May 31, 2020 - What happened on that day?

@LindaOHio (222310)
United States
May 31, 2020 4:16pm CST
National Smile Day World No Tobacco Day 1859 - Big Ben in the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in London, England, starts keeping time. 1977 - The Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System is completed. 1961 - Lea Thompson was born. She is an American actress, director and TV producer. She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines in the Back to the Future Trilogy. Two of her other movies are Red Dawn and Howard the Duck. She was the title character in the 1990s TV sitcom Caroline in the City. 1965 - Brooke Shields was born. She is an American actress and model. She started out as a child model and modeled into her teens. You probably remember her in the 1980 movie Blue Lagoon. She was also in the TV series Suddenly Susan from 1996-2000. Photo Credit: Pixabay
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 May 20
Smile day is a good one. Today would have been my aunt's birthday.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
31 May 20
Happy heavenly Birthday to your aunt.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 May 20
@LindaOHio Aww thank you!
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
9 Feb 21
Well, the world can usually use a smile and today more than ever.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
10 Feb 21
That's for sure!
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@FourWalls (86618)
• United States
1 Jun 20
I like smiling. Makes people wonder what you’re up to!
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
2 Jun 20
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
2 Jun 20
1859 - Big Ben in the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in London, England, starts keeping time. I did not realize that the clock was so old.
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@JudyEv (381950)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Jun 20
I'll go for National Smile Day - sounds good to me. And here is another smile just for you.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
2 Jun 20
Thank you!...and right back at 'ya!
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@thelme55 (79308)
• Germany
31 May 20
Thanks for the information. I have seen the Blue Lagoon in 1980 in the Philippines cinema.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
2 Jun 20
You're welcome.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
2 Jun 20
We have pictures of Big Ben from when we lived in England. I was so young that I don’t remember seeing it.
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