Hello my pets, This is Beelzebub bringing you “This Day In Hell” for June 8th.
Throughout history June 9th has been a busy day,
68 – Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging.
1856 – 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
1953 – Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence: a tornado spawned from the same storm system as the Flint tornado hits in Worcester, Massachusetts killing 94.
1954 – McCarthyism: Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether Communism has infiltrated the Army – giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, “You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?”
1978 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to “all worthy men”, ending a 148-year-old policy excluding black men.
Many people were born on June 9th, some destined for a place here in Hell once they Die, some include:
1891 – Cole Porter, American composer and lyricist
1915 – Les Paul, American guitarist
1931 – Jackie Mason, American comedian
1939 – Dick Vitale, American sportscaster
1963 – Johnny Depp, American actor
Lots of people have passed through Hell’s Gates on June 9th some of which included:
68 – Nero, Roman Emperor
1870 – Charles Dickens, English author
1981 – Allen Ludden, American game show host
1997 – Stanley Knowles, Canadian politician
2007 – Frankie Abernathy, American reality TV personality
-Beelzebub-
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