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Groton Daily Independent
Saturday, June 09, 2018 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 330 ~ 59 of 59
ing Earl Warren.
In 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 25
years.
In 1978, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints struck down a 148-year-old policy of
excluding black men from the Mormon priesthood.
In 1986, the Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and
rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
In 1993, as millions of Japanese watched on television, Crown Prince Naruhito (nah-ROOSH’-doh) wed commoner Masako Owada in an elaborate Shinto religious ceremony. The science-fiction film “Jurassic Park,” directed by Steven Spielberg, had its world premiere in Washington, D.C.
Ten years ago: Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico unveiled an IBM su- percomputer named Roadrunner, a $100 million machine capable of performing 1,000 trillion calculations per second in a sustained exercise. A growing number of supermarkets and restaurants yanked three varieties of tomatoes from their shelves and dishes amid concerns about a 17-state salmonella outbreak. Ken Griffey Jr. became the sixth player in baseball history to reach 600 homers in the first inning of the Cincinnati Reds’ 9-4 victory over the Florida Marlins.
Five years ago: Risking prosecution by the U.S. government, 29-year-old intelligence analyst Edward Snowden was revealed as the source of The Guardian and The Washington Post disclosures about secret American surveillance programs. Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL’) became the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam tournament after beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open final, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. Inbee Park birdied the third hole of a sudden-death playoff with Catriona Matthew to win the rain-delayed LPGA Championship. “Kinky Boots” was named best musical at the Tony Awards; “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” won best play.
One year ago: Punching back a day after his fired FBI director’s damaging testimony, President Donald Trump accused James Comey of lying to Congress and said he was “100 percent” willing to testify under oath about their conversations. Tennis star Venus Williams’ SUV was struck by a car at an intersection near her home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; the collision fatally injured the car’s passenger, 78-year-old Jerome Barson. Actor Adam West, TV’s “Batman,” died in Los Angeles at age 88.
Today’s Birthdays: Comedian Jackie Mason is 90. Media analyst Marvin Kalb is 88. Former baseball man- ager and player Bill Virdon is 87. Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 79. Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 79. Rock musician Mick Box (Uriah Heep) is 71. Retired MLB All-Star Dave Parker is 67. Film composer James Newton Howard is 67. Mystery author Patricia Cornwell is 62. Actor Michael J. Fox is 57. Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin is 57. Actor Johnny Depp is 55. Actress Gloria Reuben is 54. Gospel singer-actress Tamela Mann is 52. Rock musician Dean Felber (Hootie & the Blowfish) is 51. Rock musician Dean Dinning is 51. Musician Ed Simons is 48. Actress Keesha Sharp is 45. Country musician Shade Deggs (Cole Deggs and the Lonesome) is 44. Bluegrass singer-musician Jamie Dailey (Dailey & Vincent) is 43. Actress Michaela Conlin is 40. Actress Natalie Portman is 37. Actress Mae Whitman is 30. Actor Lucien Laviscount is 26.
Thought for Today: “The public! the public! How many fools does it take to make up a public?” — Nicolas Chamfort (nee-koh-LAH’ shahm-FOHR’), French writer (1740-1794).