++This Tweet in History: July 1, 2009++

WRLD: 1967 – Europe embraces Community

SPRT: 1987 – Radio’s FAN-boys are all talk

TECH: 1979 – Marching to the beat of your own drum now made possible by Sony

BDAY: Liv Tyler; Princess Di; Debby Harry; Olivia DeHavilland

++This Tweet in History: June 30, 2009++

WRLD: 1997 – 99 years after opium-inspired transaction, Hong Kong gets new lease on life

SPRT: 1859 – Thrilla on Manila hemp walks the line; first time across Niagara Falls

OTHR: Gladness, sadness for women’s rights; NOW founded (1966); ERA lost (1982)

BDAY: Michael Phelps; Mike Tyson; Harry Blackstone, Jr; Lena Horne

++This Tweet in History: June 29, 2009++

WRLD: 1613 – Oh Henry! London’s Globe is burning down

SPRT: 1897 – Colts run away from Colonels in record-setting outing

TECH: 1995 – Ex-Cold War foes hook up;-- not MySpace, Outer Space

BDAY: Gary Busey; Slim Pickens; Nelson Eddy; Antoine de Saint-Exupery

++This Tweet in History: June 28, 2009++

WRLD: 1919 – War to end all wars ends amid Versailles’ smoke and mirrors. Good luck with that

SPRT: 1997 – Holy-Bit! Iron Mike gives Evander an earful

HUH?: 1951 – Good old fashioned racism hits the small screen after wowing a generation of radio listeners

BDAY: John Elway; Gilda Radner; Mel Brooks; Henry VIII

Week In Review Podcast Posted!

Greetings, Mr. & Ms. Internet! Welcome to This Tweet in History, the Week In Review, podcasting to you on tape delay from our North American Studios.

Here are your top stories for the week ending June 27, 2009:

World: DATELINE Europe, June 21, 1633: Galileo feels the earth moves; Inquisition finds heresy
The Back-Story:
In Galileo Galilei’s “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems,” the astronomer allegedly defended Copernicus’ far-fetched theory that the world was not the static center of the universe, but, rather, that it revolves around the sun. On the date in question, the Catholic church passed judgment, finding Galileo guilty of heresy. He was imprisioned, and his book banned.

Sport: DATELINE: Rhode Island, June 27, 1898: No joshing: Slocum completes three year world tour as a solo artist:
The Back Story:
On April 24, 1895, 51-year-old Captain Joshua Slocum left Boston in a tiny ship, embarking on a solo sailing trip around the world. Captain Slocum docked in Newport, Rhode Island, some 3 years later, successfully completing his journey after logging 46,000 miles at sea.

Things that make you go Huh?: DATELINE: Germany, June 24, 1374: Bopped till they dropped: Cast of thousands dancing in the streets of Aachen
The Back Story:
In an outbreak of Dancing Mania, thousands of ordinary people danced, screamed, and hallucinated in the streets of Aachen, Germany, until they collapsed, still writhing and twisting, to the ground. There is little consensus about what caused the mass-mania, some laying the cause to fungus-infected rye that resembled the drug LSD.

This week’s birthdays:
June 21: Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre
June 22: Gangster John Dillinger
June 23: Inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenberg
June 24: Boxer Jack Dempsey
June 25: Author George Orwell
June 26: Inventor of baseball Abner Doubleday
And June 27: Deaf, Blind author, Helen Keller

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++This Tweet in History: June 27, 2009++

WRLD: 1957 – Raging Audrey leaves 600 dead in her wake

SPRT: 1898 – No joshing: Slocum completes three-year world tour as a solo artist

OTHR: 1985 – No more kicks on Route 66

BDAY: Tobey Maguire; Julia Duffy; Captain Kangaroo; Hellen Keller

++This Tweet in History: June 26, 2009++

WRLD: 1945 – Nations unite in SFO against scourge of war, with limited success:

SPRT: 1969 – Sorry, Charlie! Gonzales wins Wimbledon’s longest match:

HUH?: 1284 - Dude, where are my kids? Aw rats! Should’ve paid the piper:

BDAY: Derek Jeter; Peter Lorre; Pearl S. Buck; Abner Doubleday :

++This Tweet in History: June 25, 2009++

WRLD: 1876 - Custer loses life but keeps scalp at Little Bighorn:

