Harry R. Truman (1896–1980) was a resident of the U.S. state of Washington who lived on the Mount St. Helens volcano. The owner and caretaker of Mount St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake, at the foot of the mountain, he came to brief fame as a folk hero in the months preceding the volcano's 1980 eruption after he stubbornly refused to leave his home despite evacuation orders. He appeared on the front page of The New York Times and The San Francisco Examiner and garnered the attention of National Geographic, United Press International, and The Today Show. Truman is presumed to have been killed by a pyroclastic flow that overtook his lodge and buried the site under 150 feet (50 m) of volcanic debris. In 1981 he was portrayed by one of his favorite actors, Art Carney, in the docudrama film St. Helens. Two books, a commemorative album, and more than 100 songs were written in Truman's honor, including songs by Headgear and Billy Jonas.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

663:

The Daming Palace (reconstructed gate pictured) became the government seat and royal residence of the Tang empire during Emperor Gaozong's reign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daming_Palace

1832:

The June Rebellion, an anti-monarchist uprising of students, broke out in Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Rebellion

1899:

Filipino army general Antonio Luna was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Luna

1968:

Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan fatally shot U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy inside the kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Robert_F._Kennedy

1997:

Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Congo ordered the detainment of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, thus initiating a second civil war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_Civil_War_(1997%E2%80%9399)

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___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others. Some Americans who preach non-violence abroad fail to practice it here at home. Some who accuse others of inciting riots have by their own conduct invited them. Some look for scapegoats, others look for conspiracies, but this much is clear: violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul.   --Robert F. Kennedy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy