins County Dairy Festival in Sulphur Springs, Texas, tips its spotted cap to the areas dairy families and farmers with a fun-infused outdoor gathering. Held over the course of ten days, the festival’s main attractions include milking contests, livestock shows, 5k milk fun runs, a parade, hot air balloon rides, pageants and a queen’s coronation.
further information: Hopkins County Dairy Festival —
2.
San Diego County Fair 2018
Jun 1 - Jul 4, 2018 | Del Mar, CA
Del Mar Fairgrounds|2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd
The San Diego County Fair is a month-long community celebration that attracts over one million guests each summer. The fair kicks off summer with rides, food, beverages, music, contests and more, with a changing lineup of events throughout the month. There are attractions for people of all ages including beer and wine for adults and special entertainment for kids.
further information: Dates & Times | San Diego County Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds
3.
Cordele Watermelon Days Festival 2018
Jun 1-30, 2018 | Cordele, GA
The proclaimed “Watermelon Capital of the World” invites you to feast on melons as big as your noggin. The summer season is in full swing in Cordele, Georgia, and at the Watermelon Days Festival, you will eat juicy watermelon by the slice, take part in a seed-spitting contest, throw some horseshoes, cast away in a fishing rodeo and a laundry list of other activities.
further information: 2018 Watermelon Days Festival Events in Cordele Georgia
Pictures of the day
A Norwegian rigsdaler banknote, dated 1807 and in the denomination of five rigsdalers. The 1807 issue, in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 100, was the first issue of rigsdaler banknotes in more than a century, following the 1695 issue. In 1816, following the establishment of a union between Sweden and Norway, the rigsdaler was renamed the speciedaler and became the standard unit of currency in Norway.
DEVANANDA HARDI, 7
Weird but true - Indonesia
knit, Father's Day
thanks, Maddy
thanks, Linda
thanks, Lois
crochet
thanks, Gabby
crochet
thanks, Emma
Modest Princess Summer Top
crochet
crochet
thanks, Shirley
CROCKPOT RECIPE
SWEETS
thanks, Stacy
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
thanks, Sylvia
Onion Bag Scrubbie
I started with one onion bag, and saw it was not going to be enough fluff, so I actually had to use two.
I ripped the label off the one bag, which is not as easy as you would think. I ended up loosing about 1/4 of my bag!
Next I folded the bags as you can see above. It took a few tries to get it the size I wanted cause I like a dish scrubbie to fit my hand nicely.
I used the sugar ‘n cream yarn because it holds up really well for dishes. This next step was the hardest. The original directions I saw said to use a big needle to sew the yard around the edge. I didn’t want to buy a big needle, but would HIGHLY recommend it if you are going to start making several of these. I just sorta wove the yard through the onion bag, and had to use my fingers to pull it through most of the time. Its tricky to get the yard through enough layers so it won’t pull away from the onion bag.
I went around the edge twice, and it looked awful, but you don’t even notice how messy I was in the end. Once I got to the end I cut my yard and tied a little knot. After I cut it I realized I should have just kept going with the crocheting, but oh well…next time.
The last step is to crochet around the edge. I went around once doing a single stitch (I don’t even know if that’s the right terminology!) On the corners I did 4 stitches in one loop so it wouldn’t get bunchy.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
thanks, Sonja
PUZZLE
Jack Russel H Jigsaw Puzzle
WORD SEARCH
| alive astronomy begin believes bench brain | cash challenge chase cheap crush design distinct finish former | gasp glove grave groups interest judge march noise | ocean pens people phase pinch place really rues rule | signs south thing train umpire west wheel |
SUDOKU ... medium
solution:
QUOTE
CLEVER
COOL PRODUCTS
EYE OPENER
thanks, Marge
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