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CLFP Foundation Adds 19 New CLFPs – With Photos
Reaches 1300 Membership

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation is pleased to announce that 19 individuals who recently sat through the 8-hour online proctored CLFP exam, have passed. They are:

Carrie Bell
Assistant Vice President, Risk Manager
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Brandon Boeck, CLFP
Source Review Manager
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Kate Booker, CLFP
Vice President, Portfolio Manager
TriState Capital Bank

Raymond Buckley, CLFP
Vice President, Area Manager
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Shanel Connor, CLFP
Operations Manager, Officer
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Justin Forbrook, CLFP
Relationship Manager, Vice President
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Erica Fraley, CLFP
Equipment Finance (BBG) Internal Sales Representative,
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Paula Griffey, CLFP
Vice President
Credit Analyst
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Juyon Ham, CLFP
Senior Corporate Counsel
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Derek Hardenbergh, CLFP
IT Manager
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Alyssa Lawrence, CLFP
Funding Administrator
Quality Equipment Finance

Dominic Lount, CLFP
Vice President
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Jennifer Sharp, CLFP
VP – Area Manager (TX & LA)
Capital Equipment Group
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Christian Taggart, CLFP
Vice President, Equipment Finance
Cadence Bank

Jennifer Williams, CLFP
S&UT Compliance Manager
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Carleton Zaruba, CLFP
Chief Operating Officer
Quality Equipment Finance

Marina Zubtsova, CLFP
Officer Quality Control Analyst
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance

Alyssa Lawrence from Quality Equipment Finance attended the US Bank Equipment Finance Online ALFP earlier in May and shares, “The CLFP title is an important factor in the equipment finance industry because it shows the time and effort a person has put into [their] career.

“After being involved for over 9 years, I decided to pursue the designation to take the next step in my own career. The Foundation and its resources offer so much to anyone wanting to do the same.”

Raymond Buckley, of US Bank Equipment Finance shares a similar reason for pursuing the designation, stating, “After being in the equipment finance industry for over 25 years, I have seen the importance of the CLFP designation grow. I wanted to take my decades of experience and enhance what I already knew, or thought I already knew, with the academic knowledge base of the CLFP course.

“The course allowed me to get caught up on current rules and policies. I’m smarter for taking the course, better equipped and with a deeper knowledge base, and up to date on the latest practices and applications in the industry.”

The CLFP designation identifies an individual as a knowledgeable professional to employers, clients, customers, and peers in the commercial equipment finance industry. There are Certified Lease & Finance Professionals and Associates located throughout the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, India, Africa, and Australia. For more information, visit http://www.CLFPFoundation.org.

Why I Subscribe to Leasing News
By Reid Raykovich, CLFP

"Almost 20 years ago, I learned of LeasingNews.org and even while out of the industry, I still subscribed. It’s more than just press releases; it’s informative regarding every aspect of our industry."

Reid Raykovich, CLFP (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer
CLFP Foundation
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Academy for Certified Lease & Finance Professionals
New Dates Added - June to October

The Academy for Lease and Finance Professionals (ALFP) is a three-day event designed to fully prepare an individual to sit for the CLFP exam assuming the attendee has already self-studied. A trend has begun in having virtual online sessions.

During the first two days, all of the required sections of the CLFP exam are covered in-depth. On the third day, the exam is offered but is not mandatory and may be taken on another day.

Students are strongly advised to have read and studied The Certified Lease & Finance Professionals' Handbook prior to attending the class in order to ensure success.

Stearns Public IN-Person ALFP
June 20 -21, 20-23

TEL Public, In-Person ALFP
June 28 – 29, 2023

TEL Public, In-Person ALFP
June 29 – June 29

Leasepath Public, Virtual ALFP
Aug 8 – 9, 2023

GAIG In-Person ALFP
August 14 - 15, 2034

Stearns Public, In-Person ALFP
September 19 – 29

Great America Private, In-Person ALFP
October 10 – 17

DLL Private, Virtual ALFP
October 18 - 18

Professional Handbook for Taking the Test in 2023
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZM6SJ9?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

About Academy
https://clfpfoundation.org/academy-for-lease-and-finance-professionals

Professional Handbook for Taking the Test in 2023
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZM6SJ9?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

About Academy
https://clfpfoundation.org/academy-for-lease-and-finance-professionals

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Self-Reliance: Why Trusting Yourself
is Key to Achieving Success
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners

We live in a world that is has constant external influences and distractions. It's easy to overlook the power of self-reliance. However, the ability to trust oneself is an essential element in the pursuit of success. We need to understand the significance of self-trust and emphasize the benefits it brings to various aspects of life. From personal growth to decision-making autonomy, embracing self-reliance can be transformative.

