Ancient Truth by Jack Goodwind6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() It is estimated that over 10.8 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Sound - killing 100,000 to 250,000 seabirds, over 2,800 sea otters, about 12 river otters, 300 harbor seals, 247 bald eagles, and 22 orcas - as well as an unknown number of salmon and herring. The oil would eventually contaminate more than a thousand miles of coastline. In 1989, on March 24th, the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker, struck a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and oil began spilling out of the hold. ![]() ![]() The film would later go to win four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role. this film brought attention to autistic savants and was based on the "megasavant" Laurence Kim Peek. In 1988, on December 16th, 1988 the popular film Rain Man was released. It was the first known instance of what came to be called "Legionnaires Disease." Within a week, 25 people had died and 130 people had been hospitalized. In 1976, on August 4th, a mysterious illness struck an American Legion convention in Philadelphia. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. Goodwin was born, on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. ![]() Add Jack's birthday or the date he died to see a list of historic events ![]()
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