June 1 in history: The Beatles drop album, Heimlich saves lives, milk gets its moment
On this day in 1967, The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, a boundary-pushing record that redefined what a rock album could be. With psychedelic sounds, orchestral arrangements and a concept-driven structure, Sgt. Pepper’s quickly climbed to No. 1 on the charts and is now widely considered one of the most influential albums of all time.
Another transformative moment came on June 1, 1974, when Dr. Henry Heimlich first published details of his abdominal thrust technique — now known as the Heimlich maneuver — in the journal Emergency Medicine. The method, which helps choking victims by dislodging food from the airway, has since been credited with saving thousands of lives. June 1 has since been recognized as National Heimlich Maneuver Day.
June 1 also marks World Milk Day, created by the United Nations in 2001 to recognize the importance of milk in global nutrition. The day is now celebrated in more than 80 countries, highlighting the role of dairy in agriculture, health and economic development.
If that’s not enough, history buffs might raise a glass of Scotch today in honor of a 1495 entry in Scottish records, marking the first known written reference to whisky, according to the History Channel. A monk named John Cor was commissioned to make “aqua vitae” — the water of life — at Lindores Abbey.
Source: cleveland.com/Molly Walsh