The Benefits of Self-Belief: Self-belief is the foundation upon which success is built. When you trust yourself, you cultivate a positive mindset that fosters resilience, determination, and the ability to overcome obstacles. Believing in your abilities allows you to tap into your full potential, pushing boundaries and reaching new heights. With self-belief, you develop a sense of inner strength that becomes a driving force in achieving your goals.

Decision-Making Autonomy: Trusting yourself empowers you to make decisions autonomously. By relying on your own judgment, you become less dependent on external validation or the opinions of others. This autonomy liberates you from the fear of making mistakes and enables you to take risks. When you trust yourself to make sound decisions, you become the author of your own path, guiding your life in the direction you desire.

Personal Responsibility: Self-reliance goes hand in hand with personal responsibility. When you trust yourself, you take ownership of your actions and their consequences. You understand that success is not a result of luck or external factors alone, but a product of your own efforts. By embracing personal responsibility, you are motivated to work hard, learn from failures, and continuously improve. This mindset sets you apart as a proactive individual who actively shapes their own destiny.

Embracing Self-Reliance in Various Aspects of Life: Self-reliance is not limited to one area of life; it extends to every facet, enabling holistic growth and fulfillment. In relationships, trusting yourself allows you to maintain healthy boundaries, communicate effectively, and make choices that align with your values. In career and business, self-reliance drives innovation, self-motivation, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. In personal development, relying on yourself fosters resilience, self-compassion, and the willingness to step out of your comfort zone.

Cultivating Self-Reliance: Developing self-reliance is an ongoing process that requires self-awareness and practice. Here are a few strategies to cultivate self-reliance:

Build self-awareness: Take the time to understand your strengths, weaknesses, values, and passions. This self-awareness forms the foundation of self-trust.

Challenge limiting beliefs: Identify and challenge any negative beliefs that undermine your self-confidence. Replace them with positive, empowering beliefs that support your self-reliance.

Start small: Begin by making small decisions independently, gradually building your confidence in your decision-making abilities.

Embrace failure: View failure as an opportunity to learn and grow, rather than a reflection of your worth. Embracing failure allows you to take risks and learn from your experiences.

Seek support when needed: Remember that self-reliance does not mean you have to navigate every challenge alone. Seek support from trusted mentors, friends, or professionals when necessary. They can provide guidance and help you stay accountable.

Trusting yourself is an invaluable asset on the journey to success. By embracing self-reliance, you tap into your full potential, make autonomous decisions, and take personal responsibility for your actions. Cultivating self-trust empowers you to navigate various aspects of life with confidence and determination. So, start believing in yourself, make choices aligned with your values, and unleash

Ken Lubin
Managing Director
ZRG Partners, LLC
Americas I EMEA I Asia Pacific
C: 508-733-4789
https://www.linkedin.com/in/klubin/

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Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
June 5 to June 9

(1) 32 Leasing Companies No Longer in Business
June 9, 2000 Archive
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2023/06_09.htm#32

(2) State-by-State Analysis of License Requirements
for Lenders and Brokers – Updated
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2023/06_05.htm#state

(3) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2023/06_09.htm#hires

(4) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2023/06_05.htm#hires

(5) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2023/06_07.htm#hires

(6) Never before was the same interest rate
paid on a 6-month as on a 60-month CD
By Dr. Dan Geller
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2023/06_07.htm#never

(7) Ultralong-Range Electric Cars Are Arriving
Say Goodbye to Charging Stops
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ultralong-range-electric-cars-are-arriving-say-goodbye-to-charging-stops-a5cf4390?st=grzrcj0w61msnyt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

(8) New lawsuit filed against Umpqua Bank
related to $330M Marin County Ponzi scheme
https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/new-lawsuit-filed-against-umpqua-bank-related-to-330m-marin-county-ponzi-s/

(9) Connecticut Nears Passage of a Unique
Commercial Financing Disclosure Bill
https://debanked.com/2023/06/connecticut-nears-passage-of-a-unique-commercial-financing-disclosure-bill/

(10) Silvergate Bank Voluntary Liquidation
Consent Order from DFPI, Federal Reserve
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jun2023/06_05.htm#silvergate

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The Ten Longest Range EVs for 2023
EPA Combined Range plus Price

Range anxiety is frequently cited as one of the biggest turnoffs of electric vehicles (EVs).

