The Thursday, June 11, 2026 Edition
SpaceX Targets $75B IPO, Mahomes Tops $500M, and an Ancient Whale Graveyard
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40,000
The number of spectators who flocked to Crush, Texas, in 1896 to watch a railroad deliberately crash two locomotives head-on as a publicity stunt. The crowd briefly made the pop-up town the second-largest 'city' in Texas. The boilers exploded on impact, killing two spectators, and the stunt was never repeated.
Source: Boing Boing
Tomorrow: The US men's national team plays its World Cup opener Friday afternoon at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Tomorrow: The Knicks can clinch their first NBA title since 1973 in Game 5 against the Spurs on Friday night.
Next Thursday: The US Open golf championship tees off Thursday, June 18, at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island.
- 1776Continental Congress appoints the Committee of Five to draft the Declaration of Independence
- 1955Le Mans disaster kills more than 80 spectators, motorsport's deadliest crash
- 1962Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers escape Alcatraz, never to be found
- 1963Governor George Wallace blocks Black students at the University of Alabama's schoolhouse door
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The Revamped Food for Peace Program Bypasses Countries Closest to Famine
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Council on Foreign Relations
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