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June 23, 1887
John A. Macdonald government passes Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating
Banff National Park, Canada's first; the site first established in 1885
as a reserve area around the mineral hot springs; promises that the park
will become a public park and pleasure ground for the benefit, advantage
and enjoyment of the people of Canada. The park has been greatly
expanded to its present area of 2,564 sq mi (6,641 sq km), and in 1984
was designated part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World
Heritage site. Ottawa, Ontario
June 23, 1956
On June 23, 1956, 99.95 percent of Egyptian voters mark their ballots to
elect Gamal Abdel Nasser as the first president of the Republic of
Egypt. Nasser, who toppled the Egyptian monarchy in 1952 in a military
coup, was the only presidential candidate on the ballot. In the same
ballot, Nasser’s new constitution, under which Egypt became a one-party
socialist state with Islam as the official religion, was approved by
99.8 percent of voters.
June 23, 1992
Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the “Teflon Don” after escaping
unscathed from several trials during the 1980s, is sentenced to life in
prison after being found guilty on 14 accounts of conspiracy to commit
murder and racketeering. Moments after his sentence was read in a
federal courthouse in Brooklyn, hundreds of Gotti’s supporters stormed
the building and overturned and smashed cars before being forced back by
police reinforcements.
While still imprisoned, Gotti died of throat cancer on June 10, 2002.
*****
Thought of the Day
Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change
color and fall from the trees.
David Letterman
*****
Question of the Day
Banana has soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be
what color?
Yesterdays Question
In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called what?
Answer
Plantains
John A. Macdonald government passes Rocky Mountains Park Act, creating
Banff National Park, Canada's first; the site first established in 1885
as a reserve area around the mineral hot springs; promises that the park
will become a public park and pleasure ground for the benefit, advantage
and enjoyment of the people of Canada. The park has been greatly
expanded to its present area of 2,564 sq mi (6,641 sq km), and in 1984
was designated part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World
Heritage site. Ottawa, Ontario
June 23, 1956
On June 23, 1956, 99.95 percent of Egyptian voters mark their ballots to
elect Gamal Abdel Nasser as the first president of the Republic of
Egypt. Nasser, who toppled the Egyptian monarchy in 1952 in a military
coup, was the only presidential candidate on the ballot. In the same
ballot, Nasser’s new constitution, under which Egypt became a one-party
socialist state with Islam as the official religion, was approved by
99.8 percent of voters.
June 23, 1992
Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the “Teflon Don” after escaping
unscathed from several trials during the 1980s, is sentenced to life in
prison after being found guilty on 14 accounts of conspiracy to commit
murder and racketeering. Moments after his sentence was read in a
federal courthouse in Brooklyn, hundreds of Gotti’s supporters stormed
the building and overturned and smashed cars before being forced back by
police reinforcements.
While still imprisoned, Gotti died of throat cancer on June 10, 2002.
*****
Thought of the Day
Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change
color and fall from the trees.
David Letterman
*****
Question of the Day
Banana has soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be
what color?
Yesterdays Question
In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called what?
Answer
Plantains
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