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(Following Advance for Use Friday, June 6th)
Today in History
Today is Friday, June 6th, the 158th day of 2008. There are 208 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History: On June 6th, 1944, the “D-Day” invasion of Europe took place during World War II as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
On this date: In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died at Red Hill Plantation, Virginia.
In 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Association was founded in London.
In 1918, American Marines suffered heavy casualties as they launched their eventually successful counteroffensive against German troops in the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood in France.
In 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corporation.
In 1933, the first drive-in movie theater was opened by Richard Hollingshead in Camden County, New Jersey. (The movie shown was “Wives Beware,” an Adolphe Menjou comedy previously released under the title “Two White Arms.”) In 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission was established.
In 1966, black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.
In 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan.
In 1978, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes.
In 1982, Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country. (The Israelis withdrew in June 1985.)
Ten years ago: The U.N. Security Council demanded in a unanimous vote that India and Pakistan refrain from further nuclear tests and sign nuclear control agreements. Real Quiet was denied horse racing’s Triple Crown as Victory Gallop won the Belmont Stakes by a nose.

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On Thursday, race fans were treated to a beautiful day of racing at Keeneland Race Course. It was warm, breezy and everything was in bloom. And, for a select few, that carried over to Keeneland’s Entertainment Center for the 2008 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes Preview Dinner.
The Keeneland Association invited politicians, press and the horse community — owners, breeders, trainers, state racing officials — for cocktails and dinner. My, that’s a volatile mix. But everyone minded their P’s and Q’s. They were there to talk about the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and beautiful Keeneland.
Of the nearly 400 in attendance, noticeable were Gov. Steve Beshear, former governor Martha Layne Collins, Toyota president Steve St. Angelo, and John Veitch, chief steward of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority.
St. Angelo, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., and senior vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, North America, Inc., and sponsor of The Blue Grass Stakes, said ”I love going to Keeneland. It’s great. I really don’t go to too many race tracks. But Keeneland I go … for the experience, not just the race. It’s really a class organization, a classy racetrack; it’s a classy day at Blue Grass Stakes Day, we’re excited to be a part of it.“
Gov. Beshear, with his wife, Jane, arrived late and was very diplomatic about the Blue Grass Stakes, ”I wish I could pick a winner, it will be fun.“
”It’s a great race, great Derby prep race, hopefully everything will go well on Saturday,“ said Lisa Underwood, executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority. ”I’m looking forward to it. It is a great, wonderful Derby prep race … on the road to the Derby.“ She was standing with former horse trainer John Veitch, who is now the chief state steward of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority. He said he’s ”no longer training.“

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