Today's Observance: Feast Day of St. Kevin of Glendalough
Artist Birthday: Josephine Baker
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| https://www.everand.com/audiobook/919398501/Josephine-Baker-in-Berlin |
Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for June 3rd: https://ko-fi.com/post/June-3rd-Thermos-H-Christ-N4N21G1G66
Bummer June 3rd
June 3, 1943: In the so-called Zoot Suit Riots, white servicemen stationed in Los Angeles go on a racist rampage, beating young men of Mexican, Black, and Filipino backgrounds. The military members are allegedly outraged that largely Latino members of the “pachuco” subculture wear the flashy style of suit that requires a large amount of fabric, which is supposed to be rationed during wartime. More than 150 people are severely beaten, and police arrest over 500 people. Young men of color, not their Caucasian attackers, make up the bulk of those arrested.
June 3, 1991: Mount Unzen on the island of Kyushu in Japan erupts. The eruption kills 43 people, include married vulcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft.
June 3, 1998: A high-speed train in Germany derails and crashes into a bridge, killing 101 people.
June 3, 2009: Actor David Carradine dies at the age of 72 of apparent autoerotic asphyxiation in Bangkok, Thailand, at what was then the Swissôtel Nai Lert Park Hotel (as of 2022, Mövenpick Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Wellness Resort).
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