Below are the top 10 EVs for 2023, ranked by their EPA combined driving range. For further context, we’ve also included price. These values are for the specific trim that achieves the stated range. In some cases, more expensive trims are available but have a lower range (e.g. Tesla Plaid).

Note that the EV market is rapidly evolving, and the data in this table has a limited shelf life. For example, Rivian is releasing a battery option dubbed the “Max pack” which promises up to 400 miles, but is not yet EPA rated.

Source: Car and Driver (range), manufacturer websites (price)
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/longest-range-evs-2023

Proposed California Law Could
Legalize Marijuana Cafes

The wave of cannabis reform that has swept across America over the past two decades doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon. By April 2023, nearly 40 states had medical marijuana markets while close to two dozen states allowed recreational cannabis sales.

California legalized recreational cannabis in November 2016 and was soon generating billions of dollars in revenue and state tax from adult-use cannabis sales. With California now home to what is undoubtedly the largest cannabis market in the world, state lawmakers are currently working on a bill that would legalize marijuana cafes and allow the sale of both nonalcoholic drinks and food in legal cannabis retail establishments.

California’s state assembly recently passed a bill to legalize cannabis cafes in the state in a 59 to 9 vote before pushing the legislation to the Senate for discussion.

Source: Cannabisnewswire

Full Article:
https://www.cannabisnewswire.com/420-with-cnw-proposed-california-law-could-legalize-marijuana-cafes/

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Financing Cannabis Funding Sources
Many Work with Third Party Originators

Alliance Commercial Capital
Alternative Finance Network
Cannabis Equipment Leasing
International Financial Services (IFS)
NEC Financial Services
Number One Enterprise
Prime Commercial Lending
Slim Capital
Vertical Companies
XS Equipment Leasing Solutions

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30 ELFA Member Employees Receive
Principles of Equipment Leasing & Finance Certificate

Washington, D.C. – The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced that 30 member employees completed its two-day, instructor-led “Principles of Equipment Leasing and Finance” curriculum, which culminated in their completing an exam and being awarded certificates of achievement signifying their exposure to and understanding of the basics of equipment leasing and finance. They are:

Tommy Anderson, Lease Development Representative, Data Sales Co., Inc.
Kevin Angelo, Sales Manager, Financial Partners Group
John Doering, SVP, Business Development, Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance
Liz Evans, Chief Audit Executive, KLC Financial LLC
Marcel Fournier, CPA, Regional Credit Officer, Huntington Equipment Finance
Wyatt Gaulke, Credit Analyst, Data Sales Co., Inc.
Andy Gohsman, Risk Management Associate, BMO Harris Equipment Finance
Adrienne Helfer, VP, Signature Financial
Dana Howng, VP Strategic Client Solutions, Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance
Jeremy Jordan-Jump, Product Manager, Lithography, Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance
Jim Knutson, Commercial Accountant, BMO Harris Equipment Finance
Eric Larsen, Vice President, Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance
Vince Locicero, Business Development Associate, TD Equipment Finance, Inc.
Jacob Mathes, Senior Financial Analyst, Wintrust Commercial Finance
Joe O'Brien, Equipment Finance Relationship Manager, Fifth Third Bank, National Association
Caitlin O’Neill, Pricing Analyst, TIAA Bank
Nate Obringer, Associate Relationship Manager, Fifth Third Bank, National Association
Jeff Okeke, Manager - Commodities and Global Markets, Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance
Carolina Patiño, Senior Finance and Risk Consultant, Kin Analytics
John Petlon, Sr. Marketing Manager, Financial Partners Group
Ben Phillips, Accounting Analyst, VFS LLC
Danny Pistorio, Business Development Associate, Madison Capital LLC
Jodi Raiford, CPA, Corporate Accountant, KLC Financial LLC
Katharine Rudzitis, VP - Specialized and Asset Finance, Macquarie Corporate and Asset Finance
Kelly Ruggiere, Assistant General Counsel, Wintrust Commercial Finance
German Ruiz, Sales Director, Madison Capital LLC
Max Schultz, Relationship Management Associate,BMO Harris Equipment Finance
Nik Schultz, Risk Analyst, SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc.
Chris Spadafora, Credit Analyst, Signature Financial
Remy Wilkison, Associate, Stonebriar Commercial Finance

The Principles of Equipment Leasing and Finance Workshop is designed to teach the fundamentals of personal property commercial equipment leasing and finance. The program provides participants with a strong foundation on how the equipment finance business works and where their individual responsibilities fit in to the workflow, as well as an opportunity to network with industry colleagues. Attendees earn 19 CPE credits—ELFA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

The next Principles Workshop will take place Sept. 27-29 at ELFA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ELFA members also have the option to host a Principles Workshop at their own facilities. For more information, please visit https://www.elfaonline.org/POL

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This Day in History

    1665 - New Amsterdam legally became British and was renamed New York after English Duke of York. England installed a municipal government in the former Dutch settlement.
    1771 - Patrick Gass (1771-1870) was born in Falling Springs, PA. He was a Sergeant of the Lewis & Clark Expedition who wrote a famous book of the exhibition, “Corps of Discovery” that is still available.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0878423516/
greatdividetours/102-3693736-6012943
    1775 - The first U.S. Naval battle in the Revolutionary War took place when Captain James Moore of the British schooner Margaretta arrived in the harbor of Machias, Maine, and ordered the inhabitants to take down a liberty pole they had erected. The townspeople, led by Jeremiah and John O'Brien, set out in a confiscated sloop, the Unity, and in a hand-to-hand encounter captured the Margaretta and confiscated her cannons. The captured crew was marched overland to Cambridge, MA where they were turned over to General George Washington. The American loss was four killed and eight wounded.
    1775 – British Gen. Gage declared martial law in Massachusetts. The British offered a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who if captured, were to be hanged.
    1776 - Virginia's colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights. The Virginia Declaration of Rights granted every individual the right to the enjoyment of life and liberty and to acquire and possess property. The Virginia document was written by George Mason and was a precursor to the Declaration of Independence. Mason refused to endorse the Declaration of Independence because it did not include a Bill of Rights.
    1787 - Law passed providing a US Senator must be at least 30 years old
    1806 – The designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, John A. Roebling, was born in Prussia. He also designed 10 other bridges across eastern and Midwestern rivers.
    1813 - The Revenue cutter Surveyor, at anchor in the York River, Virginia, was surprised by a three-barge attack force launched from the British frigate HMS Narcissus. Outnumbered 50 to 15, the cuttermen wounded seven and killed three of the enemy before the cutter was captured. The British commanding officer of Narcissus was so impressed by "the determined way in which her deck was disputed, inch by inch," in hand-to-hand combat, he returned to Revenue Captain William Travis, the commanding officer of Surveyor, "the sword you had so nobly used."
    1838 - The Iowa Territory was organized.
    1849 – The gas mask was patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, KY.
    1859 – The Comstock Lode (silver) was discovered in Nevada.
    1861 - Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson called for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federal troops from taking over his state. When Union troops in St. Louis jailed the local militia, fighting broke out and Jackson declared Missouri to be a free republic. In November 1861, the Confederacy recognized Missouri as its twelfth state, but the Union was increasingly dominant, and Jackson and his colleagues fled to Arkansas, pending a new invasion. Before this could happen, Jackson died of stomach cancer at Little Rock.
    1864 - After suffering a devastating defeat on June 3, Union General Ulysses S. Grant pulls his troops from their positions at Cold Harbor, Virginia, and moves south. Back in Washington, Lincoln fears he may lose the coming election due to the events of the Civil War and unrest of recruiting drives in the North. The North had more men and supplies (especially since they paid bonuses for recruits and allowed citizens to use substitutes. As many immigrants entered the United States, they were both given a bonus to join, plus clothes, food, housing, and pay). This day in one of his flamboyant moves, Confederate J.E.B “Beauty” Stuart led a force of cavalry and artillery to reconnoiter Federal positions on the Peninsula. Considered the South's first hero, Stuart and his men completely encircled McLennan's forces, disrupting communications and supply lines and leading the Union forces to believe they were threatened by a much larger force. The large boost to Confederate morale was strengthened when Stonewall Jackson's forces were reinforced under orders by Robert E. Lee. Four days later, Stuart had circled the entire Yankee force, 105,000 strong, and provided Lee with crucial information. Lee dispatched Stuart, his dashing cavalry leader, and 1,200 troopers to investigate the position of McClellan's right flank. Stuart soon discovered that McClellan's right flank did not have any natural topographic features to protect it, so he continued to ride around the rest of the army in a bold display that exceeded Lee's orders. His troopers took prisoners and harassed Federal supply lines. They rode 100 miles, pursued by Union cavalry that was commanded, coincidentally, by Stuart's father-in-law, Philip St. George Cooke. The Confederate cavalry was far superior to their Yankee counterparts, and the expedition became legendary when Stuart arrived back to Richmond on June 15. The information provided to Lee helped the Confederates begin an attack that eventually drove McClellan from Richmond's doorstep. Two years later, facing a better coordinated and overwhelming Union Army, General Stuart tried this same strategy, but was fatally wounded and his unit was basically split up into other Confederate forces due to the lack of his leadership. It was said that if Stuart had arrived in Gettysburg on the first day, the outcome may have been different. The battle here was dumb luck into running into one of General Lee's contingents on the way to join him in the plan to raid Washington, D.C. Stuart was said to be the “eyes and ears” of any General Lee campaign, also considered one of the most brilliant war strategist and commander of troops.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/stuartbi.htm
http://www.jebstuart.org/
http://www.civilwarhome.com/stuartatgettysburg.htm
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&sourceid=0100000010991440602498
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http://www.csa-dixie.com/deathofstuart.htm
    1868 - Birthday of Solomon (Sol) White (1868-1955) at Bellaire, OH. Baseball player, manager and sportswriter. White played five seasons in white organized baseball and the balance of his career as a player and manager in black baseball. He wrote “The History of Colored Baseball” in 1907. http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/W/White_Sol.stm
    1880 - John Lee Richmond pitched the first perfect game in Major League history: Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0.
    1899 – In the country’s eighth deadliest tornado, the New Richmond Tornado killed 117 people and injured around 200.
    1915 – David Rockefeller, former CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank, was born in NYC.
    1916 - Tennis legend Bill Tilden (1916-53) made his 1st appearance at US tennis championship
    1924 - Birthday of George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st US President, amateur golfer and former college baseball player, in Milton, MA. http://www.americanpresidents.org/presidents/president.
asp?PresidentNumber=40
    1928 - Birthday of singer Vic Damone born Vito Farinola, New York, New York.
http://www.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,420154,00.
html?artist=Vic+Damone
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,150015989,00.html
http://www.sonymusic.com/cgibin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+smo.custom2.
Page?disc=tid_204471&tour=tid_204471&t=legacy%2fartist
    1929 - Anne Frank (1929-45) was born at Frankfurt, Germany. Her family moved to Amsterdam to escape the Nazis but after Holland was invaded by Germany, they had to go into hiding. In 1942, Anne began to keep a diary given to her on her birthday. She died at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. After the war, her father published her diary, on which a stage play and movie were later based. She is remembered today.
    1930 - Barbara Harris’ birthday in Philadelphia. She was the first woman bishop of the Episcopalian Church. Black and lesbian, her ordination as Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts in 1989 is still being opposed by many in the religious community.   http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio/harris_b.htm
    1930 – Jim Nabors, “Gomer Pyle” was born in Sylacauga, AL.
    1934 – The Black-McKeller Bill passed, forcing Bill Boeing’s empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] & United Air Lines
    1935 – 17 year-old Ella Fitzgerald, with the Chick Webb Band, makes her record debut with “Love and Kisses” (Decca 494).
    1935 - Senator Huey Long of Louisiana made the longest speech on Senate record. The speech took 15 1/2 hours and was filled by 150,000 words.
    1938 - Count Basie and Benny Goodman bands play Madison Square Garden.
