The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

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Alma discovered that Ennis's fishing line was untouched by water and by Ennis.

[Toast]

Brokeback Mountain Review
Posted by Chad Webb on 12.19.2005

What is so wonderful about Brokeback Mountain is that it stands firm on the grounds that this tale is about love. It sensibly veers away from starting a debate on what is right and what is wrong, by focusing on character development and the deep bond the men carry with them for over 20 years. It makes no difference that these characters were both men, instead of a man and a woman, because Gyllenhaal and Ledger captivate all viewers by seizing every moment together and displaying their intense attachment for each other.   

[Fran]

Story Ennis had limited leisure time when he was working weekdays on the highway crew and weekends at the Rafter B.

[memento]

Story Jack spent money xtravagantly on Texas suits and having his teeth capped.

[Fran]

Round 6-1-8!

Let's Deviate!

Events from the Summer of '63

Something a little different: 

Let's start each post with:  While Jack and Ennis herded sheep up on Brokeback, -- or something similar, just mention Jack and Ennis -- and then include a verifiable event that took place during the time period of June 1 to August 15, 1963.

As an example: 
While Jack and Ennis herded sheep up on Brokeback, ZIP codes were introduced in the United States.  (July 1 - Wikipedia)

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While Jack and Ennis herd sheep up on Brokeback, Governor George C. Wallace stands in the door of the University of Alabama to protest against integration, before stepping aside and allowing African Americans James Hood and Vivian Malone to enrol. (June 11) {Wikipedia}


{image from CBS news}

[Fran]

While Jack and Ennis herded sheep up on Brokeback, The Great Train Robbery, a £2.6 million mail train robbery, was committed at Bridego Railway Bridge, in Buckinghamshire, England.  [August 8]

-- BBC News

[memento]

While Jack and Ennis herded sheep up on Brokeback, the motion picture Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Buton was released. (July 31)(IMDB)

[Toast]

While Jack and Ennis (both Protestants) herded sheep up on Brokeback, Pope John XXIII passed away in June of 1963.

Pope John XXIII, diagnosed with stomach cancer in September 1962, hinted at his frailty in April 1963: "That which happens to all men perhaps will happen soon to the Pope who speaks to you today."  However he served as Pope until his dying day.  On May 25, 1963, the Pope suffered another hemorrhage and required blood transfusions, but peritonitis soon set in, resulting in his death at 7:49 p.m. (local time) on June 3 at the age of 81. He was buried on June 6, ending a reign of four years, seven months and six days.



[Wikipedia]

[southendmd]

While Jack and Ennis herded sheep up on Brokeback, the civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered in Jackson, Mississippi by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the Ku Klux Klan.  (June 12)  --Wikipedia.