THE MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020 On This Date 1813 – Mortally wounded, Captain Quote of the Day James Lawrence, commander of the “Learning how to be still, U.S. warship Chesapeake, uttered his last words, “Don’t give up the to really be still and let life ship,” as his crew fought against happen—that stillness the British during the War of 1812. becomes a radiance.” 1939 – The Douglas DC-3, a popular ~ Morgan Freeman and reliable passenger plane, made its first flight from Chicago to New York. It also served as a Happy Birthday! transport plane during World War II and the Berlin Airlift. Morgan Freeman, born in 1937, is an American actor who found 1949 – Lawrence Welk and his fame in the 1970s band first performed as with his work on The the house orchestra for Electric Company, an the radio show High educational children’s Life Review. Two years TV show. Known for later, Welk transitioned his rich, deep voice, to television. Freeman has become a popular narrator and voice actor as well as famous for his live-action Did You Know? roles. He has been nominated for Despite an intense marketing numerous Oscars, winning the Best campaign, toy companies failed Supporting Actor award for 2004’s to duplicate the success of Million Dollar Baby. Some of his Theodore Roosevelt’s teddy other notable films include The bear with William Taft’s Shawshank Redemption, Seven, and “Billy Possum.” Driving Miss Daisy. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) THE TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020 On This Date 1924 – President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act Quote of the Day into law, granting citizenship to all “I was always that kid. Native Americans born in the U.S. When I got ice cream, 1953 – Elizabeth II was crowned I put it in my eye.” queen of England at ~ Nora Lum Westminster Abbey. She is the longest- reigning monarch in British history. The runner-up is Queen Happy Birthday! Victoria, who reigned for 63 years. Nora Lum, born in 1989, is a Korean Chinese American actress 1967 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts and rapper, who goes by the name Club Band was released in the Awkwafina professionally. The year U.S. by the Beatles. The album 2018 was big for Lum, whose role cover included a collage of famous in Crazy Rich Asians as the lead people. One of the celebrities was character’s hysterical friend gained Johnny Weissmuller. her massive laughs and a bigger place Did You Know? in the spotlight. That year, she also starred in Ocean’s 8, hosted Saturday A basic tenet that every politician Night Live, and released an album, knows is “do not put things on your In Fina We Trust. In head.” Many believe this dates back to 2019, Lum starred 1927 when advisers warned President in The Farewell. Her Calvin Coolidge that he would look most recent projects funny wearing a headdress. “Well, include Jumanji: The it’s good for people to laugh, isn’t Next Level and The it?” Coolidge replied. Little Mermaid. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) THE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 On This Date 1888 – The poem “Casey at the Quote of the Day Bat,” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was published in the San Francisco “I’ve been addicted to Examiner. The poem concludes, “But TV since I emerged there is no joy in Mudville—mighty from the womb.” Casey has struck out.” ~ Anderson Cooper 1889 – The first long-distance electric power line in the United States was completed. It ran 14 miles between a generator at Happy Birthday! Willamette Falls and downtown Anderson Cooper, born in 1967, Portland, Oregon. is an American journalist and 1965 – Astronaut Ed White became host of the CNN news program the first American to Anderson Cooper 360. Cooper is walk in space when son of legendary fashion designer he stepped outside his and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt Gemini 4 capsule for a and writer Wyatt Emory Cooper. 20-minute ramble. A self-described “news junkie,” Anderson has reported from all over Daily Trivia the world. He rose to superstardom with his tough but Kangaroos and emus rarely walk emotive coverage of backward, which is one reason the aftermath of 2005’s they appear on the Australian Hurricane Katrina in coat of arms. New Orleans. He is also a correspondent for CBS’s 60 Minutes as well as a backup anchor for Live with Kelly and Regis. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) THE THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2020 On This Date 1787 – Mozart buried his pet starling. Quote of the Day He was genuinely distressed about the bird’s demise. Starlings today “Taking joy in living is a are regarded as common outdoor woman’s best cosmetic.” birds, but in Europe, especially in Mozart’s day, they were raised as ~ Rosalind Russell pets and taught to warble songs. 