Moments in Time: Donald Duck
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On June 9, 1934, Donald Duck made his cinema debut in Disney's "The Wise Little Hen," along with his pal Peter Pig. The pair do their best to get out of helping Mrs. Hen plant corn by faking tummy troubles, but she teaches them a lesson (not to mention repentance) with the help of some castor oil.
On June 10, 2015, Juan Felipe Herrera, a prize-winning author and the son of migrant farmworkers, whose mother recited poetry and taught him songs from the Mexican Revolution, became America's first Latino poet laureate.
On June 11, 1949, country singer Hank Williams Sr. delivered such an electrifying performance when he made his first Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast that he was called out for six encores and the audience had to be implored not to call for any more in order for the show to continue.
On June 12, 1975, India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, was found guilty of electoral corruption in her 1971 campaign. Despite calls for her resignation, she refused to resign and later declared martial law after public demonstrations threatened to overturn her administration.
On June 13, 2006, jurors began deliberations in the trial of Susan Polk for the 2002 murder of her husband, psychotherapist Felix Polk. The couple had raised three sons together and were in the middle of a contentious divorce at the time of his death. Two of the sons testified against their mother at the trial, which ended in her conviction and incarceration.
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be 13 alternate stripes red and white" and that "the Union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." Known eventually as the "Stars and Stripes," it was based on the Grand Union flag, which was carried by the Continental Army in 1776 and also contained 13 red-and-white stripes.
On June 15, 1667, French physician Jean-Baptiste Denis performed the first blood transfusion on a feverish boy, using lamb's blood. The boy recovered, but two other patients died after the procedure, leading to centuries-long bans on it.
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