    1939 - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated at Cooperstown, NY. The first players chosen, in 1936, for membership were Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. Relics and memorabilia from the history of baseball are housed at this shrine of America's national sport. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org
    1941 - Chick Corea’s birthday, born Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea in Chelsea, MA. He established himself as a major jazz figure with his work on Miles Davis's landmark jazz-rock albums "In a Silent Way" and "Bitches Brew" in 1969. Corea continued his rock fusion experiments by forming the group Return to Forever in 1972, making extensive use of synthesizers. The group was popular on the rock circuit before disbanding in 1976. Since then, Corea has played mostly acoustic piano. http://www.chickcorea.com/
    1941 – Sportscaster Marv Albert was born in Brooklyn.
    1942 – Len Barry, lead singer of The Dovells, was born in Philadelphia. "Bristol Stomp" (went to #2), sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc and the group followed with “You Can’t Sit Down” (#3), and “Hully Gully Baby”. He went solo in 1965 and landed with “1-2-3” (#2), and “Like a Baby”.
    1944 - In the last years of World War II, the Japanese military turned to increasingly desperate (and suicidal) attack methods. One such method was the kaiten: a kamikaze-like torpedo piloted by a crew member grateful for the honor. The sacrificial warriors would climb into 48-foot metal tubes, seat themselves in canvas chairs before a steering wheel and guidance instruments - a compass, Swiss clock, and radio - and wait to hear the fatal word: Fire! Released from the metal bands clamping it to the submarine, the kaiten began rocketing towards eternity. With a top speed of twenty knots and a range of 27 miles, it was quite a sight, although it regularly missed its target as the pilot struggled to keep the speeding missile on course. When he was successful - the kaiten was tipped with a magnetic warhead designed to explode within 25 feet of any metal hull - the pilot was vaporized upon impact, often in mid-prayer. It was impossible for a submerged "mother" sub to retrieve a kaiten, and if the pilot missed his target, he eventually ran out of fuel, and, gliding to the ocean bottom, was fatally crushed by the immense pressure. (“In Harm's Way”)
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/japan/japtp-ss/kaiten.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/japan/japtp-ss/kaiten-2.htm
http://www.maritime.org/hnsa-kaiten.htm
    1944 - A third wave of Allied forces has landed. There are now 326,000 troops, 104,000 tons of supplies and 54,000 vehicles deployed in Normandy, France. Elements of US 7th Corps and 101st Airborne Division advance across the Carentan Peninsula and southwest. Also, the 4th Division is engaged at Montebourg, Crisbecq and near Azeville to the northward drive on Cherbourg. The 5th Corps assists 7th Corps and advances toward St Lo. Caumont is captured and Foret de Cerisy and the Bayeux road are reached.
    1948 - Stan Kenton Band ends tour with concert at Hollywood Bowl.
    1948 - Eddie Arcaro rode Citation to victory in the Belmont Stakes, making the colt the eighth horse to win the Triple Crown and the last until 1973.
    1948 - Ben Hogan won the US open at Riviera Country Club with a record score of 276, five strokes better than any previous Open score. For Hogan, it was the first of four Open Championships, the others coming in 1950, 1951, and 1953.
    1952 - Maurice Olley, Chevrolet's Chief Engineer, completed his chassis, code-named "Opel," which would eventually become the chassis for the 1953 Corvette. In February of 1956, Arkus-Duntov drove a modified Corvette V-8 to a two-way stock car record of 150 miles per hour at the Daytona Raceway. While the Corvette would not surpass the T-Bird in sales during the 1950s, it would fulfill GM's initial expectation in becoming the first American sports car.
http://vettes.com/RReport/RReport98/RRFall98/Articles/History/51_54vettes.htm
http://www.millikenresearch.com/olley.html
    1955 - Top Hits
“Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White: - Perez Prado
“Rock Around the Clock” - Bill Haley & His Comets
“Learnin' the Blues” - Frank Sinatra
“In the Jailhouse Now” - Webb Pierce
    1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis' "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" entered the Billboard country and western chart. The next week, the record made its debut on the Billboard pop chart as well. The song first sold 100,000 copies in the US South. After Lewis appeared on Steve Allen's TV show, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" sold more than six-million copies. It would eventually top both the country and R'n'B charts, and rise to number three on the Hot 100 survey.  http://www.jerryleelewis.com/
    1959 - Chess Records released two LPs in US - "Chuck Berry on Top" and "Go Bo Diddley".
    1959 - Sam Cooke insisted on racially integrated seating for his dual-headlining show with Jackie Wilson in Norfolk, VA.
    1961 - President John F. Kennedy signed a Presidential Proclamation calling for the American flag to be flown at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, "at all times during the day and night." Discussions between the Attorney General's office and Marine Corps officials earlier in 1961 on improving the visibility and appearance of the monument led to the proposal to fly the Flag continuously, which by law could only be done by Congressional legislation or by Presidential proclamation.
    1961 – In one of the first rock tours to play on the continent, Frankie Avalon began a 12-day tour of South America.
    1963 - Medgar Evers, civil rights activist and martyr, was assassinated in front of his home in Jackson, MS by KKK member Byron DeLa Beckwith. http://blackhistory.eb.com/micro/199/92.html
    1963 - Elizabeth Taylor starred in the $40,000,000 film epic, "Cleopatra". The movie certainly gave ticket buyers their money's worth. It lasted for four hours, three minutes. "Cleopatra" opened at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City on this day. Richard Burton starred as Marc Antony, Rex Harrison played Julius Caesar, Hume Cronyn played Sosigines, Carroll O'Connor was Casa and Roddy McDowell appeared as Octavian.
    1963 - Top Hits
“It's My Party” - Lesley Gore
“Sukiyaki” - Kyu Sakamoto
“Da Doo Ron Ron” - The Crystals
“Lonesome 7-7203” - Hawkshaw Hawkins
    1964 - Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African president and political activist, was sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction for "sabotaging" the South African government. Many American were incensed, both political and business boycotts began.
    1965 - Sonny and Cher made their US television debut, singing "Just You" on ABC-TV's American Bandstand.
    1965 - Six weeks after it entered the Billboard Hot 100, "Back in My Arms Again" becomes The Supremes’ fifth consecutive number one hit. They were the first American group to accomplish that feat.
    1965 - The Queen of England announced that The Beatles would receive the coveted MBE Award. The Order of the British Empire recognition had previously been bestowed only upon British military heroes, many of whom were so infuriated by the news, they returned their medals to the Queen. In fact, John Lennon wasn't terribly impressed with receiving the honor. He returned it for other reasons.
    1966 - The Dave Clark Five broke a record by becoming the first rock band to make 12 appearances on CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show.
    1967 - The US Supreme Court decision in “Loving v Virginia” swept away all 16 remaining state laws prohibiting interracial marriages. http://www.hinton.k12.ia.us/Hinton/Gov/Loving.htm
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=388&invol=1
    1971 - Top Hits
“Want Ads” - The Honey Cone
“Rainy Days and Mondays” - Carpenters
“It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move” - Carole King
“You're My Man” - Lynn Anderson
    1972 – The best chicken on the planet! Popeye’s was founded in Arabi, LA.
    1972 - Ronnie Spector finally escaped the infamous Alhambra, CA mansion of Phil Spector, barefoot and assisted by her mother, after being held there since their marriage in 1968. Ronnie, formerly lead singer of the Ronettes, reportedly escaped by crashing through the glass door at the back of the "castle," leading to deep cuts on her feet.
    1973 - Grand Funk record "We're An American Band", which will become their first US number one single by the following September.
    1973 - Emily Howell is hired by Frontier Airlines, the first woman pilot for a scheduled passenger airline in the United States. She had trained male commercial pilots for years. About six months later, Bonnie Tiburzi flew out of New York as the first woman pilot of a nationwide airline, American Airlines.
http://www.cogreatwomen.org/warner.htm
http://www.nasm.edu/nasm/aero/women_aviators/
emily_howell_warner.htm
    1974 – Hideki Matsui was born in Ishikawa, Japan. After playing the first ten seasons of his career in Japan, he played the next seven seasons, from 2003–2009, for the New York Yankees. He was the 2009 World Series MVP which the Yankees won, their 28th World Championship. Combining his Japanese and Major League careers, he hit 507 HRs and knocked over 1600 runs.
    1978 – “Son of Sam”, David Berkowitz was sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings in NYC.
    1979 - Top Hits
“Love You Inside Out” - Bee Gees
“We are Family” - Sister Sledge
“Just When I Needed You Most” - Randy Vanwarmer
“She Believes in Me” - Kenny Rogers
    1981 - Major League baseball players began a 49 day strike over free-agent compensation.
    1983 - The state of Utah was besieged by floods and mudslides. Streets in downtown Salt Lake City were sandbagged and turned into rivers of relief. The town of Thistle was completely inundated as a mudslide made a natural dam.
