Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

So who the hell is Terry Virst.  Apart from a mouthy astronaut who is no more qualified than Katy Perry.

He wants to be a what?

Bally

It was the first I ever heard of him. In his campaign clip he sounds like a conservative republican.

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June 27, 1499: Amerigo Vespucci (9 March 1454 – 22 February 1512) sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil.


Chronicle of America

In 1761 between the mystery schools & secret societies were putting forward a kind a female deity that they called "Columbia" which was the actual name for America. Some claim it was Amerigo Vespucci where we got the name "America" but we don't really know and he never personally took credit for the name. He was a traveler but the interesting piece about him is he had his own printing press. Going back into the Templar history their name for their kind of New Atlantis was MERICA. The Egyptian/Templar/Mason name for Sirius is Merica.


Congrats, you won an all expense paid trip to Ipanema Beach in Rio on Rogue Airlines!


A song made the girl from Ipanema famous.

Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking. And when she passes, each one she passes goes, ah.

"The Girl From Ipanema" popularized Brazilian bossa nova in the United States and beyond, thanks to the singing of Astrud Gilberto. It was the first song she ever recorded. It brought her worldwide recognition, but not royalties. Astrud Astrud Gilberto born Astrud Evangelina Weinert (March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter.







Today is National Sunglasses Day. President John F. Kennedy donned a pair of shades when he visited USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in June 6, 1963. Perhaps he needed to protect himself from the bright glare of the "rainbow sideboys" who greeted him!




The most frequently used ship names in US Navy history are USS Ranger (10), USS Enterprise (9), USS Washington (9), USS Wasp (9), USS Hornet (8), USS Morris (8), and USS Niagra (8). The US Navy also has an experimental unmanned surface vessel in Ghost Fleet Overlord named USV Ranger. The Royal Navy and its predecessors have had 39 vessels bearing the name Swallow.


Ghost Fleet Overlord is a U.S. Navy program developing large unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to enhance naval operations through autonomy. Launched in 2018 with the Department of Defense, it tests vessels like USV Ranger and Mariner for surveillance, logistics, and combat roles, reducing risks to human crews. Achievements include long-range autonomous transits, such as 3,200 nautical miles to Japan, and integrating advanced systems like virtualized Aegis. However, full autonomy is not yet achieved, requiring some human oversight, and integrating USVs with manned fleets remains complex. Costs and long-term strategic value are also under scrutiny. The program continues to evolve, balancing potential with many ongoing challenges.


June 27, 1967: Popular comedy actor Reg Varney officially opened Britain’s 1st cash dispenser at Barclays Bank, Enfield, London. The machine was the brainchild of John Shepherd-Baron. Varney was the first member of the public to use the new machine.



TV Theme On The Buses (Reg Varney)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d55a6EDxqAA


June 27, 1971: UK’s 1st National Scrabble Championship was held in London. It was the brainchild of writer Gyles Brandreth and supported by the game’s manufacturers J. W. Spear & Sons. The winner was Stephen Haskell, a teacher, with an aggregate of 1,345 points. The tournament is held annually since its inception in 1971 (except 1995, 2020, & 2021). The youngest champion was 15-year-old Allan Saldanha in 1993.


Gyles Brandreth is a British broadcaster, writer and former politician. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author & publisher.
In 1971, author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth visited Bristol Prison whilst conducting research for a book and noticed the inmates playing Scrabble; at around the same time, he also saw the Royal Family playing the game in a British TV documentary. He placed a small ad in The Times inviting anyone interested in taking part in a National Scrabble Championship to contact him. Hundreds replied, and after he contacted the game's owners at the time, J. W. Spear & Sons, the Championships were born.


June 27, 1975: Professional golfers Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard are struck by lightning when a thunderstorm threatens the Western Open PGA Tournament, near Chicago. Both were hospitalized with burns and Trevino suffered spinal injuries. My late uncle practiced with Trevino in the 70s-80s at his upstate NY country club. Both were Marines, Trevino a machine gunner, my uncle a sniper & also shot by a sniper (he lived), both hit by lightning on a golf course, the same golf course, both lived, both had 6 kids, both lived in Florida, both were/are wealthy, Trevino is still with us at age 85.




No wonder the Washington Evening Star went out of business (bankrupt in 1981)... It was announced on June 27, 1980 that 902nd Military Intelligence officer Martin W. Barry, a signal supervisor at Fort Meade, won $3,500 in the Pruzzle contest. 6.5 years earlier he had a close encounter.


The very spooky 902nd Military Intelligence Group at Fort Meade is responsible for carrying out proactive counterintelligence activities worldwide. Its mission includes detecting, identifying, assessing, countering, neutralizing, and exploiting foreign intelligence entities and insider threats to safeguard the Army and Department of Defense forces, information, and technology.

In 1978 Joseph W. McMoneagle was assigned to the Headquarters of U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) in Arlington, Virginia, where he culminated his career acting as a Special Projects Intelligence Officer with the 902nd Military Intelligence Group for the remainder of his service.

The U.S. Army recently marked the activation of the new Army Counterintelligence Command with a ceremony on July 28, 2022. As a result, the 902nd Military Intelligence Group was inactivated in a separate ceremony held earlier that day. This step was taken to align Army counterintelligence efforts with the protection of Army and Department of Defense modernization initiatives. They still exist today, just rebranded under a new name.

As ALWAYS, where you find spooky UFO encounters, you will find human spooks lurking in the shadows.


June 27, 1985: The famous Route 66 also known as the "Mother Road" was officially removed from the US Highway System. It originally covered a total of 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California, It was recognised in popular culture by the hit song (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup.


Nat King Cole, with the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song in 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles. Capitol Records released it as a single, which reached number three on Billboard magazine's Race Records chart and number eleven on its broader singles chart. Cole later re-recorded the tune for the album After Midnight (1956) and The Nat King Cole Story (1961).
Over the decades numerous cover versions came out. Here's one from 1975: