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Today in Rotten History...

Jun 5 1956
Elvis Presley appears on Milton Berle TV show. His undulating hip
movements during the song "Hound Dog" cause quite a controversy.

Jun 5 1968
Seconds after Senator Robert F. Kennedy is shot dead by Sirhan Sirhan in
a Los Angeles hotel, witnesses wrestle the Palestinian to the ground and
grab his smoking .22-caliber revolver. Sirhan later claims to have been
acting unconsciously, possibly the result of hypnotic brainwashing.

Jun 5 1975
During the Wish You Were Here recording sessions, Syd Barrett just
happens to wander into Abbey Road studio while Pink Floyd are mixing
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond," a song written about Barrett. At first,
none of Syd's former bandmates recognizes the fat, bald lunatic who is
compulsively brushing his teeth.

Jun 5 1986
A 52-year old man in Auburn, Washington dies after taking an Excedrin
capsule laced with cyanide. This is the first of two Excedrin deaths.

Jun 5 1998
Reuters and ABC News both erroneously report the death of Bob Hope,
after Arizona congressman Bob Stump announces the comedian's demise on
the floor of the U.S. Congress. This is to the great surprise of Bob
Hope himself, who was eating breakfast at the time.

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