SPRT: 2001 – Sosa 19th dinger sets single-month record:

OTHR: 1947 – Frank words in publication of Anne’s Diary:

BDAY: George Michael; Jimmy “JJ” Walker; Carly Simon; George Orwell:

++This Tweet in History: June 24, 2009++

WRLD: 1932 – Siamese twins (State Council and National Assembly) born after bloodless coup:

SPRT: 1995 – Post-Apartheid, post-pariah South Africa wins at Rugby:

HUH?: 1374 – Bopped till they dropped:

BDAY: Jeff Beck; Mick Fleetwood; Jack Dempsey; Ambrose Bierce:

++This Tweet in History: June 23, 2009++

WRLD: 1992 – Teflon gone, Gotti got life:

SPRT: 1917 – Cleaning up for the Babe, Shore retires 26 straight. Not quite perfect:

HUH?: Bobbitt’s manhood whacked, jacked, tracked, ice-packed, and sewn back:

BDAY: Jason Mraz; Bob Fosse; Alan Turing; Johannes Gutenberg:

++This Tweet in History: June 21, 2009++

WRLD: 1633 – Galileo feels the earth moves; Inquisition finds heresy:

SPRT: 1997 – Sparks fly, Liberty triumphant in WNBA debut. Girl, it feels good to be a baller:

TECH: 2004 – Just saying no to big government, SpaceshipOne soars beyond the sky and back again:

BDAY: Prince William; Juliette Lewis; Jean-Paul Sartre; Al Hirschfeld:

++This Tweet in History: June 22, 2009++

WRLD: Hitler breaks pact; German troops not packed for Russian winter:

SPRT: 1938 – Louis to the Max – get the Schmelling salts! http:

HUH?: 1969 – Cleveland rocks! Smoke on the water as burning river sparks environmental movement. http:

BDAY: Carson Daly; Kurt Warner; Cyndi Lauper; John Dillinger:

++This Tweet in History: June 20, 2009++

WRLD: 1837 – Brits crown Victoria:

SPRT: 1967 – Ring’s artful dodger nabbed for dodging draft:

ENTR: 1948 – King of Sunday Night begins 23 year run as Toast of the Town:

BDAY: Lionel Richie; Brian Wilson; Audie Murphy; Errol Flynn:

++This Tweet in History: June 18, 2009++

WRLD: 1815 – Napoleoon finally reaches his Waterloo, couldn’t escape if he wanted to:

SPRT: 2000 – It’s Tiger by a landslide in the hundredth US Open:

OTHR: 1983 – Sally rides the trail Tereshkova blazed 20 years, 2 days earlier:

BDAY: Isabella Rosellini; Paul McCartney; E.G. Marshall; Jeanette MacDonald:

++This Tweet in History: June 19, 2009++

WRLD: 1953 – Rosenbergs executed as spies. http:

SPRT: 1846 – First real baseball game:

TECH: 1914 – Wilson tests telegraph link between US, Germany; texts Wilhelm:

BDAY: Paula Abdul; Salman Rushdie; Lou Gehrig; Blaise Pascal:

++This Tweet in History: June 17, 2009++

WRLD: 1631 – Wonder #8:

SPRT: 1994 – The Juice cuts loose on the 405 Freeway :

OTHR: 1885 – NY’s most famous immigrant arrives in NY Harborto welcome the rest:

BDAY: Venus Williams; Bary Manilow; M.C. Escher; Igor Stravinsky:

++This Tweet in History: June 16, 2009++

WRLD: 1963 – Tereshkova boldy goes where no woman has gone before. . . 48 times:

SPRT: 1982 – Robson’s choice makes for World Cup’s fastest score ever (till ’02):

OTHR: 1948 – Miss Macao, commercial air’s first hijacking victim:

BDAY: Tupac Shakur; Joyce Carol Oates; Erich Segal; Stan Laurel:

++This Tweet in History: June 15, 2009++

WRLD: 1215 – John plays bargaining chip, seals seminal human rights doc:

SPRT: 1909 – ICC established? That’s Cricket! http:

HUH?: 1985 – Danae, assaulted with knife, acid, begins 12-year rehab:

