Sunday Open Thread: Balloons & Freddy Fender

US History It is 15 days until Juneteenth; 15 days and 152 years and equality before the law, let alone full equality is still pretty much of a hoax.

Science On June 4, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrated their hot air balloon and, exactly one year later, on June 4, 1784, Elisabeth Thible became the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. She covered four kilometres in 45 minutes, and attained 1,500 meters of altitude.

World History On June 4, 1954, France recognized Vietnam as "a fully independent and sovereign state" knowing full well that the US would never accept such a thing.

Music On June 4, 1937, Baldemar Garza Huerta, who morphed into Freddy Fender, was born. Ay yi Yi

Texas Tornados

Los Super Seven

Freddy & Flaco (& some dude in a beisbol hat)

without the beisbol hat dude

And, just for grins, Flaco

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