#Onthisdate Secretariat “sent practically every sportswriter and racing fan in the country rushing for his thesaurus in search of the Ultimate Superlative. It has been found. The Ultimate Superlative is Secretariat, himself.” -Arnold Kirkpatrick, Thoroughbred Record

7 June 1788: In what is known as The Day of the Tiles occurs in Grenoble, France. Roof tiles and other objects where thrown at royal French troops. Historians credit it as the start of the #French Revolution. #OnThisDate #History #ad amzn.to/3WOt3Zm

2 June 1944: Operation Cover begins. The #Allies bomb France, focusing on the Pas de Calais area in order to deceive the #Germans into thinking that is where the D-Day landings will occur. #WWII #WW2 #history #OnThisDate #ad amzn.to/2ZZnNqo

#Onthisdate June 1982 #JoanJett was on the cover of CREEM magazine

#Onthisdate June 1981 KERRANG magazine published their first issue and #AngusYoung of #ACDC was on the cover.

#Onthisdate June 2022 #DefLeppard were on the cover of Fireworks Rock & Metal magazine.

9 June 1914: Honus #Wagner , age 40, gets his 3,000th hit, a double. He was the second person to get 3,000 hits. His lifetime batting average was an incredible .329. #baseball #MLB #great #OnThisDate #History #ad amzn.to/2XHc5iL

8 June 632: The #Islamic prophet #Muhammad dies in #Medina in what is present-day #SaudiArabia . He was born circa 570. #history #HistoryMatters #OnThisDate #ad bit.ly/3rdxeQQ amzn.to/2AKC53F

#Onthisdate June 1987 #Slayer were on the cover of RIP magazine.

#Onthisdate June 2008 #BRUCEDICKINSON of #IronMaiden was on the cover of Decibel magazine

#Onthisdate June 1974 #DavidBowie was on the cover of CREEM magazine

#Onthisdate June 1984 #BoyGeorge was on the cover of CREEM magazine

#Onthisdate June 2016 #JamesHetfield of #Metallica was on the cover of Metal Hammer magazine.

6 June 1755: U.S. Revolutionary War #hero Nathan #Hale , 'I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.', is born in Coventry, #Connecticut . #NathanHale #history #HistoryMatters #HappyBirthday #OnThisDate #ad amzn.to/308aC6y

#OnThisDate in 1973, #BillyGraham preached his last sermon of the week in Seoul, Korea, to 1.1 million people - the largest Crusade event that was ever held by Billy Graham's ministry.

Rev. Graham knew he had a special responsibility when he came to the invitation at the close;

#Onthisdate June 2021 #GeneSimmons of #KISS was on the cover of the Japanese magazine BURRN!.

2 June 1967: The Beatles release their #album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club #Band in the United States. #TheBeatles #music #rocknroll #history #OnThisDate #Liverpool #ad amzn.to/2Mn7coB

#Onthisdate June 1988 #IronMaiden were on the cover of Screamer magazine.

#Onthisdate June 1994 Spin magazine pays tribute to #KurtCobain of #Nirvana .

Happy 29th Birthday to #Faster ! 💥
Fully signed CD from my personal collection. 💫

#Manics #ManicStreetPreachers #RicheyEdwards #RicheyManic #RicheyJamesEdwards #PainfullyBeautiful #OnThisDay #OnThisDate #NickyWire #JamesDeanBradfield #SeanMoore #Welsh #Wales #Nineties #Rock