BDAY: Ice Cube; Courteney Cox; Waylon Jennings; Mario Cuomo:

++This Tweet in History: June 14, 2009++

WRLD: 1962 – Boston Strangler’s first Salvo claims Anna Slesers:

SPRT: 1839 – Row your boat, gently down the Thames; First Henley Regatta:

TECH: 1822 – Tower of . . . Babbage? Does not compute! What’s the Difference? http:

BDAY: Steffi Graf; Yasmine Bleeth; Donald Trump; Harriet Beecher Stowe:

++This Tweet in History: June 13, 2009++

WRLD: 1934 – Il Duce meets silly little monkey in Venice:

SPRT: 1935 – Braddock beats odds, Baer for heavyweight championship:

TECH: 1983:

BDAY: Mary-Kate and Ashley; Malcolm McDowell; Christo; William Butler Yeats:

++This Tweet in History: June 11, 2009++

WRLD: 1962 – Trio chips away at aging Rock, swim to freedom. Or drown in the Bay:

SPRT: 1955 – Dozens die in Le Mans tragedy. And the race goes on. http:

HUH?: 2002 – Wake-up call for Bell:

BDAY: Joe Montana; Gene Wilder; Vince Lombardi; Jacques Cousteau:

++This Tweet in History: June 12, 2009++

WRLD: 1898 – Independence Day I:

SPRT: 1948 – Citation for triple; - make that a double for Arcaro. http:

OTHR: 1935 – Huey’s Long-est is epic, 15+ hours at >10K wds/hr:

BDAY: Jim Nabors; Anne Frank; Vic Damone; George Bush:

++This Tweet in History: June 10, 2009++

WRLD: 1752 – Philly’s Big Ben gets a charge out of flying his kite in thunderstorm:

SPRT: 1944 – Teen stinks it up in Cincy as MLB’s youngest player ever:

HUH?: 1977 – Bureaucrats, electric prod succeed where soldiers, machine guns fail; reel in fish-terrorist, “Jaws”:

BDAY: Elizabeth Hurley; Maurice Sendak; Judy Garland; Saul Bellow:

++This Tweet in History: June 9, 2009++

WRLD: Not his best day – Nero marries (53), is widowed (62) and dies (68) on the nines. http:

SPRT: 1973 – Third time’s a charm for Secretariat in landslide at Belmont:

ENTR: 1934 – D-Day as D-isney’s D-uck, D-onald, D-ebuts:

BDAY: Natalie Portman; Johnny Depp; Les Paul; Cole Porter:

++This Tweet in History: June 8, 2009++

WRLD: 68 – Galba gets head of Roman Empire; 4 months later loses own head from sticking his neck out:

SPRT: 1978:

HUH?: Cruise missile fired at Navy base in Florida, by . . . the Post Office? Missile Mail bombs:

BDAY: Kim Clijsters; Nancy Sinatra; Joan Rivers; Frank Lloyd Wright:

++This Tweet in History: June 7, 2009++

WRLD: 1900 – Boxing Day for Beijing, Tien-Tsien as rebels show up, blow up. http:

SPRT: 1896 – Stroke they must! Two men in a tub row from New York to Paris. What? No Google maps? http:

ENTR: $1,000 for a Beta release? Sony launches first salvo in the VCR Format wars. What’s a VCR? http:

BDAY: Anna Kournikova; Prince; Liam Neeson; Paul Gauguin:

++This Tweet in History: June 6, 2009++

WRLD: 1944 – Stormin’ Normandy: Cast of thousands stars in takin’ it to the beach:

SPRT: 2007 –Lord (Stanley), love a Duck! Ice kings from Sunny California?:

ENTR: 1933 – Wall-to-wall car-petting as first drive-in opens in Camden, NJ:

BDAY: Bjorn Borg; Sandra Bernhard; Harvey Fierstein; Thomas Mann:

++This Tweet in History: June 5, 2009++

WRLD: 1989 – He shall not be moved:

TECH: 1981 – A plague defined with first documented cases of AIDS:

ENTR: 1956 – Good Gyrations:

BDAY: Marky Mark; Kenny G; Ken Follett; Bill Moyers:

++This Tweet in History: June 4, 2009++

WRLD: 19s are wild:

SPRT: 1783:

