(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 06/01 Open Thread – International Children’s Day [1] ['Enhydra Lutris', 'Greg Dworkin', 'Bill In Portland Maine'] Date: 2026-06-01 =”center”>********** – – ********** Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth, These are the saddest of possible words: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, Tinker and Evers and Chance. Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double – Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” Franklin Pierce Adams – – ********** Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife. – ********** – ********** – – 1495 – John Cor, a monk, recorded the first known batch of Scotch whisky.1779 – Benedict Arnold, was court-martialed for malfeasance.1794 – The battle of the Glorious First of June was fought between Britain and France. Both sides won1812 – President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on the UK.1855 – William Walker conquered Nicaragua.1868 – The Treaty of Bosque Redondo was signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico.1890 – The United States Census Bureau began using Herman Hollerith’s tabulating machine to count census returns.1929 – The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America was held in Buenos Aires.1961 – The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merged to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. No doubt for the benefit of the little people, eh.1964 – Kenya became a republic with Jomo Kenyatta as its first President (1964 to 1978). Britannia wept. Bwahahaha.1974 – The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims was published in the journal Emergency Medicine. Now they need one for choke-hold victims and others who fall prey to the Blue Plague.1979 – The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years took power. More tears and anguish from Britannia, tsk, tsk.1988 – The European Central Bank was founded in Brussels., no doubt also for the benefit of the little people.1988 – The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty went into effect.1990 – George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty to end chemical weapon production.2008 – A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios broke out, destroying a large irreplaceable archive of master tapes for music and film.2009 – General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It was the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.~~ Kip Thorne1637 – Jacques Marquette, missionary and explorer1653 – Georg Muffat, and composer1796 – Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, physicist and engineer1843 – Henry Faulds, physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting1878 – John Masefield, author and poet1896 – Sydney Kyte, bandleader1907 – Frank Whittle, soldier and engineer who developed the jet engine1921 – Nelson Riddle, composer and bandleader1922 – Povel Ramel, singer, songwriter, and pianist1929 – James H. Billington, academic and Thirteenth Librarian of Congress1930 – John Lemmon, logician and philosopher1934 – Pat Boone, singer, songwriter, and actor1940 – Kip Thorne, physicist, astronomer, and academic1941 – Dean Chance, baseball player and manager, the real answer to “who’s on first?” *1943 – Richard Goode, pianist1945 – Jim McCarty, blues rock guitarist1945 – Linda Scott, singer1947 – Ronnie Wood, guitarist, songwriter, and producer1950 – Charlene, singer, songwriter1953 – Ronnie Dunn, singer, songwriter, and guitarist1959 – Alan Wilder, singer, songwriter, keyboard player, and producer1960 – Simon Gallup, musician1961 – Peter Machajdík, pianist and composer1974 – Alanis Morissette, singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress1981 – Brandi Carlile, singer, songwriter and guitarist~~ John Dewey1639 – Melchior Franck, composer1660 – Mary Dyer, Boston martyr, hanged by Puritans for being a Quaker1872 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr., publisher, founded the New York Herald1927 – Lizzie Borden, accused and acquitted of murder1952 – John Dewey, psychologist, educational reformer, and philosopher1966 – Papa Jack Laine, drummer and bandleader1968 – Helen Keller, author and activist1980 – Arthur Nielsen, businessman who founded the ACNielsen company1988 – Herbert Feigl, philosopher from the Vienna Circle1989 – Aurelio Lampredi, engineer, designed the Ferrari Lampredi engine1991 – David Ruffin, singer and songwriter1999 – Christopher Cockerell, engineer, invented the hovercraft2000 – Tito Puente, drummer, composer, and producer2004 – William Manchester, historian and author2007 – Tony Thompson, singer and songwriter (Hi-Five)2012 – Faruq Z. Bey, saxophonist and composer2015 – Jean Ritchie, singer, songwriter, dulcimer player, and guitaristChildren’s Day (International) Global Day of Parents (international) World Milk Day (international) [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/1/800037909/community/06-01-open-thread-international-childrens-day/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/