    1983 – The uniforms of Charlie Gehringer, #2, and Hank Greenberg, #5, were retired by the Detroit Tigers, a late honor to two Hall of Famers. They joined Al Kaline’s #6 which was retired in 1980.
    1987 - President Ronald Reagan delivered a now-famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Destruction began November 9, 1989 on the Berlin Wall that had divided the city for some 28 years.
   1987 - Top Hits
“You Keep Me Hangin' On” - Kim Wilde
“Always” - Atlantic Starr
“Head to Toe” - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
“I Will Be There” - Dan Seals
    1988 - A dozen of Canada's top songwriters were honored in Vancouver for writing songs that had been played on Canadian radio at least 100,000 times since 1965. Gene MacLellan won three of the awards from the Performing Rights Organization of Canada, including one for writing the Anne Murray hit, "Snowbird". The others were for "Put Your Hand in the Hand" and "The Call". Burton Cummings also won three awards for "Stand Tall", "Break It to Them Gently" and "These Eyes".
    1990 - Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases.
    1990 – Cal Ripken, Jr played in his 1,308th consecutive game, moving into second-place on the all-time list ahead of former Yankees and red Sox SS Everett Scott (1918-25). Ripken passed Lou Gehrig in 1995 when he played in his 2131st consecutive game as the all-time leader and retired with the still-record 2,632 in 1998.
    1991 - Particle Physics Laboratory in Geneva held a seminar about the World Wide Web, a new hypertext system designed by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee during a fellowship at CERN. In May, Berners-Lee had presented the architecture for the World Wide Web to a CERN committee and released a version of the Web on CERN's computers. Berners-Lee had been developing the system, which allowed Internet documents to "link" to each other easily, since 1989. By 1990, he had created the basic parameters of the World Wide Web, which were posted on the Internet in the summer of 1991. Berners-Lee continued to develop the Web through 1993, working with feedback from Internet users. By late 1991 and early 1992, the Web was widely discussed, and in early 1993, when Marc Andreessen and other graduate students at the University of Illinois released the Mosaic browser (Netscape's precursor), the Web rapidly became a popular communications medium.
    1991 - The Chicago Bulls won their first NBA championship. The Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one. One of the NBA's greatest dynasties, they won six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two three-peats. The years between the three-peats were those in which Michael Jordan retired following his father’s murder, to play minor league baseball. All six championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson. The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships and never lose an NBA Finals in their history.
    1992 - In a letter to the U.S. Senate, Russian Boris Yeltsin stated that in the early 1950's the Soviet Union had shot down nine U.S. planes and held 12 American survivors.
    1994 - The gruesomely-murdered bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were discovered outside Nicole's Brentwood, California condominium. Within days, actor/football legend O.J. Simpson was charged by police. He was acquitted in criminal court [1995], but found liable for the deaths in a civil suit [1997]. The murderer(s) have not been caught as of this date (or was he and let go by a “glove that did not fit?”)
    1994 – The Boeing 777 made its first flight.
    1996 - In Philadelphia, a panel of federal judges blocked a law against indecency on the internet. The panel said that the 1996 Communications Decency Act would infringe upon the free speech rights of adults.
    1997 - Interleague play began in Major League Baseball, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series.
    1998 - Compaq Computer paid $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corp. in largest high-tech acquisition. In 2002, Compaq was acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $24.2 billion.
2002 - The Los Angeles Lakers make it three NBA Championships in
a row.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2002/playoffs/news
/2002/06/12/lakers_nets_ap/
    2003 - Van Morrison, Queen, Little Richard and Phil Collins were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in a New York City ceremony.
    2009 - In the US, the switch from analog TV transmission to digital was completed.
    2012 – Alex Rodriguez tied Lou Gehrig’s record by hitting his 23rd career grand slam. The 8th-inning blast allows the Yankees to tie the score, and Nick Swisher hit a two-run shot later that inning for a 6 - 4 win.

NBA Finals Champions
1984 - Boston Celtics
1991 - Chicago Bulls
2002 - Los Angeles Lakers

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