TECH: 1973 – Wetzel (White?), Barnes, and Chastain grab patent for e-moms:

BDAY: George III; Angelina Jolie; Dr. Ruth; Rosalind Russel:

++This Tweet in History: June 3, 2009+

WRLD: 1539 – DeSoto (not the car) hands Spain the keys to Florida:

SPRT: 1888 – Thayer knocks one out of the park, recounting Mighty Casey’s famous whiff:

HUH?: What he did for love:

BDAY: Rafael Nadal; Curtis Mayfield; Allen Ginsberg; Josephine Baker:

++This Tweet in History: June 2, 2009++

WRLD: 455 – Vandals enjoy two-week Roman Holiday with plenty of sack time:

SPRT: 1763 – Michilimackinac’s lax defense fails; chillaxing women, Pontiac’s laxmen take fort by storm:

ENTR: 1953 – Britain’s next top regent:

BDAY: Dana Carvey; Cornel West; Johnny Weissmuller; Sir Edward Elgar:

++This Tweet in History: June 1, 2009++

WRLD: 1215 – Mongols follow Genghis’ star; trek to Beijing; wall comes a-tumbling down under wrath of Khan:

SPRT: 1925 – Gehrig’s journey of 2,130 games begins with the first at-bat:

ENTR: 1938 – Superman debuts; democracy saved, writers, actors, producers cursed:

BDAY: Alanis Morissette; Heidi Klum; Morgan Freeman; Marilyn Monroe:

++This Tweet in History: May 3 1, 2009++

WRLD: 1911 – Titanic FAIL:

SPRT: 1985 – Mad Fan Disease:

HUH?: 2004 – Last Civil War widow dies. Well, the last one to crank out an heir, at least. Eww:

BDAY: Brooke Shields; John Bonham; Norman Vincent Peale; Walt Whitman:

++This Tweet in History: May 30, 2009++

WRLD: 1431 – Burn, babe, burn: England carries torches for St. Joan:

SPRT: 1911 - To the left, to the left (x500):

HUH?: 1990 – What’s the beef? 569 years after Brits torch Joan, France lashes back, bans Brit beef:

BDAY: Wynonna Judd; Meredith MacRae; Benny Goodman; Mel Blanc:

++This Tweet in History: May 29, 2009++

WRLD: 1453 – Istanbul, not Constantinople. Bye Bye, Byzantines

SPRT: 1953 – It was there. So were Hillary and Tenzing, first to scale Everest. http

ENTR: 1913 – Sacre Bleu! “Sacre” Blows! Paris decries Stravinsky’s “Sacre”-lege

BDAY: Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown; Bob Hope; John F. Kennedy; Patrick Henry

++This Tweet in History: May 28, 2009 ++

WRLD: 1959 - Monkeys rocket to early 2 – 0 lead in Primate Space Race

SPRT: 1957- Dodgers, Giants to New York

HUH?: 1987 – Red Army rocked, Red heads roll, Gorbachev beet-red as Finn flies 400 miles thru USSR to Red Square

BDAY: Kylie Minogue; John Fogerty; Rudy Giuliani; Jim Thorpe

++This Tweet in History: May 27, 2009++

WRLD: 1703 – Czar Pete founds a city; Lenin cringes, spring breakers rejoice

SPRT: 1984 – Three Times a Lady, Manuela Maleeva gets three in one

HUH?: 1907 – Earthquakes in SF? . . . so last year. This year it’s. . . Bubonic Plague? ? ? http

BDAY: Andre 3000; Todd Bridges; Henry Kissinger; Wild Bill Hickok

++This Tweet in History: May 26, 2009++

WRLD: 1521 – Diet of Worms does in Luther as Catholics just say no to Martinizing

SPRT: 1959 – Guess his best wasn’t good enough

HUH?: 1828

BDAY: Lenny Kravitz; Hank Williams, Jr.; Miles Davis; John Wayne

++This Tweet in History May 25, 2009 ++

SPRT: 1900 – Geezer Gold

BDAY: Lauryn Hill, Anne Heche, Robert Ludlum, Ralph Waldo Emerson

ENTR: 1977 - Chic to be Geek! Star Wars opens; suddenly this is okay

WRLD: 1982-WTF? Argentines sink Brit ships over Falklands/Malvinas