2010: Anderson Township Little League begins their league tournament. Underdog "White Sox" beat the pants off of the Indians, advancing to the next game. Annabelle's son, Slugger, has the game of his life, hitting 2 home runs and pitching a no-hitter. (hey- maybe if I pre-write history, it will come true.)
1976: The Teton Dam bursts in Idaho. 80 billion gallons of water rushed down the valley at 15 miles per hour, killing 11 people, 18,000 head of livestock, and destroyed hundreds of homes. Investigations concluded that the earthen dam collapsed due to design flaws, not construction errors.
1968: Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who died the next day. Just after midnight on June 4, Bobby was in the Royal Suite of the Ambassador Hotel in LA watching primary returns come in. Just after midnight, he walked through a side door into the Colonial Room, where the media was waiting to hear his acceptance speech. It was then that the words, "Kennedy, you son of a bitch!" were heard, followed by eight shots from a .22 caliber pistol. All eight shots found a target. Kennedy was shot once in the head and twice through the armpit. Five others were also wounded, including his speechwriter, Paul Schrade.
1927: Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record in the 100 yard freestyle swim at the University of Michigan. His 51 second record stood for 17 years when it was broken by Alan Ford in 1944. The current record is held by Alain Bernard of France, set on March 22, 2008, at 47.50 seconds.
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