Connie Landro

Born and raised in NYC. Wherever I may travel - Always a New Yorker at heart. My passion: History #nuyorican. Inappropriate tweets & people will be blocked

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Today in History
June 17th
1950
Robert F. Kennedy married Ethel Skakel Kennedy on June 17, 1950 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenwich. They had become engaged earlier that year, in February 1950. #OTD

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Today in History
June 17th
1994
O.J. Simpson led Los Angeles police on an infamous, televised low-speed chase in a white Ford Bronco.
The dramatic chase was a defining moment in American pop culture

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Today in History
June 17th
1939
Convicted serial killer Eugen Weidmann was guillotined outside Saint-Pierre Prison in Versailles. The spectacle drew a chaotic, unruly crowd. The behavior of the onlookers prompted the French government to ban public executions. #OTD

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Today in History
June 17th
1885
The French Navy frigate Isère arrived in New York Harbor carrying the disassembled Statue of Liberty as a gift from France. The iconic monument was broken down into 350 individual copper and iron pieces, carefully packed into 214 crates #OTD

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Today in History
June 17th
1631
Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 while giving birth to her fourteenth child in Burhanpur. Devastated, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal as a monument to her memory. #OTD

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#NationalFudgeDay comes around each year on June 16th allowing you to indulge in your favorite flavor of this delicious confectionary. Some of the most familiar fudge flavors are chocolate, chocolate nut, peanut butter, maple, and maple nut.
Enjoy!

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Today in History
June 16th
1829
Born on this Day
Geronimo was a famous Apache leader and medicine man who fought to protect his people’s land and way of life. Born on June 16, 1829, near Turkey Creek on the Gila River in what is now New Mexico. #OTD

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Today in History
June 16th
1961 - Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
At Le Bourget Airport near Paris, Soviet handlers attempted to place him on a flight back to the USSR.

Instead, Nureyev approached French police officers and requested political asylum. #OTD

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Today in History
June 16th
1960
The movie Psycho premiered in New York City on June 16, 1960. It opened simultaneously at the DeMille Theatre and the Baronet Theatre.
#OTD

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Today in History
June 16th
1959
Died on this Day
George Reeves was an American actor best known for portraying Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman. George Reeves was found dead in his home in Los Angeles, California, from a gunshot wound to the head. #OTD

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Today in History
June 16th
1944
Executed #OTD
George Junius Stinney Jr. was an African American boy who was wrongfully executed at the age of 14 after being convicted, during an unfair trial, for the murders of two white girls in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina.

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Today in History
June 16th
1884 — First Commercial Roller Coaster Opens

The Switchback Railway opened at Coney Island, becoming the first successful commercial roller coaster in the United States and helping launch the modern amusement park industry.
#OTD

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Today in History
June 15th
2014
Died on this Day
Casey Kasem was an American radio personality, voice actor, and television host best known for creating and hosting the nationally syndicated radio countdown show American Top 40.
Kasem died from dementia at age 82
#OTD

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Today in History
June 15th
1994
The Lion King had a limited release in the United States on June 15, 1994, playing in only two theaters, El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles and Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and featuring live shows with ticket prices up to $30. #OTD

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Today in History
June 15th
1967 "The Dirty Dozen" directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Charles Bronson is released in the US
It is widely regarded as one of the greatest World War II action films. #OTD
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Today in History
June 15th
1965 - Bob Dylan records the single "Like a Rolling Stone" (#1 in Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time") #OTD

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Today in History
June 15th
1996
Died on this Day
Ella Fitzgerald was one of the most influential jazz singers in history, often called the “First Lady of Song.”

She died at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 79. The cause of death was complications from diabetes #OTD

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Today in History
June 14th
1940 - On June 14, 1940, during World War II, German forces marched into Paris, marking one of the most dramatic moments of the German conquest of Western Europe.
Loudspeaker trucks announced new regulations and an evening curfew. #OTD

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Today in History
June 14th
1931
Happy 95th Birthday
Marla Gibbs was born Margaret Theresa Bradley on June 14, 1931, in Chicago. Marla Gibbs went on to become a celebrated actress, comedian, singer, and producer, best known for her roles as Florence in The Jeffersons #OTD

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