1896 – Henry Ford made a successful Happy Birthday! test-drive of his new “quadricycle.” Rosalind Russell (1907–1976) was a stage and screen actress, perhaps best known for her role as a fast- talking reporter in the comedy His Girl Friday. She starred in the title role of Auntie Mame 1937 – Inventor and businessman both on Broadway Sylvan Goldman introduced shopping and in the film. carts in Oklahoma City. At first, Russell scored a big men considered them effeminate hit with her Tony and refused to use them. Goldman Award–winning performance in hired several construction workers Wonderful Town in 1953. She also to push the carts around the store wrote a story that became the film and demonstrate that they were The Unguarded Moment. Russell acceptable for men to use. was married to Danish American Did You Know? producer Frederick Brisson from 1941 until her death in 1976. Her In Great Britain and Australia, a autobiography, Life Is a Banquet, shopping cart is called a trolley. was published a year after her death. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) THE FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 On This Date 1783 – In France, the brothers Quote of the Day Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier held the first public demonstration “I’m not interested in creating of their invention, a book that is read once the hot-air balloon. and then placed on a The unmanned flight shelf and forgotten.” lasted 10 minutes, ~ Richard Scarry reached a height of more than 6,000 feet, and traveled about a mile. Happy Birthday! 1977 – The first mass-produced Richard Scarry (1919–1994) was a personal computer, the Apple II, prolific children’s book author who went on sale for nearly $1,300. It was known for creating stories about looked more like a home appliance anthropomorphic animal characters, than today’s electronic equipment. such as Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Hilda Hippo, and Bananas Gorilla. 1981 – The Centers for Disease He also invented the iconic village Control and Prevention reported of Busytown, where five people in Los Angeles with a many of his books rare form of pneumonia. They were take place, which the first recognized cases of AIDS. became the basis for Did You Know? an animated series, The Busy World Before Richard Scarry illustrated of Richard Scarry. Little Golden Books, he drew maps Some of his most popular books for the U.S. Army and was fired include Tinker and Tanker, Chicken from the art department at Little, What Animals Do, and Best Vogue magazine. Storybook Ever. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) THE SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 On This Date 1912 – The Novarupta volcano in Quote of the Day Alaska began erupting. The event lasted three days and was the “I would rather be the first most powerful eruption of the painter in common things 20th century. People in Juneau, than the second in Alaska, about 750 miles from the higher art.” volcano, heard the sound of the ~ Diego Velázquez blast—more than one hour after it occurred. Fortunately, the area of the volcano was so isolated that there were no known fatalities. Happy Birthday! 1942 – Adeline Gray, a stunt pilot, Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) was made the first live nylon parachute a 17th-century Spanish artist who jump in the U.S. Nylon quickly undertook an apprenticeship with became the favored material for painter Francisco Pacheco at age parachutes, replacing silk. 11. A decade later, he became the 1944 – The Invasion of Normandy leading court artist for King Philip IV commenced. Known as D-Day, of Spain and Portugal. the attack led to the defeat of Nazi Known for his royal Germany in May 1945. portraits as well as for scenes of real life, particularly kitchen You Don’t Say! scenes, Velázquez had a complex, realistic style, painting A golf hole is 4.25 inches in dark, rich canvases full of meaning. diameter because that was the size His 1656 work Las Meninas, or of a piece of drainpipe used to The Ladies in Waiting, is considered repair a hole at St. Andrews golf to be one of the most important course many years ago. paintings in Western art history. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) THE SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2020 On This Date 1860 – The book Malaeska, the Quote of the Day Indian Wife of the White Hunter, by Mrs. Ann Stephens, went on sale for “A strong spirit a dime. The 128-page book became transcends rules.” the first “dime novel.” ~ Prince 1929 – Vatican City became a sovereign state. At about 108.7 acres, and with a population of around 800, Happy Birthday! the nation is the smallest independent state in the world.